FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — In the world of college lacrosse, 2017 was the year that America discovered Columbus. “I think that we’ve certainly been on the map,” a prideful coach Nick Myers said after his Ohio State team lost to Maryland, 8-6, in the NCAA final Monday to conclude the Buckeyes’ first trip to the Final Four. “This was a big step.” Latest college sports stories For the school from Columbus, Ohio, it was “a heck of a ride,’’ in the words of goalie Tom Carey, who made 13 saves and was voted to the All-Tournament team. It was a journey that may have begun when the school started playing men’s lacrosse in 1953, but the program was stuck in neutral for decades, parked behind the big-time sports vehicles of football and basketball at The Ohio State University. But since Myers took over in 2009, progress accelerated. The No. 3 Buckeyes…
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