lunchtime-1Wednesday’s links have arrived.

Today’s batch includes a surreal interview with members of the Tufts women’s lacrosse team, who were near the finish line as Monday’s chaos at the Boston Marathon unfolded. Our thoughts and prayers remain with Boston.

We have some big lacrosse news as well, including Hobart’s upset of Syracuse and the interesting fans of the Florida women’s lacrosse team.


Three members of the Tufts’ women’s lacrosse team were near the finish line of the Boston Marathon when the explosions occurred on Monday. Corey McLaughlin at LaxMagazine has the story and video.

Big upset last night in men’s DI action as Hobart took down No. 5 Syracuse, 13-12 at the Carrier Dome. The teams compete for the Kraus-Simmons Trophy, which the Statesman claim for the first time since 2006.

Cool story from Clare Lochary at LaxMagazine.com, who examines the superfans of Florida’s women’s lacrosse team known as “Kitty’s Korner.”

Yesterday, the MLL announced a partnership with SmartLink, making the site development firm the official presenter of the 2013 MLL Championship Weekend at PPL Park in Philadelphia on August 24-25.

If you missed our highlights of the thrilling finish between Taft (CT) and Brunswick (CT) last week, check them out.