Lacrosse: Scouting the other Final Four teams

With the bracket set for this weekend’s NCAA DI Women’s Final Four, let’s get to know the three other teams. While Northwestern’s Friday matchup pits the team against the Denver Pioneers — an unfamiliar foe — the Syracuse Orange and Boston College Eagles are far from strangers.

No. 5 Denver Pioneers (22-0, 6-0 Big East)

Let’s start with the Pios. Led by head coach Liza Kelly, this is Denver’s first appearance in the Final Four. They have had a record-breaking unbeaten season, but the NCAA seeding committee still chose to slot them at No. 5, under North Carolina. Playing with a chip on their shoulder, they took down fourth-seeded UNC in Chapel Hill, 5-4 — after the Tar Heels had gone up 4-1 to…