Men’s lacrosse doubles up Richmond, 14-7
By Robert Elder | March 29, 2015Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium was not senior day for the Virginia men’s lacrosse team, but it sure felt like it.
Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium was not senior day for the Virginia men’s lacrosse team, but it sure felt like it.
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Entering Tuesday night, four of the Virginia men’s lacrosse team’s six wins on the season had been decided by one goal. But against Virginia Military Institute, the Cavaliers were finally able to roll, and they rolled big.
The week prior to Virginia’s game against Syracuse, coach Dom Starsia announced another captain who, four years ago, wasn’t even sure if he would make the team.
For the second-straight year, the annual battle for the Doyle Smith Cup needed overtime to decide a victor.
The luck of the Irish got the best of the Virginia men’s lacrosse team this St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
Through a combination of graduations, transfers and injuries, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team lost virtually every regular from 2014’s defense. The lone holdover is sophomore goalie Matt Barrett, who had his share of struggles a year ago.
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For the second consecutive week, snow showers dusted the field and the Virginia men’s lacrosse team shoveled out a win. Behind a career high four goals from sophomore midfielder Zed Williams, the No.
The scene Saturday night was not reminiscent of the usual lacrosse played at Klöckner Stadium. As the first half wound to a close, the wind began to blow and the snow began to fall.
If there is one trademark of a Dom Starsia coached lacrosse team, it is a vaunted offense. Relatively recent names such as Matt Ward and Steele Stanwick have cemented Tewaaraton-worthy resumes in the orange and blue, while countless others have graced All-Conference and All-American lists.
The Virginia men’s lacrosse team opened its season against Loyola for the second consecutive year on Saturday.
Despite an 11.07 goals against average last season – good for 47th in the country – few doubted the Virginia men’s lacrosse team’s talent on the defensive end.
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The No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team routed in-state foe VMI with a final score of 21-3. The Cavaliers are now 21-0 versus VMI, going back to 1949 when the series began.
The eighth-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team is back in action tonight, as VMI comes to Charlottesville. The Cavaliers have never lost a game to this in-state foe, owning a spotless 20-0 record with an average margin of victory of more than 17 goals going back to 1949.
The No. 4 Virginia men’s lacrosse team continued its winning ways Tuesday, routing Mount St. Mary’s 14-6. After starting the season with three straight one-goal victories, the Cavaliers’ high-octane offense has come to life in their last two games, posting a combined 15-goal margin of the victory in those contests.
The ACC tabbed four Virginia athletes for weekly awards Tuesday. Honorees included redshirt junior wrestler Joe Spisak, sophomore lacrosse player James Pannell, junior JB Kolod of the men’s swim and dive team and freshman swimmer Leah Smith.
After a trying season both on and off the field, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team left Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium May 30, 2011 as NCAA Champions. The title was the program’s fifth ever and fourth during coach Dom Starsia’s reign at Virginia, which began in 1992.
For only the second time in his 21-year career at Virginia and for the first season since 2004, coach Dom Starsia leads his squad to the ACC Tournament needing to win out in order to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.