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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.
As the spring semester enters its final few weeks, several Virginia sports teams look poised to bring conference and national glory back to Charlottesville. With so much for Cavaliers fans to be excited about and postseason play right around the corner, three sports staff writers break down the teams, players and games to keep an eye on.
No. 4 Virginia men’s tennis continued their weekend rhythm with another pair of conference matches — facing Miami Friday and Florida State Sunday. The Cavaliers’ (16-4, 8-0 ACC) schedule was initially thrown off when their match against the Hurricanes (10-8, 2-5 ACC) had to be moved to Monday due to inclement weather, facing the Seminoles (14-5, 4-3 ACC) first instead. However, Virginia stayed calm and easily recovered, defeating both Florida State and Miami 4-1.
The 2024 season for Virginia women’s lacrosse can be described as one of excitement, opportunity and progress. The Cavaliers are looking to rewrite last season’s woes, which saw them lose in the ACC quarterfinals and the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
After a solid performance at the ACC Championships in which they placed fifth as a team and saw sophomore Nick Hamilton win Most Outstanding Wrestler, Virginia wrestling headed to Kansas City, Mo. this weekend for the NCAA Championships. Hamilton, alongside graduate student Justin McCoy and junior Marlon Yarbrough, competed for the Cavaliers (7-6, 1-4 ACC) in the championships as a result of their excellent performance in ACC play.
The No. 1 ranked Virginia women’s swimming and diving team dove into the NCAA Championship meet in Athens, Ga. this week and came out with a fourth-consecutive national title. The Cavaliers took home 11 gold medals over the course of the week, becoming the first program since 1996 to claim four consecutive NCAA Championship team titles. In a week full of highlights, junior Gretchen Walsh, as she has all season, put on a spectacular performance, torching multiple American records and claiming a total of seven titles. The victory marked the 34th NCAA Championship won by a Virginia program.
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.
When Virginia men’s basketball bows out of the postseason, it usually goes out with a bang — elimination at the hands of a 16-seed, on a buzzer beater or in back-to-back overtimes against underdogs. This year, Coach Tony Bennett’s team went out with a whimper. Virginia’s season ended March 19 in Dayton, Ohio as Colorado State charged to a 67-42 win in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers continued their run of tournament failure since the 2019 National Championship — having either missed the tournament entirely or gotten eliminated in its first game — for the fourth year in a row.
Already 21 games into the 2024 season, Virginia baseball has racked up a significant sample size of contests to analyze. Having jumped out to a 9-0 start and then continuing to win big games, one might think that the No. 14 Cavaliers (17-4, 3-3 ACC) are in a great spot to make a run for both the ACC Championship and a return trip to Omaha, Neb. for the College Baseball World Series. While that might be the case, Virginia’s pitching woes will make those potential accomplishments a lot harder to come by.
No. 3 Virginia men’s tennis hosted two conference opponents over the weekend — Louisville Friday and Notre Dame Sunday. The Cavaliers (14-4, 6-0 ACC) continued to remain undefeated in conference play when they blocked out the Cardinals (11-6, 1-2 ACC) 7-0, and they closed out the weekend with a 6-1 victory against the Fighting Irish (9-8, 1-3 ACC).
After a rough season of ACC matches that saw losses over four consecutive weeks, the Virginia wrestling team finished their conference play Sunday at the ACC Championships. The Cavaliers (7-6, 1-4 ACC) sent one wrestler for each weight class to the event and competed against the best from each of the six ACC schools that have wrestling teams.
No. 3 men’s tennis downed two conference opponents on the road over the weekend — first defeating North Carolina 4-2 Friday evening then continuing the streak Sunday when it defeated No. 15 Duke 6-1. The Cavaliers (12-4, 4-0 ACC) have yet to lose a conference matchup so far in the regular season and continued that momentum with these two victories.
Virginia men’s basketball has had an uncharacteristically streaky season in 2023-24. The Cavaliers (22-9, 13-7 ACC) won nine of their first ten before dropping four of their next six. Then, to start off the academic semester, they won eight games in a row, then dropped four of seven, only to close out the regular season with a quality 72-57 win against Georgia Tech. The win against the Yellow Jackets clinched the No. 3 seed for Virginia in the ACC Tournament.
After a close loss to North Carolina saw momentum on the upswing, the Virginia wrestling team hoped to capitalize and secure a win in its final regular season match of the year Friday against Pittsburgh. However, that hopefulness was stunted early on in a 35-7 defeat as the Cavaliers (7-6, 1-4 ACC) were forced to forfeit the opening 125-lbs weight class to the No. 23 Panthers (10-9, 2-3 ACC) due to health injuries that prohibited sophomores Kyle Montaperto and Sammie Hayes from competing. The theme of injuries has been prevalent for Virginia all season, and it held them back from reaching their full potential in this match.
The Virginia pickleball club is one of the most popular and fastest growing clubs on Grounds. With over 500 members and a tournament team that is entering the semester on the heels of a National Championship win, the team is a national sensation. The president and vice president of the club discussed their experiences with the club in a recent interview with The Cavalier Daily.
No. 6 Virginia men’s tennis traveled to New York to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championship, opening play Friday. While the Cavaliers (8-4, 0-0 ACC) managed to advance to the quarterfinals after defeating No. 15 Duke and later to the semifinals after defeating No. 7 Tennessee, they ultimately fell to No. 1 Ohio State Sunday and failed to make it to the Championship faceoff.
Virginia track and field competed in three separate meets for the second consecutive weekend, taking to the track and the field at the Arkansas Qualifier and Terrier DMR Challenge Friday and the Virginia Tech Challenge Friday and Saturday. The Cavaliers put down numerous great indoor performances, as their fans have become accustomed to, and if this weekend’s showing is any indication of what’s to come, they will provide stiff competition at the ACC Championships next weekend.
For the Virginia men’s tennis team, the month of February has yielded a similar pattern as the past couple of seasons. It is a period highlighted by the ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championships, a 16-team tournament featuring some of the best teams in the country, as well as an incredibly difficult non-conference schedule to boot — this season, Coach Andres Pedroso’s team matched up against No. 1 Ohio State, No. 11 Kentucky and No. 24 Georgia before the tournament.
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.
Virginia Swim and Dive hosted the Cavalier Invite over the weekend and yet again showed its depth in a dominating performance. Ranked No. 1 on the women’s side and No. 20 on the men’s, both teams have had impressive seasons that they are hoping to continue into the ACC Championships later this month. Over the three-day Invite, the Cavaliers notched 64 personal bests and five Aquatic and Fitness Center Pool Records. Notably, United States National Team member junior Jack Aikins did not swim as he is taking a gap year to prepare for the Summer Olympics. The meet was held in the NCAA Championship style and included all NCAA Championship events. The field consisted of 11 teams, which alongside Virginia, included Duke, George Washington, Johns Hopkins, North Carolina, South Carolina, St. Bonaventure, Army, North Carolina Wilmington, Richmond and William & Mary.