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Duke (16-5) used a 12-1 run in the middle of the game to overcome a 6-1 deficit and win the 2013 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship with a 16-10 victory over top-seeded Syracuse (16-4) Monday, May 27 at Lincoln Financial Field.

No. 1 seed Syracuse (16-3) will be looking to win its third national championship in the last six years on Monday, May 27 when the Orange faces No. 7 seed Duke (15-5) in the NCAA title game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Junior Derek Maltz picked up a rebound in front of the Denver cage and scored with 19.2 seconds left to propel No. 1 seed Syracuse (16-3) to 9-8 victory against the fourth-seeded Pioneers (14-5) in the NCAA semifinals Saturday, May 25 at Lincoln Financial Field. Maltz's goal capped a furious rally that saw the Orange tally five of the game's last six goals to overcome a 7-4 deficit entering the fourth quarter.

No. 1 seed Syracuse (15-3) will play No. 4 seed Denver in the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship semifinals at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., on Saturday, May 25 at 5 p.m. ET.

Seventh-seeded Duke scored the final three goals of the game to take a 12-11 decision over No. 2 seed Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Sunday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Top seed Syracuse (15-3) scored three goals in the final 3 minutes and four seconds to rally for a 7-6 NCAA Championship quarterfinal victory against Yale (12-5) at Maryland's Byrd Stadium on May 18. The Orange advance to their 27th NCAA Final Four next weekend at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

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.

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.