Lacrosse takes on Syracuse in clash of top two squads
By Meryem Karad | March 5, 2010The No. 2 Cavalier men's lacrosse team will square off against defending national champion No.
The No. 2 Cavalier men's lacrosse team will square off against defending national champion No.
The men's track and field team took fourth at the ACC Indoor Championships last week at Virginia Tech, while the women took 10th, combining for five titles. During the first day, Virginia swept both the women's and men's distant medley relays.
[caption id="attachment_33398" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="The Cavaliers survived a late rally against East Carolina Sunday to win 14-11 and take the series 2-1.
[caption id="attachment_33319" align="alignleft" width="177" caption="The Cavaliers were dominant against Longwood last Tuesday, annihilating the Lancers 81-40.
[caption id="attachment_33289" align="alignleft" width="223" caption="Freshman guard Tristan Spurlock served up an and-one in the game's final minute.
[caption id="attachment_33116" align="alignleft" width="211" caption="Senior guard Monica Wright enters tonight's game ranked first in the ACC in scoring, averaging 22.7 points per game.
Two weeks after shutting down Princeton 42-0, the No. 24 Cavaliers will travel to North Carolina this weekend for dual ACC matches against Duke and N.C.
[caption id="attachment_32511" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Sylven Landesberg, the 2008 ACC Rookie of the Year, will lead Virginia against award runner-up Al-Farouq Aminu and the Demon Deacons Saturday in Winston-Salem.
[caption id="attachment_32379" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Freshman midfielder Will Bates has added a team-high three goals in the tournament for a total of 11 this season.
[caption id="attachment_32105" align="alignleft" width="282" caption="Junior goalkeeper Kim Kastuk has recorded eight shutouts this season.