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Women's lacrosse faces off against No. 9 Loyola

By Chanhong Luu | February 12, 2014

The No. 6 Virginia women’s lacrosse team welcomes No. 9 Loyola (Md.) to Charlottesville this weekend for its first home game of the season. The Cavaliers opened the season with a hard-fought defeat last Sunday against No. 4 Northwestern, who secured a 13-12 win after the Wildcats broke a 12-12 tie with 16.7 seconds remaining in the game. Despite the losing effort, the team found plenty of positives from their play on the field.

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No. 8 Cavaliers fall in thriller to No. 4 Northwestern

By Robert Elder | February 9, 2014

In their first game of the 2014 season, No. 8 Virginia women’s lacrosse team traveled to Atlanta, Ga. to face No. 4 Northwestern on a neutral field. The Cavaliers fell just short of avenging last season’s loss to the Wildcats, as Northwestern scored the go-ahead goal with 16.7 seconds remaining and held on for a thrilling 13-12 win.

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Women's lacrosse starts season with top-10 matchup

By Robert Elder | February 5, 2014

The Virginia women’s lacrosse team opens up their season this weekend against Northwestern as they try to make another appearance in the NCAA tournament.

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W Lax: Virginia squad finishes season on an uptick

By Matthew Morris | August 23, 2013

Depending on your perspective, the Virginia women’s lacrosse team’s 2013 season could be deemed disappointing, encouraging or both.

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No. 19 Women's lacrosse faces Blue Devils

By Matthew Morris | April 24, 2013

Thursday afternoon in Chapel Hill, Virginia (8-8, 1-4 ACC) will play Duke (11-4, 2-3 ACC) for a second time, this time in the ACC Tournament’s first round. The winner will face No. 1 Maryland, the tournament’s top seed, in Friday’s semifinal.

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Cavaliers aim to uphold rich history

By Matthew Morris | April 22, 2013

The National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inducted five men as its inaugural class in 1957. In fact, in each of the Hall’s first 35 years of existence, only men joined the sport’s most cherished institution.

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No. 16 women's lacrosse tops Hokies in season finale

By Matthew Morris | April 17, 2013

Before the opening draw control Wednesday evening against Virginia Tech, the Virginia women’s lacrosse team’s six seniors—attacker Caroline McTiernan, midfielders Annie Thomas and Erin Laschinger, defenders Megan Dunleavy and Lelan Bailey, and goalkeeper Kim Kolarik—stood with their parents on the grass of Klöckner Stadium.

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Women's lacrosse closes regular season against archrival Hokies

By Matthew Morris | April 16, 2013

Wednesday evening, the No. 16 Virginia women’s lacrosse team will take the field at Klöckner Stadium for its final game of the regular season.

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Last-minute goal sinks No. 11 women's lacrosse

By Matthew Morris | April 11, 2013

Johns Hopkins freshman attacker Jenna Reifler unleashed what proved to be the deciding goal with 19.5 seconds remaining in a game the Cavaliers had described as a “must-win.”

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No. 11 Cavaliers vie for tournament bid

By Matthew Morris | April 10, 2013

Though Virginia sits at No. 11 in the current IWLCA Coaches Poll, every one of the Cavaliers, from coach Julie Myers to the last player off the bench, understands that their regular season, a day-by-day process begun in the cold of February, now rides on its last two contests.

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Northwestern outlasts No. 11 women's lacrosse

By Matthew Morris | April 8, 2013

In the opening minutes of the Cavaliers’ showdown against No. 4 Northwestern, the sense of anticipation only grew. By the end of Virginia’s 11-6 loss to the defending NCAA champion Wildcats, however, the excitement had given way to disappointment.

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No. 11 Virginia welcomes defending champ Northwestern

By Matthew Morris | April 4, 2013

The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team finds itself in the final fortnight of its 2013 regular season, a saga of highs, lows, and in-betweens spanning from mid-February.

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No. 11 Cavaliers bounce back at American, 16-4

By Matthew Morris | April 2, 2013

Tuesday afternoon in Washington D.C., the No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team bounced back from a disappointing weekend loss to ACC-rival Boston College with a commanding, 16-4 victory against American. The Cavaliers (7-6, 0-4 ACC) scored the first 11 goals of the game and limited the Eagles (5-7, 3-0 Patriot League) to seven shots on goal in just the second meeting ever between the two programs.

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Women's lacrosse heads to Chestnut Hill

By Matthew Morris | March 27, 2013

The No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse team is now 11 games into its 2013 season, and though the Cavaliers have registered wins over No. 16 Loyola (Md) and No. 19 James Madison, they have yet to prevail in the ACC. With losses to No. 1 Maryland, No. 3 North Carolina, and No. 6 Duke, Virginia finds itself in last place in the conference. This Saturday’s game at ACC rival Boston College presents an opportunity for a Cavalier breakthrough.

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Virginia seeks to bounce back against Old Dominion

By Matthew Morris | March 26, 2013

In her first two seasons on the No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse team, junior goalkeeper Liz Colgan logged a grand total of 124 minutes, 24 seconds in net, or about the length of two complete games. She saved seven of 44 shots on goal and registered a 1-1 record. When starting goalie senior Kim Kolarik went down with a broken hand earlier this month, though, Colgan was again called into action. And despite her past struggles in limited playing time, her teammates held no reservations about her ability to succeed.

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Virginia's struggles against top-10 teams continues

By Daniel Weltz | March 24, 2013

Though both squads found themselves ranked among the NCAA’s best teams, the Cavaliers owned a 1-4 record against fellow top-ten units and the Blue Devils were winless in just one try. Following Duke’s 13-7 win against the Cavaliers, the teams’ situations appear less analogous.

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No. 9 Virginia prepares for rival Duke

By Matthew Morris | March 20, 2013

This Saturday at Klöckner Stadium, Virginia gets another shot at toppling an elite opponent, this time No. 6 Duke. The Blue Devils (8-1, 1-1 ACC) have qualified for 15 straight NCAA Tournaments under coach Kerstin Kimel.

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No. 9 Cavaliers visit No. 17 James Madison

By Matthew Morris | March 19, 2013

The No. 17 James Madison women’s lacrosse team has a bizarre, but effective method of disrupting the opposition that makes the Duke dog seem like an especially apt choice of mascot.

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Women's Lacrosse wins two, snaps skid

By Matthew Morris | March 17, 2013

The No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse team played three games this past week, falling at No. 3 North Carolina before earning wins against William and Mary and Princeton at home.

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Skidding Cavs challenge No. 3 Tar Heels

By Matthew Morris | March 7, 2013

Virginia (2-3, 0-1 ACC) will need more than the return of sophomore defender Kelsey Gahan from injury to upset the Tar Heels (4-1, 0-0 ACC). North Carolina owns wins against No. 4 Northwestern, No. 16 Towson and No. 20 Penn, and no team has managed more than eight goals against senior goalkeeper Lauren Maksym and the Tar Heel defense this season.