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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 |
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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.
“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.
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⁉️
— Philadelphia Barrage (@phillybarrage) February 17, 2020
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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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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.
World/National News
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.
Your GIF/Video for February 18, 2020
Oops: 11-story tower remains standing after implosion attempt.
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