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Navy head coach Cindy Timchal picked up the 500th win of her Hall of Fame career as the Mids beat Holy Cross 19-7 on Saturday.

Timchal became the first coach in NCAA Division I women's lacrosse history to reach the milestone and just the third coach in NCAA lacrosse history. Salisbury men's coach Jim Berkman has 518 career wins after the Gulls beat Southern Virginia today, and TCNJ women's coach Sharon Pfluger has 501 career wins, hitting the 500 plateau last weekend in a win over Brockport State.

“Five hundred wins are the players; all the losses are the coach,” Timchal said after her historic win. “I am very grateful to be in a position to be coaching and achieve this milestone victory. It goes without saying that it is the players that compete hard on the field. Pleased with this victory for our team and happy that it was 500. Now we can move on to just getting ready for our next game. I credit the great players and great staff that we have for putting it all together to get to such a milestone in my head coaching career.”

Saturday's win was fueled by Jenna Collins, Julia Collins and Meg O'Donnell with four goals each and pushed Navy's record to 9-2 for the season and 4-0 in the Patriot League.

Timchal's run at Navy is the latest successful chapter in her amazing career. Timchal is the only varsity coach in Navy's history and has gone 164-45 at the school since the 2008 season. The Mids have won eight Patriot League championships and advanced to the NCAA tournament five times, highlighted by last year's run to the NCAA semifinals.

Timchal began her coaching career at Northwestern in 1982, compiling a 76-40 record in nine seasons, leading the Wildcats to five NCAA tournament appearances.

In 1991, she moved to Maryland began a tremendous run of success. The Terps won eight national championships under Timchal, including seven straight from 1995 to 2001. All told, she has compiled a record of 500-131 and led her teams to the NCAA tournament 26 times.

Timchal was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2012 and was a member of the inaugural Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame last year.

Timchal's coaching tree is just as impressive as her own accomplishments. All three head coaches besides herself in last year's final four were former players of hers: Penn State's Missy Dohert, Maryland's Cathy Reese, and Boston College's Acacia Walker-Weinstein. Reese has won Amonte Hiller, has won seven national titles.

Amonte Hiller offered congratulations to her former coach after the milestone.

Games of Note

  • In the ACC, Duke beat a ranked team for the first time since mid-February, upsetting Syracuse;  Boston College downed Virginia 15-12 in a Top 10 showdown; North Carolina edged Notre Dame and Virginia Tech rallied past Louisville.

  • No. 3 Maryland ran its winning streak to eight games with a 16-9 victory at Michigan. Megan Whittle led the Terps with five goals and Brindi Griffin had four goals and an assist.

  • No. 5 Loyola also won its eighth straight, exploding for 12 first half goals on the way to an 18-11 victory over Boston University. Hannah Powers led the Greyhounds with five goals and two assists and Taylor VanThof had four goals.

  • Lindsey Ronbeck returned to No. 7 Florida's lineup for the first time since getting injured against Navy on March 13 and more than made her presence felt. Ronbeck had a career-high 10 points (6g, 4a), one away from Florida's school record, and the Gators downed Connecticut 21-8. Shayne Pirreca added four for the Gators and Grace Nolan scored four for UConn.

  • Madison Carter scored five goals and No. 17 Penn State pulled away from a one-goal halftime lead to beat Ohio State 18-10.

  • Dartmouth won its seventh straight game and improved to 3-0 in the Ivy League with an 18-14 win over Harvard, its first win over the Crimson since 2014. Ellie Carson had three goals and four assists and Kierra Sweeney had four goals for the Big Green.

  • No. 20 Princeton snapped a two-game losing streak with 15-6 win over Delaware. Trailing 4-2 midway through the first half, the Tigers reeled off 10 straight goals, holding the Blue Hens scoreless for nearly 30 minutes. Sam Fish made 16 saves for Princeton and Allie Roger had a team-high five points on two goals and three assists.

  • Kim Egiza had eight goals and Marissa Brown had 10 points (5g, 5a) led Richmond to a 19-10 win over Duquesne. Richmond improved to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the Atlantic 10.

  • Cornell overcame an early 5-2 deficit to beat Rutgers 14-9. Katie McGahan made 14 saves in the win and Ida Farinholt had a hat trick.

  • Denver followed up Thursday's upset win over Colorado with a dominating 16-1 win over Butler. Julia Feiss had four goals and two assists for the Pioneers.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20 Scoreboard

No. 2 Boston College 15, No. 9 Virginia 12
No. 3 Maryland 16, Rutgers 9
No. 5 Loyola 18, Boston University 11
No. 7 Florida 21, Connecticut 8
No. 8 North Carolina 13, Notre Dame 12
No. 11 Navy 19, Holy Cross 7
Duke 17, No. 13 Syracuse 10
No. 17 Penn State 18, Ohio State 10
No. 18 Virginia Tech 15, Louisville 14
No. 19 Dartmouth 18, Harvard 14
No. 20 Princeton 15, Delaware 6

Complete scoreboard