Seven Stories and One Set of Beats: April 11, 2012

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Men's Weekly Conference Honors
I really want the NEC to start giving out a "Damn, Gina!" award.

Lacrosse power rankings
One thing this weekend's results did was remind us that it's still early April, and there is a ton of lacrosse left between now and selection Sunday.

Elis Back Over .500
Eight different Bulldogs found the net as the men's lacrosse team overcame a 3–0 deficit to beat Dartmouth 11–9 on Saturday.

Dixon's Takeaways: Syracuse Back in Contention, St. John's Win, Patriot League and RMU's Kiel Matisz
What Happened: Syracuse gets back in the NCAA Tournament conversation Takeaway: At 4-4 — with zero quality wins that would warrant inclusion in the NCAA Tournament — the Orange found their backs against the wall

Red Works Hard to Remain Undefeated
Given last year’s 14-3 record and the Red’s trip to the NCAA quarterfinals against powerhouse UVA, there were great expectations for the men’s lacrosse program as it entered the 2012 season. Already more than halfway through the season, Cornell sits atop the Ivy League with a perfect 3-0 conference record, in addition to its 7-1 record overall. Winning key games in March against Ivy rivals Yale, Penn and Dartmouth, as well as nationally ranked Denver, put the team in a good standing as it heads into the last four games of the regular season against Harvard, Syracuse, Brown and Princeton.

Working Off The Weekend: Five Things to Know
It must nice being at the top. No. 1 Virginia showed its strengths again, pulling away in the second half against an ACC foe for the second straight week. The Cavaliers beat North Carolina, 15-10, in front of the largest home crowd at North Carolina since 1991. Tar Heels coach Joe Breschi basically called the loss a humbling experience for his team, a week after they knocked off then-No. 1 Johns Hopkins.

Where to Watch Lacrosse Games on TV, Online This Week
If you can't make it to the game, catch the action on TV — and more and more — streamed online.

Today's beats: Yeah, it's weenie rock. Whatever. Here's Guster's "C'mon" off of Ganging Up on the Sun: