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Weekend Highlights And Stories You Must Read

Happy Sunday, Lacrosse World! We’ve got weekend highlights and all the stories you need to read today. Some exciting stuff happened in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse over the past few days – Check it all out below!

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“Kings Of Summer” by Ayokay (Feat. Quinn XCII)

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Crosse Clicks 4.2.17 – Weekend Highlights

Trevor Baptiste wins 26 faceoffs to break school record, lead Pioneers past Georgetown (Denver Post)
“Faceoff extraordinaire Trevor Baptiste, just a junior, reached 20 faceoff wins in a game for the 12th time Saturday to lead the University of Denver men’s lacrosse team to a 20-11 victory over Georgetown and break the program record for successful draws.”

SU men’s lacrosse defeats top-ranked Notre Dame on the road (Syracuse.com)
“No. 3 Syracuse toppled top-ranked Notre Dame on a sunny Midwestern April Fools’ Day, 11-10, in a between ACC foes Saturday.”

Virginia surges late for 8-7 lacrosse win at Richmond before 5,130 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
“Certainly an exciting day for lacrosse in the state of Virginia, in the commonwealth. What a crowd, over 5,000 people here in Richmond.” – Lars Tiffany

Penn men’s lacrosse’s wild late comeback falls just short in 14-12 loss to No. 19 Yale (The DP)
“Sometimes it’s not all about how you finish. Penn men’s lacrosse is proof of that, losing to Yale 14-12 despite scoring six goals in the game’s final eight minutes.”

RIT’s Lee surpasses 300-point milestone in lacrosse (D&C)
“Senior Ryan Lee became the first player in RIT men’s lacrosse history to break the 300-point milestone as the eighth-ranked Tigers defeated fourth-ranked St. Lawrence, 19-12, at home on Saturday.”

Midseason 2017 All-Americans (Inside Lacrosse)
We’re at the half way mark in the 2017 season, and things are starting to heat up! 2017 has been nothing short of spectacular, from buzzer beaters; to SC top 10 plays, and even goalies scoring. With the recent unveiling of the first and second team Mid-Season All-Americans, a lot comes to mind. First, the absence of the “big 3”, Dylan Malloy, Connor Cannizarro, and Ben Reaves who were all named 1st team All-Americans last year. But everyone knows big time players, make big time plays and with the magnitude of the games picking up we should expect these veterans to step up and start making headlines. full list in link above!

IERLAN WINS 81.3% OF FACEOFFS IN #8/8 UALBANY MEN’S LACROSSE 15-13 VICTORY AT HARVARD (UAlbanySports)
No.8 Albany Great Danes take down a talented Harvard team 13-11. Freshman, TD Ierlan had a dominant performance at the X winning 81% of the draws and adding 18 ground balls. Ierlan has been solid all year, and with 1st team preseason all-american Connor Fields quarterbacking your offense the Danes have proven they’re tough to beat. But with a quick turn around the Great Danes will need to put their focus on conference rival Stony Brook. The game is set for Saturday, April 1st on Long Island at 7 p.m.

Sweden Box Lacrosse Is Growing The Game (LaxAllStars)
Sweden box lacrosse is still in its infancy, but one of the newest international box lacrosse teams definitely has a lot of potential! Read on below for a primer on Sweden box lacrosse, how it got started, where it’s heading in the future, and how you can help.

Save 30% on NLL TV (NLL Twitter)
Who doesn’t like saving money? Check out the link to see how you can save 30% on your 2018 NLL TV subscription!

Florida lacrosse showcase continues push to get sport sanctioned (NWF Daily News)
“The Florida panhandle isn’t quite Central New York. It’s not Denver and it’s especially not the D.C.-Maryland-Virginia corridor or Long Island. Lacrosse competition and talent on the Emerald Coast — like most areas — pales in comparison to those hotbeds. At least for now.”

VERSUS WEEK 13 (NLL TV)
Cast your vote for the Week 13 play of the week. In this weeks matchup we have Buffalo Bandits, Mitch Jones vs Calgary Roughnecks human highlight reel, Curtis Dickson! Let your voice be heard, and head over to the link to vote on your play of the week

Now Partnering With The Best Lacrosse Teams (LaxAllstars)
“Partner up with LaxAllStars and tap into our worldwide network. Gain exposure, and build a strong reputation for your team.”

Arigato: Episode 4 (StringKing)
“Here’s the final episode of our four-part series documenting Matt Gibson of the New York Lizards, Scott Ratliff of the Atlanta Blaze, and Joey Sankey of the Charlotte Hounds as they travel through Japan for a series of games in clinics across the country.”

Mirage Strung by Greg (King Crab) Kenneally – Lacrosse Show EP2 (Justin Skaggs)
If you have an idea, make it happen. There is room for you in this industry. Hence the King Crab and his Mirage head.

D1 Lacrosse Cartoon Game Of The Week (Jim Fenzel)
Jim Fenzel dropped hot fire on us this week with his first official NCAA D1 Lacrosse Cartoon of the season. Jim is back with his DOME game of the week!

Romagnoli, Deluca – Players of the Week (IN YOUR FACE)
Andrew Romagnoli and Matt Deluca of the Delaware men’s lacrosse team are your IYF Players of the Week.

How To Make Lacrosse Better! (Connor Wilson)
How do we make lacrosse better than it’s ever been before? If we want the masses to get on board, we have to make some serious changes.

New College Lacrosse Legends T-Shirt Collection (LaxAllStars)
Eight brand new Lacrosse All Stars t-shirts honoring 40 different college lacrosse legends!

College Lacrosse Legends

Know of weekend highlights that we didn’t include here? Hit us up to share your weekend highlights too!

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