Monday, May 19, 2008

Syracuse junior midfielder Dan Hardy scored three goals and added an assist to lead the third-seeded Orange past sixth-seeded Notre Dame, 11-9, yesterday in Ithaca, N.Y.

Syracuse rallied from three one-goal deficits, and outscored the Irish, 4-1, in the fourth period.

The Orange (14-2) will face second-seeded Virginia (14-3) in the Final Four at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday. Notre Dame ended its season at 14-3.

· DUKE 21, OHIO STATE 10: The top-seeded Blue Devils advanced to the Final Four with a rout of the Buckeyes in Ithaca.

Senior attackman Zack Greer scored six goals and tallied a career-high 11 points as the Blue Devils (18-1) won their 10th consecutive game.

Ohio State (11-6) scored the game's first goal, then allowed nine straight and trailed 9-1 after the first period. Duke will play fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins (10-5), which beat the Blue Devils in last year's national championship, on Saturday in Foxborough.

-- From Staff Reports