Sunday February 21st, 2021 6:00pm
(Photo Courtesy: Penn State Athletics)
In a whirlwind weekend of action, No. 1 North Carolina kicked off the three-day stretch downing No. 7 Florida, 11-5, in Chapel Hill. On Saturday, No. 4 Syracuse’s rout of No. 5 Loyola, 18-6, took center stage; but Sunday’s Big Ten madness underscored the wild weekend.
Here’s a look at the weekend’s top action.
TAR HEELS GRAB BOOKEND WINS
On Friday, North Carolina was exceptional vs. Florida. Taylor Moreno made 11 saves (69%), while Scottie Rose Growney (4G) netted four goals on six shots to showcase just how deep the Tar Heel attack is. IL’s Women’s Director broke the game down here.
Mon Feb 22 2021 | Kenny DeJohn | College
PHOTO COURTESY OF PENN STATE ATHLETICS
Penn State beat Maryland on Sunday behind five goals and one assist from sophomore Olivia Dirks.
It didn’t take long for the Division I women’s lacrosse season to get turned on its head. Half of the teams in the top 10 lost. We have the Big Ten to partially thank for the pandemonium.
The Ivy League teams previously occupying two spots in the Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20 Penn at No. 11 and Dartmouth at No. 16 are now gone after the Ivy League’s announcement last week. That created openings for two teams. Penn State and Ohio State quickly snatched them up.
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Fri Feb 19 2021 | Kenny DeJohn | College
Jillian Wilson is one of many offensive weapons for No. 3 Loyola. (Photo by John Strohsacker)
Welcome to the Gameday Guide.
Every weekend during the college lacrosse season, US Lacrosse Magazine staff will riff here on the juiciest matchups, trendiest topics, biggest storylines and hottest takes.
Opening weekend was fun, yes? Let’s do it all again.
It was something of a soft opening, with only a handful of games kicking off our 2021 Division I women’s lacrosse season. At the time of this writing, there are 33 games scheduled not counting contests that have already been postponed for this upcoming Friday-Sunday.