Sat May 22 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
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Chris Gray (4) hoists Lance Tillman (0) to celebrate one of Tillman s four goals Saturday in North Carolina s 12-11 overtime win over Rutgers in the NCAA quarterfinals at Hofstra s Shuart Stadium.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. It takes a while for traffic to clear out on Long Island.
Connor McCarthy was ready when it did.
The graduate transfer waited to get a clear look at the cage, then fired in the game-winner with 1:38 left in overtime to nudge top-seeded North Carolina past Rutgers 12-11 in an NCAA quarterfinal at Shuart Stadium.
Lance Tillman scored four goals after entering the game with five on the season for the Tar Heels (13-2). North Carolina will face fourth-seeded Virginia (12-4) in the semifinals next Saturday in East Hartford, Conn., the teams’ third meeting of the season.
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA The sixth-seeded and 20th-ranked Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse team got 10 goals from midfielders, an 18-of-23 performance on faceoffs from junior Matt Narewski and 12 saves from sophomore goalie Tim Marcille as the Blue Jays stunned second-seeded and sixth-ranked Rutgers, 12-10, in the Big Ten Semifinals Thursday night. The Blue Jays (4-8) advance to Saturday night s championship game, where they will face top-ranked Maryland.
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