Monmouth, Marist Advance to MAAC Final
Monmouth is on the precipice of the NCAA tournament in just its fourth season.
The top-seeded Hawks won their 10th straight game Friday, the longest current winning streak in Division I, defeating fourth-seeded Detroit Mercy in the MAAC semifinals at Siena.
Eamon Campbell scored three goals for Monmouth, which will face Marist in the championship game Sunday at 10 a.m. Eastern (ESPNU). The Red Foxes advanced to their fourth straight MAAC final with an 8-5 win over Canisius. Goalie Brian Corrigan made 17 saves. J.D. Recor factored in five of Marist's eight goals with two goals and three assists.
Le Moyne Eliminates Merrimack
Merrimack may have ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division II Men's Top 20, but it still had a Le Moyne-sized hump to overcome. That did not happen Friday, as the No. 5 Dolphins defeated the Warriors for the seventh time in the last three seasons — this time courtesy of Dan Entenmann's goal with 35 seconds left in overtime, which lifted Le Moyne to a 10-9 victory in the Northeast-10 semifinals.
Justin Kesselring scored six goals, including the game-tying alley from the left alley with 42 seconds left in regulation.
The Dolphins will play No. 3-ranked and top-seeded Adelphi in the conference championship game Sunday in Garden City, N.Y.. The Panthers advanced with an 11-5 win over Pace.
ODAC, Liberty League Finals Set
In Division III, No. 17 Lynchburg defeated No. 16 Roanoke 14-11 and Hampden-Sydney upended Washington and Lee 19-10 in ODAC semifinals Friday.
In the latter game, the fourth-seeded Tigers got 19 saves from goalie Nick Arcuri to knock off the defending conference champion and top-seeded Generals. Hampden-Sydney earned its school-record 14th win of the season.
No. 3 RIT doubled up Clarkson 20-10 and No. 9 St. Lawrence defeated Vassar 11-7 in Liberty League semifinals Friday to set up a top-10 showdown in the conference championship game.