Coaches

Hopkins' Dave Pietramala is winding up his third season coaching at his alma mater, and he could become the first man in Division I lacrosse history to win an NCAA title as a player and coach. Hopkins has won 11 straight games and is 23-2 dating to last season. Virginia's Dom Starsia took the Cavaliers to their seventh final four during his 11 seasons in Charlottesville and has them in position to win their second NCAA crown since 1999, after Virginia failed to advance beyond the semifinals in 2000 and 2002. He and Pietramala are good at exploiting individual mismatches, which should make for an interesting chess match today.