The top-seeded Virginia men's lacrosse team made a strong opening argument for a fifth national title as it routed Villanova, 18-6, in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament in Charlottesville on Sunday.
Brian Carroll scored a career-high five goals, Danny Glading had four, and Steele Stanwick (Boys' Latin) added three goals and two assists for the Cavaliers (14-2).
Virginia faces eighth seed Johns Hopkins (which needed overtime to beat Brown, 12-11, on Saturday) in Saturday's quarterfinal at Navy.
FOR THE RECORD - University of Virginia lacrosse player Steele Stanwick's high school was incorrectly identified in an article in Monday's editions. He went to Loyola. The Baltimore Sun regrets the error.
Villanova, the Colonial Athletic Association champion, made its first NCAA tournament appearance. The Wildcats end their season with an 11-6 record.
Princeton 10, Massachusetts 7: : The host Tigers (13-2) led 6-1 by halftime and held off a late rally by the Minutemen (9-6). Fourth seed Princeton, which advances to face Cornell on Saturday, was led by Mark Kovler with five goals.
Syracuse 11, Siena 4: : Kenny Nims totaled five points (one goal, four assists) as the second-seeded Orange (13-2) beat the visiting Saints (12-6). Syracuse faces Maryland on Saturday.
Women
North Carolina 15, Towson 4: : A trio of hat tricks from Corey Donohoe, Chelsea Parks and Kristen Taylor powered the third-seeded Tar Heels (14-4) past the visiting Tigers (13-6) in the first round of the NCAA Division I tournament.
Taylor gave North Carolina a 1-0 lead before Towson's Nikki Marcinik (two goals) evened the score at 26:13 of the first half. Carolina scored three straight goals and limited the Tigers to two goals each half.
Towson ended a nearly 31-minute drought with 8:50 remaining when Jacie Kendall scored to cut the lead to 13-3, but the Tar Heels netted two of the final three goals.
Northwestern 23, Massachusetts 6: : Katrina Dowd celebrated her 21st birthday with a career-best seven goals and the top-seeded Wildcats (20-0) soundly defeated the visiting Minutewomen (11-8). Northwestern hosts Princeton on Saturday.
Pennsylvania 10, Fairfield 8: : The fourth-seeded Quakers (14-2) used a balanced scoring attack, scoring five goals per half to beat the visiting Stags (17-3). Penn's Ali DeLuca and Becca Edwards each had two goals and two assists.
Duke 15, Virginia 13, 2OT: : Lindsay Gilbride converted on a free-position chance with 28 seconds left in the first extra period and Danieele Kachulis added a goal with five seconds left in the second for the host Blue Devils (15-5). Fifth seed Duke faces host Penn on Saturday. The Cavaliers finished 11-8.
