1. US Lacrosse Magazine’s #BestOfLax polls for the men’s and women’s player categories are live.

Penn State’s Grant Ament and Maryland’s Megan Taylor shot ahead after late surges Wednesday.

The other men’s finalists are Matt Rambo, Pat Spencer and Lyle Thompson. The other women’s finalists are Sam Apuzzo, Dempsey Arsenault and Caitlyn Wurzburger.

There’s one day left to vote.

#BestofLax edition coming in December. Finalists for Best Women's Player of 2019:

Sam Apuzzo (@BCwlax / @WPLLFight)
Dempsey Arsenault (@BCwlax / @WPLLBrave)
Megan Taylor (@MarylandWLax / @WPLLFight)
Caitlyn Wurzburger (@USAWLax)

MORE: https://t.co/h4IZbkw9G2

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) October 30, 2019

Who ya got? #BestOfLax edition in the works. Finalists for Best Men's Player 2019:

Grant Ament (@PennStateMLAX)
Matt Rambo (@NLLwings / @PLLWhipsnakes)
Pat Spencer (@LoyolaMLAX )
Lyle Thompson (@GeorgiaSwarmLAX / @TheBayhawks)

MORE: https://t.co/OtkYWeLv2m

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) October 29, 2019

2. World Lacrosse’s Olympic movement is gaining momentum. US Lacrosse CEO and World Lacrosse VP Steve Stenersen wrote about the process and strategies — including the somewhat controversial addition of a new small-sided discipline of the sport — in his latest column.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• SB Nation site Inside NU calls Pat Spencer a “wild card” for the Wildcats this season as he transitions from lacrosse at Loyola to basketball at Northwestern.

• Andrei Svechnikov’s historic “lacrosse goal” impresses man who made the shot famous.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

CBS Sports’ Evan Washburn appeared on Lax Sports Network to offer his take on how the NCAA’s name, image and likeness rules will affect lacrosse.

Cathy Reese’s National Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction speech.

"I represent a school and a program that I am so proud of."

WATCH: Cathy Reese's speech as she was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/0AUJuVdrp4

— Maryland Women's Lacrosse (@MarylandWLax) October 30, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

• More #BestOfLax polls. Follow Twitter @USLacrosseMag to vote.

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