Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Kyle Hartzell joins the ranks of Americans playing in the NLL. The San Diego Seals announced Tuesday that they signed Hartzell to a one-year deal.

NLL champion & three-time Team USA medalist. Welcome to San Diego, @khartzell81! #DiveIn pic.twitter.com/Qwkgrm66Hc

— San Diego Seals (@SealsLax) February 12, 2019

This isn’t Hartzell’s first experience with the NLL. He has appeared in 65 games in a five-year career, tallying 32 points, 24 caused turnovers and 309 loose balls.

2. Overtime with Paul Carcaterra is here, folks. Our new podcast, hosted by the former Syracuse All-American and current ESPN personality, launched officially on Tuesday.

In Episode 1, Carcaterra talks with Denver coach and lacrosse legend Bill Tierney. Give it a listen. And while you're at it, feel free to subscribe/rate/review.

iTunes/Spotify

3. The Premier Lacrosse League continues to make waves in the business sphere. The league announced it had closed a Series A funding round led by Alibaba billionaire and former Yale lacrosse player Joe Tsai. Also included in the Bloomberg article, NBC will now air a third PLL game during its inaugural season.

4. In the lone Division I game Tuesday, Syracuse blew out Binghamton 15-5 behind a hat trick from Nicole Levy. Ten different players scored for the Orange.

5. Denver women’s lacrosse opened with a win over Stanford for the third straight season. This time, the Pioneers added a victory over Cal to cap the weekend.

Hannah Liddy and a strong defense helped fuel the hot start for Denver.

6. U.S. U19 training team member Maddie Jenner is excited about playing with her sister once again. She joined Olivia, a senior, at Duke for the 2019 season. 

Catch up on the two draw stars who grew up playing the game together.

7. Gettysburg star Steph Colson is embracing a free approach in her senior year with the Bullets. The Brine/US Lacrosse Division III Women’s Preseason Player of the Year battled injuries through her first two seasons, but a clean bill of health and a trip to Nicaragua have inspired her.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Previewing Northwestern women’s lacrosse’s 2019 season, which opened with a victory over Louisville last weekend.

• A club lacrosse team lands at Osceola Fundamental High School in Pinellas County, Fla.

• What we're listening to: College lacrosse in crisis? The College Crosse team discusses.

• A Michigan court ruled that Eastern Michigan must have a softball program ready by the fall, rejecting a proposal to add lacrosse in lieu of softball. The school cut four sports, including softball, due to budget issues.

• Zoe Pfeiffer, a longtime lacrosse player in Vermont, is serving as a hockey goalie. 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

USC women's lacrosse getting us pumped for a new season.

#FightOn  pic.twitter.com/zK2YmZzoBx

— USC Women's Lacrosse (@USCTrojansLax) February 13, 2019

The rip from Nicole Levy … and check out that stick flip.

 Nicole Levy with the rip

Watch live: https://t.co/GPhrxOZN9v pic.twitter.com/sWQ91mYBzt

— Syracuse Women's Lax (@CuseWLAX) February 13, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Showcasing some of the best gear worn by teams this season

• WPLL player Lauren Murray is back with another column.

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