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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