May 11, 2008

SUNDAY'S GAMES
No. 6 Notre Dame 8, Colgate 7 (OT)
Peter Christman sniped the top left corner of the Colgate goal over the shoulder of Raiders netminder Tim Harrington to lift Notre Dame to the come-from-behind victory on Sunday afternoon. Colgate raced out to a 5-2 lead at the half, but the Irish slowly chipped away at the lead. Michael Podgajny tied it with 1:29 left in regulation, setting up Christman's heroics...[MORE]

No. 5 Johns Hopkins 10, Hofstra 4
With the scored at 2-2 midway through the second quarter, Johns Hopkins went on a 6-0 tear bridging two quarters and shutout Hofstra for nearly 23 minutes as Johns Hopkins pulled away for the win. Paul Rabil had four goals, including the first two of the Blue Jays' decisive skein, while Michael Kimmel added a hat trick...[MORE]

No. 2 Virginia 10, UMBC 9
Attackman Garrett Billings scored three goals, including the game-winner, to lift Virginia to a 10-9 win over UMBC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Billings' third goal with 6:50 to play broke the game's fifth tie and set up a quarterfinal match-up against Maryland next Saturday in Annapolis, Md. Virginia and Maryland have split two previous meetings this season...[MORE]

No. 3 Syracuse 20, Canisius 3
Senior Mike Leveille became the 15th player in Syracuse history to record 200 career points in leading the third-seeded Orange (13-2) to a 20-3 victory against Canisius (10-6) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at the Carrier Dome...[MORE]

SATURDAY'S GAMES
No. 7 Maryland 10, Denver 7
Down 5-2 with 7:38 left in the second quarter, Maryland held Denver scoreless for the next 30 minutes and eight seconds. In that time, the seventh-seeded Terps scored seven consecutive goals, turning the three-goal deficit into a four-goal lead and an eventual 10-7 victory...[MORE]

No. 1 Duke 12, Loyola 7
Playing in their second straight NCAA Tournament, Loyola's men's lacrosse team challenged top-seeded Duke in first-round play on Saturday afternoon in Durham, N.C. The Blue Devils, however, proved worthy of their No. 1 ranking and played like a veteran team en route to a 12-7 win over the Greyhounds. Duke's Matt Danowski set the NCAA scoring record in the win...[MORE]

Ohio State 15, No. 8 Cornell 7
Three games into the tourney and the first seeded team takes a tumble as the Buckeyes manhandle the Big Red. OSU scored five of the first six goals of the game to take control before a 7-0 run to end the second quarter and open the third iced the game. Peet Poillon scored three goals in the win while four other players netted two apiece. John Glynn's four points (2g, 2a) was one of the few bright spots for Cornell...[MORE]

Navy 8, No. 4 North Carolina 7
Navy tried to put this game away early, with the Midshipmen jumped out to a 4-1 lead, but UNC rallied to tie the score at four-all early in the third quarter. Navy then again took a three-goal lead, 7-4, after three quarters, yet the Tar Heels again managed to trim the lead back to one, 7-6, with 7:32 left in the game. Nick Mirabito picked off an errant clearing pass and potted it with 5:14 left in the game to provide the difference in the contest. Tim Paul paced the Mids with four goals...[MORE]