Denever

It was no shock at Thursday’s NCAA Lacrosse Final Four media day at Lincoln Financial Field hearing that the Syracuse team bus was crawling in traffic on the Schuykill as strong storms pushed through, and would be almost 90 minutes late arriving to get the first glimpse of the field

Syracuse will meet a familiar foe in the semifinals, as Denver is coached by Bill Tierney. You may remember Tierney from his run with Princeton, where he won six national championships (all with the Tigers) and currently is second in career NCAA postseason wins (35).