National champion Pace ends 2023 at No. 1 in Nike/USA Lacrosse's top 20.

Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Thursday, June 8

June 8, 2023

Beth Ann Mayer

Pace Athletics

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

Pace ends season at No. 1 in Nike/USA Lacrosse Division II women’s top 20 for the first time
Pace scored the first 13 goals of the Division II national championship game, won the thing for the first time in program history and sits atop the final Nike/USA Lacrosse rankings. Runner-up West Chester comes in at No. 2, finishing the season at 22-1. No. 3 Florida Southern, No. 4 Tampa and No. 5 UIndy rounded out the top five. Full rankings.
National champion Lenoir-Rhyne takes the top spot in the final Nike/USA Lacrosse Division II men’s rankings
Another first-time champion, Lenoir Rhyne, earned the No. 1 spot in the final Nike/USA Lacrosse Division II top 20. Mercyhurst, also the NCAA runner-up, is No. 2, while Le Moyne finishes at No. 3. No. 4 Limestone and No. 5 Rollins completed the top five. Full rankings.
Charlotte North shines in her first season as a broadcaster.
If there were a Rookie of the Year award for lacrosse broadcasting, this writer would humbly nominate Charlotte North. North, who will suit up for Athletes Unlimited this summer, swapped her stick for a microphone and provided analysis during the 2023 men’s and women’s college seasons. “It’s kind of crazy how good she is already,” Paul Carcaterra told me.

WHAT WE’RE READING

USA Lacrosse unveiled the high school boys’ players of the week, plus other notable performances.
Take a peek at the USA Lacrosse high school girls’ players of the week and other performances that caught people’s.
We revamped Freeplay for the May/June edition. Here’s what you’ll find moving forward.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Atlas star Trevor Baptiste discusses why he decided to use on-field success to make an impact off the field this season.

Impact on and off the field. @trevorbaptiste9 is donating $100 for every faceoff win this season— And he went 19/28 in week one. pic.twitter.com/0a3i8UWHRQ
— Atlas Lacrosse Club (@PLLAtlas) June 7, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

We unveil the final men’s and women’s Nike/USA Lacrosse Division III top 20

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Written By

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.