The No. 2 Virginia men's lacrosse team has no time to rest on its laurels after defeating No. 20 Ohio State 14-11 at home March 19. Saturday, the Cavaliers (7-1) travel to Baltimore to battle No.
For the last four years, senior midfielders Shamel and Rhamel Bratton have thrilled Virginia fans with their impressive on-field play.
[caption id="attachment_42058" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior midfielder Rhamel Bratton scored a team-high four goals against the Buckeye's top-10 defense.
[caption id="attachment_42567" align="alignleft" width="280" caption="Senior Adam Ghitelman set an ACC record for career wins at goalie against Cornell and earned the conference's Defense Player of the Week honors.
[caption id="attachment_41630" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior attackmen Chris Bocket leads the Cavaliers into the hostile Carrier Dome with 15 goals.
[caption id="attachment_41421" align="alignleft" width="276" caption="By recording a win against VMI, senior Adam Ghitelman became the all-time winningest goalkeeper in program history with 41 victories.
[caption id="attachment_41274" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior Chris Bocklet comes to Long Island as the reigning ACC Player of the Week.
[caption id="attachment_41052" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior attackman Steele Stanwick rebounded from a quiet first game against Drexel and exploded offensively to tally three goals and five assists as Virginia routed overmatched Mount St.
[caption id="attachment_40970" align="alignleft" width="282" caption="Senior midfielder Shamel Bratton moved into No.
[caption id="attachment_40914" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="sWith his game-high four goals, junior attackman Chris Bocklet spearheaded a Cavalier offense that dominated the Dragons in the fourth quarter.
[caption id="attachment_40844" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior attackman Chris Bocklet paced Virginia with 53 goals last season, the teams' highest total since 1996.
A fine line separates the letter and spirit of the laws of men's college lacrosse recruiting, and enterprising Division I coaches are now crossing it with increasing regularity, potentially placing the best interest of the student-athlete at risk. Hardly any coach advocates early recruiting, a practice that has stirred controversy in the lacrosse community.
[caption id="attachment_34837" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Junior goalie
In general, I'm not one to be superstitious.
Last season, the undefeated run of Virginia men's lacrosse was squelched by a loss to Duke.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team continued to power through its season with a 7-5 win Saturday against No.
[caption id="attachment_34293" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior goalkeeper Adam Ghitelman has backed up Virginia's impressive defensive line, making him a key cog in the team's continued success thus far this season.
[caption id="attachment_34135" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Senior midfielder Max Pomper brings his dynamic defensive skills to a No.
[caption id="attachment_34022" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior midfielder Shamel Bratton scored three goals in Saturday's game against No.
