D6
SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL
NBA western conference finals
(Best-of-Seven); (x-if necessary)
L.A. Lakers lead Phoenix, 3-2
Game 1: L.A. Lakers 128......................... Phoenix 107 Game 2: L.A. Lakers 124......................... Phoenix 112 Game 3: Phoenix 118......................... L.A. Lakers 109 Game 4: at Phoenix 115.................... L.A. Lakers 106 Game 5: at L.A. Lakers 103.................... Phoenix 101 Saturday: L.A. Lakers at Phoenix ...................... Late x-Monday: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers........................... 9
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Boston def. Orlando, 4-2
Game 1: Boston 92 ....................................Orlando 88 Game 2: Boston 95 ....................................Orlando 92 Game 3: Boston 94 ....................................Orlando 71 Game 4: Orlando 96........................... Boston 92 (OT) Game 5: at Orlando 113 ............................. Boston 92 Game 6: at Boston 96 ...............................Orlando 84
Friday’s Late Game
CELTICS 96, MAGIC 84
SCORING
Orlando Boston
19 23 19 23 — 84 30252714 — 96
Orlando Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.
Barnes 21:06 0-0 1-2 0-2 1 3 1 Lewis 40:28 3-11 1-2 4-8 2 1 7 Howard 40:52 11-17 6-12 3-12 0 4 28 Nelson 31:55 5-14 0-0 0-1 4 5 11 Carter 39:25 6-15 4-5 2-7 3 3 17 Redick 23:08 2-7 2-2 0-1 2 3 7 Pietrus 12:21 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 7 JWilliams 16:05 2-4 0-0 0-2 1 1 5 Gortat 10:10 0-0 1-2 0-2 1 0 1 Bass 4:30 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Totals 240 31-72 16-27 9-35 14 21 84
Percentages: FG .431, FT .593. 3-Point Goals: 6-22, .273 (Pietrus 2-3, J.Williams 1-2, Carter 1-4, Redick 1-4, Nelson 1-5, Lewis 0-4). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turn- overs: 12 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Gortat, Howard, Lewis). Turnovers: 12 (Nelson 5, Carter 2, Howard 2, Lewis 2, Redick). Steals: 8 (Redick 3, Howard 2, Lewis 2, Pietrus). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 9:34 first Flagrant Fouls: Nelson, 6:34 sec- ond.
Boston Min FG FT O-T A PF Pts.
Pierce 44:53 9-15 9-10 2-13 5 5 31 Garnett 32:45 5-10 0-0 2-5 2 4 10 Perkins 33:21 1-4 0-0 2-7 2 3 2 Rondo 35:06 5-13 3-5 0-3 6 1 14 RAllen 38:02 6-13 5-6 1-4 1 3 20 Davis 17:23 2-5 2-2 2-7 0 1 6 Wallace 12:18 0-5 0-0 1-3 0 2 0 TAllen 13:05 0-0 0-0 1-1 1 3 0 Robinson 13:07 4-10 3-4 0-2 2 3 13
Totals 240 32-75 22-27 11-45 19 25 96
Percentages: FG .427, FT .815. 3-Point Goals: 10-22, .455 (Pierce 4-5, R.Allen 3-7, Robinson 2-6, Rondo
1-3, Wallace 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers:
17 (26 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Davis, Garnett, Wal- lace). Turnovers: 13 (Perkins 3, Rondo 3, T.Allen 2, Pierce 2, R.Allen, Davis, Garnett). Steals: 7 (R.Allen 2, Pierce 2, Davis, Robinson, Rondo). Technical
Fouls: None.
A: 18,624 (18,624). T: 2:40.
WNBA
Atlanta ......................................5 0 1.000 — Connecticut .............................3 1 Washington ..............................3 3 xIndiana ....................................2 2 New York ..................................2 2 xChicago ...................................1 4
.800 —
Eastern Conference W L Pct GB
.750 1A
.500 2A .500 2A .500 2A
.200 4
Western Conference W L Pct GB
Seattle .......................................4 1 Phoenix .....................................2 2 San Antonio ..............................2 2 Los Angeles ..............................1 3 xTulsa ........................................1 3 xMinnesota ..............................1 4
x-Late Game.
Saturday’s Results
Chicago at Minnesota.......................................... Late Indiana at Tulsa..................................................... Late
Sunday’s Games
Connecticut at Washington...................................... 4 Seattle at San Antonio............................................... 3 Atlanta at Los Angeles............................................... 8
Friday’s Late Game
Sparks 81, Mystics 75
WASHINGTON (75)
Currie 5-12 3-4 13, Langhorne 5-10 3-4 13, Sanford 3-8 2-4 8, Smith 5-9 2-2 15, Harding 4-10 2-2 11, Coleman 0-6 0-0 0, Melvin 5-9 0-0 10, Ajavon 0-3 0-0 0, Monroe 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 29-70 13-18 75.
LOS ANGELES (81)
Milton-Jones 6-9 2-2 14, Thompson 6-12 0-0 15, Parker 11-21 8-9 30, Quinn 0-6 1-2 1, Penicheiro 2-3 0-0 4, Stansbury 0-1 0-0 0, Toliver 3-6 0-2 7, Lennox 0-1 2-2 2, Wisdom-Hylton 4-6 0-0 8. Totals 32-65
13-17 81.
Washington ........................... 16 14 26 19 — 75 Los Angeles ........................... 20 24 22 15 — 81
Three-point goals: Washington 4-11 (Smith 3-4, Harding 1-2, Monroe 0-1, Ajavon 0-1, Coleman 0-3), Los Angeles 4-9 (Thompson 3-5, Toliver 1-2, Parker 0-2). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Wash- ington 45 (Langhorne 10), Los Angeles 38 (Parker 10). Assists: Washington 11 (Harding 8), Los An- geles 19 (Parker 5). Total fouls: Washington 18, Los Angeles 16. A: 13,154 (12,947).
SOCCER
International Exhibition
Saturday’s Results
at United States 2 ......................................... Turkey 1 Germany 3
...............................................at Hungary 0 at Iceland 4................................................... Andorra 0 at Norway 2 .......................................... Montenegro 1 Finland 0
....................................................at Poland 0, at Sweden 4 ........................... Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 at Ukraine 3................................................. Romania 2 Canada at Venezuela .......................................... Late
In Austria
Moldova 2 ............................United Arab Emirates 3 Spain 3.................................................. Saudi Arabia 2 New Zealand 1................................................ Serbia 0 Slovakia 1 ................................................. Cameroon 1 Azerbaijan 1............................................Macedonia 3
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA
Columbus ...................... 6 1 2 20 14 8 xNew York ..................... 5 4 0 15 9 12 xToronto FC ................... 4 4 1 13 12 13 Chicago .......................... 2 3 4 10 12 13 xKansas City ................. 2 4 2 8 8 9 xNew England ............... 2 6 2 8 10 15 xPhiladelphia ................ 1 5 1 4 7 15 D.C. United ..................... 2 8 0 6 7 20
Western Conference W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles ................... 9 0 2 29 18 2 xReal Salt Lake ............. 5 3 1 16 17 10 xHouston ....................... 5 4 1 16 14 10 xSan Jose ....................... 5 2 1 16 12 7 xColorado ...................... 4 3 1 13 9 7 Dallas .............................. 2 2 6 12 11 11 xSeattle .......................... 3 4 3 12 9 13 Chivas USA .................... 3 7 1 10 13 17
Saturday’s Results
at D.C. United 3...................................... Chivas USA 2 Los Angeles 2 ...................................... at Columbus 0 New York at New England .................................. Late Philadelphia at Houston...................................... Late Seattle FC at Colorado......................................... Late Kansas City at Real Salt Lake............................. Late Toronto FC at San Jose ........................................ Late
Women’s Professional Soccer
W L T Pts GF GA
xFC Gold Pride .............. 5 1 0 15 10 5 Philadelphia.................. 3 1 2 11 7 4 Sky Blue FC.................... 3 2 2 11 6 6 Washington................... 3 2 1 10 10 7 Boston ............................ 1 2 4 7 5 7 Saint Louis..................... 2 1 3 9 9 8 xChicago........................ 1 4 1 4 3 6 Atlanta............................ 0 5 1 1 2 9
x-Late Game.
Saturday’s Results
Saint Louis at Atlanta ................................. Canceled Boston 0 ................................... at Sky Blue FC 0 (Tie) FC Gold Pride at Chicago..................................... Late
Sunday’s Game
Philadelphia at Washington..................................... 6
SOFTBALL LOCAL GOLF
NCAA Division I Super Regionals
Saturday’s Results
Alabama 8 ...................................................... Hawaii 0 Hawaii 8 ........................Alabama 7 (Series tied 1-1) Georgia 10 .........California 1 (Georgia wins series) Missouri 1 ....Oregon 0 (Missouri leads series 1-0) Arizona 2 ..................... BYU 1 (Arizona wins series) Arizona State (44-15) vs. Florida (46-8) ........... Late UCLA (43-11) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (45-16) Late
Sunday’s Games
Alabama (52-10) vs. Hawaii (48-14) ....................... 1 Missouri (50-11) vs. Oregon (36-20) ...................... 1 x-Missouri vs. Oregon ......................................... 3:30 Arizona State (44-15) vs. Florida (46-8) ........... 3:30 x-Arizona State vs Florida .................................. TBA UCLA (43-11) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (45-16) TBA x-UCLA vs. Louisiana-Lafayette ........................ TBA x-if necessary
RESULTS
COLLEGE BASEBALL ACC Tournament
Virginia 12, Miami 8
American Legion Baseball
Springfield Post 176 10, Arlington Post 139 0
Dominion Valley — At the one day member- member, Steve Pearson and Rahul Argade won low net with a 66, John Norell and Alex Murphy won low gross with a 72, and Bill Ogden and Bob Bonifant won the senior tournament with a 67 Montgomery Village — At the Ladies red, white, and blue, Anne Renninger won the first flight with a 73. Jung Kim won the second flight with a 75.
HIGH SCHOOLS
BASEBALL
DISTRICT: Wilson 7, McKinley 0 PRIVATE: St. Albans 6, Maret 3 OTHERS: St. Albans 2, Wilson 1 (8)
Maryland 1A— Final
St. Michaels 4, Clear Spring 0
Maryland 2A— Final
North Hagerstown 10, Parkside (Md.) 7 (9)
BOYS’ TENNIS
George Mason 5, Central 1
SOFTBALL Maryland 4A State — Final
Broadneck 11, Sherwood 1
.500 1A .500 1A .250 2A .250 2A
.200 3
HOCKEY
Stanley Cup Finals
(Best-of-Seven); (x-if necessary)
Philadelphia vs. Chicago
Saturday: Philadelphia at Chicago ................... Late Monday: Philadelphia at Chicago ........................... 8 Wednesday: Chicago at Philadelphia .................... 8 Friday, June 4: Chicago at Philadelphia ................. 8 x-Sunday, June 6: Philadelphia at Chicago............ 8 x-Wednesday, June 9: Chicago at Philadelphia.... 8 x-Friday, June 11: Philadelphia at Chicago............ 8
TENNIS
French Open
At Stade Roland Garros; In Paris Purse: $21.1 million; Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles— Men— Third Round
M. Youzhny (11), Russia, def. V. Troicki, Serbia, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-3; T. Gabashvili, Russia, def. A. Roddick (6), USA, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2; J. Melzer (22), Aus- tria, def. D. Ferrer (9), Spain, 6-4, 6-0, 7-6 (1); N. Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. V. Hanescu (31), Roma- nia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; N. Almagro (19), Spain, def. A. Dolgopolov Jr., Ukraine, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4; T. Bellucci (24), Brazil, def. I. Ljubicic (14), Croatia, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2, 6-4; F. Verdasco (7), Spain, def. P. Kohl- schreiber (30), Germany, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (7-1), 6-4; R. Ginepri, USA, def. J. Carlos Ferrero (16), Spain, 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-4; R. Nadal (2), Spain, def. L. Hewitt (28), Australia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.
Singles— Women— Third Round
S. Williams (1), USA, def. A. Pavlyuchenkova (29), Russia, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2; N. Petrova (19), Russia, def. A. Rezai (15), France, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 10-8; J. Groth, Australia, def. A. Rodionova, Australia, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2; S. Peer (18), Israel, def. M. Bartoli (13), France, 7-6 (9-7), 6-2; D. Hantuchova (23), Slova- kia, def. Y. Wickmayer (16), Belgium, 7-5, 6-3; Y. Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. A. Kleybanova (28), Russia, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0; S. Stosur (7), Australia, def. A. Pivovarova, Russia, 6-3, 6-2; J. Jankovic (4), Ser- bia, def. A. Bondarenko (27), Ukraine, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); Maria Sharapova (12), Russia, vs. Justine Henin (22), Belgium, 2-6, 6-3, susp., darkness.
Doubles— Men— Second Round
M. Melo and B. Soares, Brazil, def. B. and M. Bry- an (1), USA, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6);
Doubles— Women— Second Round
S. and V. Williams (1), USA, def. D. Hantuchova, Slovakia, and C. Wozniacki, Denmark, walkover;
LACROSSE
NCAA Division I Tournament
Men’s Semifinals
At M&T Bank Stadium; In Baltimore Saturday’s Results
Notre Dame 12 .............................................. Cornell 7 Duke 14 .......................................................Virginia 13
Men’s Championship
At M&T Bank Stadium; In Baltimore Monday’s Game
Notre Dame (10-6) vs. Duke (15-4) .................... 3:30
AUTO RACING
Indianapolis 500 Lineup
Sunday’s Race
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Lap length: 2.5 miles
Position, Car numbers, driver, time, speed All cars Dallara-Honda; r-rookie
1. (3) Helio Castroneves, 2:37.9154, 227.970. 2. (12) Will Power, 2:38.1876, 227.578. 3. (10T) Dario Franchitti, 2:38.5970, 226.990. 4. (6) Ryan Briscoe, 2:38.9027, 226.554. 5. (77) Alex Tagliani, 2:39.0178, 226.390. 6. (9) Scott Dixon, 2:39.1277, 226.233. 7. (30) Graham Rahal, 2:39.6319, 225.519. 8. (20) Ed Carpenter, 2:40.3514, 224.507. 9. (06) Hideki Mutoh, 2:41.0831, 223.487. 10. (99) Townsend Bell, 2:39.9313, 225.097. 11. (22) Justin Wilson, 2:39.9647, 225.050. 12. (2) Raphael Matos, 2:39.9798, 225.028. 13. (32) Mario Moraes, 2:40.0794, 224.888. 14. (21) Davey Hamilton, 2:40.1053, 224.852. 15. (24) Mike Conway, 2:40.2969, 224.583. 16. (26) Marco Andretti, 2:40.3030, 224.575. 17. (37) Ryan Hunter-Reay, 2:40.3227, 224.547. 18. (4) Dan Wheldon, 2:40.3821, 224.464. 19. (8T) E.J. Viso, 2:40.4424, 224.380. 20. (23) Tomas Scheckter, 2:40.5270, 224.261. 21. (25) r-Ana Beatriz, 2:40.5402, 224.243. 22. (78) r-Simona de Silvestro, 2:40.5511, 224.228. 23. (7) Danica Patrick, 2:40.5584, 224.217. 24. (36) r-Bertrand Baguette, 2:40.5785, 224.189. 25. (33) Bruno Junqueira, 2:39.5305, 225.662. 26. (19) Alex Lloyd, 2:40.1543, 224.783. 27. (34) r-Mario Romancini, 2:40.2557, 224.641. 28. (43) John Andretti, 2:40.3438, 224.518. 29. (67) Sarah Fisher, 2:40.4033, 224.434. 30. (14) Vitor Meira, 2:40.4367, 224.388. 31. (5) r-Takuma Sato, 2:40.5865, 224.178. 32. (11T) Tony Kanaan, 2:40.6628, 224.072. 33. (29) r-Sebastian Saavedra, 2:40.9776, 223.634.
TECH-NET Auto Service 300 Results
At Charlotte Motor Speedway; In Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles; (Start pos. in parentheses) Top 11 of 43 Drivers
1. (6) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 203 laps, 128.6 rating, 190 points, $58,145.
2.(3)B. Keselowski, Dodge,203, 134.7, 180, $40,275. 3. (13) Joey Logano, Toyota, 203, 119, 170, $34,025. 4. (11) J. Allgaier, Dodge, 203, 103.2, 160, $34,193. 5. (4) R. Newman, Chev., 203, 104.6, 155, $29,125. 6. (18) K. Harvick, Chev., 203, 101.3, 150, $22,725. 7. (40) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 203, 100, 146, $26,668. 8. (20) R. Sorenson, Toyota, 203, 95.1, 142, $25,468. 9. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, 203, 101.7, 143, $26,400. 10. (26) C. Bowyer, Chev., 203, 90.6, 134, $19,075. 11. (9) J. McMurray, Chev., 203, 88.7, 135, $16,925. Points Leaders: 1. Bra.Keselowski, 1,946; 2. K.Busch, 1,945; 3. K.Harvick, 1,852; 4. C.Edwards, 1,689; 5. J.Allgaier, 1,681; 6. P.Menard, 1,513; 7. J.Logano, 1,398; 8. G.Biffle, 1,368; 9. J.Leffler, 1,350; 10. T.Raines, 1,249.
GOLF
Brian Davis .....................................64 65 65 — 194 -16 Bryce Molder ..................................65 62 67 — 194 -16 Zach Johnson .................................65 66 64 — 195 -15 Ben Crane .......................................68 64 64 — 196 -14 Jeff Overton ....................................63 67 66 — 196 -14 Jason Bohn .....................................63 65 68 — 196 -14 Bill Haas ..........................................65 68 64 — 197 -13 Boo Weekley ..................................67 63 67 — 197 -13 Kris Blanks ......................................65 64 68 — 197 -13 Bo Van Pelt .....................................67 66 65 — 198 -12 John Merrick ..................................66 66 66 — 198 -12 Corey Pavin ....................................67 64 67 — 198 -12 Lee Janzen ......................................70 66 63 — 199 -11 Matt Jones ......................................69 66 64 — 199 -11 Scott Verplank ...............................67 66 66 — 199 -11 Kenny Perry ....................................68 64 67 — 199 -11 Ricky Barnes ..................................66 66 67 — 199 -11
Crowne Plaza Invitational
At Colonial Country Club; In Fort Worth, Texas Purse: $6.2 million; Yardage: 7,204; Par 70 (35-35) Third Round, Leading Scores
Senior PGA Championship
At Colorado Golf Club; In Denver
Jay Don Blake ...................................71 69 70 — 210 -6 Tom Lehman ....................................68 71 71 — 210 -6 Mark O’Meara ..................................72 73 67 — 212 -4 Mike Goodes .....................................71 71 70 — 212 -4 Fred Couples ....................................69 68 75 — 212 -4 Dan Forsman ....................................70 74 69 — 213 -3 Chip Beck ..........................................71 71 71 — 213 -3 Chien Soon Lu ..................................70 70 73 — 213 -3 David Frost .......................................72 77 65 — 214 -2 Michael Allen ...................................71 72 71 — 214 -2 Bill Glasson .......................................69 75 70 — 214 -2 Nick Price ..........................................70 71 73 — 214 -2
Purse: $2 million; Yardage: 7,490; Par 72 (36-36) Friday’s Second Round, Leading Scores
Rhys Davies, Wales Luke Donald, England Francesco Molinari, Italy
PGA European Madrid Masters
At Real Sociedad Hipica Espanola Club de Campo Golf Course; in Madrid Purse: $1.85 million; Yardage: 7,162; Par: 72 Third Round, Leading Scores
LPGA Brasil Cup
Maria Hjorth ............................................34 34 — 68 -5 Meaghan Francella ................................36 33 — 69 -4 Mariajo Uribe ...........................................32 37 — 69 -4
At Itanhanga Golf Club; In Rio de Janeiro Purse: $700,000; Yardage: 6,339; Par: 73 (36-37) First Round, Leading Scores
NASCAR Nationwide
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COLLEGES
Virginia’s season ends with semifinal loss
cavaliers from D1
mate, could be seen on the big screen at M&T Bank Stadium. Love’s death came shortly af- ter Virginia concluded the reg- ular season ranked No. 1. After the school’s athletic department determined that the Cavaliers would participate in the post- season, they were awarded the tournament’s top seed. When second-seeded Syracuse lost in the first round while Virginia opened with a convincing victo- ry over Mount St. Mary’s, the Cavaliers established them- selves as the tournament’s clear favorite.
But Virginia could not avoid the Blue Devils, who have dom- inated the Cavaliers in recent seasons. Before Virginia’s victo- ry over Duke on April 23, the Cavaliers had lost eight consec- utive games to the Blue Devils. The streak went back to 2005, although the teams did not meet in 2006, when Duke’s sea- son was canceled. During that time, Virginia had lost only sev- en other games. Duke did not lead until late in the third quarter, and made er- rant passes while struggling with clears early in the game. The teams were tied late in the first half before Virginia scored two goals in the final 2 minutes 25 seconds to enter halftime with a 7-5 lead. Three of the Blue Devils’ first-half goals came on extra-man opportunities. The game turned in the sec- ond half. Virginia’s Chris Bock- let, who finished with four goals, scored with 13:49 remain- ing in the third quarter, and the Cavaliers did not score again for the next 18:36. Duke scored three consecutive goals to tie the game late in the third quar- ter, and it took the lead with
SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2010
JONATHAN NEWTON/THE WASHINGTON POST
Virginia goalie Adam Ghitelman reacts after Max Quinzani put Duke ahead with 12 seconds left.
1:29 remaining in the third quarter when Quinzani — who scored four times, all in the sec- ond half — whipped a goal past Ghitelman. The issue was time of pos- session, which resulted from faceoffs. Virginia was able to survive in the quarterfinals against Stony Brook, but the problems continued to vex the Cavaliers on Saturday. Duke ex- tended its lead to 10-8 just 13 seconds into the fourth quarter after winning a faceoff. The Blue Devils rattled off two more goals
before the Cavaliers finally an- swered. From a Virginia turnover with 6:05 remaining in the third quarter — when the Cavaliers held a two-goal lead — until Duke scored to take a 12-8 lead with 12:11 remaining in the game, Virginia possessed the ball for only 1:54. Duke main- tained possession for seven minutes while outscoring the Cavaliers, 6-0, and firing seven more shots on goal.
Virginia marched back into the game — in large part be-
cause of improved faceoffs — and finally tied it on Brian Car- roll’s unassisted goal with 1:21 remaining. After Duke won the ensuing faceoff, it called time- out with 1:06 remaining. Blue Devils star Ned Crotty hovered behind the net before finding Quinzani, who rifled the shot. Virginia’s efforts in the game’s final seconds went unfulfilled, and the Cavaliers were left to enter an ambiguous offseason two days earlier than they hoped.
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Notre Dame puts new spin on the final matchup
by Christian Swezey
baltimore — Notre Dame
fifth-year senior goalie Scott Rodgers gave up a goal on the first shot he faced in an NCAA semifinal against Cornell on Sat- urday at M&T Bank Stadium. He did not give up much else. Rod- gers finished with 16 saves as un- seeded Notre Dame defeated Cornell, 12-7, to advance to its first NCAA championship game. After giving up the early goal
for Notre Dame (10-6), Rodgers made saves on the final eight Cornell possessions of the quar- ter. Meantime, junior defense- man Kevin Ridgway continued his stellar play as he held Cornell sophomore Rob Pannell, the Ivy League player of the year and a first-team all-American attack- man, to 0-for-9 shooting and two assists.
“[Rodgers] played unbeliev- able, he bailed us out a bunch in the first quarter,” Ridgway said. “You’re always going to have a few butterflies, but once we started to settle in and got used to the atmosphere, we got a pret- ty good feel for them.” Trailing 8-5 at the start of the fourth quarter and in desperate
need of possession, seventh- seeded Cornell (12-6) made a change.
Senior defenseman Michael
Howe took the first three face- offs of the quarter. He had taken only five faceoffs this year but in an NCAA tournament first- round win over Hofstra last year, Howe won 8 of 12 in the second half to spur a comeback. The Big Red used that comeback to start a run that had it reach the NCAA title game. There was no such run this
year. Notre Dame senior Trever Sipperly won two of three face- offs against Howe to keep the Big Red at bay and help send his team into Monday’s final against fifth-seeded Duke. The crucial stretch came with Cornell down 8-5 but with pos- session early in the fourth quar- ter.
Pannell was matched against
a shortstick defender on a switch. Rather than working the matchup, Pannell shot quickly from a low angle. The Cornell fans cheered as they saw the net move, only to realize that the ball had landed outside the net, not inside it, with 12 minutes 51 seconds to play. Notre Dame cleared, ran its
second-line midfield into the game, held the ball, was called for a stall warning, continued to hold the ball, only for freshman Steve Murphy to breeze past his defender and score on a close, one-handed shot for a 9-5 lead with 10:55 to play. “Notre Dame did a great job packing it in on defense,” Pan- nell said. “They took away a lot of our inside looks. It was hard to get quality shots inside and when we did, Scotty Rodgers made the save.” Cornell’s defense was led by junior Max Feely, a Landon graduate and honorable men- tion all-American. When Feely was on the field in the first half, the Fighting Irish outscored Cor- nell, 4-3. The two times Feely was not on the field, Notre Dame took advantage. The first time, Feely was called for a 30-second pen- alty for pushing with 10:52 left in the first quarter. Twelve sec- onds later, junior Zach Brenne- man scored an extra-man goal for to give Notre Dame a 5-2 lead. The Big Red closed to 5-3 fol- lowing a goal by freshman Steve Mock (team-high three goals) with 3:33 left in the first half.
But Feely was called for an- other pushing penalty in the fi- nal 90 seconds of the first half. With Feely out of the game, Cor- nell gave a long stick to short- stick defender Andrew MacDon- ald. Notre Dame did not score on
the extra-man advantage, but Feely could not re-enter the game after the penalty because the Big Red already had their full complement of longsticks. And as Feely watched from the sideline, senior Neal Hicks— the player Feely had been guard- ing — beat MacDonald on a dodge and scored for a 6-3 lead with 16 seconds in the first half. Hicks finished with four goals. The other difference in the
first half was the goalies. Cornell started freshman A.J. Fiore. In the 39-year history of the NCAA tournament, only five freshmen have started in goal for the team that won the national title. The experience difference showed. Fiore made one save in the first quarter. The Fighting Irish scored on their final three shots of the quarter and led 3-1 following a goal by senior Adam Felicetti with six seconds left. It was Felicetti’s first goal this year.
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NCAA women’s championship: No. 1 Maryland (21-1) vs. No. 2 Northwestern (20-1)
When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Johnny Unitas Stadium; Towson, Md. TV: CBS College Sports
Stopping a dynasty: Northwestern
seeks its sixth consecutive national title; Maryland won seven straight national championships from 1995
to 2001. Wildcats Coach Kelly Amonte Hiller is a Maryland alum and played with Terrapins Coach Cathy Reese. The two teams have not played each other since 2007. “It’s a good feeling, but really it’s about the players,” Amonte Hiller. “And they’re excited to play an
opponent that’s new and has done extremely well. It’s a great matchup. Hopefully, it will be a good crowd and an exciting day.”
McFadden vs. Dowd: Sunday will
be the final game for two of the nation’s finest players: Maryland midfielder Caitlyn McFadden and
HIGH SCHOOLS MARYLAND TENNIS
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E. Roosevelt’s Stokes perseveres to claim title
by Jason Mackey
After winning Maryland state tennis championships for girls’ singles in 2007 and 2009, Elea- nor Roosevelt senior Katelyn Stokes set out this spring with the goal of going to the net more frequently. This, however, was not exactly what she had in mind.
Eight games into the third set of her state championship match against Glenelg’s Jordan Maisel at the University of Mary- land’s Cole Field House on Satur- day — the first time she was tak- en to a third set in more than two years — Stokes found herself at midcourt, her calves in knots because of cramps. Stokes, ranked No. 9 in the
USTA’s Mid-Atlantic region 18s, sat down and grabbed an ice bag. A trainer massaged her
Pikesville prevails: In the boys’ singles final, Blair’s Dukyoung Park dropped a 6-5, 7-6 (7-5) decision to Michael Razumovsky of Pikesville.
Up late, no sleep: Katelyn Stokes
had her senior prom Friday but still woke up on her own around 6 a.m. on Saturday morning because of nerves. “I had about three hours of sleep,” she said.
shins. And finally, after the three-minute medical timeout she called had expired, Stokes gingerly limped back onto the court and finished out her 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 win, letting out a cele- bratory scream when Maisel’s fi- nal return sailed long. “I was pretty nervous because I wanted to go out by winning it all my senior year, and I couldn’t let her beat me,” said Stokes, whose only high school loss came in the 2008 state final. “I
have a history here.” In the girls’ doubles final, Whitman’s tandem of Nicky Got- tret and Sarah Macy emerged victorious over Sarah Bernstein and Sarah Andrews of Walter Johnson, 6-4, 6-4. Because Montgomery County
plays its county matches in the fall and the state tournament is in the spring, Gottret and Macy had only played together a few times before the tournament. Knowing they would have little time to get acquainted, the pair aligned their private training schedules to incorporate each other into those practices. “That really helped us get on
track,” Macy said. “We’re also really good friends, so having that chemistry definitely helped.” In the boys’ doubles final,
Wootton’s pairing of Mateo Ce- vallos and Alex Hahn knocked
off Whitman’s Pablo Gottret and Aaron Hoffman, 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 7-5. Much like the Region II fi- nal, Cevallos and Hahn required three sets and a late rally to once again knock off their rivals. “It’s hard to play well every single point, so that’s what we’ve been trying to work on,” Hahn said. “Regardless of what hap- pened on the court, we just tried to stay positive, hit our shots and play well.” After joining forces in the postseason to try and win a mixed doubles state champion- ship, Patuxent’s pairing of Justin Tabor and Cari Hopson — two of the top singles players in the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference — fell short of their ultimate goal, as River Hill’s combo of Audrey Cheng and Na- than Huber earned a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 win.
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Northwestern midfielder Katrina Dowd. Both are finalists for the Tewaaraton Trophy, which annually goes to the nation’s top player. Dowd has 109 points (77 goals and 32 assists) while McFadden has 82 points (48 goals and 34 assists).
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