Hat Trick

Women's lacrosse Paton's nine points lead Loyola over Louisville Marlee Paton had four goals and five assists and No. 11 Loyola tied a school record for best start in Big East play with a 17-8 victory over host Louisville. The Greyhounds improved to 8-3, 4-0; the Cardinals fell to 3-7, 1-2. More state women: Kaitlyn Larrimore (North Harford) had a hat trick, but host Mount St. Mary's (4-9, 3-2 Northeast Conference) fell, 12-10, to Bryant (3-8, 2-2)

Salisbury's Jim Berkman became the first coach in any division of NCAA men's lacrosse to earn his 400th career win when the visiting Sea Gulls beat Mary Washington, 16-8, Wednesday. Matt Cannone (two goals, four assists) moved up to No. 2 in career points at Salisbury (12-0, 4-0 Capital Athletic Conference) with 306, trailing Jason Coffman with 451. Erik Krum led the Sea Gulls with seven points and six goals for the game. Goucher 13, Eastern 7: Matt Lynch and Zachary Fratella each had three goals and an assist to power the host Gophers (11-1)

The No. 3 Cornell men's lacrosse team limited host Dartmouth to one goal through the first 41:01 of the game, then held off a late Big Green run to win, 7-5, on Saturday. The Big Red offense was led by Steve Mock and Chris Langton with two goals apiece. Dartmouth (2-5, 0-2 Ivy League) took a 1-0 lead when Brendan Rotanz scored with 5:28 left in the first quarter, but Cornell (7-1, 3-0) went on a 6-0 run that spanned both halves to pull ahead. No. 4 Massachusetts 15, SAINT Joseph's 3: Will Manny had a hat trick, and the host Minutemen improved to 9-0 for the third time in program history.

Right-hander Sam Rogers pitched a five-hit shutout Thursday as visiting Loyola upset No. 3 Archbishop Spalding, 2-0, in baseball. Rogers (3-1) struck out six in his second consecutive shutout. He blanked Plum High School (Pittsburgh) in Tampa, Fla., last Friday by a score of 1-0. Softball No. 14 Mount de Sales 5, John Carroll 2: Right-hander Ashley Lewinski (2-2) struck out 13 for the host Sailors (2-2). The Patriots scored a run in the fifth and seventh innings.

Howard softball pitcher Samantha O'Connor faced only 15 batters because of the mercy rule, but she was perfect as the visiting Lions beat Centennial on Wednesday, 15-0. O'Connor had six strikeouts and Julianna Natoli was a home run short of the cycle. No. 2 Glen Burnie 12, Old Mill 2: Melanie Slowinski (2-for-3) had a triple, a home run and three RBIs to power the host Gophers (4-0) past the Patriots. No. 6 C. Milton Wright 8, Perryville 2: Kayleigh Allender had a two-run homer and Jessica Canami went 4-for-4 to lead the Mustangs (3-1)

In a battle of the television behemoths, it came down to Baltimore versus New Jersey. Or was it street thugs versus the mafia? Maybe was just Omar against Tony. In any event, the website Vulture.com has had some fun recently, March Madness style, pitting favorite television shows against each other in a bracket. The goal was to crown the greatest drama of the last 25 years. Shows like "My So-Called Life," "NYPD Blue," "The X-Files," "The West Wing" and "Mad Men" didn't make the ultimate cut. When it came down to the championship, it was an HBO smackdown,"The Wire" battling "The Sopranos.

Women's college lacrosse Glenelg's Markwordt leads Ohio St. to win Paced by Alayna Markwordt 's 10 points, the No. 12 Ohio State women's lacrosse team downed host St.Bonaventure, 15-8, on Monday afternoon. Eight players scored for the Buckeyes (7-1) in the win. Markwordt (Glenelg) topped her season-high nine points, recording five goals and five assists. It was the Tewaaraton Award candidate's highest-scoring outing since an 11-point performance during her freshman season against Johns Hopkins on March 7, 2009.

Chris Bocklet scored four goals and Ryan Tucker had his second career hat trick as No. 1 Virginia came back on the road to defeat No. 19 Ohio State, 11-9, on Saturday. The Buckeyes (3-4) took an early 3-0 lead and extended the advantage to 6-1 by the end of the first quarter, with two goals in the final 13 seconds of the period. The Cavaliers (8-0) went on a five-goal run in the second quarter while holding Ohio State scoreless to send the teams into halftime tied at 6. "I give our kids credit for working back, and knowing we needed to be patient and knowing we were not going to get it all back on one shot," Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.

Allison Terry (Catholic) set the tone early, scoring her first goal 30 seconds into the game, and host Notre Dame (Maryland) won its first game, 15-8, over Albright on Thursday. Allison Terry (Catholic) set the tone early, scoring her first goal 30 seconds into the game, and host Notre Dame (Maryland) won its first game, 15-8, over Albright on Thursday. Terry finished with a game-high eight goals for the Gators (1-3). The Lions, in their inaugural season, fell to 3-3. Albright tied the game at 1 five minutes after Terry's first goal.

Johns Hopkins opened with a 4-0 run and never trailed as the visiting Blue Jays (5-2) upset No. 13 Georgetown, 16-12, in women's lacrosse Wednesday. Taylor D'Amore finished with a game-high five goals and Sammy Cermack added four for Hopkins, which has won two straight. The Hoyas (2-3) scored just four goals in the first half. Georgetown has lost three straight. No. 13 Loyola 14, Delaware 5: Marlee Paton scored a game-high five goals to lead a season-high 10 Greyhounds in scoring at the Ridley Athletic Complex.