The Cavaliers (9-2, 2-2 ACC) are coming off of a monumental win over surefire national contender No. 5 North Carolina in a high-scoring affair.
Having dropped a home game to the Tar Heels (8-2, 1-2 ACC) earlier in the season, the Cavaliers (9-2, 2-2 ACC) rebounded with a resounding win on the road.
Without an ACC Tournament this year, the Cavaliers will enter the NCAA Tournament straight after the regular season with an at-large bid and hopes to defend their crown in Hartford, Conn. this May.
The No. 9 Cavaliers (7-1, 1-2 ACC) defeated a higher-ranked Fighting Irish (4-1, 0-1 ACC) squad that stood at No. 6 in the nation after winning its first four games in the season.
The Virginia men’s lacrosse team fell 16-13 to top-ranked North Carolina Thursday, despite putting on quite the offensive show throughout the game.
The Cavaliers held their own throughout the game against the Falcons, with 11 of their players notching 20 total goals by the end.
The Cavaliers (4-1, 0-1 ACC) were throttled by Syracuse, 20-10, in their last outing, and the team looked to build upon that loss against yet another ranked opponent.
The Cavaliers (3-1, 0-1 ACC) struggled to find any flow on offense, while the Orange (1-1, 1-0 ACC) rebounded from a 17-11 loss at home against rival Army to overwhelm the Virginia defense.
The 2021 Cavaliers have high hopes of keeping the ACC Championship in their hands and bringing another national championship trophy to Charlottesville.
In the season-opener, the Cavaliers beat the Tigers by nine after not playing any games for nearly one year.
This comes with huge implications on the college lacrosse scene, as arguably the nation’s top offensive midfielder returns to an already loaded Virginia team, looking to repeat as national champions after last season was cut short due to the pandemic.
Let’s examine some of the talent that Coach Lars Tiffany has accrued and break down the promising class of 2022.
Both were members of Virginia’s 2019 national championship team and had impressive careers in Charlottesville.
Coming off a thrilling run to a national championship in 2019, the Cavaliers returned a plethora of key players and seemed poised to challenge once again for a title in May.
No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse dominated Air Force Sunday afternoon en route to a 15-5 victory at Klockner Stadium.
Scoring was not a problem for either team, as the Cavaliers (3-1, 0-0 ACC) and the Panthers (1-3, 0-0 SoCon) combined for 33 goals in a spectacular display of offensive firepower.
The 16 goals scored by the Tigers are the most given up by the Cavaliers since last year’s season opener against Loyola.
The two programs met last year in New Jersey in a game that went into overtime with Virginia’s now-junior attacker Ian Laviano finding the back of the net to give the Cavaliers a 12-11 golden-goal victory.
On offense, the Cavaliers were led by Michael Kraus, who finished with four goals and an assist, and Matt Moore, who finished with three goals and two assists.
With the win, the Cavaliers were able to avenge one of their three losses from last year’s national championship run — a 17-9 loss to Loyola in Baltimore — as well as start the season with a quality win against a top-15 team.
