Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world
1. It was a night of Big Ten upsets in women’s lacrosse.
Penn State picked up a huge conference win over Maryland at Panzer Stadium, getting four goals from Emma Kelly to down the Terps 12-7. The Nittany Lions led almost wire-to-wire and Brooke Hoss added a pair of late goals to push the home team ahead for good.
Elsewhere in the Big Ten, Ava Angello and Maeve Barker combined for 11 points to help Johns Hopkins upset Michigan 14-7 in Ann Arbor.
SCORES
No. 19 Penn State 12, No. 8 Maryland 7
Johns Hopkins 14, No. 14 Michigan 7
2. The Bill Tierney retirement tour continued with a win over Towson.
Denver battled with the Tigers throughout Thursday night’s game, as is customary in a matchup between those two teams. Ultimately. JJ Sillstrop’s five goals helped keep Denver in front for a 12-10 victory.
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On the men’s side, Notre Dame’s win over Duke helped Pat Kavanagh take the top spot this week. Click here for the full list.
On the women’s side, Izzy Scane continues to push her lead on the field, although plenty of challengers are making an impact. Click here for more.
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