Syracuse: Your 2009 National Champions

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In one of the most unforgettable finishes in D-I Men's Lacrosse championship history, Syracuse came back from three goals down with 5:31 left in the fourth -- and one down with just seconds left -- to take a 10-9 OT win and notch its second straight national title. It's the Orange's 11th NCAA title in history.

Stay tuned for more!

OT
Cody Jamieson fires a shot past Myers from the right side. Game over. Orange win title.

Have to run down to the field -- follow the game from either our interactive bracket: http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/2009/ncaa_bracket_DI_lacrosse_men.html or my twitter feed: http://twitter.com/Scheity.

4th Quarter
:04.5 - Unbelievable. Game tied, 9-9. With time expiring, Matt Abott took the ball in a crowd about 15-20 yards from the goal, then, sandwiched between defenders, lobs it over his head, no-look, to whoever was standing in front of the goal. Kenny Nims was, taking the pass and rolling a shot through Myers' legs.
2:46 - And here come the Orange. A loose ball ends up in Amidon's hands, who fires it to Jamieson for a goal from right outside the crease.
3:37 - Keogh just sunk his second goal of the day; Hardy with the assist -- 9-7, Cornell
5:31 - This might be the dagger. A goal from Roy Lang, shot from the left side of the net as he was falling over, makes the game, 9-6.
7:20 - On an EMO -- Cornell's seventh of the game -- the Big Red's Max Seibald whips in a goal from straight on, off an assist from Hurley; 8-6, Cornell now
13:51 - Syracuse pulls within one with a goal from Dan Hardy off an assist from Cody Jamieson

Note: Attendance today is 41,935 - 6th-largest in D-I men's history

3rd Quarter
:01 - Jake Myers made a nasty save on a shot from right in front of the net off Kenny Nims' pass over the crease
6:38 - On the EMO, Cornell's Hurley feeds Glynn for a point-blank goal - 7-5, Cornell
7:50 - Syracuse's Josh Amidon fires a shot in, making it 6-5 Cornell

Shots: Cornell 31, Cuse 21
GB Corenll 21, cuse 18
face-offs, Cornell 7, Cuse 7
Turnovers, Cornell 10, Cuse 9
Clears Syracuse 12-13; Cornell 12-15
Goalies: Galloway (Cuse) 9; Cornell (Myers) 6

Notes: Cornell outshot 'Cuse 23-11 in 2nd & 3rd quarters

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Gotta run down to the field for a piece on the 25th Anniversary team, but follow along with the game on our interactive bracket: http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/2009/ncaa_bracket_DI_lacrosse_men.html

2nd Quarter
- 5:08 - Cornell's Rob Pannell gets onto the board with his 25th goal of the season, scoring unassisted - Cornell leads, 5-4
- 10:15 - And Syracuse storms right back, getting a goal from Pat Perritt, off an assist from Matt Abbott
- 11:38 - Rocco Romero just fired a bullet in from the right slot off an assist from Glynn - Glynn's 4th point on the day
- 13:14 - 'Cuse's Stephen Keogh just bounced a shot in, making it 3-3 -- 48th goal of the year ties Keogh for 9th in Syracuse history for single-season goals

1st Quarter
:21 - Fantastic Cornell goal by Ryan Hurley (45th of year) off a gorgeous feed to the doorstep from Glynn
2:44 left - Syracuse's Greg Niewieroski just slipped a shot in, then got levelled, to tie the game at 2.
8:00 - John Glynn's got two tallies already, the first on a rocket from about 15 yards directly in front of the net, the second on a top-shelf dagger from a few out after curling around the left side of the defense

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The teams are on the field, and the battle for the D-I national championship is off. Upstate rivals Cornell and Syracuse have been playing each other since 1920, and haven't missed a year since 1979. Should be a blast. Stay tuned for updates.

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Kevin Scheitrum
The lacrosse editor for NCAA.com, Kevin is covering his second Championship Weekend at Gillette Stadium. A lot has changed since last year for the native Pennsylvanian and BU grad: The Phillies won the World Series, BU won the Men's D-I Hockey national title and he discovered half-priced sushi.

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