Finishing the ball inside is an often underrated skill to have in the game of lacrosse. Many players, fans, and coaches overlook this ability, but it is indeed an extremely important talent to have.

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The 2009 college season is over.

For about a dozen weeks, Virginia was the team to beat. They might have been the #1 team from wire to wire, but the Cavs had some holes and stumbled, losing twice to Duke in April and then to Cornell in May. Those losses opened the door for the other elite teams--Syracuse, Cornell, Duke and Princeton.

Foxboro, Massachusetts--For 58 minutes, it looked as though Cornell would become the first team in nearly two decades to win the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Division I title that wasn’t Syracuse, Princeton, Virginia, or Johns Hopkins.

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2009 NCAA D1 Championship
Syracuse vs Cornell

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2009 D2 Championship
CW Post vs Le Moyne

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2009 D3 Championship
Cortland vs Gettysburg

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The last time Syracuse and Cornell met in the Championship game was in 1988, a 13-8 Orange victory in the Carrier Dome that was overshadowed by the post game semifinal buzz revolving around the "Air Gait" goals that had vaulted Syracuse past Penn on the prior Saturday.

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Foxboro, Massachusetts--There wasn’t any of the drama sports fans witnessed last night with LeBron James’ last-second three pointer to win, but the shock of the 36,594 fans at Gilette Stadium in Foxboro, might’ve been just as great when the No. 5 Cornell Big Red absolutely dominated the No. 1-seeded Virginia Cavaliers, 15-6.

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Foxboro, Massachusetts--Duke Head Coach John Danowski brought in a sports psychologist recently to talk to his players about chasing an NCAA title that, for the Blue Devils, has proven quite elusive.

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Leif Elsmo Previews the Final Four match up between Virginia and Cornell in Foxboro this coming Saturday.

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Leif Elsmo Previews the Final Four match up between Syracuse and Duke in Foxboro this coming Saturday.

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Now Leif Elsmo takes over the College Beat column with coverage of the games at Navy.

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Rich Donovan takes over the College Beat column with coverage of the games at Hofstra.

Click below for a table of 2009 NCAA D1, D2 and D3 Men's College Lacrosse rankings.

Lacrosse fans get to watch 4 great games this weekend.

Here is a breakdown on each one.