📈 Paul Carcaterra's 2022 PLL Draft Big Board

📺 Weekend Schedule

FRIDAY

• 3:00PM – VMI at Mount St. Mary's (NEC Front Row)

SATURDAY

• 11:00AM – Bryant at Vermont (America East TV)

• 11:00AM – Dartmouth at Siena (ESPN+)

• 11:00AM – Hampton at St. Bonaventure (ESPN+)

• 12:00PM – Bellarmine at High Point (ESPN+)

• 12:00PM – Loyola at Lafayette (ESPN+)

• 12:00PM – Rutgers at Stony Brook (ESPN+)

• 12:00PM – Denver at North Carolina (ACCN)

• 12:00PM – Ohio State at Cornell (ESPN+)

• 12:00PM – Boston U at Colgate (ESPN+)

• 12:00PM – Richmond at Duke (ACCNX)

• 12:00PM – Delaware at Michigan (BTN+)

• 12:00PM – NJIT at Wagner (NEC Front Row)

• 12:00PM – Drexel at LIU (NEC Front Row)

• 12:00PM – Princeton at Georgetown (FloSports)

• 12:00PM – UMBC at Towson (FloSports)

• 12:00PM – Detroit Mercy at Marquette (YouTube)

• 12:30PM – Manhattan at St. John's (ESPN3)

• 1:00PM – Johns Hopkins at Virginia (ACCNX)

• 1:00PM – Binghamton at Bucknell (ESPN+)

• 1:00PM – UMass at Yale (ESPN+)

• 1:00PM – Brown at Providence (FloSports)

• 1:00PM – Harvard at Fairfield (Stags Sports Network)

• 1:00PM – Hofstra at Villanova (FloSports)

• 1:00PM – Monmouth at Saint Joe's (NEC Front Row)

• 2:00PM – Maryland at Notre Dame (ACCNX)

• 2:00PM – Marist at Air Force (YouTube)

• 3:00PM – Navy at Lehigh (ESPN+)

• 4:00PM – Penn vs. Penn State (The Crown Lacrosse)

• 5:00PM – UMass-Lowell at Merrimack (NEC Front Row)

SUNDAY

• 12:00PM – Holy Cross at Army (ESPN+)

• 12:00PM – Cleveland State at Canisius (Live Stats)

• 4:00PM – Hobart at Syracuse (ACCNX)

• 6:00PM – Utah at Jacksonville (CBS Sports Network)

📈 Paul Carcaterra's 2022 PLL Draft Big Board

Paul Carcaterra dropped Version 1.0 of his 2022 PLL Draft Big Board.

Chris Gray (UNC) and Matt Moore (Virginia) are the consensus top 2 picks.

Brendan Nichtern (Army) dropped 4G and 2A on Syracuse on Wednesday. Will Manny called him a mix between Jordan Wolf and RP3. More on Nichtern in this week's film breakdown.

Alex Poole thinks Koby Smith (Towson) is too low. We're patiently waiting to see how his stock rises before Carc's Version 2.0.

🧙 Make. Your. Picks

Inside Lacrosse launched a college lacrosse daily fantasy contest, starting this weekend.

With a budget of $18, you must select an attack, midfielder, defender, faceoff athlete, goalie, and flex -- each valued at $5, $4, $3, $2, and $1.

Here's how games are scored:

• Goal = 3 points

• Assist = 3 points

• TO = -1 point

• GB = 2 points

• CT = 6 points

• Save = 1 point

🏹 Drew Adams announces retirement

4-time All-Pro goalie Drew Adams has announced his retirement from professional lacrosse. The Penn State product led the New York Lizards to the 2015 MLL Championship while saving 57%.

Adams retires as the all-time leader in saves (1,966). 

For context on DA's greatness: Blaze Riorden has averaged 15.5 saves per game in his PLL career. It'd take him 89 more games at that pace to pass Adams.

Congrats, Drew!

🛫 Win a trip to PLL Opening Weekend

Champion is sending a pair of fans to UAlbany for Opening Weekend. You can be one of the first fans to see Champion on the field in June.

🥍 Ty Xanders' Preseason Boys H.S. Rankings

Inside Lacrosse's Director of Recruiting & High School Content Ty Xanders ranked the Top 25 teams in the nation.

Check out the Top 25 and make sure that your high school team's results are updated in the IL High School Scoreboard:

📽️ Film Study: Brendan Nichtern's versatility

Brendan Nichtern (4G, 2A against Syracuse) combines physical dodging with premier passing vision. He's ranked 3rd overall on Paul Carcaterra's Big Board -- and although Army commitments may lead to a brief pro career, Nichtern will have a huge impact on a team this summer.

Some of the best rookies have been attackmen-turned-midfielders. Stephen Rehfuss and Brad Smith. Invert threats. Guys who haven't seen a short-stick since U9 and are ready to feast on inferior matchups.

Nichtern can be that invert threat out of the box. He's savvy in the pick-n-roll at X. Watch him catch and hitch from below GLE. This clip explains why his nickname in high school was "Rob Pannell."

Nichtern can play anywhere in that 2-2-2 set: In the pick-n-roll at X, inside on the crease, or up top ready to rip a shot.

He shoots like he's angry at the cage. This time-and-room bullseye is money.