
After a whirlwind weekend that started on Thursday and finished with a D-I champion crowned on Monday, it's about time to leave Gillette Stadium. Congratulations go out to Syracuse (D-I), C.W. Post (D-II) and Cortland State (D-III) for their 2009 national championships. Now that the action's over, take a look at some of our favorite pieces from the five days to relive the NCAA's second-largest event this year (some 100,000 fans bought tickets to the games at Gillette this weekend, behind only the Men's D-I Basketball Tournament at Ford Field) now that it's in the books. And for more, just browse around the blog. Thanks for being with us and we'll see you next year at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. In the meantime, keep up with us on twitter at http://Twitter.com/NCAALax09.
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Team Interviews: Gettysburg | Cortland StateFeatures: Upstate Pride | Gettysburg: Taking In The BulletsNCAA.com Interactive Bracket The Cortland State Red Dragons are the champions of Division III with a 9-7 win over Gettysburg. Behind 4-2 after the first quarter, the 2006 champs (and 2007/2008 runners-up) went on a tear, holding Gettysburg scoreless for two full quarters and 38:03 total minutes. With the win, the possible Upstate New York Sweep is one-third complete. Brandon Misiaszek led the way for Cortland offensively, netting a career-high five goals, followed by Brian Krol with two. Both goalies shined, with Gettysburg's Zach Furshman making 12 saves and Cortland State's Matt Hipenbecker making 10. The championship is Cortland State's second all-time. End of 4th Quarter:Cortland State 9, Gettysburg 7 Gettysburg charged late, but it was not enough, as the Red Dragons finally broke through after two years of frustration. End of 3rd Quarter:Cortland State 9, Gettysburg 4It's become the Brandon Misiaszek show for Cortland State -- with five goals, three in the third quarter, he's now at a career high. Gettysburg, on the other hand, hasn't scored since the first quarter, with Cortland State rattling off a 7-0 run. Today's the first time in Cortland's last four title appearances that the Dragons have led after the first three quarters. End of 1st Half: Cortland State 4, Gettysburg 4
Two unanswered goals by Cortland State in the second quarter -- and a 9-2 edge in shots -- have this one tied up. End of 1st Quarter: Gettysburg 4, Cortland State 2Kyle McGrath has two goals so far for the Bullets, who are out-shooting the Dragons, 12-7. The rest of the game is pretty tight, with the ground balls equal and Cortland taking a 4-3 edge in face-offs.
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From the guys that brought you the internet phenomenon 90% of Lacrosse is in the Flow (click on the link for the full explanation of the secret weapon that's brought Gettysburg so much success this year, and here for the Facebook page), the very same Gettysburg Bullets who are out for the program's first-ever lacrosse title and the school's first-ever title in a men's sport, we bring you...notes. Lots of them. It makes sense that a team with all that on the line (and, of course, the secret weapon) should have collected as many stories as it has en route to its first national championship appearance since 2002, when it fell to Middlebury. So, refresh yourself on the Bullets before they take on Cortland State at noon on Sunday at Gillette. The game's airing live on CBS College Sports and can be followed live on our interactive bracket!
- En route to the championship game, two Bullets had to stomp on
brothers. Goalie Zach Furshman downed his brother, Greg, a midfielder
for Stevenson, in the national semifinals. A game earlier, midfielder
Andrew Ryan saw his brother, Cy, go down with Denison in the national
quarters.
- Staying on the family note, midfielder Rob Triplett's grandfather,
William Triplett, played on the Johns Hopkins team that played in a
demonstration game against the Canadian all-stars in the 1932 Los
Angeles Summer Olympics.
- More on grandfathers: Goalie John Gilfillan's grandfather, Charles
Gilfillan, was an All-American at Duke and is now in the Lacrosse Hall
of Fame. Sophomore Tommy Barnett's grandfather is Dick Vermeil; his
cousing, Jack, plays for Gettysburg rival Washington College.
- Head coach Hank Janczyk is second all-time in NCAA men's lacrosse coaching victories, behind Salisbury's Jim Berkman.
- Midfielder Tommy Kehoe was named D-III Player of the Year, the first in program history for Gettysburg.
- Finally, the Bullets' athletic director, David Wright, is a Cortland grad
- Many thanks to Gettysburg SID Braden Snyder for the help on this one.
All five of Friday's videos are now live, including the long-awaited public release of Gettysburg lacrosse: The Secret Of the Flow. Others include our interviews with the four Tewaaraton Trophy finalists taking the field Saturday, Le Moyne and Cortland (and Syracuse) representing upstate New York, and more. Check them out at http://www.ncaa.com/ot/mlax.html! And for more on the theory of how 90% of Lacrosse is in the Flow, gaining wide acceptance day by day, there intellectual epicenter is at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2226960697.
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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