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No. 3 Syracuse rallies to beat No. 2 Virginia in 2OT
02/06/2012 - Mike Leveille's fifth goal of the afternoon sealed third-seeded Syracuse's thrilling come-from-behind 12-11 double-overtime win against Virginia. - Shop No. 3 Syracuse rallies to beat No. 2 Virginia in 2OT in your favorite colors and style for men, women, kids and infant baby toddler.

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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