“The season is a race — a race to improve,” Coach Lars Tiffany said. “It's obvious after today that we have a whole lot of racing to do, because there’s a great deal of improving that has to occur.”
Every year in the PLL's history, at least one Cavalier has been drafted.
Virginia's season ended Saturday.
“I really do,” Tiffany said. “I think we did play our best lacrosse today.”
The twins follow a preexisting Virginia lacrosse family legacy.
One last chance awaits.
Virginia's real test is next week, a chance to salvage a miserable season with a win over No. 13 Duke and an ACC Tournament bid.
Tommy McNeal, a fourth-year defenseman on the men's lacrosse team, occupies 36 East Lawn.
A seven-goal Notre Dame run torpedoed Virginia, despite a solid start.
Virginia, as the season tumbles into conference play, is trying to overcome an inherent deficiency.
More struggles pushed last weekend's encouraging performance from memory.
Virginia did almost everything right in its best performance of the season.
![John Schroter stifled Joey Spallina in a "King Kong [against] Godzilla" slugfest.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/cav/bd31cee9-5712-408e-a6f4-61ad5a2ad58d.sized-1000x1000.png?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
"We're all said," Tiffany said. "We're all mad. But man, I'm just grateful."
Virginia never trailed as it grabbed some momentum heading into conference play.
Virginia eked out the win to improve to .500 as it staggers through the season.
