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Shop Authentic No. 3 Syracuse rallies to beat No. 2 Virginia in 2OT:
FOXBORO, Mass -- Senior attackman Mike Leveille's (Delmar, N.Y.) fifth
goal of the afternoon sealed third-seeded Syracuse's (15-2) thrilling
come-from-behind 12-11 double-overtime win against second-seeded
Virginia (14-4) in the NCAA semifinal round on Saturday in front of
48,224 fans at Gillette Stadium. Leveille powered the Orange rally in
matching a career best with seven points on five goals and two assists.
The win propels Syracuse to its 15th national title tilt in program
history.
Leveille
extends his consecutive point streak to 56 games, the second longest
nationally and the fourth longest in the Syracuse record books. He
continues to climb the Orange career charts, listing ninth in goals
(131), and tied for 12th in assists (81) and points (212).
Junior
midfielder Matt Abbott (Syracuse, N.Y.) fueled the comeback with his
first career hat trick, scoring all three goals in the second half. His
first score of the contest, at the 7:01 mark of the third quarter,
keyed an 8-2 Syracuse run to end regulation and force overtime.
The
Orange scored five of the game's seven fourth-quarter goals, rallying
from a 9-6 deficit at the onset of the period and a 6-3 disadvantage at
the intermission. The win improves Syracuse's record to a flawless 4-0
when trailing after two periods.
After a Virginia goal at the
14:15 mark of the fourth stanza, Syracuse registered five of the next
six goals in the final 12:30, beginning with Leveille's third score of
the game. Abbott's third and final marker, at the 11:05 mark, trimmed
the Virginia advantage to 10-8. The Cavaliers scored their eventual
last goal of the contest with 7:52 on the clock, pushing its edge to
11-8.
Junior midfielder Greg Niewieroski (Watertown, N.Y.)
ignited the Orange's decisive run with his lone goal of the game at the
6:15 mark. Junior midfielder Dan Hardy (Tully, N.Y.) recorded his
second assist in as many goals after finding senior Brendan Loftus
(Watertown, N.Y.) for an extra-man tally just 14 seconds later at 6:01,
narrowing the count to one goal at 11-10.
Leveille buried the
game's equalizer at the 3:00 mark off a carom in front of the Virginia
cage. Syracuse has its chances to win in regulation, but Cavaliers
netminder Bud Petit closed the door on a Niewieroski chance with 10
seconds remaining. Petit finished with 16 saves.
Syracuse's
momentum carried into the first overtime. However, a left-hand attempt
from midfielder Steven Brooks (Libertyville, Ill.) was stopped and
rookie Jovan Miller's three-quarter field streak was stifled on the
doorstep. Niewieroski's rebound attempt was whistled dead.
Freshman
goalkeeper John Galloway (Syracuse, N.Y.) claimed two critical saves in
the final 2:30 of the first overtime, stopping Garrett Billing's try at
the 2:27 mark and Danny Glading's last-second attempt as time expired.
Glading's chance with 52 seconds remaining kicked off the pipe.
Galloway, who totaled eight saves, becomes the first true freshman
netminder in NCAA history to record 15 wins in one season.
After
a 30-second pushing penalty was assessed to Hardy at the 3:04 mark of
the second overtime, Rubeor struck the post with 2:29 remaining,
setting the stage for Leveille's dramatics.
The Orange's extra
session offensive opportunities were created by senior faceoff
specialist Danny Brennan (Farmingdale, N.Y.), who won both draws in the
overtime periods and 19-of-27 for the game. His team-best nine
groundballs led Syracuse's 44-25 advantage.
After Virginia's
Shamel Bratton found the back of the cage at the 11:24 mark of the
first quarter, the Orange answered with back-to-back scores within a
one-minute span to secure its only lead of the half, 2-1. Leveille
tickled the twine with 9:20 remaining on an unassisted tally before
Loftus struck 57 ticks following with a left-hand attempt down the left
alley.
The Cavaliers responded with five unanswered goals and
grabbed a commanding 6-2 cushion. Virginia took advantage of three
Syracuse penalties, scoring a man-up goal at the 10:21 mark of the
second frame. Entering the semifinal round, the Wahoos boasted the
nation's top-ranked extra-man unit (.516).
Junior Kenny Nims
(Watertown, N.Y.) ended the Orange's scoring stalemate that lasted
nearly 23 minutes with his 32nd goal of the season with 51 seconds
remaining before the intermission. The junior took a feed from Leveille
from five-yards out before beating Petit with a low shot. Syracuse
trailed at halftime, 6-3, for just the fourth time this season and the
first since March 15.
Glading paced the Cavaliers with four
points on three goals and one assist. Billings added two scores as the
Virginia attack boasted at least eight players with at least one goal.
Defenseman Matt Kelly collected a team-high seven groundballs.
The
Syracuse win evens the all-time series against the Cavaliers at 12 wins
apiece. Additionally, the Orange knotted the count at three wins each
in the NCAA semifinal round, dating back to a 12-10 loss against
Virginia in 1986. Head coach John Desko improves his postseason record
to 22-5, ranking first all-time in winning percentage (.815) and third
in wins.
The Orange has won nine national championships, the first coming in 1983. Syracuse last hoisted the hardware in 2004.
The
Orange advances to the national title game and will play the winner of
top-seeded Duke and fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins. The Blue Devils and
Blue Jays are slated to begin at 3:00 p.m. at Gillette Stadium.
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FOXBOROUGH,
MASS - Mike Leveille's fifth goal of the game with 1:43 remaining in
the second overtime period lifted Syracuse to a 12-11 win over Virginia
this afternoon in the first semifinal game of the NCAA Men's Lacrosse
Tournament.
Leveille's goal capped a remarkable comeback by the
Orange, who rallied from a 5-goal second half deficit to advance to
Monday's final against the winner of the second semifinal contest
between Duke and Johns Hopkins. Syracuse's win ended a 5-game series
winning streak by the Cavaliers and knotted the all-time series at 12
wins apiece. Syracuse improves to 15-2 overall this season, while
Virginia concludes its season with a 14-4 record. Danny Glading led the
Cavaliers with three goals and one assist, the second time in three
playoff games he was the team's leading scorer.
Virginia erased
an early 3-2 Syracuse lead with five consecutive goals over nearly 14
minutes spanning the first and second quarters. Will Barrow tied the
score at two with a marvelous coast-to-coast run that culminated with
his seventh goal of the season with 6:52 remaining in the first
quarter. Max Pomper followed a short time later to give the Cavaliers a
3-2 lead.
Glading and Brian Carroll opened the second quarter
with quick goals and Garrett Billings pushed the Cavalier lead to 6-2
with 8:02 left in the first half. Syracuse's Kenny Nims scored in the
final minute of the first half as Virginia took a 6-3 lead to the
locker room at the break.
Virginia's lead grew to 8-3 midway
through the third quarter behind goals from Glading and Rhamel Bratton.
Matt Abbott scored the first of his three goals midway through the
third quarter, and the Orange outscored the Cavaliers 3-1 to close the
quarter. Billings scored his second of the game with 45 seconds elapsed
in the fourth quarter as the Cavaliers maintained a 10-6 lead.
Leveille
and Abbott scored back-to-back goals to cut UVa's lead to 10-8 with 11
minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Glading notched his third of
the afternoon with 7:52 to go in regulation, but it was to be the
Cavaliers' final goal of the contest. Greg Niewieroski and Brendan
Loftus scored 14 seconds apart as Syracuse cut the Cavaliers' lead to
one goal, the closest since early in the first quarter. Leveille forced
overtime with three minutes remaining in regulation.
Bud Petit
recorded two of his 16 saves in the first overtime period to highlight
a tremendous performance in his final collegiate appearance. Glading
had a chance to win for the Cavaliers in the first overtime period but
his shot with 52 seconds left hit the post.
In the second
overtime period, Ben Rubeor's bid for the winner hit the corner of the
post with 2:29 remaining with Syracuse backing up to gain possession.
Following a Syracuse timeout, Petit made a save on a shot by Loftus,
with Syracuse maintaining possession. Leveille scored the winner with a
low shot that got past Petit from eight yards away.
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Score by Period 1 2 3 4 OT O2 Tot
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Virginia............ 3 3 3 2 0 0 - 11
Syracuse............ 2 1 3 5 0 1 - 12
Attendance:
Virginia SCORING:
GOALS: Danny Glading 3; Garrett Billings 2; Brian Carroll 1; Peter Lamade 1;
Rhamel Bratton 1; Will Barrow 1; Shamel Bratton 1; Max Pomper 1.
ASSISTS: Brian Carroll 1; Danny Glading 1; Ben Rubeor 1; Mike Thompson 1.
Syracuse SCORING:
GOALS: LEVEILLE, Mike 5; ABBOTT, Matt 3; LOFTUS, Brendan 2; NIMS, Kenny 1;
NIEWIEROSKI, Greg 1.
ASSISTS: HARDY, Dan 2; LEVEILLE, Mike 2; KEOGH, Stephen 1.
SHOTS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT O2 Tot
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Virginia............ 4 13 8 5 4 1 - 35
Syracuse............ 14 6 8 14 3 2 - 47
GROUND BALLS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 OT O2 Tot
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Virginia............ 7 2 5 7 3 1 - 25
Syracuse............ 14 4 9 13 3 1 - 44
FACE-OFFS BY PRD 1 2 3 4 OT O2 Total
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Virginia............ 1-6 3-4 2-7 2-8 0-1 0-1 - 8-27
Syracuse............ 5-6 1-4 5-7 6-8 1-1 1-1 - 19-27
CLEARS BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT O2 Total
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Virginia............ 4-5 4-4 3-3 3-3 3-3 0-0 - 17-18
Syracuse............ 4-4 2-3 2-3 5-5 1-1 1-1 - 15-17
EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 OT O2 Total
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Virginia............ 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 - 1-5
Syracuse............ 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 - 2-3
SAVES BY PERIOD 1 2 3 4 OT O2 Tot
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Virginia............ 5 2 2 4 2 1 - 16
Syracuse............ 1 4 2 0 2 0 - 9
PENALTIES - Virginia 3/2:30; Syracuse 6/4:00.
SCORING SUMMARY:
Prd Time Team Type Goal Scorer Assists H-V
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1. 1st 11:24 UVA EVEN Shamel Bratton (14)..... Unassisted........... 0-1
2. 9:20 SU EVEN LEVEILLE, Mike (44)..... Unassisted........... 1-1
3. 8:23 SU EVEN LOFTUS, Brendan (18).... Unassisted........... 2-1
4. 6:52 UVA EVEN Will Barrow (7)......... Unassisted........... 2-2
5. 4:18 UVA EVEN Max Pomper (3).......... Mike Thompson (3).... 2-3
6. 2nd 11:31 UVA EVEN Danny Glading (28)...... Unassisted........... 2-4
7. 10:21 UVA UP Brian Carroll (28)...... Danny Glading (35)... 2-5
8. 8:02 UVA EVEN Garrett Billings (35)... Unassisted........... 2-6
9. 0:51 SU EVEN NIMS, Kenny (32)........ LEVEILLE, Mike (31).. 3-6
10. 3rd 12:36 UVA EVEN Danny Glading (29)...... Brian Carroll (9).... 3-7
11. 9:06 UVA EVEN Rhamel Bratton (15)..... Unassisted........... 3-8
12. 7:01 SU EVEN ABBOTT, Matt (11)....... LEVEILLE, Mike (31).. 4-8
13. 6:16 UVA EVEN Peter Lamade (8)........ Unassisted........... 4-9
14. 5:02 SU EVEN LEVEILLE, Mike (45)..... Unassisted........... 5-9
15. 1:14 SU EVEN ABBOTT, Matt (12)....... Unassisted........... 6-9
16. 4th 14:15 UVA EVEN Garrett Billings (36)... Unassisted........... 6-10
17. 12:28 SU UP LEVEILLE, Mike (46)..... KEOGH, Stephen (2)... 7-10
18. 11:05 SU EVEN ABBOTT, Matt (13)....... Unassisted........... 8-10
19. 7:52 UVA EVEN Danny Glading (30)...... Ben Rubeor (14)...... 8-11
20. 6:15 SU EVEN NIEWIEROSKI, Greg (23).. HARDY, Dan (14)...... 9-11
21. 6:01 SU UP LOFTUS, Brendan (19).... HARDY, Dan (15)...... 10-11
22. 3:00 SU EVEN LEVEILLE, Mike (47)..... Unassisted........... 11-11
23. OT2 1:43 SU EVEN LEVEILLE, Mike (48)..... Unassisted........... 12-11
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