Results tagged “Foxborough” from 2009 Men's Lacrosse Championships Blog

DIVISION I NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 2 seed Syracuse (15-2) vs. No. 5 seed Cornell (13-3)
Monday, 1 p.m. | Gillette Stadium | ESPNHD/ESPN360.com

NCAA.com Interactive Bracket

After four days in Foxborough, the action wraps up with the highest prize in college lacrosse being awarded on Memorial Day. As you prep yourself for face-off, use this hub for all your championship-day needs, with links to all of the footage, features and more that we've brought you all weekend. And stay tuned for more as the day goes on, including a feature on the 25th Anniversary Team!

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Cornell comes into Monday after pulling off one of the biggest wins in program history, downing No. 1 seed Virginia, 15-6. Led by a defense that's held its last two opponents to 10 total goals and an offense that caught fire against UVA, the Big Red's riding high. Syracuse, the defending national champs dismantled Duke, 17-7, in Saturday's national semifinals. Led by a contingent of seniors who have seen the program go from 'the lowest of lows' to new heights, the Orange have been electric all year long.

Video:
- Tewaaraton Quartet (Max Seibald)
- Band on the Run: The Big Red Pep Band
- Saturday Overview/Cornell Presser
- Cornell Sunday Press Conference

Features:
- A Big Heart On The Big Red
- The X-Factors


Notes & Quotes:
- Cornell/Virginia
- Syracuse/Cornell (Sunday)

Video:
- Tewaaraton Quartet (Matt Abbott)
- Saturday Overview/'Cuse Presser
- 'Cuse Sunday Press Conference


Features:

- Pride of the Orange
- Bringing a Game Back Home
- Kenny Nims Profile (2008 piece)

Notes & Quotes:
- Syracuse/Duke
- Syracuse/Cornell (Sunday)

For every video shot during the weekend (now at 14 and counting), go to http://www.ncaa.com/ot/mlax.html. For more from the Tournament, check out ncaa.com.
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Last year, Gretchen Meltzer's team underestimated things. Badly, Meltzer, the direct of catering at Gillette Stadium, said.

In 2008, in the first year that the Men's Lacrosse Championships took place at Gillette - the first time that any lacrosse game at all took place at Gillette, home of the New England Patriots - the caterers planned for about 240 people at the welcome banquet, she said. There were a little under 200 people eating.

"They ate us out of house and home last year," Meltzer said with a laugh. "You watch five plates go by, and then they come back for more."

This year, roughly the same amount of people showed up to the banquet. The caterers planned for 400.

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Just a few hours from now, we'll be at Media Day at the Lacrosse Championships at Gillette Field, where all eight teams -- players, coaches, SID's, pets -- will be on the field, ready to tell their stories, at least when they're not staring up in awe at the Gillette stands. It's a great time. Here, Ryan -- our intrepid video guy -- and I are going to be shooting a ton of features, gathering lots of stories for the blog and, with any luck, eating some cheddar Goldfish in the press room.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kevin Scheitrum
The lacrosse editor for NCAA.com, Kevin is covering his second Championship Weekend at Gillette Stadium. A lot has changed since last year for the native Pennsylvanian and BU grad: The Phillies won the World Series, BU won the Men's D-I Hockey national title and he discovered half-priced sushi.

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