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Syracuse and Notre Dame, the two BIG EAST men’s lacrosse teams selected to compete in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship and the top two seeds, will compete in the quarterfinals this weekend.

Syracuse (14-3) overcame an early 4-0 deficit and defeated Northeast Conference champion Bryant (8-11) 12-7 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on May 12 at the Carrier Dome.

No. 2 seed Notre Dame outscored Detroit 6-0 in the fourth quarter to capture a 9-7 victory in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship on May 11 at Arlotta Stadium.

Syracuse and Notre Dame, the two BIG EAST men’s lacrosse teams selected to compete in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship, will begin competition this weekend as the top two seeds.

Two BIG EAST men’s lacrosse teams were selected to compete in the 2013 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship as the top two seeds when the 16-team field was announced on Sunday, May 5. Syracuse (13-3) earned the league’s automatic bid with a 13-9 win against Villanova in the BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship on May 4, while Notre Dame (10-4) was given an at-large bid.

The Orange's Kevin Rice is named Championship's Most Outstanding Player as Syracuse takes second postseason title in a row.

Villanova and Syracuse will play for the BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship title on May 4 at Villanova Stadium at 12 p.m. ET on ESPNU.

The Wildcats will face Syracuse for BIG EAST Title Saturday (Noon, ESPNU)

Syracuse is ranked No. 3 in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse national poll and No. 5 in the USILA poll, while Notre Dame is ranked No. 5/6.

VILLANOVA, PA ­– Rutgers, St. John’s, Syracuse and Villanova shared the BIG EAST men’s lacrosse regular season individual awards, as major award winners and all-conference teams were announced on Wednesday evening at the 2013 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship banquet, held at the Philadelphia Marriott West.

Eight BIG EAST men’s lacrosse players were honored on the USILA All-America Teams, released by the organization on May 24. In addition, six BIG EAST student-athletes were chosen to compete in the USILA/LAXWORLD 2012 North-South Classic, which was played on May 25 at Harvard Stadium.

Notre Dame men’s lacrosse fell to top-seeded Loyola (Md.), 7-5 in the semifinals of the NCAA Championship on Saturday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.

The Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team will play Loyola at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 26 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

No. 4 Notre Dame topped No. 5 and defending national champion Virginia 12-10 on Sunday afternoon in the NCAA quarterfinals at PPL Park.

No. 4 seed Notre Dame used nine different goal scorers in a 13-7 victory over Yale on Sunday evening at Arlotta Stadium in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship.

After Syracuse erased a four-goal second quarter deficit to tie the score at five, No. 3 Duke answered with five of the next six goals to eliminate the SU men’s lacrosse team in the opening round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, 12-9 on Saturday at Koskinen Stadium.

Two BIG EAST men’s lacrosse teams will compete in the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship as Syracuse earned the league’s automatic berth and Notre Dame was an at-large selection. The Fighting Irish earned a No. 4 seed and will host Yale in the first round. Syracuse will play at No. 3 seed Duke.

No. 3 seed Syracuse defeated No. 4 seed St. John’s 12-4 in the championship game on May 5.

No. 3 seed Syracuse will play No. 4 seed St. John’s in the BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse final at Villanova Stadium on May 5 at 12 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.

No. 3 seed Syracuse used a 6-0 run to defeat No. 2 seed Villanova 15-6 at the BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse semifinal in front of a crowd of 3,415 at Villanova Stadium on Thursday evening.