Syracuse

Salem High School in Canton is not known for lacrosse. Mileena Cotter is changing that.

Emma Ward and Emma Tyrrell combined for 16 points as Syracuse beat Yale 19-9 in the NCAA quarterfinal round.

All eight seeded teams have advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time since 2004. Syracuse will play fifth-seeded Denver next Sunday.

Syracuse used a 4-0 run in the second quarter to create a little breathing room.

If defense wins championships, Boston College might want to save some of its celebratory spirit for a return trip to North Carolina next month.

Syracuse throttled Virginia 19-4 and BC authored a defensive masterpiece in a 9-7 win over Notre Dame in semifinals Friday at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.

Virginia beat North Carolina 13-12, highlight a four-game ACC tournament slate.

Paul Gait will be honored at halftime of Syracuse's game against Virginia. Seventeen months ago, he sustained a fall that left him paralyzed below the waist.

Billy Dwan scored the equalizer for Syracuse and prevented Virginia from tying it later on.

Syracuse and Virginia played a classic in the Dome, highlighting a special weekend of lacrosse.