Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Wednesday, Jan. 25

Wed Jan 25 2023 | Matt DaSilva | Fuel
Dialed In

Salisbury sixth-year senior Cross Ferrara is 27 goals shy of the all-time Division III record. (John Strohsacker)

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

1. Our preseason countdown continued Tuesday with the release of Division III All-Americans and previews of the No. 9-ranked teams in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Division I Top 20s.

Salisbury led all teams with six preseason All-Americans, including three first-team selections, on the men’s side. Gettysburg and TCNJ each placed five preseason All-Americans on the women’s list, while Middlebury led the way with three first-teamers.

The Penn men and Stanford women both profile as NCAA tournament and perhaps final four contenders.

2. John Stark, assistant director of athletic communications at Syracuse, has run at least one mile for 1,860 days.

Nelson Rice penned a profile on the former Lycoming lacrosse player turned sports information iron man.

3. Premier Lacrosse League founder Paul Rabil posted a Twitter thread with PLL rules for its upcoming Championship Series — a spin on Sixes. “Olympic rules might be the future of lacrosse,” Rabil tweeted.

Olympic rules might be the future of lacrosse — athletic, action packed, fast paced, highly skilled and a blend of both outdoor & indoor lacrosse. Here are the rules with a little @PremierLacrosse twist on the action… pic.twitter.com/ECR45tMqgk

— Paul Rabil (@PaulRabil) January 24, 2023

WHAT WE’RE READING

Four keys to the Championship Series for each of the four PLL teams competing — Archers, Atlas, Chrome and Whipsnakes — from the coaches.
The American Heart Association’s story about commotio cordis survivor Peter Laake, the Loyola Blakefield (Md.) and USA Select defenseman committed to Maryland.
How the Calgary Roughnecks have established defensive consistency.
NLL ties to Forbes’ assessment of the world’s largest sports empires.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Jomboy Media’s pro day with the National Lacrosse League’s New York Riptide.

WHAT’S ON TAP

Our preseason countdown continues with the Division III Preseason Players of the Year as well as previews of the No. 8-ranked Yale men and Florida women in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Division I Preseason Top 20s.