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The Daily OrangeFinal Four '08
MLAX | Syracuse hopes freshman goalie Galloway is peaking at right time
By Andy McCullough
May 22 -- John Galloway finished classes weeks ago, but his biggest test looms this weekend. Until then, he's playing the waiting game. "It's tough," the freshman goalie said. "There's not much to do." There's plenty of free time for Galloway and the rest of the third-seeded Syracuse men's lacrosse team before the Final Four kicks off this weekend, with a rematch against Virginia in the first national semifinal Saturday at Foxborough, Mass.
WLAX | Playing in 1st Final Four, SU hopes to crack Northwestern dynasty
By Matt Gelb
May 22 -- Gary Gait has had a hand in plenty of dynasties. As a player, his Syracuse teams were 51-5 and won three straight NCAA titles. As an assistant coach at Maryland, the women's lacrosse team won seven championships and lost 16 games in nine years. Now he's on the other side - his Syracuse women's lacrosse team is the clear underdog to three-time defending national champion Northwestern in the national semifinal Friday.
MLAX | Healthy chance: Virginia's Ben Rubeor is talented, but has battled plenty of injuries. Now he hopes to end his career the right way
By Andy McCullough
May 22 -- The thought, an ugly one, flashed through Ben Rubeor's mind as the Maryland men's lacrosse team raced up field last Saturday, granted the gift of overtime possession because of the senior Virginia attack's sudden-death turnover in the NCAA quarterfinal. Maryland short-stick defender Bryn Holmes had just cuffed Rubeor with his stick as the attack swept in front of net, popping the ball loose.
MLAX | Players to watch
May 22 -- The Daily Orange scouts the three other teams that make up the 2008 Division I men's lacrosse Final Four.
MLAX | Deja vu: Defending champs Johns Hopkins hope to again stymie Duke juggernaut in postseason
By Andy McCullough
May 22 -- Dave Pietramala isn't one to gush - the Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse coach is more likely to shout than sugarcoat. He was a bulldog of a defender at Hopkins in the late 80s, and that carried over to his reign as head coach, part of the reason for his two national titles in 2005 and 2007.
