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Rain hit the Vail Valley hard on Friday afternoon, delaying men's and women's games alike. The men's side established its semifinal teams at the end of a long day, as Last Call, Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear, Lacrossewear's Jammin' Salmon, and Team 21 made it through to tomorrow's games at Ford Field.

The women made it through Day 2 of their pool play. Both the quarterfinals and semifinals will take place on Saturday. Gang Green and CRSlax.com continue to lead the pack and hope to move through to the finals.

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Men's Elite

Friday morning's quarterfinal games saw Last Call take down the Collared Greens, 11-6, in the early game and Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear defeat Brine Elite, 11-7, in the second match. Team 21 led by four with a couple minutes remaining before a major rain storm swept through Vail and delayed the conclusion. Team 21 held on to win 9-7 and give themselves another shot at a repeat championship at the Shootout.

Tomorrow's semifinals will feature four teams who have been here before. The Jammin' Salmon haven't won since 2004, while 2005's champs, Last Call, will take on 2008's champ, Team 21. The only team that hasn't won before is Merrill Lynch, who have been close for the past couple of years. Team 21's game against Last Call should be a great one tomorrow.

Friday Results

Championship Bracket Quarterfinals:
Team 21 9, Conifer Water/Rocky Mountain Oysters 7
Last Call 11, Collared Greens 6
Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear 11, Brine Elite 7
Lacrossewear's Jammin' Salmon 11, Club All-Stars 7

Consolation Bracket Quarterfinals:
Baltimore Crabs 9, Victorious Secret 8 (OT)
Team Chipotle 15, The Lofers 5
Olympic Club 18, Vendetta's 11
Team Gutman 13, Team 5280/Tap Room 6

Round-Robin Consolation:
Dunn Financial 12, Lax Zone Miami 10
83½ Lacrosse 10, Pond Hoppers 7

Saturday Games

Championship Bracket:
Semifinal #1: Team 21 vs. Last Call – 11:00 am Ford Field
Semifinal #2: Merrill Lynch/Lacrossewear vs. Lacrossewear's Jammin' Salmon – 1:00 pm Ford Field
Conifer Water/Rocky Mountain Oysters vs. Collared Greens – 9:00 am Ford Field
Brine Elite vs. Club All-Stars – 3:00 pm Ford Field

Consolation Bracket:
Semifinal #1: Baltimore Crabs vs. Team Chipotle – 11:00 am Edwards Turf
Semifinal #2: Olympic Club vs. Team Gutman – 1:00 pm Edwards Turf
The Lofers vs. Victorious Secret – 9:00 am Edwards Turf
Vendetta's vs. Team 5280/Tap Room – 3:00 pm Edwards Turf

Round Robin Bracket:
Lax Zone Miami vs. Pond Hoppers – 10:00 am Edwards Grass
Dunn Financial vs. 83½ Lacrosse – 12:00 pm Edwards Grass

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Women's Elite

Friday culminates the pool play as we head into the championship and consolation Brackets starting early Saturday. Every team will be playing two games tomorrow, and the competition should start heating up. We should start seeing some more closely contested games as the day continues. Devon Wills is playing for team Gang Green, coming fresh from playing goal for the US World Cup team in Prague. Devon is a Colorado native and is always exciting to watch.

Friday Results

Pool A:
TexLax 3 vs. Gang Green 13
Minnesota Northstars 5 vs. Team Xtreme 18
Portland Women's 6 vs. Gang Green 16
Minnesota Northstars 7 vs. TexLax 14

Pool B:
St. Louis 1 vs. CRSLax.com 18
ThELMA's 3 vs. Lizards 13
Meatloaf 8 vs. CRSLax.com 17
ThELMA's 14 vs. St. Louis 7

Pool C:
Ramalo 8 vs. Team Wild 9 (called due to rain)
The Prokchops 7 vs. Team 180 2 (called due to rain)

Saturday Games

Gold Division

Game 1 – Meatloaf vs. Gang Green
Game 2 – Lizards vs. Team 180
Game 3 – TexLax vs. CRSLax.com
Game 4 – Team Xtreme vs. The Porkchops

Semifinal #1 – Winner G1 vs. Winner G2
Semifinal #2 – Winner G3 vs. Winner G4

Game 5 – Loser G1 vs. Loser G2
Game 6 – Loser G3 vs. Loser G4

Silver Division

Game 1 – St. Louis vs. Portland Women's
Game 2 – Minnesota Northstars vs. Ramalo

Semifinal #1 – Winner G1 vs. Team Wild
Semifinal #2 – Winner G2 vs. TheELMas

Game 5 – Loser G1 vs. Loser G3
Game 6 – Loser G2 vs. Loser G4

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