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Syracuse seniors take long, strange trip to championship

Originally Published: May 26, 2008
By Dana O'Neil | ESPN.com

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- On the eve of the biggest game of his life, Kyle Guadagnolo did something he'd never done before.

The Syracuse senior found a quiet corner and said a prayer.

He needed his brother's help, and prayer was the only way to reach him.

On May 20, just days before Guadagnolo and his younger brother Tom were to play in the lacrosse Final Four, their brother Aaron was killed in a motorcycle accident near the family's New York home.

"I ...

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2008 NCAA MEN'S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT

Lacrosse's power programs -- Duke, Virginia, Syracuse and defending champ Johns Hopkins -- punched their tickets to championship weekend in Foxborough, Mass. The Orange walked away with their ninth national title after defeating Johns Hopkins, 13-10.

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Championship coverage

• O'Neil: Syracuse's senior moment
• Syracuse ends title drought with win over JHU
• Kessenich: Championship analysis
• Watch: Highlights | Orange's Dan Hardy
• IL: Championship blog
• IL: All-Tournament team

Semifinal coverage

• O'Neil: NCAA final has a retro feel
• Kessenich: Instant analysis on semifinals
• Syracuse, Hopkins advance to title game
• IL: Why Cuse, JHU advanced
• Leveille's five goals lift Syracuse
• Watch: Syracuse-Virginia highlights | Leveille
• IL: Syracuse outlasts Cavs in 2OT
• Watch: Johns Hopkins-Duke highlights
• IL: Johns Hopkins downs Duke (again)

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