Unsung heroes
There wasn't much time left for the Capitals, and it was the deciding game seven. Washington was down two goals to none. Their season - which had earned them the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference - was now on the line.
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There wasn't much time left for the Capitals, and it was the deciding game seven. Washington was down two goals to none. Their season - which had earned them the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference - was now on the line.
Sandwiched between the ACC and NCAA tournaments is Robert Morris - the Virginia men's lacrosse team last regular season opponent.
The senior class of the Virginia men's lacrosse team reached new heights this weekend in the ACC Tournament. In the semifinals Friday night at College Park, Md., the Cavaliers defeated Duke for the first time in eight games against the Blue Devils.
In general, I'm not one to be superstitious. Sure, I keep a rabbit's foot on my key chain and I stay inside every Friday the 13th. Maybe I've been wearing the same pair of lucky boxer shorts every day for the past seven months - but, come on, who hasn't?
Last season, the undefeated run of Virginia men's lacrosse was squelched by a loss to Duke. Tomorrow, the Cavaliers will once again get a chance to put their perfection on the line against the very same team in Kl
The Virginia men's lacrosse team continued to power through its season with a 7-5 win Saturday against No. 2 North Carolina at the newly constructed stadium of the New York Giants. The Konica Minolta Big City Classic, which christened the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., also featured a Hofstra-Delaware matchup and a contest between No. 3 Syracuse and No. 4 Princeton.
For the second time this season, Virginia will be engaged in a No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup. In the last game, then-No. 2 Virginia defeated then-No. 1 Syracuse to earn the top spot in the country - which the Cavaliers have yet to relinquish. This Saturday, Virginia will defend that spot in the Big City Classic against No. 2 North Carolina in the brand-new New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. - incidentally, the home of the New York Giants and the Jets.
Thanks to a strong showing in its most recent meet against then-No. 10 Michigan and then-No. 12 Ohio State at Lake Monticello, the Virginia women's rowing team has earned the top spot in the most recently published national rankings. Like many other Virginia spring sports teams, this squad has been putting together a masterpiece of a performance.
After last year's seven-overtime thriller between the No. 1 Virginia men's lacrosse team and the Terrapins, the latter may be looking for revenge. And even though they are currently undefeated, the Cavaliers will be sure to not take this formidable opponent lightly in their ACC-opener tomorrow at College Park.
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The undefeated and top-ranked Virginia men's lacrosse team prepares to face Johns Hopkins tomorrow at Kl
Freshman forward Tristan Spurlock will not return to Virginia next season. The decision was made on a mutual basis between coach Tony Bennett and Spurlock.
After falling behind early, the Virginia men's lacrosse team bounced back to handle Towson on the road yesterday, winning 15-10 to remain undefeated on the year.
I recently interviewed Craig Littlepage, the University's athletic director. Following our conversation, he asked me what my two favorite moments of Virginia sports had been during my four years here. Without having to think very much, I knew the number one moment was the seven-overtime game the Virginia men's lacrosse team won against Maryland in 2009. As I searched my memories for my next most favorite moment, I realized that the team's entire 2009 season was packed with great games, plays and athletes. It seemed like the entire 15-3 season was full of narrow, but exciting, one-goal and overtime wins. If it wasn't the seven-overtime Maryland game, it was the one goal win against Johns Hopkins on the road. Or the 11-10 victory against North Carolina in Giants Stadium.\nAnd then there's also the 13-12 nail-biter the Cavaliers stole from then-No. 1 Syracuse at the Carrier Dome.
The three-point line keyed the Blue Devils' win against the Cavaliers at John Paul Jones Arena last night. Duke worked its way to a 67-49 victory thanks to seven makes on 18 attempts from behind the arc. Meanwhile, Virginia, which has dropped its last seven games and remains in eighth in the ACC after the loss, could only manage a pitiful 31.4 percent from the field and 2-for-12 from three-point range.
The No. 2 Cavaliers face the Seawolves of Stony Brook today, which are coming off a 21-goal offensive showing against Siena during their season opener Feb. 20.\n"They looked very impressive on tape," Virginia coach Dom Starsia said of the game.
Despite 27 points from sophomore guard Sylven Landesberg, Virginia lost its sixth straight game last night 74-62 against Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. The losing streak has precipitated a seven-spot drop in the ACC rankings since the skid began with a home overtime loss against Wake Forest Feb. 6.
There wasn't much to be excited about last night at John Paul Jones Arena. I haven't seen a team dominate the Cavaliers like the Seminoles did. More than their first contest against Wake Forest. More than Virginia's most recent dismantling Monday night at the Comcast Center. Even more than the Cavaliers' second loss to their in-state rival, Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
Every time I pick up a column by a fellow writer - sometimes in The Cavalier Daily, sometimes not - about the fan base at Virginia, I yawn. What a broken record. More whining about how we aren't good fans. Leave me alone, right?
Watching the game Saturday was torturous. And I'm not just talking about the awful announcers who several times called two-point shots "three-pointers," mispronounced names left and right, and even on one occasion referred to the Virginia Tech players as "Cavaliers." Blegh. It wasn't just the obsession Hokie fans seem to have with power outages. It wasn't the caustic chants of "JUST LIKE FOOT-BALL!" that cut to the core of me like Ish Smith cut into the lane against our defense. It wasn't the terrible quality of Raycom Sports' broadcast, nor the bamboo shoots that were being eased under my fingernails. It wasn't even that we lost. It was how.