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College Lacrosse

Lacrosse roundup (May 4): Marquette men stun Denver, 10-8, in Big East semifinals

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Joe Seider of the Towson Tigers reacts after scoring in the second quarter during the game against O

Joe Seider of the Towson Tigers reacts after scoring in the second quarter during the game against Ohio State Buckeyes during the Semifinals Men's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium on May 27, 2017 in Foxborough, Mass. (Omar Rawlings / Getty Images)

John Wagner scored four goals and Marquette (7-7) pulled off a 10-8 upset of No. 2 Denver (11-3) in a Big East men's lacrosse semifinal in Providence, R.I., on Thursday night.

Marquette will face Providence in the championship game Saturday at 4:30 p.m.

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Tyler Pace and former Terp Connor Cannizzaro each scored three goals for Denver.

No. 5 Albany 19, Stony Brook 6: Kyle McClancy and Justin Reh each scored four goals to power the host Great Danes (14-2) over the Seawolves (7-8) in an America East Conference semifinal. Albany will face Binghamton in the championship game Saturday at noon.

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Providence 10, No. 15 Villanova 7: Ryan Schaffer scored three goals to lead the host Friars (10-6) over the Wildcats (9-6) in a Big East semifinal.

No. 16 Richmond 13, Furman 6: Teddy Hatfield had five goals and three assists to carry the host Spiders (12-3) over the Paladins (7-8) in a Southern Conference semifinal.

Richmond will face Air Force on Saturday at noon in the final.

Air Force 11, Jacksonville 8: Cameron Carter (Dulaney) scored two goals to lift the Falcons (12-5) over the Dolphins (3-12) in a Southern Conference semifinal in Richmond, Va.

Binghamton 9, UMBC 4: The Bearcats (11-4) scored five straight goals to break a tie at 2 in the first quarter to pull away from the Retrievers (6-8) in an America East semifinal in Albany, N.Y.

Women

No. 16 Denver 9, Georgetown 8: Caitlin Derry scored with 35 seconds left to lift the Pioneers (14-3) over the Hoyas (9-9) in a Big East semifinal at Villanova.

Taylor Gebhardt scored three goals for the Hoyas, who scored four of the first five goals in the second half to cut their deficit to 7-6.

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Kendra Lanuza scored two goals for the Pioneers. Denver will face No. 3 Florida in the championship game Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

No. 3 Florida 21, Temple 9: Mollie Stevens scored five goals to lead the Gators (16-2) over the Owls (13-5) in a Big East semifinal at Villanova.

Brenda McDermott scored five goals for Temple.

Florida set a Big East tournament record with 14 first-half goals.

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