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The 2013 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship will begin on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. ET. In the first semifinal, No. 2 seed Syracuse will take on No. 3 seed Notre Dame on ESPNU. Following that game, No. 1 seed Villanova will face off against No. 4 seed Georgetown on ESPN3. The championship will be held at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pa.

Villanova's Jack Rice earned BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and Syracuse's Brian Megill earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week in the final week of the men's lacrosse regular season. Both players' performances helped their respective teams clinch a share of the BIG EAST regular-season title and the top two seeds heading into the BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Championship on May 2 and 4.

The 2013 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship field has been set, with Georgetown, Notre Dame, Syracuse and Villanova competing for the title. The championship will be held at Villanova Stadium in Villanova, Pa. on May 2 and 4. In the first semifinal, played at 4:30 p.m. ET, No. 2 seed Syracuse will take on No. 3 seed Notre Dame on ESPNU. Following that game, No. 1 seed Villanova will face off against No. 4 seed Georgetown on ESPN3.

Notre Dame's John Scioscia earned BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Syracuse's Matt Harris took the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week award.

BIG EAST men's lacrosse gears up for action on April 20.

Syracuse's Luke Cometti earned BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Villanova's Thomas Croonquist was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.

Former Syracuse goalkeeper John Galloway embarks on a new journey, as assistant coach for Providence College.

As two BIG EAST teams took on top-10 teams, No. 7/8 Syracuse defeated No. 2/2 Cornell, while Rutgers lost to No. 9/10 Princeton.

Syracuse's Henry Schoonmaker was named the BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week, while Villanova's John LoCascio earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Notre Dame junior attackman John Scioscia tallied six goals and one assist to lead the Irish to a 17-5 win against Marquette on Tuesday at Loyola Academy.

Kevin Cernuto of St. John's was named the BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week, while Syracuse's David Hamlin picked up BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors.

The inaugural men's lacrosse championship is this week and four teams are vying for the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

Jim Siedliski, BIG EAST’s Associate Commissioner for Sport Administration, gives a behind the scenes look at the men's lacrosse championship in part one of a two part interview

Cunningham, Kemp and Megill announced as Tewaaraton nominees.

Rutgers swept the BIG EAST Player of the Week awards as redshirt-sophomore Scott Klimchak was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and sophomore Steven Lusby earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.

Notre Dame clinches regular-season title and No. 1 seed in the BIG EAST Championship.

Villanova’s Matt Bell and Notre Dame’s John Kemp Collect Weekly Awards.

Notre Dame's John Kemp named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for the third time; Providence's Jake Nolan earns first BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week honor.

On Saturday, April 30, No. 4/4 Syracuse will host No. 1/1 Notre Dame at the Carrier Dome in a game that will award at least a share of the BIG EAST Championship. The contest between the BIG EAST’s two undefeated teams will be televised on ESPNU at 7:00 p.m.

Notre Dame’s Sean Rogers tabbed as BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week; Georgetown’s Matt Winter takes home BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.