[caption id="attachment_33727" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore attack Rhamel Bratton scored four goals against Syracuse and is currently third on the team in scoring with 11 goals.
The No. 2 Cavalier men's lacrosse team will square off against defending national champion No.
[caption id="attachment_33484" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Sophomore Chris Bocklet scored a team-high four goals against Mount St.
After falling just short of the national championship game last season, the Virginia men's lacrosse team starts its spring campaign ranked third in preseason polling and set to face off against a Drexel team it defeated 13-7 last season and has dominated 5-1 during the last decade. Last season's strong showing against Drexel kicked off a 12-game winning streak, which included victories at then-No.1 Syracuse and a seven-overtime thriller against conference rival Maryland. That Virginia team started the season ranked second in the country and, after the win at Syracuse, spent eight straight weeks as top dog nationally before two losses to Duke.
[caption id="attachment_31670" align="alignleft" width="234" caption="Senior midfielder Max Pomper was the primary force behind the creation of a flag football tournament to remember former teammate Will Barrow.
[caption id="attachment_31292" align="alignleft" width="236" caption="Junior Rhamel Bratton and the rest of the midfield will be asked to fill a bigger role on offense this year after the team graduated two of its top three scorers.
[caption id="attachment_29902" align="alignleft" width="201" caption="All-American Danny Glading led the Cavaliers to a 13-1 season.
