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No. 16 Virginia wins 18-11 at Virginia Tech in Smithfield Commonwealth Clash
Senior Ashlyn McGovern scored six goals to lead the No. 16 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (8-8, 3-5 ACC) to an 18-11 win over Virginia Tech (9-8, 2-6 ACC) in the Smithfield Commonwealth Clash on Thursday night in Blacksburg.
Kastner, Shellenberger named Tewaaraton Award nominees
Virginia men’s lacrosse players Cole Kastner and Connor Shellenberger have been named Tewaaraton Foundation Award nominees. Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be selected and announced in three weeks at the conclusion of the regular season.
No. 15 Virginia falls to No. 1 North Carolina, 17-7
The No. 15 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (7-8, 2-5 ACC) fell 17-7 to No. 1 North Carolina (14-0, 7-0 ACC) on Thursday night at Klöckner Stadium.
LaSalla sets UVA’s career ground ball record in 17-8 loss at Duke
Virginia (8-3, 4-1 ACC) faceoff specialist Petey LaSalla went 14-for-23 at the center-X and collected a season-high 11 ground balls in the sixth-ranked Cavaliers’ 17-8 loss to No. 13/14 Duke (10-5, 2-2 ACC) at Koskinen Stadium Thursday afternoon.
Men’s Lacrosse: Nunes, Saustad garner weekly honors
Virginia first-year goalie Matthew Nunes has been named the ACC’s Co-Defensive Player of the Week and defenseman Cade Saustad was named to USILA’s Team of the Week.
Men’s Lacrosse: Defense stifles North Carolina in 11-4 win
After trailing 2-1 at the end of the first quarter, No. 7 Virginia (8-2, 4-0 ACC) scored 10 of the game’s next 12 goals to down No. 15/16 North Carolina (7-4, 0-3 ACC) 11-4 Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.
Women’s Lacrosse: No. 16 Virginia cruises past VCU, 23-5
The No. 16 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (7-7) cruised to a 23-5 win over VCU (6-6) on Wednesday night at Klöckner Stadium.
Women’s Lacrosse: No. 16 Virginia falls 13-8 at No. 7 Duke
The No. 16 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (6-7, 2-4 ACC) fell 13-8 at No. 7 Duke (13-1, 4-1 ACC) on Saturday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium.
Men’s Lacrosse: Second-ranked Cavaliers fall at Richmond, 17-13
For the first time in series history, Richmond (6-3) defeated No. 2 Virginia (7-2) by a final score of 17-13 at Robins Stadium Saturday afternoon.
Rachel Clark added to Tewaaraton Watch List
Virginia women’s lacrosse freshman Rachel Clark was one of seven women’s players to be added to the 2022 Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
Four Cavaliers named Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-Americans
Four Virginia men’s lacrosse players have been named Midseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.
Three players named Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-Americans
Three Virginia women’s lacrosse players were named Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-Americans.
Nunes tabbed ACC Defensive Player of the Week
For the second time this season, Virginia first-year goalie Matthew Nunes has been named the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Week.
Lars Tiffany agrees to contract extension through 2026
Virginia men’s lacrosse coach Lars Tiffany has signed a contract extension through the 2026 season, director of athletics Carla Williams announced Monday.
Men’s Lacrosse: #3 Virginia downs Notre Dame, 12-8
No. 3 Virginia (7-1, 3-0 ACC) scored six of the game’s first seven goals as the Cavaliers went on to defeat No. 10 Notre Dame 12-8 on a windy Saturday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.
Women’s Lacrosse: No. 16 Virginia wins 12-11 at Louisville
The No. 16 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (6-6, 2-3 ACC) held on for a 12-11 win at Louisville (5-6, 1-4 ACC) on Saturday afternoon at UofL Lacrosse Stadium.
Women’s Lacrosse: No. 14 Virginia comeback falls short to No. 21 JMU
The No. 14 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (5-6) closed the game on a 5-0 run but ran out of time against No. 21 James Madison (5-4) on Sunday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.
Men’s Lacrosse: #1 Maryland blasts #2 Virginia, 23-12
In a rematch of the 2021 national championship, Virginia’s 10-game win streak came to an end Saturday afternoon as top-ranked Maryland (7-0) defeated the Cavaliers (6-1), 23-12.
Women’s Lacrosse: No. 14 Virginia tops Pitt, 17-7
The No. 14 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (5-5, 1-3) won 17-7 over Pitt (4-5, 0-4 ACC) on Friday night at Klöckner Stadium.
Podcast: NIT Preview, men’s lax, women’s swimming, baseball rolling along
The weekend episode of the “Jerry Ratcliffe Show” goes in-depth on UVA’s NIT at North Texas, the big Virginia-Maryland men’s lacrosse matchup, the baseball weekend series with Boston College, and the women’s swimming team’s quest for another national championship.
