Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, July 25
Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Athletes Unlimited Week 2 draft picks are in.
Defending champion Taylor Moreno is atop the leaderboard after the first week of games. With the first pick in the week two Athletes Unlimited draft, she selected former UNC teammate, midfielder Ally Mastroianni. Sam Apuzzo selected midfielder Ally Kennedy with the second pick. Britt Read and Lizzie Colson selected midfielders Demsey Arsenault and Katie O'Donnell, respectively, with the third and fourth picks. See the complete list of teams for week two, which begins Thursday at USA Lacrosse Headquarters, and read Kenny DeJohn’s AU weekly notebook.
2. Anderson Moore leaves no stone unturned in 2023 Adrenaline All-American Game.
Georgetown-bound goalie Anderson Moore made saves, scored a goal and rode his stick like a horse in celebration during the 2023 Adrenaline All-American Game. Jacob Richman has a full recap from Texas.
3. Olivia Ripple shines in high-scoring 2023 Adrenaline All-American Game.
The Denver women are known for their defense. But Pios commit Olivia Ripple was named MVP of the 2023 Adrenaline All-American Game for her four-goal performance that led the North to a 14-13 win. Who else shined? Richman shares more.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Joey Spallina lived up to the hype in his rookie season for the Orange. Can we call Syracuse’s season a success? Patrick Stevens weighs in.
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USC reclaimed the Pac-12 crown and played in the NCAA tournament in 2023. Kenny DeJohn evaluates its season.
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Jarrod Neumann ripped a shot that read 121 mph on the radar gun — a record-setting speed and a standalone moment during PLL All-Star Weekend.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Former Notre Dame player Taylor Clagett nets a second-straight Jeopardy! win — only 72 to go before tying the record of 74 set by Kenneth Wayne Jennings III.
Taylor Clagett ‘08 does it again!#GoIrishpic.twitter.com/bW4gxkJa8o
— Notre Dame Lacrosse (@NDlacrosse) July 25, 2023
Sam Apuzzo came to play this season (when doesn’t she, though?).
Who else but @SamApuzzo to get the game started?
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) July 23, 2023
Tune in with us on ESPN2 #BeUnlimited | #AULax pic.twitter.com/VdHgPlKM0c
WHAT’S ON TAP
We’ll evaluate how the Delaware men and Johns Hopkins women fared against preseason predictions.
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Beth Ann Mayer
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.