For the ninth time in program history, Virginia brought home the title with a 17-16 win against Maryland.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team will be playing in the national championship game for the second year in a row.
Virginia opened up ACC play this year with a disappointing 20-10 loss to the Orange less than two months ago and hopes to end the regular season on a high note.
The Cavaliers were unable to hang on to a late lead, as Duke senior attackman and Charlottesville native Joe Robertson netted his third goal of the game in a wild overtime period.
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.
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 (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.
