NCAA Lacrosse Championships

SI Staff | May 28, 2008

NCAA Lacrosse Championships /

NCAA Lacrosse Championships

Division I Championship

Stephen Keogh, a freshman from Toronto, netted two goals in the championship win, including Syracuse's first in the opening quarter on an unassisted effort. It was the ninth championship for Syracuse, and its first since 2004.

Division I Championship

In watching the top two programs in NCAA lacrosse history -- both for all-time wins and titles -- lacrosse fans saw cutthroat competition on Memorial Day.

Division I Championship

Though Hopkins managed to stay in the game, the Orange crush eventually overwhelmed the Blue Jays with four unanswered goals in the second half.

Division I Championship

Kenny Nims, a junior attack from Watertown, N.Y., made a splash in the title game with two goals.

Division I Championship

Junior attack Dan Hardy -- who battled past a physical Hopkins defense -- carried a hat trick on his stick.

Division I Championship

Syracuse topped Johns Hopkins 13-10 in the national championship game, but not without a fight from the Blue Jays.

Division I Championship

Paul Rabil (right) had a team-high six goals to keep the Blue Jays alive until the very end.

Division I Championship

Syracuse freshman goalie John Galloway had seven saves, only a year after playing in a high school state championship tournament.

Division I Championship

Mike Leveille (center) finished off the game with a goal and two assists and earned Most Outstanding Player honors.

Division I Semifinal, Virginia vs. Syracuse

Syracuse topped Virginia 12-11 in a double overtime thriller in the semifinals.

Division I Semifinal, Duke vs. Johns Hopkins

In one of the biggest upsets in recent memory, top-seed Duke fell 10-9 to fifth-seed Johns Hopkins in a semifinal game.

Division II Championship

New York Institute of Technology took the Division II title, beating Le Moyne 16-11 behind Keith Henderson's five goals.

Division II Championship

NYIT won its third championship in six years and prevented Le Moyne from winning its third championship in a row.

Division III Championship

Salisbury's 19-13 victory over Cortland (N.Y.) State for the Division III title marked the Sea Gulls' 45th straight win.

Division III Championship

It was the Sea Gulls' eighth overall championship and fifth in six seasons.

Published May 28, 2008

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