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Was there a seeded team that was undervalued?
I think [No. 8 seed] Syracuse was. Syracuse won the [Atlantic Coast Conference tournament], which is the toughest conference in college lacrosse. They put together a nice weekend in Georgia two weeks ago and put it together against Colgate this past weekend. I think the [10-9 overtime] loss to Cornell [on April 12] did the Orange in. I think the committee valued bad losses and put some stock into that. But still as the ACC champs with four losses and three of them by one goal and in overtime, this is a team that took care of business in the toughest conference. To give them the 8 seed was a tough pill for them to swallow. Just as importantly, I wouldn’t be happy if I was Maryland. If they get to the quarters – which they should – they have to deal with Syracuse. If you look at the teams below them, they all have easier quarterfinal games.
Part 1 of Q&A with ESPN men's lacrosse analyst Paul Carcaterra
I think [No. 8 seed] Syracuse was. Syracuse won the [Atlantic Coast Conference tournament], which is the toughest conference in college lacrosse. They put together a nice weekend in Georgia two weeks ago and put it together against Colgate this past weekend. I think the [10-9 overtime] loss to Cornell [on April 12] did the Orange in. I think the committee valued bad losses and put some stock into that. But still as the ACC champs with four losses and three of them by one goal and in overtime, this is a team that took care of business in the toughest conference. To give them the 8 seed was a tough pill for them to swallow. Just as importantly, I wouldn’t be happy if I was Maryland. If they get to the quarters – which they should – they have to deal with Syracuse. If you look at the teams below them, they all have easier quarterfinal games.
Part 1 of Q&A with ESPN men's lacrosse analyst Paul Carcaterra
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