When it comes to a tough schedule, Virginia Women's Lacrosse Head Coach Julie Myers is definitely up for the challenge. She revealed her 2010 schedule yesterday, and from the looks of it, the Lady Cavs are gunning for the respect they deserve.
If you look at the schedule, you'll see that it features six games that made it to the postseason last year, including both the Division I finalists. Eight of the teams finished last season ranked in the top 20 of the IWLCA polls. Virginia finished 10th. (Just for fun and FYI, Virginia Tech was nowhere to be found in the poll.)
The ACC tournament will be held at Maryland this year, but that's not our last stop before the NCAAs. We've got a game at Northwestern, current champions in between the two tournaments to prep us for the big dance. I have a feeling that we'll be meeting them again for the NCAA Finals.
The team will be led by senior cpatains Katilin Duff, Whitaker Hagerman, and Brittany Kalkstein, "great players with a tremendous amount of experience," according to Coach Myers. Duff and Kalkstein areboth All-Americans, at midfielder and defensive midfielder respectively. Hagerman, redshirt senior attacker, tallied 25 goals for the Cavaliers last season.
Season and individual game tickets go on sale January 4. Here is the schedule:
|
Date |
Opponent |
Location |
Time (ET) |
|
Sat, Feb 20 |
Loyola |
Charlottesville, Va. |
1 p.m. |
|
Wed, Feb 24 |
Richmond |
Charlottesville, Va. |
7 p.m. |
|
Sat, Feb 27 |
Syracuse |
Charlottesville, Va. |
Noon |
|
Fri, Mar 05 |
Maryland * |
at College Park, Md. |
7 p.m. |
|
Sun, Mar 07 |
Penn State |
at State College, Pa. |
1 p.m. |
|
Sat, Mar 13 |
North Carolina * |
Charlottesville, Va. |
1 p.m. |
|
Wed, Mar 17 |
William & Mary |
at Williamsburg, Va. |
7 p.m. |
|
Sat, Mar 20 |
Princeton |
at Princeton, N.J. |
Noon |
|
Wed, Mar 24 |
James Madison |
Charlottesville, Va. |
7 p.m. |
|
Sun, Mar 28 |
Duke * |
at Durham, N.C. |
1 p.m. |
|
Wed, Mar 31 |
Old Dominion |
Charlottesville, Va. |
7 p.m. |
|
Sat, Apr 03 |
Boston College * |
Charlottesville, Va. |
1 p.m. |
|
Mon, Apr 05 |
Harvard |
Charlottesville, Va. |
7 p.m. |
|
Wed, Apr 07 |
Virginia Tech * |
at Blacksburg, Va. |
7 p.m. |
|
Tue, Apr 13 |
George Mason |
Charlottesville, Va. |
7 p.m. |
|
Thu, Apr 22 |
ACC Quarterfinals |
at College Park, Md. |
1/3:30 p.m. |
|
Fri, Apr 23 |
ACC Semifinals |
at College Park, Md. |
3:30/5 p.m. |
|
Sun, Apr 25 |
ACC Finals |
at College Park, Md. |
1 p.m. |
|
Fri, Apr 30 |
Northwestern |
at Evanston, Ill. |
7 p.m. |
|
Sun, May 16 |
NCAA 1st Round |
at TBD |
TBD |
|
Sat, May 22 |
NCAA 2nd Round |
at TBD |
TBD |
|
Fri, May 28 |
NCAA Semifinals |
at Towson, Md. |
TBD |
|
Sun, May 30 |
NCAA Finals |
at Towson, Md. |
TBD |