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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.

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.

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.

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.

Ending bittersweet for Loyola's Charley Toomey, Maryland's John Tillman

By Edward Lee — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT

Greyhounds' win in Monday's championship final gives Toomey the spoils, but he feels for one of his best friends

Both Charley Toomey and John Tillman knew that one would be ecstatic and the other would be disappointed over the outcome of Monday’s NCAA tournament final between No. 1 seed Loyola and Maryland at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

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.

Maryland's Jesse Bernhardt diagnosed with concussion

By Edward Lee — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:38:00 EDT

Junior long-stick midfielder suffered injury early in fourth quarter and didn't return, but was walking around after Monday's loss to Loyola

Junior long-stick midfielder Jesse Bernhardt was conscious and walking around the field level of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., after briefly losing consciousness in the fourth quarter of Maryland’s 9-3 loss to Loyola in Monday’s NCAA tournament final.

Postscript from SUNY-Cortland vs. Salisbury

By Edward Lee — Mon, 28 May 2012 11:05:00 EDT

Reserve attackman Lantz Carter steps up in biggest stage for 10-time champion Sea Gulls

Salisbury’s run to Sunday’s 14-10 victory over SUNY-Cortland in the NCAA tournament final at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., and the program’s 10th national championship was fueled by senior midfielder Sam Bradman’s six-goal, one-assist display and senior attackman Matt Cannone’s two-goal, three-assist effort.

Maryland vs. Loyola: Three things to watch

By Edward Lee — Mon, 28 May 2012 09:00:00 EDT

Factors include Maryland's production from the midfield, Loyola's snipers in Eric Lusby and Mike Sawyer and the Terps' Drew Snider vs. the Greyhounds' Lusby

Maryland has dominated its in-state rival, winning 19 of 20 contests since 1940. The Terps and Loyola last met on May 23, 1998 when Maryland, a No. 5 seed at the time, upset the No. 1 seed Greyhounds, 19-8, in an NCAA tournament semifinal. The Terps (12-5) are seeking their third national championship, but their first since 1975. They’ve lost in six consecutive finals appearances, including last year when they dropped a 9-7 decision to Virginia. Loyola, top-seeded again, is looking for the program’s first NCAA crown and is making its second finals appearance after losing to Syracuse, 21-9, in 1990. Here are a few factors that could play a role in the outcome of this NCAA tournament final at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Monday afternoon.

Loyola's Charley Toomey has no regrets about clock-killing strategy

By Edward Lee — Mon, 28 May 2012 07:30:00 EDT

Greyhounds coach indicates he would call for same if team is nursing late lead vs. Maryland in Monday's final

For the second game in a row, Loyola went to a strategy of holding the ball and killing the clock, and for the second game in a row, the top-seeded Greyhounds had trouble with carrying out the plan.