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.
With a plethora of key pieces from last year’s title-winning run returning, the 2020 Cavaliers have high hopes of bringing another championship back to Charlottesville.
As the defending NCAA champions, Virginia men's lacrosse has been invited to the annual Team USA Fall Classic which will be held from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20.
With the season over, it’s time to reflect on the Cavaliers’ season and the individual players and moments that made it so special.
The third-seeded Virginia men's lacrosse team defeated fifth-seeded Yale Monday afternoon 13-9 in the final of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.
The third-seeded Virginia men's lacrosse team defeated second-seeded Duke Saturday in the semifinal round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament.
The Senior CLASS Award is awarded to the most outstanding senior college athletes in 10 Division I sports.
For the first time in eight years, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team is one of the last four teams standing in the NCAA Tournament.
As the Cavaliers travel to Philadelphia, Pa., this weekend for their first Final Four since 2011, whoever they face will have to first overcome their individual talent and then their unbreakable spirit.
The third-seeded Virginia men’s lacrosse team secured its sixth straight win Saturday afternoon by defeating unseeded Maryland 13-12.
