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• Northwestern 10, Pennsylvania 6: In Game of Keep-Away, Northwestern Wins Title

  Northwestern did all the right things Sunday night in frustrating and beating Pennsylvania for its fourth consecutive N.C.A.A. women’s lacrosse title. Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008 10:12 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Lacrosse, Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania

• Lone Stumbling Block Stands in Front of Northwestern’s 4th Title

  Northwestern has won the last three N.C.A.A. titles. The Wildcats (20-1) are seeded No. 1 here (Penn is No. 2). Northwestern’s offense is frenetic, its defense relentless in double teaming. Posted Saturday, May 24, 2008 3:20 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Lacrosse, Northwestern University

• A Final Four That Is Filled With Talent and Tradition

  Marquee matchups on Saturday kick off the weekend in Massachusetts as lacrosse’s premier event returns to New England for the first time in more than two decades. Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 9:52 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, National Collegiate Athletic Assn, Lacrosse

• Northwestern Keeps Hope Alive for 4th Title in a Row

  Northwestern, trying for its fourth straight women’s lacrosse title, is still on course, but it got a scare before beating Syracuse, 16-8, on Friday night in the national semifinals. Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 9:39 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Women, Lacrosse, Northwestern University

• Making Opponents See Double

  Rhamel and Shamel Bratton, identical twins from Huntington, N.Y., have helped Virginia’s lacrosse team reach the Final Four. Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:03 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Lacrosse, University of Virginia

• Ohio State Tops Cornell for Its First N.C.A.A. Victory

  The Buckeyes defeated the Ivy League champion Big Red, 15-7, in a first-round game of the N.C.A.A. Division I men’s lacrosse tournament Saturday. Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 8:41 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Ohio State University, Duke University, Cornell University, Lacrosse

• For Duke, Extra Year of Players’ Eligibility Makes a Difference

  Fielding five fifth-year seniors who were given an extra year of eligibility after a scandal-shortened 2006 season, Duke’s lacrosse team is the overwhelming favorite in the N.C.A.A. tournament. Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 10:16 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Duke University, Lacrosse

• After a Lost Season, Syracuse Returns to Prominence

  After missing the postseason last year for the first time since 1982, Syracuse’s men’s lacrosse team is back to its old form. Posted Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:15 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: College Athletics, Syracuse University, Lacrosse