NCAA CHAMPIONs Save the Last Save
Colin Reymann opened his phone to more than 300 messages just days after the save. He had watched it and the events prior at least 50 times since. “It’s still surreal to me,” Reymann said. “It hasn’t sunk in.” Up 14-13 with seconds left in the NCAA Division III championship game, Salisbury needed one more stop. Tufts’ Ben Andreycak came from behind the goal and slotted a pass to Jumbos star John Uppgren, who cut past defender Kyle Tucker on the crease. “I saw Uppgren way before he
Colin Reymann
caught that ball,” Sea Gulls coach Jim Berkman said. “I was like, ‘Holy cow, we’re not on him close enough.’ “ Uppgren released a quick shot headed toward the top shelf, but Reymann’s stick got in the way. He saved Salisbury from squandering a 12-4 third-quarter lead and helped seal its fi rst NCAA championship since 2012. The 5-foot-7 goalie ended Tufts’ three- peat hopes, and delivered another memorable moment in Salisbury’s storied history. “It’s right up there,” said Berkman, who has coached at Salisbury for 29 seasons. “That save was critical to securing a national championship, especially in a time where [Tufts] was on a huge run. I bet there were a lot of people that were happy we didn’t have to go to overtime.” Reymann was just happy to have the opportunity. Minutes into Salisbury’s fi rst practice Jan. 24, he broke a knuckle making a save, and missed nearly two months of the season. Reymann returned to the fi eld within days of getting his cast off. He made 38 saves in the NCAA tournament, none bigger than the last.
“I [went] from pipe to pipe, turned my feet the right way and kept my hands high,” Reymann said. “Pretty fundamental stuff, but it goes a long way.”
— Matt Hamilton Defense Wins D-II
Le Moyne coach Dan Sheehan knew his team’s identity. He made it clear as soon as Dolphins held the most potent offense in Division II to just four goals in an 8-4 win over Limestone in the championship game.
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“Our program is built around
defense,” he said. Le Moyne, which
won its fi fth NCAA title since 2004, committed to the back-end all year, holding opponents to just 4.90 goals per game. Limestone, the two-time
defending champion, steamrolled its way to the fi nal averaging 19.27.
But it was the same formula as last year, when Limestone defeated Le Moyne 9-6 in the championship game. What was different this time around? “We didn’t
change anything that we were doing,” Sheehan said. “We just got better.”
— M.H. A Publication of US Lacrosse By the Numbers 13.7
Percent increase in overall attendance (82,901) for NCAA championship weekend, ending a seven-year decline. The 33,137 fans for the semifi nals were the most since 2011. TV ratings also saw a signifi cant boost, with North Carolina’s 14-13 overtime victory over Maryland averaging 476,000 viewers on ESPN2, a 43-percent increase from the 2015 championship game.
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Saves made by John Connors, the most by a Navy goalie since 2003, in an 11-10 NCAA quarterfi nal loss at Brown. Connors also made 12 saves in a fi rst-round upset of Yale, the Midshipmen’s fi rst NCAA tournament victory since 2008.
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Miles Loyola and Towson traveled to play each other in the NCAA quarterfi nals in Columbus, Ohio. Their Baltimore-area campuses are just fi ve miles apart.
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