The Best Freshman Seasons in D1 Men’s Lacrosse in 2026: The Full List
First-year players who changed their programs' trajectories in 2026. These are the names you're going to know for the next three years.
ANALYSIS & FEATURES 
ANALYSIS & FEATURES 
The Ten Best Goals of the 2026 NCAA Lacrosse Tournament, Ranked
Tournament time produces moments that make you stop whatever you're doing. Here are the ten that did it in 2026.
ANALYSIS & FEATURES 
PLL 2026 Season Preview: Eight Teams, No Consensus, and That’s Exactly Right
The Atlas Cup chase begins. Eight teams with legitimate cases. Here's the full breakdown.
ANALYSIS & FEATURES 
Inside Princeton’s Back-to-Back: How the Tigers Built a System That Keeps Winning
You don't win back-to-back titles in D1 lacrosse by accident. Here's what Princeton has actually built.
NCAA D1 MEN 
Princeton Runs It Back: The Tigers Are Building a Dynasty and Nobody Can Stop It
Princeton 16, Notre Dame 9. The scoreboard tells part of the story. The tape tells the rest.
ANALYSIS & FEATURES 
Northwestern’s Kelly Amonte Hiller and the Legacy That Keeps Getting Bigger
The argument about who the best women's lacrosse coach alive is ended some time ago. What's worth talking about is what makes the program she built extraordinary.
NCAA D2 MEN 
Tampa Outlasts Adelphi in a D2 Men’s Final That Deserved a Bigger Stage
Tampa 12, Adelphi 11. One goal. The best game most people didn't watch.
NCAA D3 MEN 
Tufts 17, RIT 11: The Jumbos Are Not a Fluke and It’s Time to Treat Them Like a Program
Seventeen goals. RIT couldn't slow them down. Tufts didn't just win the D3 men's title — they announced something.
NCAA D1 WOMEN 
Northwestern’s Defense Wins Championships. Again. Stop Pretending This Is Surprising.
Northwestern 14, North Carolina 11. Different year. Same result. Time to just accept that Evanston is the center of the women's lacrosse universe.
NCAA D3 WOMEN 
Middlebury Edges Wesleyan in D3 Women’s Final That Lived Up to Everything the Division Promised
Middlebury 8, Wesleyan 6. Two goals separated the two best D3 women's programs in the country. Neither one had a bad day.
NCAA D2 WOMEN 
Florida Southern Claims the D2 Women’s Title and Did It the Hard Way
Florida Southern 9, Maryville (MO) 7. The Moccasins grind out a D2 women's title in the sunshine.
GEAR REVIEWS 
Best Women’s Lacrosse Equipment of 2026: The Full Breakdown by Position and Budget
Women's lacrosse gear is different from men's — different rules, different required equipment, and different performance priorities. Here's the definitive 2026 buying guide.