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Loyola Greyhounds win title and respect
The Loyola Greyhounds reached this weekend’s Final Four for the first time in 14 years, and when they got to Foxborough, they knew that completing their mission by dominating the Maryland Terrapins in a 9-3 win in the championship game and bringing Loyola its first title in school history was the only way to snatch the respect they had been denied from the start. (Globe Staff, 5/29/12)
Maryland’s Tillman, Loyola’s Toomey set for lacrosse final
FOXBOROUGH - Josh Hawkins wound up at Loyola of Maryland through one of those friend-of-a-friend situations. (Globe Staff, 5/28/12)
Dowling lacrosse sews up first national title
FOXBOROUGH - Vito DeMola had seen Syracuse and Duke and all the other powerhouses do it so many times on television, that once the time came for him to celebrate an NCAA championship of his own, he had the scene already planned. (Globe Staff, 5/28/12)
For Corrigans, all in the family
Perhaps they were just making sure they were in compliance with NCAA policy. Or they were just giving him a hard time. (Globe Staff, 5/26/12)
NCAA lacrosse games at a glance
LOYOLA (Md.)■Record: 16-1.■Best NCAA finish: Lost to Syracuse in 1990 championship game.■Top players: Eric Lusby (45 goals, 16 assists), Mike Sawyer (51 goals, 8 assists), Justin Ward (11 goals, 30 assists), Davis Butts (19 goals, 13 assists).■Goalie: Jack Runkel (14-1, 7.75 GAA).■Coach: Charley Toomey, seventh season. ■History: Loyola entered the tournament as the top-ranked team in the country and will be making its first trip to the semifinals since 1998 . . . The Greyhounds are 13-6 all time against Notre Dame . . . Loyola’s only blemish on the season was a 10-9 overtime loss to Johns Hopkins April 28 . . . The Greyhounds have the fourth most productive offense in the nation, averaging 12.52 goals per game. (Boston Globe, 5/26/12)