At first glance, this integral piece of the Virginia team may seem to be its offense—among the nation’s best, scoring 12.93 goals per game—however, this is not the most important component for its success. Rather, a great deal of the Cavaliers’ favorable postseason position can be attributed to freshman goaltender Matt Barrett.
The ninth-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team posted a dominating second-half performance against Bellarmine to earn a 12-8 victory Saturday afternoon. With the win the Cavaliers halted a three-game losing streak and finished the regular season at 9-5.
The skinny on weekend matchups for men’s lacrosse, women’s tennis, softball, men’s golf, and women’s rowing.
The No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team has been in a slump ever since its win against Syracuse March 1. In an effort to turn its season around and qualify for the ACC Tournament against No. 2 Duke — a team that has given them troubles in the past — the high-octane Blue Devil offense overpowered the Cavaliers, 17-15.
After losing in the final minutes in last weekend’s game against ACC rival No. 4 North Carolina, the No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team returns home to face No. 2 Duke in the Cavaliers’ last chance of the season to improve its ACC regular season record.
The No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team dropped its second conference game in a row Saturday, falling 11-10 to No. 5 North Carolina. The loss drops the Cavaliers to just 1-3 in ACC play.
The Virginia men’s lacrosse team, ranked No. 8 by the USILA Coaches’ Poll and No. 9 by Inside Lacrosse, travels to Chapel Hill for the final road game of the season Saturday, facing off against ACC rival No. 5 North Carolina.
The No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse team fell to fourth-ranked Maryland Sunday by a final score of 9-6. The Cavaliers (8-3, 1-2 ACC) have now dropped three of their past five games after opening the season 6-0.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for baseball, men’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, softball and rowing.
The 10th-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team snapped its two game losing streak Saturday, defeating No. 11 Johns Hopkins. The Cavaliers trailed the Blue Jays for the majority of the second half, but were able to force overtime thanks in large part to a brilliant performance by freshman goalkeeper Matt Barrett, who made 16 saves.
The Skinny: Following a tight 4-3 loss to No. 3 UCLA, the Cavaliers travel to North Carolina for a pair of matches against ACC rivals the Tar Heels and the Blue Devils.
The No. 7 Virginia men’s lacrosse team dropped its first two games of the season over the break, falling to No. 15 Cornell and No. 11 Notre Dame. The Cavaliers now sit at 6-2 overall and an even 1-1 in conference play.
“The Skinny” on matchups for baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s tennis, swim and dive, track and field, softball and women’s golf.
On a huge night for sports in Charlottesville, the fourth-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team followed up the men’s basketball team’s victory by downing No. 8 Syracuse in its ACC opener, 17-12.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for baseball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s tennis and softball.
After a seemingly slow start, the fifth-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team managed to buckle down and find the momentum to fuel a 19-12 victory against Rutgers Saturday night at Klöckner Stadium.
“The Skinny” on weekend matchups for men’s basketball, men’s and women’s lacrosse and women’s tennis.
The seventh-ranked Virginia men’s lacrosse team eked out an 11-10 victory against Drexel Sunday in Philadelphia, spoiling the Dragons’ season-opener. The win improves Virginia’s record to 3-0 on the season, with all three games decided by one goal.
Extensive previews for Virginia baseball, men’s basketball and women’s lacrosse events this weekend ran in Friday’s edition of The Cavalier Daily and remain available online.
The University of Richmond played its first-ever NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse game Saturday, as 4,249 fans packed Robins Stadium in Richmond, Va. to watch the Spiders host No. 7 Virginia. The crowd was representative of the sport’s rapid growth in the United States in recent years.
