Instagram Recap: Semifinals

Published: May 11, 2017

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Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association
SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference
Southwestern Lacrosse Conference
Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference
Western Collegiate Lacrosse League
California Golden Bears
Chapman Panthers
Concordia Golden Eagles
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Grand Canyon Antelopes
Grand Valley State Lakers
North Dakota State Bison
St. Thomas Tommies

ORANGE, Calif. -- There were a pair of tickets to the championships in each division on the line Thursday and now the final brackets are set for Saturday at Chapman University.

At the half, @stthomaslacrosse led @gvsulax 9-4, but the Lakers have opened up the third with three to cut the lead to 9-7. #mcla17 #tourneytime
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It went down to the wire, but a late open-net goal gave @stthomaslacrosse a thrilling 14-12 victory over @gvsulax in the first D-II semifinal of the 2017 MCLA National Championships powered by @ualacrosse. Ryan McNeil had three assists to spark the Tommies. #mcla17 #tourneytime
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Brandon Mayo got @cuilax off to a hot 4-0 start and they rode that margin into halftime, leading 9-5 over @ndsu_lacrosse. #mcla17 #tourneytime
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Jonah Rinaldi had two goals and three assists helping @cuilax defeat @ndsu_lacrosse, 11-9, to punch the Eagles' ticket to the national championship game on Saturday. #mcla17 #tourneytime: @scippix
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It was a physical first half between @gatechlax and @chapmanlacrosse, with the Yellow Jackets holding a narrow 7-5 lead. #mcla17 #tourneytime
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Nevin Masri had one goal heading into the semifinals for @chapmanlacrosse, but notched a hat trick on Thursday -- including the game-winner -- to help the Panthers defeat @gatechlax, 8-7. #mcla17 #tourneytime
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Joe Balestrieri had two goals and an assist in the first half, helping @gculacrosse to a 10-3 lead at the break over Cal. #mcla17 #tourneytime
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The @gculacrosse offense carried the day in the first half, but was Jack Lamey and the Lopes defense that allowed GCU to advance to Saturday's championship game with a 13-10 win over Cal. #mcla17 #tourneytime
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