Written by Brian J. Leung | 03 August 2010

"What we wanted to accomplish was gather 36 players that we felt made up the best group as opposed to looking at the most individual talent," Women's Lacrosse Team USA and Georgetown coach Ricky Fried said after a 3-day evaluation period. He and the selection committee believe that former Virginia goalie Kendall McBrearty is a part of that group, the 36-member 2010-2011 Team USA.

Written by Brian J. Leung | 22 June 2010

Did you know that, except for an 0-1 record against Air Force and a 1-1 record against Delaware, Virginia Lacrosse head coach Dom Starsia has a winning record against every single team he's played while at UVa? Yep, I'm looking at you, Syracuse. Combine this with the Cavalier's No. 1 finish atop the RPI standings, and you see why Virginia is hands down the best program in the country.

Written by Brian J. Leung | 30 May 2010

Virginia's national title dreams came to a disappointing end on Saturday, falling 14-13 to Duke, a team that has proven to be just nearly unsurmountable for the Cavaliers. The 'Hoos were up by as much as 8-5 before Duke put together a 7-goal run that left Virginia fans everywhere slamming beer steins on the table in anger in the middle of a crowded bar wherein one table was watching lacrosse and all the others were watching either the NBA or NHL playoffs, with the other guests staring at them in bewilderman. What, was that just me?

Written by Eric Bradbury | 28 May 2010

Duke and UVa athletics have a few things in common.  Both must contend with striving for athletic excellence while maintaining academic standards/being the preeminent academic institution in their states; both consistently come up short in football -- and basketball... in 1996... (or simply "Duke ball" in the parlance of my office mate, who graduated from Duke); and both men's lacrosse programs have been unfairly smeared in the Washington Post in the past 5 years.  And last but not least, while on the subject of men's lacrosse, both teams will face off in the NCAA tournament semi-finals this Saturday.

Written by Brian J. Leung | 19 May 2010

This past weekend was obviously an emotional one for both the men's and women's lacrosse teams, who each defeated their first-round NCAA Championship opponents in Klockner Stadium. As we look ahead towards the quarterfinals, for which both teams will be traveling, it will be interesting to see whether this emotion will carry them into the Final Four on Memorial Day weekend, and just how the teams will be received when they're on the road.

Written by Brian J. Leung | 17 May 2010

The Virginia women's lacrosse team took the field for the first time this weekend since the death of their teammate Yeardley Love. With the frenzy that's been going on for the past two weeks, understandably the team showed some rust, but after a long, hard-fought game, the 'Hoos were able to pull off the win, 14-12, over Towson.  Virginia advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship to face No. 3 UNC next weekend.