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Thu May 13 2021 | Matt Hamilton | Fuel John Sung resigned as head coach at Virginia Tech on Wednesday. (Photo by DAVE KNACHEL AND GRACIE SMITH) Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world: 1. Welcome to USA Lacrosse Magazine. Sports change lives. Lacrosse has changed ours. Were building a stronger future for everyone and were united in our mission. Welcome to the new USA Lacrosse. pic.twitter.com/q4ibvjhyf7 US Lacrosse rebranded as USA Lacrosse on Wednesday morning, and wit...

Sung joined Virginia Tech in May 2016 and went 45-39 in five seasons as head coach.

Virginia Tech women’s head lacrosse coach resigns Published:  Tags:  BLACKSBURG, Va. – The coach of the Virginia Tech women’s lacrosse team has resigned. Whit Babcock, the director of athletics, confirmed John Sung’s resignation and said that the nationwide search for Sung’s replacement would begin immediately. “On behalf of Virginia Tech Athletics, we would like to thank Coach Sung for the impact he had on the success of our women’s lacrosse program,” Babcock said. “We wis...

Despite win over VT, Syracuse has 2nd-worst offensive performance of season Courtesy of SU Athletics Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuses leading goal scorer, only scored twice in Syracuses 9-4 win over Virginia Tech. Facebook Subscribe to our sports newsletter here. Throughout the entire season, head coach Gary Gait has shortened Syracuse’s pregame warmups at away games, arriving late to make sure that the team doesn’t lose focus by being on the field before the game for too long. But Wednesday, the...

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’...

PHOTO COURTESY OF VIRGINIA TECH ATHLETICS Mary Griffin made her first collegiate start last year against Brown. Days later, the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Months later, being back on the lacrosse field might have saved her life. Right Place. Right Time. Right Person Thu Feb 4 2021 | Brian Logue | College Three days after testing positive for COVID-19 and going into isolation, Mary Griffin found out she had cancer. On a Zoom call. Hours from home. At just 19 years old. A ...

Tuesday January 12th, 2021 10:00am (Photo Courtesy: IWLCA)  According to the NCAA Demographic Database archives, in 2019 there were 188 non-white head and assistant coaches in all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse. Though this seems like a large number for a growing sport, this is actually only 7% of the total number of head and assistant coaches, which is 2,626. Seeing that there is a need and opportunity to share coaching opportunities with a diverse set of candidates, the Intercollegiate Wom...

Lacrosse program welcomes two transfers on Wednesday News Highlights: Lacrosse program welcomes two transfers on Wednesday Story links BLACKSBURG – Head coach John Sung on Wednesday announced the addition of two student athletes to the roster for 2021, Caroline Allen of Cornell and Ashley O’Byrne of Saint Joseph’s. Allen, a senior red shirt, spent four years at Cornell, where she was a team captain and integral to the Bi...

Tue Jan 12 2021 | Kenny DeJohn | Fuel Virginia Tech is No. 20 in the Nike / US Lacrosse Division I Womens Top 20. (Photo by Peyton Williams) Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world: 1. It’s NCAA preview season. The 2021 spring season is (thankfully) fast approaching. It will be close to 11 full months between college lacrosse games by the time the season begins, and as always, we’ll have you covered on wall-to-wall coverage across the men’s and women’s games. ...

Thu Jan 7 2021 | Press Release | College PHOTO COURTESY OF CINCINNATI ATHLETICS Cincinnatis Gina Oliver Thomas was the keynote speaker of the event, the first of its kind for the IWLCA. NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. — The IWLCA concluded its first-ever  Future Leaders of the Game: IWLCA Students of Color Coaching Symposium yesterday. The two-day event included a series of online seminars focusing on coaching lacrosse and preparing for a career in athletics interspersed with smaller group discussions...