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The Atlantic Coast Conference boasts more teams in the NCAA women's lacrosse quarterfinals than any other conference - No. 1 seed Maryland, No. 3 North Carolina, Duke and Virginia. Those teams have posted a .822 winning percentage against non-conference teams this season. Boston College also made the tournament, but fell in the first weekend as ACC teams went 6-1. Only two ACC teams will make it to the final four, however, since in Saturday's semifinals Maryland will play Duke in College Park and North Carolina will play Virginia in Chapel Hill.

The storyline heading into Maryland's first-round game against Cornell on Sunday dealt with who to match up against Rob Pannell . This week, there isn't as much speculation over who among Dominic Imbordino , Joe Meurer (McDonogh) and Robby Haus (Gilman) will draw the assignment - one, because fans aren't as familiar with those players as they are with the Terps ' defense; and two, because Ohio State is much more likely to employ multiple strategies to slow down Pannell, as opposed to trying to play him straight up. "We want to play with seven," Buckeyes coach Nick Myers said.

Chesapeake Bayhawks attackman Ben Rubeor was named Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a career-high seven goals in a 9-3 win over the New York Lizards on Saturday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The sixth-year veteran from Loyola High connected on 64 percent of his shots and extended his point streak to 31 games. College women's honors: Florida senior defender Sam Farrell (Severna Park) and senior midfielder Brittany Dashiell (John Carroll)

No. 1-ranked and undefeated Maryland had six student-athletes selected to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association All-Region team, announced Tuesday. Seniors Katie Schwarzmann (Century), Alex Aust , Iliana Sanza (St. Paul's) and freshman Taylor Cummings (McDonogh) were all named to the All-South Region first team, while sophomore Brooke Griffin (South River) and freshman Alice Mercer (Century) earned second-team honors. Schwarzmann, who earned her second straight Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year honor Monday, was named to the first team All-South Region for the fourth time at Maryland.

Bryant's men's lacrosse team is one step closer to winning the Northeast Conference's first automatic qualifier to the NCAA tournament after knocking off Sacred Heart, 11-9, on Thursday in Providence, R.I. For the Bulldogs, one of the more impressive turnarounds is nearly complete after the preseason NEC favorite started 0-7, losing six of those games by one or two goals, including two near misses vs. likely tournament teams Bucknell and Albany....

Kelly, Crane among finalists for Yeardley Love Unsung Hero Award North Carolina junior midfielder Frankie Kelly (Calvert Hall) and Loyola freshman defenseman Jason Crane (Chesapeake-Anne Arundel), North Carolina junior defender Zoe Skinner (Towson High) and Notre Dame junior defender Molly Shawhan , who lives in Fulton, are among the 10 finalists for the Yeardley Reynolds Love Unsung Hero Award. Established in 2011 in honor of the late Virginia player, a Cockeysville native, the award recognizes the selfless acts of initiative and commitment by Division I lacrosse players.

North Carolina senior attackman Marcus Holman (Gilman) was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Tuesday. Holman is the 11th Tar Heel to earn ACC Player of the Year honors. He was chosen as the ACC tournament Most Valuable Player after tallying four goals and seven assists in two games. He has a league-leading 74 points this season, matching the third-most in a single season in North Carolina history, and he has the chance to be the first Tar Heel to finish the season atop the league in points per game since 1985.

Loyola junior defenseman Joe Fletcher received the final Eastern College Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week award for the season Monday after helping the Greyhounds defeat host Johns Hopkins, 8-4, on Saturday. Fletcher was a big part of the Greyhounds' defense that held the Blue Jays scoreless for the final 29:18 of the game and limited them to 1-for-19 shooting after halftime. He had marking responsibilities for Johns Hopkins' leading scorer, Wells Stanwick (Boys' Latin)

Rutgers men's lacrosse players and parents expressed loyalty to suspended coach Brian Brecht at a meeting with university President Robert L. Barchi on Tuesday. A large group of players - dressed in khakis and suit jackets - and their parents met with Barchi on Tuesday. At the meeting, the group presented Barchi with a petition that contained between 800 and 1,000 signatures in support of Brecht, a former Loyola University assistant, a source at the meeting said. The source also said there were an estimated 50-plus people in attendance at Tuesday's meeting.

Navy junior long-stick midfielder Pat Kiernan has been named to the All-Patriot League men's lacrosse first team, the conference announced Tuesday. Kiernan's 26 caused turnovers this spring are the third-most by a player in Navy program history, while he is the school's all-time leader in the category with 51. This is the second straight year Kiernan has garnered All-Patriot League honors; he received second-team recognition as a sophomore. Named second-team all-league were Bucknell senior faceoff specialist Ryan Gutowski (Calvert Hall)