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NCAA lacrosse previews: Division II and III national championships at the Linc

The title-game doubleheader will start at 1 o'clock on Sunday.

Cabrini lacrosse player Jordan Krug.
Cabrini lacrosse player Jordan Krug.Read morecourtesy (custom credit)

First game

  1. What: Division II men’s lacrosse final

  2. Who: Merrimack (Mass.) 16-3 vs. Limestone (S.C.) 20-0

  3. When: Sunday, 1 p.m.

  4. Where: Lincoln Financial Field

  5. TV: ESPN2

  6. Outlook: Limestone returns to the Division II championship game for a record 12th time. The Saints will try for their sixth Division II title. Trailing by a goal with less than 30 seconds remaining its national semifinal, Merrimack got a late goal from Dom Thomas to send the game to overtime, and then younger brother Christian Thomas returned reigning champion Merrimack to the title game.

Second game

  1. What: Division III men’s lacrosse final

  2. Who: Cabrini 21-2 vs. Amherst (Mass.) 18-4

  3. When: Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

  4. Where: Lincoln Financial Field

  5. TV: ESPN2

  6. Outlook: Cabrini has to travel only 20-some miles from Radnor to play for its first Division III championship. Senior Jordan Krug scored seven goals as the Cavaliers upset Salisbury State in the national semifinals. Amherst outscored Williams by 5-0 in the fourth quarter to win, 12-8, in the semifinals.

    John Smallwood
    John Smallwood has been on our staff since 1994. He began as the beat writer for Villanova University basketball and was promoted to columnist in 1995 - a position he held for 20 years. He has won several awards while covering the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, Final Four, World Cup and Olympics.
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