With the NCAA lacrosse quarterfinals set after a mostly chalky weekend, the game times for doubleheaders at Hofstra and Foxborough are finalized as well.
SATURDAY, Hofstra
SEE RELATED:(2) Cornell vs. (7) Virginia, noon
(3) Johns Hopkins vs. (6) Denver, 2:30
SUNDAY, Foxborough
(1) Syracuse vs. Maryland, noon
(4) Notre Dame vs. Duke, 2:30
A few notes …
* Five of last year’s quarterfinalists have reached that stage again.
* Syracuse and Johns Hopkins last made the quarterfinals in 2009.
* Denver is in the quarterfinals for the first time.
* The coaches who have won the last 15 national titles (and 17 of the last 19) are accounted for in the quarterfinals.
* More of a career postseason breakdown of the eight remaining coaches in the field:
| Coach, School |
W-L (Pct.) |
NCAAs |
Titles |
R-U |
FFs |
| Dom Starsia, UVa |
32-19 (.627) |
23 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| Bill Tierney, DU |
31-13 (.705) |
20 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| John Desko, SU |
28-6 (.824) |
12 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Dave Pietramala, JHU |
20-9 (.690) |
12 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| John Danowski, DU |
16-11 (.593) |
13 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin Corrigan, ND |
9-15 (.375) |
16 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben DeLuca, CU |
1-0 (1.000) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Tillman, Md. |
1-0 (1.000) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Denver-Hopkins quarterfinal will feature a tournament-record 51 postseason victories between the two coaches entering the game. The previous highs were 48 in the 2008 Virginia-Syracuse semifinal (Starsia 27, Desko 21) and 47 in the 1998 Syracuse-Princeton semifinal (Roy Simmons Jr. 31, Tierney 16).
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