Swag Award of the Week May 18-25

Congrats to the mighty Syracuse Orange who defeated Cornell 10-9 in overtime today to win their 11th national championship in school history. The Orange were on the verge of defeat, but scored three goals in four minutes, including the game-tying goal with 4.5 seconds left to send the game into overtime. With the win, Syracuse defended last years title and became the first school since Princeton in '97-98 to win back-to-back championships.

Highlights of the overtime thriller:

I've become a lacrosse fan since attending Syracuse. As a young, aspiring sports journalist it was imperative to not only become familiar with the schools rich football and basketball traditions, but lacrosse as well. While at Syracuse, I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown who was also a standout for the lacrosse program. Brown is the only athlete to have been enshrined in the NFL, NCAA Football and NCAA Lacrosse Halls of Fame. His speed and power (he was an NFL fullback in case you forgot) revolutionized college lacrosse, and a rule was implemented after his departure to even the playing field.

Jim Brown during his LAX days

Congrats again to the Syracuse lacrosse program. With its 26 final four visits, 16 championship appearances and now 11 national titles, SU LAX continues to validate its reputation as one of the premiere programs in college lacrosse.