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The Daily OrangeFinal Four '09
CRUISING: Syracuse defeats Duke by 10-goal margin to advance to the championship game Monday
By Meredith Galante
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Stephen Keogh shook his head back and forth in disbelief as he stood outside the Syracuse locker room after SU's final four matchup against Duke. Keogh said he didn't expect this. Defeating Duke by 10 goals didn't seem possible to Keogh.
BIG UPSET: Cornell easily defeats top-seeded Virginia to advance to its first final game since 1988
By Matt Ehalt
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Hanging in the upper-left corner of the wall in the hallway to the Cornell locker room is a brown cardboard sign with "I will give my all for Cornell" written in black ink. The sign, made by senior Tommy Schmicker, is a replica of the one hanging in the Cornell locker room in Ithaca, N.
Perritt's career-high day helps fuel Syracuse's offense past Duke, into championship
By Conor Orr
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - It's easy for Pat Perritt to play the numbers game at Syracuse. Sharing the midfield with two All-Americans makes it that way. When Perritt steps on the field he knows two things are for certain: he won't normally draw the longpole defender - that goes to Dan Hardy.
SU defense stifles Duke offense, holds Crotty scoreless
By Matt Ehalt
FOXOBOROUGH, Mass. - John Galloway knew the type of game fans expected between Duke and Syracuse. With such high-powered offenses, the sophomore goalie for the Orange was cognizant that most expected a "run-and-gun game" between the teams. Syracuse's offense held up its part of the bargain with 17 goals, but the SU defense did not let Duke meet quota on its end.
REPEAT CONTENDERS: With Duke up next, Syracuse men's lacrosse 2 games away from winning consecutive titles
By Matthew Ehalt
Syracuse will try and win its second straight national championship for the first time in John Desko's tenure, as the No. 2 Orange faces No. 3 Duke in the final four Saturday here at Gillette Stadium (noon, ESPN2). The winner will take either Virginia or Cornell in the finals Monday.
ON THE ATTACK: Like in high school, Duke's Crotty leaps from midfield to attack before final season
By Meredith Galante
Crotty's 76 points this season is good for a team-best and good enough to have him as one of the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy finalists. His personal accolades have boosted his team into the final four. Duke (15-3) will take on defending national champions Syracuse (14-2) Saturday (noon, ESPN2) at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.
CHASING A DREAM: For Virginia's Starsia, matchup with Cornell means more than just a trip to the finals
By Conor Orr
Thirty-three years and three NCAA championships later, Starsia finds his top-seeded Virginia team facing off against a No. 5 seed Cornell program that cultivated his foyer into coaching. At Gillette Stadium Saturday at 2 p.m. in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament, Starsia will channel his past watching the Big Red in order to propel his Cavaliers to the championship game.
