College Crosse Prospectus - February 18, 2020: Week 2 Poll Aggregation

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By Eri_Barrister Feb 18, 2020, 6:30am EST

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, College Crosse Nation! Thanks for making us a part of your day! Here’s everything you need to know for February 18, 2020.

College Crosse News

It’s Aggregation time! We released our Week 2 Top 20 Poll yesterday, as did USILA, Inside Lacrosse, & US Lacrosse Magazine. Below is a chart with the results from each of the national polls.

Week 2 Poll Aggregation

Rank	College Crosse	USILA	IL Media Poll	US Lacrosse Mag	Rank
Rank	College Crosse	USILA	IL Media Poll	US Lacrosse Mag	Rank
1	Penn State	Penn State	Penn State	Penn State	1
2	Virginia	Virginia	Virginia	Virginia	2
3	Maryland	Yale	Yale	Yale	3
4	Yale	Maryland	Maryland	Maryland	4
5	Notre Dame	Syracuse	Syracuse	Notre Dame	5
6	Syracuse	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	Syracuse	6
7	Penn	Penn	North Carolina	Army	7
8	Army	Army West Point	Penn	Duke	8
9	North Carolina	North Carolina	Army	North Carolina	9
10	Cornell	Duke	Duke	Penn	10
11	Duke	Loyola Maryland	Cornell	Cornell	11
12	Georgetown	Cornell	Loyola	Denver	12
13	Loyola	Denver	Denver	Loyola	13
14	Johns Hopkins	Georgetown	Georgetown	Johns Hopkins	14
15	Delaware	Johns Hopkins	Johns Hopkins	Air Force	15
16	Denver	Air Force	Air Force	Georgetown	16
17	Ohio State	Ohio State	Richmond	Hofstra	17
18	Richmond	Richmond	Lehigh	Lehigh	18
19	Air Force	Massachusetts	Ohio State	Massachusetts	19
20	Hobart	Bucknell	Delaware	Ohio State	20

Coach Tiffany’s “Cultural Thursdays” have made a big impact on the Cavs.

When new coaches take over athletic programs – no matter what the sport, or how successful the program was previously – they want to put their own imprint on them and build their own culture. When Lars Tiffany took over as the head coach of the University of Virginia men’s lacrosse team in 2016 – succeeding his former coach and mentor – Dom Starsia, he wasn’t immediately sure how he would go about making the program his own.

From The Diamondback: A weakness last year, Maryland men’s lacrosse excelled on extra-man chances vs. Penn.

“I thought the man-up getting three today [against Penn] was huge,” Tillman said. “[When] teams make a mistake, if you can pump one in, it does go a long way.”

Here are some highlights from Loyola’s win over Hopkins.

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From the Daily Collegian:Penn State men’s lacrosse’s performance against Yale will define its season.

After Penn State handled its business against Saint Joseph’s last Saturday, the team’s perspective immediately shifted. The Nittany Lions have their sights set on the daunting task ahead: No. 3 Yale. “We’re excited for the opportunity,” captain Nick Cardile said. “Because of last year, it’s gonna be a little vengeance.”

Don’t call it a comeback: MLL announces return of the Philadelphia Barrage.

ajor League Lacrosse Commissioner is proud to announce today that the Philadelphia Barrage are back. The team will operate under Mark Burdett and Spencer Ford will make his head coaching debut for the Barrage.

Guess who's back⁉️

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Rest in peace: Westminster Christian School students mourn lacrosse player who died in boat crash.

Friends, family members and Westminster Christian School students and faculty are mourning a 17-year-old who died in a boat crash on Sunday afternoon off the Florida Keys. Students identified the victim as Lucas Alvarez, a varsity lacrosse team player who was set to graduate from the private school in Palmetto Bay later this year and was preparing to attend the Universal Technical Institute in Orlando.

Bring out the brooms: Lacrosse teams sweep Johns Hopkins in Battle of Charles Street.

The men’s and women’s lacrosse teams both defeated Charles Street rival Johns Hopkins on Saturday at Ridley Athletic Complex. The No. 11 women’s team topped the Blue Jays 16-7 in their season opener to start 1-0, while the No. 16 men’s team improved to 1-1 in their home opener with a 10-7 victory.

College Crosse Fall Ball Matrices

Check out our still in progress 2020 men’s lacrosse preseason matrix as well as our still in progress 2020 women’s lacrosse preseason matrix.

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What’s Up, New PhilaJersey?

Blessed: New Jersey pork roll producer celebrates 100th anniversary.

New Jersey pork roll producer Johnston House Brand is celebrating 100 years in the meat business. The Pork Roll is New Jersey’s unique beloved breakfast meat, and this year the Battisti family is celebrating its centenary, in the meat business.

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We’re a week away from people demanding that the Astros be disbanded: If MLB won’t punish Astros players, opposing pitchers ready to dole out justice on their own.

In the absence of formal justice brought down upon the Houston Astros hitters who conspired to steal signs illegally in 2017 and 2018 ... a loose band of opposing pitchers appears ready to dole out a form of justice to the Astros: the type that involves a fastball to the ribs.