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Coach Corrigan and the Fighting Irish are 9-0 on the season.

Notre Dame takes over the #1 slot this week, while Syracuse slides from first to fourth, following a loss to #3 Cornell and Tewaaraton Trophy favorite, Rob Pannell.

Hopkins continues their run to the top with an impressive OT comeback win over a very strong Maryland squad.  That game could have gone either way, and Maryland fell victim to some questionable referee calls and poor execution at the end of the game.  Either way, Hopkins is for real and getting stronger every week.  Maryland still only has one win over a ranked opponent this season, despite having an 8-3 record.

Duke looked dominant as they controlled Virginia, winning 13-11 (Duke has beaten Virginia in 10 of the last 11 meetings).  Shamel Bratton returned to the field after a team suspension, but never seemed to get things going.  Virginia’s leading scorer Steele Stanwick was sidelined with an injury, which certainly didn’t help things for the Wahoos.

Denver holds on to #6, riding a six-game win streak that included victories over Duke, Loyola, Air Force, and Ohio State.

USILA Men’s Division 1 Lacrosse Coaches’ Poll

Rob Pannell had 6 points in Cornell's 11-6 win over Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The No. 5 Big Red men’s lacrosse team downed No. 1 Syracuse, handing the previously unbeaten Orange an 11-6 loss this evening in the Carrier Dome. The win, Cornell’s first over a No. 1 team since 2009, snapped a four-game losing streak to Syracuse and improved the Big Red to 9-2 on the season. The Big Red raced out to a 6-1 lead in the early moments of the second quarter and then kept a four-goal cushion for all but a span of 1:21 of the remaining 44:47 of the contest.

Rob Pannell led the way for the Cornell offense with three goals and three assists, but it was the defense that put on a truly impressive show, causing 14 of Syracuse’s 20 turnovers and holding its top two offensive threats, Stephen Keogh and JoJo Marasco to just one combined assist. Thomas Keith and Jason Noble had four caused turnovers apiece, while Mike Bronzino forced three turnovers. Noble also led the team with seven ground balls and Bronzino scooped up five. The defense was ably backed by sophomore goalie AJ Fiore, who made eight saves.
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Syracuse owns first place for the sixth straight week, although they continue win by small margins over tough opponents.

Notre Dame stays in the second spot, after an unimpressive victory over Georgetown.

Hopkins continues to grow stronger as their defense is now clicking mid-season.

Maryland moved up three spots to fourth place, while Cornell grabs the fifth spot with a tight win over Harvard.

Denver has proved they’re for real and is now in sixth.

Men’s D1 Lacrosse USILA Coaches Poll as of 4/11/2011:

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Steele Stanwick’s goal with 46 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers (8-3, 1-1 ACC) over the No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels (7-4, 1-2 ACC) on Saturday, 11-10, inside Klöckner Stadium. The triumph halted a two-game Virginia losing streak, a regular season first for the Cavaliers since 2004.

With the victory, Virginia head coach Dom Starsia owns 324 career wins, needing three more to pass Jack Emmer (326) for the most triumphs while coaching at a NCAA Division I school.

UVa goalie Adam Ghitelman registered his 45th career win between the pipes, passing UMBC’s Jeremy Blevins (2006-09) and tying Cornell’s Matt McMonagle (2004-07) for No. 5 all-time in NCAA Division I history.

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BETHPAGE, N.Y.-Tenth-ranked Denver outscored Duke 7-4 in the second half to earn a 12-9 victory over the No. 4 Blue Devils in men’s lacrosse action this afternoon in front of a capacity crowd of 6,000 at Bethpage High School. Duke junior Robert Rotanz led the Blue Devils with four goals on the afternoon.

Duke falls to 8-4 overall with the loss, while the Pioneers improve to 8-2 on the year. Five other Blue Devils each tallied one goal apiece with senior Zach Howell and freshman Christian Walsh both totaling two points on a goal and an assist. Todd Baxter paced Denver with four goals and an assist, while Cameron Flint had three goals.
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E. RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Senior John Galloway set the NCAA record for career wins by a goalie, earning his 52nd triumph in top-ranked Syracuse’s 13-11 win over No. 3 Duke (8-3) in the nightcap of the Konica Minolta Big City Classic on Sunday, April 3 at New Meadowlands Stadium. The victory was the eighth straight for Syracuse, which at 8-0, is off to its best start since the 1990 undefeated (13-0) national championship season.

Galloway eclipsed Scott Bacigalupo’s previous record of 51 career wins for Princeton from 1991-94. He finished with a season-best 16 saves against the Blue Devils to earn Konica Minolta Player of the Game honors. Galloway’s overall record stands at 52-6 in 58 career starts.

Offensively, Syracuse displayed a balanced attack that featured nine goal scorers against the Blue Devils. Senior Jovan Miller (2g, 2a), sophomore JoJo Marasco (2g, 2a) and senior Stephen Keogh (3g, 1a) led the way with four points apiece. Miller’s scoring total was a personal best. For Keogh, it was his 18th career hat trick.

“I think it makes you harder to cover,” SU head coach John Desko said of his team’s offensive balance. “If you play with the philosophy that one guy is going to get it done for you and you run into that one game where somebody stops him then everything stops. It’s great that we share the ball like we do and everybody takes turns getting it done for us.”

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Ryan Young tied his career high with 6 points vs. the Cavaliers.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Senior Ryan Young led the No. 10 University of Maryland men’s lacrosse team with six points oon two goals and four assists, while junior Joe Cummings and sophomore John Haus each scored four goals, in the Terps’ 12-7 victory over No. 4 Virginia in front of 10,545 at Scott Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The Cavaliers (7-3, 0-1 ACC) drew first blood less than four minutes into the first quarter with some help from a fortunate bounce. Steele Stanwick wrapped around the left side of the Maryland goal and threw a wild shot over his shoulder. Terp redshirt freshman goalie Niko Amato got his stick on it, but the ball trickled into the net for a 1-0 Wahoo lead.

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