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Maryland's Katie Schwarzmann, Colgate's Peter Baum win Tewaaraton Awards

By Katherine Dunn and Edward Lee — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:45:00 EDT

Despite falling short of titles, high-scoring players named the nation's best in college lacrosse

Katie Schwarzmann became the third Maryland woman to win the Tewaaraton Award when she and Colgate’s Peter Baum were named the best players in college lacrosse Thursday night at the 12th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.

Alarming attendance figures for championship weekend could prompt changes

By Edward Lee — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT

Attendance for three-day event at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., lowest since championship weekend moved to professional stadiums in 2003

Loyola’s 9-3 victory over Maryland in Monday’s NCAA tournament final may have been entertaining for fans in this state, but attendance figures for the entire Memorial Day weekend suggested otherwise.

Lacrosse title caps riveting year for Loyola athletics

Kevin Cowherd — Tue, 29 May 2012 21:56:12 EDT

Greyhounds thrust the tiny Catholic school into national spotlight

Go ahead, tell me who's had a better year around here than the Loyola Greyhounds.

Salisbury's 2012 squad joins elite group

By Edward Lee — Thu, 31 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT

Team is seventh under coach Jim Berkman to complete season with perfect record and national championship

Sunday’s 14-10 victory over SUNY-Cortland in the NCAA tournament final capped a perfect 23-0 campaign for Salisbury, which captured its 10th national championship and joined Hobart as the only Division III programs to claim double-digit NCAA crowns.

Maryland looking to rebound from back-to-back title-game losses

By Edward Lee — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT

Terps disappointed, but not discouraged by setbacks to Virginia in 2011 and Loyola in 2012

No one would equate Maryland with the Buffalo Bills, who own the dubious distinction of having lost in four consecutive Super Bowls. But the heartache was visible on the faces of senior attackman Joe Cummings and senior midfielder Drew Snider after the Terps fell, 9-3, to No. 1 seed Loyola in Monday’s NCAA tournament final at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Tenth national title caps 'interesting' year for Jim Berkman, Salisbury

By Edward Lee — Wed, 30 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT

Coach's heart attack in March didn't prevent Sea Gulls from ending season with perfect record and second straight NCAA crown

Winning national championships has become synonymous with Salisbury, but Sunday’s 14-10 victory over SUNY-Cortland in the NCAA tournament final might be the most poignant one for the players and coach Jim Berkman.

Digest: 8 Loyola, Maryland players on men's lacrosse All-Tournament team

Sports Digest — Wed, 30 May 2012 00:23:00 EDT

Et cetera

Loyola dominates Maryland to win first NCAA men's lacrosse championship

By Edward Lee — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:07:00 EDT

Severna Park grad Lusby scores four goals, breaks tournament record in Greyhounds' 9-3 win over Terps

Severna Park grad Lusby scores four goals, breaks tournament record in Greyhounds' 9-3 win over Terps

Postscript from Maryland vs. Loyola

By Edward Lee — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:00:00 EDT

Defensive effort helped carry top-seeded Greyhounds to their first national championship in men's lacrosse

In hindsight, it seems perfectly appropriate that four of the five Loyola players named to the 2012 All-Tournament team start on defense.

Mike Preston: Loyola's Eric Lusby saves best performance for last

Mike Preston — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:57:00 EDT

Greyhounds attackman sets tournament record for goals in win over Maryland

Sometime in the near future in the hallways of the Ridley Athletic Complex, Loyola needs to hang a portrait of attackman Eric Lusby with his elbows away from his body, arms extended and ready to shoot.