BRODIE HEADS HOME In a blockbuster National Lacrosse League offseason
trade, Brodie Merrill was sent from the relocated Wings franchise to the Toronto Rock of his native Ontario. It will be the first time the nine-year NLL veteran plays in his home province, and he will also have a chance to play his older brother, Patrick, for the first time in the pro indoor ranks. The Rock acquired Merrill and a second-round pick in the 2015 draft for forward Mike Burke, defenseman Craig England, a pair of second-round picks (2014, 2016) and Toronto’s first-rounder in 2015. The Wings, of which Merrill was a three-year captain, relocated to Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut a few weeks earlier.
UNC, STONY BROOK LAND IMPACT TRANSFERS
Attacker Alex Moore, the leading scorer for the USC women as a freshman last spring, transferred to North Carolina and will play for the Tar Heels in 2015. Moore, a native of Millstone Township, N.J., led USC with 35 goals and was a second-team All-MPSF pick. … Junior attacker Taylor Ranftle transferred from Virginia to Stony Brook. Long Island is her home. The former Hauppauge (N.Y.) star who totaled 396 points in high school played in two games for the Cavaliers last year.
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1. Raising Red Flags on the Club Lacrosse Circuit 2. NCAA Announces Rules Changes for 2014-15 3. Zealous Pursuit of Winning Impedes Player Development
4. A Bad Experiment: The Year Without a Faceoff 5. Rules Change Reaction
DARTMOUTH HIRES
CALLAHAN The NCAA Division
I men’s coaching carousel came to a stop Aug. 18 when Dartmouth hired Lehigh assistant Brendan Callahan to be the Big Green’s next head coach. Callahan spent the previous seven years as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at Lehigh after a four-year playing career as a goalie at Stony Brook. Callahan started at Lehigh as a graduate assistant, and current Mountain Hawks head coach Kevin Cassese said he was “incredibly proud and
genuinely happy for him and his family.” Dartmouth finished 2-10 overall last
season and 0-6 in the Ivy League.
WOMEN’S COACHING
PRINCETON DUE TO HEALTH
WALKER LEAVES
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Denver assistant Dylan Sheridan was tabbed to replace Princeton defensive coordinator John Walker, who stepped
down due to chronic back problems. The former Tewaaraton finalist had his second back surgery last December.
CAROUSEL New hires at Cal (Brooke Eubanks), Central
Connecticut (Tanya Kotowicz), George Mason (Jessica Morgan), Siena (Bryana Borrelli) and St. Joseph’s (Alex Kahoe) rounded out the summer.
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©PRINCETON (JW); ©ANNE RYAN (AM); ©TORONTO (BM); ©US LACROSSE; ©LEHIGH (BC)
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