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Junior Katie Rowan is one of four finalists for the 2007-08 Women’s Lacrosse Honda Sports Award. The winner from nationwide balloting will become a candidate for The Honda-Broderick Cup awarded annually to the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.

Third-seeded Syracuse (14-2) will makes its 25th appearance in the national semifinals on Saturday, May 24 when it meets ACC foe and No. 2 seed Virginia (14-3) at 12 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. The contest is a rematch of the first game of the 2008 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic won by the Cavaliers, 14-13, in OT back in March.

SU advanced to the semifinal round with an 11-9 win against Notre Dame in the quarterfinals. Virginia moved on with an 8-7 overtime win against Maryland. Saturday’s second semifinal pairing features top-seeded Duke and fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins in a rematch of the 2005 and 2007 NCAA title games.

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Syracuse traveled to Baltimore on Wednesday to begin its quest for the program's first national championship. The team held a practice, continuing its preparations for its NCAA Championship semifinal showdown against No. 1 seed and three-time defending national champion Northwestern. The teams meet on Friday at 6 p.m. at Towson University. SUathletics.com will provide complete coverage of the Orange's trip to the semifinals, including photo galleries, press conference transcripts and game notes.

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The results from the Under Armour/Scout.com Combine are in and they are impressive with 14 players running sub-4.5 40 yard dashes. We also break down the top five finishers at every station.

With Peyton Siva in the fold, Louisville has turned their attention to four-star Kent (WA) Kentwood big man Josh Smith. The 6-9, 270-pound Smith, who is widely regarded as the top post-player on the west coast in the Class of 2010, talks about his recent offer from the Cardinals and his interest in following Siva to Louisville.

Curtis Dukes is a three-star running back from Philadelphia, N.Y., that many think is flying under the radar, however schools are starting to pick up interest in him in a hurry as of late. He recently picked up his first two written scholarship offers and when his transcripts get out to coaches many more could be following.