2006 might seem like a long time ago but for the Duke men's lacrosse team it's been a tough year to forget. Since reaching the low point in the program's history and the cancellation of the remainder of the 2006 campaign, the Blue Devils have once again risen to the top of collegiate lacrosse. And Head Coach John Danowski joined the New 99.9 FM The Fan to talk about returning to the Final Four.

Two weekends ago may have served as a turning point as one of the accused Duke players in the 2006 case Collin Finnerty made his return to Durham for a new team. Finnerty transfered from Duke to Loyola after charges were dropped. He scored three goals against the Blue Devil's on May 10 in a 12-7 loss in the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament. After the game Finnerty said that he still remains good friends with many Duke players.

Coach Danowski described the scene after the Loyola game to The Fan.

"They (Duke players) posed for pictures with Collin after the game, he's very close with our seniors and to the whole team," Danowski said. "In alot of ways it was a win win. Maybe there was some closure for Collin and for our guys and again an opportunity to move forward from a regretful situation."

When asked about "closure" from the troubling 2006 season, Danowski found it hard to say if there is closure for everyone and that it might take five to ten years for it to be forgotten.

Duke is currently the number one team in the nation and will play Johns Hopkins in the national semi-finals on Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.