ITHACA - The third-seeded Syracuse men's lacrosse will make its 25th appearance in the NCAA national semifinals after a dramatic come from behind 11-9 victory over No. 6 Notre Dame at Cornell's Schoellkopf Field on Sunday.

The Orange rallied from three one-goal deficits in the second half, scoring the game's final three goals to seal the win.

Junior midfielder Dan Hardy pace the Orange with a team-high four points on three goals, including the game-winning score, and one assist.

The Orange (14-2) will meet second-seeded Virginia at noon in the first half of next weekend's doubleheader at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

The Cavaliers earned an 8-7 overtime win over Maryland to earn a trip to the Final Four. Top-ranked Duke, 21-10 winners against Ohio State in Sunday's first quarterfinal, meets Johns Hopkins in a rematch of the 2007 title clash in next weekend's second semifinal.

Orange senior attackman Mike Leveille tallied one goal and two assists against the Irish, extending his consecutive points streak to 55 games, which ranks fourth all-time in the Syracuse record books.

Senior midfielder Steven Brooks posted two goals, including the game's final score with 3:14 remaining in the fourth quarter. Juniors Kenny Nims and Matt Abbott collected two points apiece on one score and a helper.

Rookie goalie John Galloway made 11 saves in the triumph, including five in the final stanza with the Orange mounting a rally.

Sunday's victory was SU's 24th-straight win in the quarterfinals and the team improved the team's all-time record against Notre Dame (14-3) to 9-0.

Orange 11

Irish 9