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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1.  Welcome to the party Ohio State. The Buckeyes are headed to NCAA championship weekend for the first time ever, and they'll meet up with Towson, a team that hasn't been there since 2001. That was the biggest excitement of quarterfinal weekend, which featured four games decided by a combined 29 goals.

2. The NCAA women's final four will be a reunion weekend for Cindy Timchal. The Hall of Fame coach and her Navy team continued its improbable late-season run with a stunning upset of defending national champion North Carolina. Timchal will be joined in the final four by three teams led by head coaches that played for her at Maryland — Missy Doherty (Penn State), Cathy Reese (Maryland) and Acacia Walker (Boston College).

PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER

Taylor Hensh scored two of Maryland's three goals during a 3-0 spurt that lasted just 94 seconds and then scored the game-winner with 2:14 to play to lead the Terps to a 13-12 come-from-behind win over Stony Brook.

3. Checking in on the other NCAA divisions:

PHOTO BY GREG WALL

Adelphi avenged last year's loss in the title game to Florida Southern, beating the Mocs 6-4 to win its eighth national title since 2004.

4. The National Lacrosse League finals are set after Georgia and Saskatchewan swept their respective series. Saskatchewan, the two-time defending league champion, beat Colorado 11-10 before more than 14,000 fans. Mark Matthews had two goals and four assists. Mike Poulin made 42 saves as Georgia beat Toronto 13-9 and Randy Staats had two goals and five assists. Game one of the Champions Cup will take place June 4 in Georgia.

5. Chazz Woodson added to his highlight collection, leading Florida past Rochester 9-8 in Major League Lacrosse with the game-winner in overtime. Shawn Evans had three goals and three assists in his first MLL game ever, helping Chesapeake beat Atlanta 13-11. Boston snapped a three-game losing streak, beating New York 16-13 behind a pair of two-pointers from Max Seibald. Charlotte gave up the first five goals of the game, but rallied for a 10-8 win over Ohio. Pierce Bassett made 16 saves for the Hounds.

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What We’re Watching

That two-handed stuff is so overrated.

What’s on Tap

  • Check back later today for photo galleries capturing NCAA tournament play from the weekend.

  • The 2017 class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame will be announced on Tuesday.

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