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(05/04/24 5:54am)
Senior defenseman Cole Kastner — the men’s lacrosse team’s towering defensive captain who has for years menaced opposing offenses — announced Wednesday via social media that he is transferring after this school year. He is switching both schools and sports and will spend his final year of eligibility playing basketball at Stanford.
(05/03/24 5:23pm)
Reeling after three consecutive losses to conclude the regular season, Virginia men’s lacrosse is entering the ACC Tournament void of momentum. It does not help that the Cavaliers will, again, be faced with No. 1 Notre Dame — whom Virginia lost to in the national semifinal in 2023 and failed to enact revenge upon Saturday, falling 11-9 in the regular-season finale.
(04/29/24 12:50am)
After weeks of anticipation and emotional buildup for the rematch of the 2023 Final Four game, Virginia faced off against Notre Dame in a clash of collegiate lacrosse titans. However, any hopes of victory held by Virginia players and fans were crushed in the last quarter of play. Saturday’s matchup saw No. 6 Virginia, the national leader in ground balls, somehow allowed No. 1 Notre Dame, a distant 15th, to win the ground ball battle by a whopping 24. This ground ball dominance propelled the Fighting Irish (10-1, 4-0 ACC) to an 11-9 triumph over the Cavaliers (10-4, 1-3 ACC) at Klöckner Stadium before a crowd of 6,479, the stadium’s highest attendance mark in 11 years.
(04/25/24 7:35am)
Nobody has to mention the last time Virginia men’s lacrosse played Notre Dame. The thought of it just lingers in everyone’s minds — the late lead that evaporated and the four Fighting Irish goals in four minutes to send Virginia trundling home. Now, though, a rematch is on the horizon, an inescapable narrative swirling around Saturday’s charged rematch.
(04/09/24 3:33am)
Redshirt freshman forward Leon Bond III entered the NCAA transfer portal early Saturday afternoon, not long after stoking speculation the same day with a telling Instagram story post.
(04/09/24 4:03am)
Conference play arrived Saturday at Klöckner Stadium, and Virginia simply treated it like an early-season game against a non-conference opponent. The No. 2 Cavaliers (10-1, 1-0 ACC) blasted North Carolina (6-5, 0-1 ACC) from the first whistle, building a commanding lead and cruising to a 14-6 win.
(04/06/24 6:01am)
The story of men’s lacrosse offensive coordinator Kevin Cassese and Coach Lars Tiffany began two decades ago, at an off-the-beaten-track lacrosse program in New York. Their coaching relationship began in 2004 — the two young coaches met at Stony Brook, spending one season together before a 19-year interlude where they forged decorated but separate head coaching careers.
(04/01/24 5:41am)
Things looked frequently frustrating and gloomy for No. 2 Virginia (9-1, 0-0 ACC) Saturday, as if the northeastern chill had frozen its typically free-flowing style. But after sputtering offensively all day, the Cavaliers scored the game’s final seven goals, all in the fourth quarter, to win. Before a record crowd at Jordan Field, Virginia dispelled defeat and charged back to grab a 13-10 victory over No. 16 Harvard (6-3, 0-2 Ivy). The win came on the back of a stellar performance by junior goalie Matt Nunes, who recorded multiple impressive saves and even registered the game-winning goal in the fourth quarter.
(03/30/24 2:00pm)
Coach Lars Tiffany has watched graduate attackman Connor Shellenberger’s career grow into something legendary. He has witnessed, in that time, “the consummate team-first guy” elevate everyone around him. He has observed a man he openly admires display trademark unselfishness, both now and with an eye on the future.
(03/23/24 6:49pm)
Senior goalkeeper Holden Brown — who played every minute in goal for the Virginia men’s soccer program his sophomore and junior years, before suffering a major injury midway through this season — announced March 13 via Instagram his decision to transfer to Indiana for his final years of eligibility.
(03/21/24 5:48am)
After a disjointed opening, No. 4 Virginia men's lacrosse (7-1, 0-0 ACC) emerged from halftime rejuvenated, dumping in nine third-quarter goals Tuesday at Klöckner Stadium and sailing to a 16-10 victory over Albany (2-5, 1-0 America East). The monstrous third quarter displayed all of Virginia’s trademark offensive power and cemented a pair of individual records.
(03/16/24 7:37pm)
A shadow has lingered over the men’s lacrosse program since longtime faceoff man Petey LaSalla departed to play professionally. But that shadow has recently receded, pushed aside by a rebuilt faceoff corps that has manufactured surprising success despite the departure of LaSalla, the program stalwart who manned the faceoff dot for five years.
(03/12/24 3:43am)
Virginia and Towson wrestled in the rain for two tense quarters, locked together, battling back and forth. Then a different kind of storm manifested, as the No. 6 Cavaliers (5-1, 0-0 ACC) pounded in nine consecutive goals, cementing victory in an eventual 19-15 defeat of the Tigers (4-3, 0-0 CAA) Saturday at Johnny Unitas Stadium.
(03/04/24 4:53am)
Virginia and Johns Hopkins seemed tied together all afternoon Saturday, neither team building more than a two-goal advantage. But in a frenetic battle at Klöckner Stadium, the No. 7 Blue Jays (5-1, 0-0 Big Ten) eventually embarked on a four-goal second-half run against the No. 2 Cavaliers (3-1, 0-0 ACC), grabbing a fragile lead and holding on to capture a 16-14 win.
(03/01/24 4:19pm)
Barring injury or catastrophe, junior goalie Matt Nunes will eventually climb to the top of the Virginia men’s lacrosse standings for career goalie wins. After Sunday’s 14-8 defeat of No. 20 Ohio State, Nunes is tied for seventh on the list, and with the better part of two seasons remaining to win 24 more games, he likely will get there. The issue is that sports tend to invite plenty of that injury and catastrophe, so it’s better to focus instead on what is happening more immediately.
(02/24/24 4:50pm)
Graduate attackman Payton Cormier, having become a goal-scoring machine over four years, made history during the Virginia men’s lacrosse game Saturday at Richmond. He entered the final quarter with a unique record to break — he needed one more goal to break the all-time career program goals record.
(02/17/24 2:38am)
If he had not already, freshman attackman McCabe Millon made his name known to the Division I lacrosse world Saturday. Millon’s five-goal performance in Virginia’s 19-11 win against No. 8 Michigan — his collegiate debut — earned plaudits from teammates and coaches alike, who lined up to sing his praises at the postgame presser.
(02/13/24 6:55am)
Virginia men’s lacrosse dominated Klöckner Stadium Saturday in its season opener against Michigan. The No. 3 Cavaliers (1-0, 0-0 ACC) controlled the game from the outset, smothering the No. 8 Wolverines (0-1, 0-0 Big Ten) and cruising to a 19-11 win. A boisterous first half unfolded before a packed stadium, but the atmosphere mellowed as the gulf in the scoreboard stretched wider.
(02/10/24 3:51am)
Graduate attacker Connor Shellenberger listened and then laughed. Someone had queried him about graduate transfer Jack Boyden, prompting a hearty chuckle, the type that indicates its owner knows something special.
(02/02/24 11:19pm)
Misleading and disingenuous, the recent guest column “We must expect more of our institutional leaders” consistently and intentionally mischaracterizes the Israel-Hamas war.