May 21, 2000

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The match-ups for the 2000 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship weekend in College Park have been set.

The Division I semifinals will feature the top four seeds from this year's tournament. No. 1 Syracuse, a 17-13 winner over Georgetown in the quarterfinals will face No. 4 Johns Hopkins, a 15-11 winner over Notre Dame in the quarters, in the first game on Saturday, May 27 at Noon.

The second game will pit No. 2 Virginia, a 10-9 winner over Duke in the quarterfinals, against No. 3 Princeton, a 10-7 victor over Maryland in the quarters. The game will begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.

Both Division I semifinals will be aired live on ESPN2.

The Division III championship game, to be played on Sunday, May 28 at Noon in Byrd Stadium, will be a rematch of the 1999 title game. Salisbury State, a 10-9 winner over Washington & Lee in the semifinals, will face Middlebury, which upset Nazareth 13-6 in the semifinals.

The Division II title game will pit North representative C.W. Post (8-3) against South representative Limestone (12-2) at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 28. The game will take place on Ludwig Field.

The weekend will conclude with the Division I semifinal winners from Saturday meeting in the Division I championship game on Monday morning at 10:55 a.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN.

To purchase tickets please go to www.ticketmaster.com.

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Weekend


Saturday, May 27 at Byrd Stadium
Division I Semifinals
No. 1 Syracuse (13-1) vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins (9-3), Noon (ESPN2)
No. 2 Virginia (13-1) vs. No. 3 Princeton (11-2), 45 minutes after first game (ESPN2)


Sunday, May 28 at Byrd Stadium
Division III Championship
Salisbury State (17-1) vs. Middlebury (14-1), Noon


Sunday, May 28 at Ludwig Field
Division II Championship
C.W. Post (8-3) vs. Limestone (12-2), 3 p.m.


Monday, May 29 at Byrd Stadium
Division I Championship
Semifinal winners from Saturday, 10:55 a.m. (ESPN)