Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. The best of a drama-filled evening may have been saved for last, as UMass exited No. 12 Hofstra from the CAA semifinals, 13-12, on this miraculous, buzzer-beating shot by Dan Muller after a turnover and restart near midfield:

Miracle for @UMassMLacrosse as Dan Muller scores from half field at the buzzer to upset @HofstraMLAX in the @CAASports semifinal on LSN! pic.twitter.com/Q6Tx7xH7ia

— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) May 5, 2017

The play made No. 1 on SportsCenter's Top 10, catapulting the third-seeded Minutemen into Saturday's final against host and top-seeded Towson, which beat Drexel, 8-4. The goal was Muller's fourth of the game, of which every one was needed to help offset a five-goal outburst by Hofstra's Josh Byrne and to ward off the Pride's rally from a 9-3 third-quarter deficit.

2. It wasn't exactly deja vu for Big East Conference tournament No. 1 seed Denver against fourth-seeded Marquette, but yesterday's semifinal proved close enough and every bit as painful. The Golden Eagles stunned the nation's top-ranked team, 10-8, earning a chance to defend their league crown won at Denver's expense a year ago in an equally surprising tournament final.

John Wagner scored four goals, including the game winner with 8:12 to play, to lift Marquette, which twice built and then surrendered two-goal second-half leads. That the Eagles made such a margin endure to finish the game underscores their efforts elsewhere on the field, as they did not win any of the five fourth-quarter faceoffs amidst a 14-for-22 performance by Denver's Trevor Baptiste and got out-ground-balled for the game, 26-16.

Marquette won't be the only surprise entrant in Saturday's championship game, as host and third-seeded Providence upended second-seeded (and No. 14) Villanova, 10-7. The Friars won their first Big East tournament game ever thanks in part to a three-goal flurry with under a minute to play in the second quarter. Tim Hinrichs finished the run with a screen-aided heave from near midfield just before the buzzer, a play good for third on the #SCTop10.

What a shot pic.twitter.com/DR25MZ74TM

— CBS Sports Network (@CBSSportsNet) May 5, 2017

3. The Big East had its share of drama in a women's semifinal as well, and this instance was positive for Denver. The third-seeded Pioneers yielded a 6-2 lead in the second half against second-seeded Georgetown, but they prevailed, 9-8, thanks to Caitlin Derry's scoop and score in a crowd of players with 38 seconds to play:

Here's the game winning goal from Caitlin Derry for @DU_WLAX! #BIGEASTwlax pic.twitter.com/oOlFKzfMu8

— BIG EAST Champs (@BIGEASTchamps) May 5, 2017

No. 20 Denver will play No. 3 Florida, which cruised past Temple, Saturday for the league crown.

4. Among the B1G boys, top-seeded Maryland kept fourth-seeded Penn State winless in Big Ten tournament play, 8-6, while host and third-seeded Ohio State built a sizeable lead before hanging on to defeat second-seeded Johns Hopkins, 15-13. Richmond advanced to its third straight Southern Conference tournament final with a 13-6 win over Furman. The Spiders can quickly validate coach Dan Chemotti's recent contract extension by winning their first league crown Saturday against Air Force, which got this 95-yard heave for a score by Sean Levine to end the third quarer of an 11-8 win over Jacksonville:

5. Good news from Utah, where the Utah High School Activities Associations voted yesterday to sanction lacrosse. The UHSAA will oversee its first state championship tournaments for boys and girls in the spring of 2020. The sport continues to grow in the state, which boasts more than 10,000 members of US Lacrosse, nearly 9,000 players at the youth and high school levels, active collegiate non-varsity teams, and popular offseason tournaments.

The US Lacrosse Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates tournament will take place in Salt Lake City next week. Utah becomes the 24th state in which the state interscholastic athletics governing body has provided either formal recognition or full sanctioning. Illinois was most recent, beginning next spring.

UHSAA Board of Trustees just voted to sanction Lacrosse for the next realignment starting in 2019-2020. @canyonsdistrict @BrightonLacross

— Amber Shill (@ElectAmber) May 4, 2017

What We're Reading

• Prayers are with the family and friends of Kristin Callbeck, a Smoky Hill (Colo.) High School player that collapsed during a game Tuesday and passed away at a local hospital. The cause of death remains under investigation. The memorial service is Saturday. #OneHerd

  Our hearts go out to our friends at Smoky Hill. @shhsglax @DRHS_Athletics #OneHerd pic.twitter.com/jKKBk46HGt

  — Hannah (@HannahKrats) May 5, 2017

• Even in the Baltimore area, late-comers to lacrosse can experience success. Katherine Dunn of The Sun profiles UMBC and Team Israel defender Jenna Baverman, who didn't pick up a stick until the eighth grade. She's got the Retrievers in the hunt for an NCAA tournament bid as they take on Albany in an America East Conference semifinal at 8 p.m. today.

• Elevations of the profile of NCAA Division I lacrosse in recent years, including sponsorship of the sport by the Big Ten Conference, has served as a catalyst for schools to invest in their programs. Penn State today announced a $3.55 million gift from lacrosse alumnus Ken Panzer and his business partner to spur construction of upgrades to the Nittany Lions' lacrosse field, including more permanent seating and a press box equipped for television and web broadcasts.

• Wednesday evening, WSYR-TV reported that National Hall of Fame and longtime West Genesee (N.Y.) High School boys' coach Mike Messere will retire following the 2018 season. Yesterday, Donnie Webb of Syracuse.com authored a follow-up piece that delved into the Messere's reasons for retirement.

What We're Watching

US Lacrosse, which runs the national teams that compete each year for a Federation of International Lacrosse championship, yesterday debuted part one of Chasing Rings, a behind-the-scenes look at 2017 U.S. women's team, which will attempt to defend its World Cup championship in July in England.

What's On Tap

• The upheaval in some conference tournaments yesterday could have an effect on who gets bids to the NCAA tournament. Watch for an updated Bracketology by Patrick Stevens today.

• Yesterday featured a mostly men's lineup of league tournaments. That turns to the women's side today, beginning at 1 p.m. ET with semifinal games in the Northeast Conference (Bryant vs. Sacred Heart), Atlantic Sun Conference (Coastal Carolina vs. Mercer), and the Atlantic-10 Conference (UMass vs. Davidson). Enjoy lunch.

• A repost from yesterday, but warranted if you enjoy NCAA tournament selection shows. Either online or on TV, all six occur Sunday evening. Here's the lineup of when and how you can watch.

• Another repost, this one for US Lacrosse members. Today's the last day you can purchase all-session ticket packages to the NCAA championships at Gillette Stadium at discounted prices.

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