Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, December 5

December 5, 2023

Beth Ann Mayer

Alabama Athletics

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

1. Alabama QB Tyler Buchner wants to get back into lacrosse.

Alabama upended No. 1 Georgia and is on its way to the College Football Playoff. But Tyler Buchner’s long-term future apparently includes lacrosse. Buchner, who transferred to ‘Bama after spending 2021-22 at Notre Dame, is back in the portal, and Inside Lacrosse CEO Terry Foy said he will find his way back to the Irish. He had initially committed to Michigan for lacrosse in 2017.

2. What was the best game of 2023? You decide.

You still have a couple more hours to vote for the Best Game of 2023. Is it the Albany women’s epic second-half rally to beat Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Tournament? How about Denver’s defensive stand against defending champion UNC? Notre Dame’s triple-OT win over Maryland in March was part of a history-making season for the Irish. And Tom Schreiber’s title-winning goal for the Archers only continued his legacy. Like these games, this Best of Lacrosse Poll is coming down to the wire. Make your vote count.

Is there anything more captivating than a thrilling lacrosse game? Luckily for fans, there were plenty such contests in 2023.

VOTE in our #BestofLax poll to determine the Best Game of 2023.

NOMINEES: https://t.co/Vd5kZn0Sst
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) December 4, 2023

3. NLL power rankings are back.

The NLL returned over the weekend, which means Jack Goods is back with his weekly power rankings. Who won and lost in week one? I’ll let him tell you.

WHAT WE’RE READING

Stony Brook announced the return of six graduate students for the 2024 season.
The North Carolina women named their 2024 captains.
Hofstra coach Shannon Smith announced a 10-player signing class for the 2024-25 academic year.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

News of Tyler Buchner’s entrance into lacrosse’s transfer portal dominated late-afternoon headlines. What kind of chops does the ‘Bama QB have? Take a trip down memory lane.

Here's Tyler Buchner shooting 100 MPH in 7th grade

(via @MadDogLax) pic.twitter.com/i5FtFTS6sF
— TLN (@LacrosseNetwork) December 4, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

Vote for the year’s top team breakthrough in Best of Lacrosse.

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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.