GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The ACC has changed the seeding procedures and format for this month's tournament in the wake of Duke's decision last week to cancel the rest of its men's lacrosse season.

The ACC also announced that no members of the Duke team will be considered for ACC postseason awards this year.

For seeding purposes only, the two ACC games that Duke did play were changed to no contests. Each team was seeded based on only two league games. The ACC also dropped one of the semifinal games.

Second-seeded Maryland will face third-seeded North Carolina on April 28 in Baltimore, with the winner facing top-seeded Virginia there on April 30.

MEN'S TENNIS

Highlanders earn title

Radford has won the Big South regular-season title for the first time in program history.

The Highlanders (19-3, 6-0) beat out second-seeded Winthrop (6-1 in the league) for the top seed in the Big South tournament in Birmingham, Ala. Radford will face eighth-seeded Liberty in the first round Thursday. An automatic bid to the NCAA tournament will be at stake in Saturday's final.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

W&L triumphs

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Taylor McConnell hit a two-RBI double, tying the Washington and Lee career doubles record of 43, to help the Generals (16-9-1) pick up an 8-1 win over Dickinson (10-14-1).

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Milestone win for Generals coach

Megan Slosson and Katie Flippen each had a hat trick to lead No. 12 Washington and Lee (9-3, 5-0 ODAC) to a 17-0 rout of host Hollins (0-10, 0-7). W&L coach Jan Hathorn improved to 200-88 in 18 years at W&L. Her overall career mark is 255-107.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Guard commits to Tech

Shamarr Bowden, a high-scoring junior from Grimsley High School in Greensboro, N.C., made two basketball commitments Monday.

Bowden, a 6-foot-3 guard, said he will play collegiately at Virginia Tech, but not before he spends two years at the Miller School outside Charlottesville. He will repeat his junior year there in 2006-07 and remain there in 2007-08.

Bowden, also offered a scholarship by William and Mary, did not need remedial academic work.

"I just wanted to get stronger," said Bowden, who averaged 21.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 rebounds this year. "I wanted this to get reclassified."

Bowden was recruited for Tech by Hokies assistants Ryan Odom and Stacey Palmore. Odom is friends with Miller School coach Fred Wawner.

"Virginia Tech was the first school to start recruiting me," Bowden said. "I'd visited up there so many times. I pretty much went to all of their games, so I knew their philosophy and style of play. It's where I felt the most comfortable."

UVa honors Staley

Virginia announced that Temple coach and former UVa basketball star Dawn Staley will receive the 2006 Distinguished Alumna Award that previously has gone to Katie Couric and other notable graduates.

-- Staff, wire reports