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Virginia's quest for back-to-back National Championships ended in a back-and-forth battle with Notre Dame on Sunday. The Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team rolled off four late goals to break an 8-8 tie and then hold off a final Cavalier push to win 12-10 in Philadelphia. Steele Stanwick posted 2 goals and 5 assists in the loss.
Bobby Hill and the Virginia men's lacrosse team are prepared to face Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at noon. Get ready for the Cavaliers' contest with a look back at the first round win against Princeton, a 6-5 nailbiter. There are 74 images in this gallery, including photos of Steele Stanwick, Chris LaPierre, and more!
Despite a historic night for the Virginia men's lacrosse program, the Cavaliers could not shake the same demons that haunted them a week ago and fell to North Carolina 11-9 in the ACC Tournament Semifinals in Charlottesville. Steele Stanwick posted his 250th career point, making him Virginia's all-time leading scorer in the loss. The senior finished the game with 2 goals and 5 assists.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team overcame a mid-season tailspin and a first-round scare from Bucknell to win the NCAA Tournament and National Championship over Memorial Day weekend in Baltimore. Coach Dom Starsia, goalkeeper Adam Ghitelman, attackman Steele Stanwick, midfielder Colin Briggs, and the Cavaliers celebrated the title victory on the sweltering hot day in Charm City.
Between March 26 and April 22, the Virginia men's lacrosse team played five games, and lost four. Between April 23 and Monday's NCAA Championship game, the Cavaliers played 5 games, and lost none, ending in what coach Dom Starsia called his most satisfying National Championship ever - and he's had four of them.
BALTIMORE - There are moments in every game where one bounce, one shot, or one turnover can make all the difference in the world. Monday, in the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Virginia faced two of those moments before taking down Maryland, 9-7, for the program's fifth title.
BALTIMORE - Coming into Saturday's game against No. 6 Denver, Virginia coach Dom Starsia repeated multiple times that the Cavaliers were the underdogs. After the game, you would probably have to disagree with him. UVa showed what many had expected of the team from the beginning of the season, beating the Pioneers in a rout by a final score of 14-8 in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals.
In sports it's obvious when certain players simply have a knack for something, like a running back finding the hole or a shooter that rarely misses. In the case of Virginia lacrosse, when you think of guys that could put the ball in the cage maybe someone like Matt Poskay comes to mind. Well when you think of passing, there's Steele Stanwick.
The seniors of this year's Virginia men's lacrosse team are on a mission. Thus far, the Cavaliers' super-hyped senior class has made three trips to the Final Four, but has no hardware to show for it. Will the championship trophy finally make its way back to Charlottesville in 2011?
BALTIMORE - The Virginia lacrosse team's comeback was complete, a four-goal deficit erased in less than 10 minutes and the chance to prolong an emotional season an extra 48 hours was at hand. And then it wasn't - and the Cavaliers instead were faced with the sudden conclusion to a season that brought them more attention than any other as fifth-seeded Blue Devils took a 14-13 defeat of top-seeded Virginia.
The Virginia women's lacrosse team posted an emotional win in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by defeating Towson 14-12 at Klockner Stadium. It was the Cavaliers' first game following the tragic death of Yeardley Love and the team honored Love by flashing No. 1 signs to the fans. Check out 65 images of the game in this free photo gallery.
Sunday was an emotional day at Klockner Stadium. A moment of silence that lingered, a stirring rendition of the national anthem, a No. 1 victory tribute. Lasting embraces with a family. Three line t-shirts reading "One Team, One Heart, One Love." Pins of a lacrosse angel.
Yes, the Virginia women's lacrosse team's return to the field on Sunday after the tragic death of Yeardley Love brimmed with emotion as the Cavaliers prevailed with a 14-12 victory.
For Tim Fuchs, it was one dream shattered, then another realized. As a high school senior in Merrick, N.Y., Fuchs longed to attend and play lacrosse at the Naval Academy. But, just when he thought he was set to enroll, there was one minor detail that got in the way: Fuchs is red-green color blind. The Naval Academy caught Fuchs' color blindness in a physical exam, and his admission to the school fell through at the last minute. Already late in the admissions process, Fuchs - still with the desire to play college lacrosse - emailed some 15 college coaches. Only one responded.
Brian Carroll's shot is a lot like a cannon blast. Load, crank it back, crow-hop, and let it fly. On second thought, however, a cannon ball is an imperfect description. Carroll's shot is far too accurate for that. Like former Cavalier Matt Poskay, in fact, it's darn near automatic for the UVa men's lacrosse team.
If the players from the Virginia women's lacrosse team could pick any league venue to play this week's ACC Tournament other than Klockner Stadium, a safe bet would be on Maryland's Ludwig Field winning the vote. That's because all five fourth-year seniors, including Tewaaraton Award candidates Kaitlin Duff and Brittany Kalkstein, are from Maryland. In fact, 12 players on the Cavaliers' roster are from Maryland, the most of any state on the team. So really, at least half of the Hoos are headed home for what they hope is a long weekend of ACC Tournament success.
On Saturday night at Klockner Stadium, 8,000 fans packed the house for the Virginia-Duke men's lacrosse showdown. A different eight became the story of the night, though. As in the Cavaliers' eight straight losses to the Blue Devils. UVa's head-scratching losing streak against the Devils continued as the visitors from Durham dominated the second half to win 13-9.
No one on the current Virginia lacrosse roster has ever beaten Duke. No one on last season's Virginia lacrosse roster ever beat Duke. The last Cavalier victory over the Blue Devils came in 2004. Six years, five seasons (Duke cancelled the 2006 season), seven straight losses to Duke. It's enough to make any Virginia fans', or players', blood boil.
Shamel Bratton's beat-the-clock goal in the third quarter Saturday is just one example of Virginia's dangerous 2010 midfield that can strike from anywhere at anytime. Without question, the depth and talent in the midfield causes quite a few problems for opponents. So far, the midfielders have helped catapult the Hoos to an undefeated record entering ACC play this weekend at Maryland and the nation's No. 1 ranking.
When you have as many weapons offensively as the Virginia men's lacrosse team, the secret to success is truly an elementary concept: share. On Saturday, the Cavaliers showed just how dangerous they can be by being patient and unselfish on offense in a 15-6 demolition of visiting Johns Hopkins. In the end, the Hoos had three players with hat tricks and eight different players in the scoring column thanks to 8 assists on the day.
The Virginia men's lacrosse team, ranked No. 1 nationally, returns to its home field at Klockner Stadium on Tuesday night for a contest against Vermont. Steele Stanwick and the Cavaliers took over the top spot in the polls, of course, after knocking off previous No. 1 Syracuse. Look back at the win against the Orange while you get ready for some more UVa lacrosse action; this photo gallery features 104 images of the Hoos!
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