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College Lacrosse Capsules

By: Kevin Dunleavy and Craig Stouffer
Washington Examiner
April 3, 2009

No. 8 Maryland at No. 14 Navy
Where » Navy-Marine Corps Stadium
When » Friday, 7 p.m.

Maryland (6-3) is coming off an historic 7 OT loss at No. 1 Virginia, the longest game in NCAA Division I history. Junior A Will Yeatman, who had his best game as a Terp (two goals, three assists), will test the staunch defense of Navy (7-3). The Midshipmen rose Saturday with a 10-8 win at Georgetown as senior G Tommy Phelan made 15 saves. Maryland leads the series 50-31-1.

No. 20 Fairfield at Georgetown
Where » Multi-Sport Field
When » Saturday, 1 p.m.

The Hoyas (4-5, 0-3 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference) can get their first set of consecutive wins this season by stopping the Stags (6-2, 3-0), who have surged into the national rankings with four straight wins. Defenseman Stevie Bauer led Georgetown with six groundballs in the Hoyas 12-4 win over Mount St. Mary’s on Tuesday. He also leads the team with 17 caused turnovers this season.





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