TD Ierlan's dominance on faceoffs helped No. 2 Albany stage a dramatic late rally, scoring four goals in the final 3:18 to defeat Cornell 11-9.

Ierlan won all 24 faceoffs he took in the game, and allowed Albany to play make-it-take-it in the closing minutes after Cornell had taken a 9-7 lead with 7:28 remaining.

Albany had plenty of possession, but couldn't solve Cornell fifth-year senior goalie Christian Knight. Knight finished the game with 19 saves and Albany's frustration seemed to reach a boiling point when Knight made back-to-back saves with three and a half minutes to play.

After the second save, Knight came out of the crease to help corral a loose bal,l which Albany grabbed only to shoot and have Cornell defenseman Jake Pulver step into the crease and stop the shot.

But Cornell was whistled for a penalty in the scrum, and Albany's Sean Eccles ripped a lefty 12-yard shot from the right wing on the extra-man opportunity to end a stretch of more than 16 minutes without a goal for the Great Danes.

With a little over two minutes to play, Eccles ripped another outside shot to tie the game 9-9. Less than a minute later, Eccles fed Justin Reh for the go-ahead goal with 1:17 to play.

Connor Fields completed the late run on a nifty finish inside with 0:38 left on a feed from Tehoka Nanticoke.

Albany's victory moves it one step closer to an epic 1-2 showdown at Maryland next Saturday. Maryland is ranked No. 1 in the Nike/US Lacrosse rankings while Albany, which still has to play at Massachusetts on Tuesday, is No. 1 in the USILA Coaches Poll and the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.

Fields (3g, 2a) and Eccles (2g, 3a) led the Great Danes offense, and got help from Kyle McClancy (2g, 1a) and Nanticoke (1g, 2a).

Knight, the 2014 Ivy League Rookie of the Year who missed the 2016 season with a injury, set a career-high with his 19 saves. His previous high was 18 against Albany in 2015.

Jordan Dowiak led Cornell with four goals, including a pair of goals during a late 3-0 Cornell run the gave the Big Red its 9-7 lead in the fourth quarter.

Bellarmine Tops No. 16 Marquette in OT

Two days after upsetting No. 7 Ohio State in overtime, No. 16 Marquette found itself on the other end of an upset. Bellarmine beat the Golden Eagles 7-6 in double overtime in the Midwest Lacrosse Classic in Pontiac, Mich.

Brian Wall scored the game-winner 2:16 into the second overtime, giving the Knights (2-4) their first win over a ranked opponent since beating Marquette in 2015.

Bellarmine freshman goalie John Hulsman made 13 saves in the victory, and Wall led the Knights offense with two goals and an assist.

Ryan Fazio led Marquette (3-1) with two goals and Zachary Melillo won 12-of-16 faceoffs for the Golden Eagles.

Other Games

• Freshman Tucker Dordevic scored his fourth goal of the game with 13 seconds left as No. 13 Syracuse edged No. 9 Virginia 12-11. Read more about the game here. 

• No. 7 Ohio State, coming off an upset loss on Friday to Marquette, rallied from 3-0 and 6-3 deficits to edge Detroit 8-7 on Sunday in the final game of the Midwest Lacrosse Classic. Trailing 6-3 just 20 seconds into the second half, the Buckeyes (5-1) held the Titans scoreless for the next 26 minutes, scoring five straight goals. Lukas Buckley and Gale Thorpe each had two goals for the Buckeyes.

• Loyola freshman Pat Lindley scored eight goals, setting a new Patriot League freshman record, as the No. 10 Greyhounds (4-1) beat Holy Cross 13-5. Pat Spencer had three goals and six assists in the win, moving into No. 2 in Loyola history with 122 assists and 199 points.

• Canisius scored two goals in the final two minutes, beating Cleveland State 12-11 on Carter Stefaniak's goal with 37 seconds remaining. Connor Kearnan had a hat trick for Canisius (3-1), which has now won three consecutive games and has had all four of its games this season decided by two goals or less.

• Andrew Klementz had three goals as Greensboro downed Hampton 10-7. Elliott Johnson led the Pirates with two goals.

Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20 Scoreboard

No. 2 Albany 11, Cornell 9
No. 7 Ohio State 8, Detroit Mercy 7
No. 13 Syracuse 12, No. 9 Virginia 11
No. 10 Loyola 13, Holy Cross 5
Bellarmine 7, No. 16 Marquette 6 (2 OT)

Other Scores

Canisius 12, Cleveland State 11
Greensboro 10, Hampton 7