Previewing No. 6 men’s lacrosse’s road to the ACC Championship
By Vignesh Mulay | April 23, 2019With an excellent combination of experience, youth and star power, the Cavaliers will look to prove their legitimacy against the ACC’s elite.
With an excellent combination of experience, youth and star power, the Cavaliers will look to prove their legitimacy against the ACC’s elite.
The Cavaliers (11-3, 3-1 ACC) easily defeated the Red Foxes (7-6, 5-1 MAAC), 22-6, in the two programs’ first-ever meeting and secured their second win in a row since their loss to Duke.
The Cavaliers routed the Keydets, cruising to a 24-5 victory thanks to a combination of explosive offense and shutdown defense.
After years of difficult seasons and disappointing results, Virginia has transformed into a true ACC powerhouse this year.
The No. 4 Virginia men’s lacrosse team traveled to Durham, N.C., Saturday for an ACC showdown at Koskinen Stadium against No. 6 Duke, falling 12-7 to the highly-touted Blue Devils.
With the win, Virginia has secured at least a share of the ACC regular season title as well as the top seed in the ACC Tournament for the first time since the 2010 season.
Boasting a seven-game winning streak, the program's largest since 2012, the No. 4 Virginia men's lacrosse team will welcome No. 18 North Carolina to Klöckner Stadium Saturday April 6.
The Cavaliers kicked off the weekend Friday with a convincing win over the Spiders before defeating the Utes easily Sunday.
After five consecutive games that came down to the wire, the No. 9 Virginia men's lacrosse team won by its largest margin of victory this season, taking down No. 15 Johns Hopkins, 16-11.
On a four-game winning streak, the No. 9 Virginia men's lacrosse team will travel to Baltimore, Md. to play No. 15 Johns Hopkins and continue the two storied programs' historic rivalry.
After winning three consecutive games in overtime, the No. 11 Virginia men's lacrosse team was finally able to secure a win in just four periods against No. 7 Notre Dame Saturday at Klöckner Stadium.
After winning back-to-back games in overtime, the No. 12 Virginia men’s lacrosse continued the pattern against Brown Sunday at Klöckner Stadium, prevailing once again in overtime.
The Cavaliers narrowly defeated No. 14 Syracuse in a Saturday afternoon clash at the Carrier Dome that had to go to overtime.
Virginia (2-2, 0-0 ACC) and Syracuse (2-1, 0-0 ACC) will meet for the 35th time with the Orange winning the last four, including three consecutive victories by a one-goal margin.
Before the Cavaliers attempt to navigate their rigorous ACC schedule, let's take a look at some of the important Virginia storylines that have emerged so far this season.
After last Monday’s heartbreaking loss to No. 13 High Point, the No. 12 Virginia men’s lacrosse team bounced back with an overtime win over No. 19 Princeton.
Virginia (1-2, 0-0 ACC) and Princeton (1-0, 0-0 Ivy League) will meet for just the second time in the regular season since 2008, with the Cavaliers having won the last six matchups.
Following a 1-1 start to the year, the No. 12 Virginia men’s lacrosse team lost a tight match 14-13 to No. 13 High Point Monday at Klöckner Stadium.
After dropping the season opener, the No. 11 Virginia men's lacrosse team earned its first win of the season with an 11-8 victory over Lehigh Friday at Klöckner Stadium.
Loyola (1-0, 0-0 PL) used tough defense and efficient offense to overpower Virginia (0-1, 0-0 ACC) as the Cavaliers suffered a 17-9 non-conference loss.