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Kelly Amonte Hiller was blown away by the talent in the U.S. U20 pool.
Kelly Amonte Hiller was at the helm when the U.S. won the country’s fifth junior team world title in 2019. Four years later, the coach that recently led Northwestern to a Division I crown is back in search of another. She’ll do it with a team of the sport’s next generation of superstars. The 42-player training roster was announced Sunday after a three-day tryout in which Amonte Hiller was blown away by the talent on day one. Jake Epstein caught up with the Hall of Fame coach.
Dave Pietramala is on the move.
Dave Pietramala will join Joe Breschi’s staff at UNC as offensive coordinator. Pietramala spent the last two seasons as the defensive coordinator under Gary Gait at Syracuse. His twin sons, Dominic and Nick, are on the UNC roster. Kenny DeJohn has more on the hiring, including potential replacements for Pietramala, the former Johns Hopkins head coach, at Syracuse.
Emma LoPinto’s big summer includes a U20 training team spot, transfer news.
Emma LoPinto’s 2023 lacrosse season didn’t end when Florida bowed out in a 16-15 NCAA Tournament loss to Notre Dame. The rising junior who led the Gators with 90 points entered the transfer portal and decided on Boston College in late June. On Sunday, LoPinto was named to the U.S. U20 team. Epstein spoke with LoPinto in Sparks, Md.
Ranked 12th to start the season, Brown had to reckon with off-field issues and missed the NCAA Tournament. Patrick Stevens dissected the 2023 season.
Duke’s 8-10 record doesn’t tell the full story of its season. Kenny DeJohn digs deeper.
Marcus Holman’s 300th career goal was one of many highlights of the fourth week of PLL play.
Brent Axe of Syracuse.com reports on potential replacements for Pietramala.
Video highlights from Day 3 of U20 tryouts pic.twitter.com/fdZj4CgqUd
— U.S. Women's National Team (@USAWLax) July 9, 2023
The talent — what a weekend it was for some of the game’s next big stars in Sparks.
We continue to look back at the 2023 college lacrosse season and ahead to Athlete’s Unlimited.
Beth Ann Mayer is a Long Island-based writer. She joined USA Lacrosse in 2022 after freelancing for Inside Lacrosse for five years. She first began covering the game as a student at Syracuse. When she's not writing, you can find her wrangling her husband, two children and surplus of pets.
