UVA Lacrosse

Steele Stanwick’s Amazing One-Handed Lacrosse Goal Against the Terps

By Lacrosse Playground | April 1, 2012 |
Virginia's Steele Stanwick scored an incredible one-handed goal against Maryland Saturday. After drawing a slide and taking on two defenders, Stanwick somehow managed to get a good look at the goal and score. UVA ended up winning, 12-8. Read More...

Stylin’ Strings Lax Named Official Stringers & Dye Artists For Virginia Lacrosse, Part 2

By Lacrosse Playground | March 30, 2012 |
This issue of Stylin’ Strings Lax Customs is Part 2 of our UVA stick series. This round of heads came in after our first consultations with some of the players over their Christmas break. Grab Two Saber’s, Get some Flow, and Twice the Showtime in this five stick rundown special. Read More...

All Access with Virginia Lacrosse, Trailer for There and Back

By Lacrosse Playground | March 26, 2012 |
Follow the University of Virginia's men's lacrosse team as it journeys through the 2012 season attempting to reclaim the National Championship, which it achieved in an exciting and unlikely fashion in 2011. This all-access show will provide an inside look into one of the most successful and respected programs in recent memory, led by the NCAA's all-time winningest Division I lacrosse coach, Dom Starsia. Read More...

Steele Stanwick Feeds From His Back

By Lacrosse Playground | March 12, 2012 |
Steele Stanwick gets checked to the ground, cradles, and feeds Mark Cockerton from his back in the first quarter against Cornell Saturday. How does Stanwick do it over-and-over again? He's one of the smallest people on the feed, yet, has the heart of an 8' giant. If he's Orion, then his team is Cedalion. Read More...

Game Photos: Stanwick and Briggs Lift Cavaliers Past Cornell in Overtime

By Lacrosse Playground | March 11, 2012 |
BALTIMORE, Md. – Steele Stanwick found Colin Briggs in front of the crease to lift the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (7-0) to a 9-8 overtime win over the No. 3 Cornell Big Red (3-1) in front of 17,138 fans inside M&T Bank Stadium at Saturday’s Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic. Virginia is now 4-0 all-time in the Face-Off Classic. Read More...

Ryan Benincasa Lifts No. 1 UVa Over No. 3 Syracuse, 14-10

By Lacrosse Playground | March 5, 2012 |
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Colin Briggs scored three goals and assisted another to help the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (5-0) top the No. 3 Syracuse Orange (2-1) on Sunday evening, 14-10, in front of 5,855 fans inside Klöckner Stadium. UVa now owns a 15-13 record all-time against the Orange and the four-goal win serves as the largest margin of victory by either team in the series since the Cavaliers won 17-10 in the 2006 NCAA Semifinal round. Read More...

Virginia Men’s Lacrosse Coach Dom Starsia is Set to Make $250,000 Annually

By Lacrosse Playground | February 21, 2012 |
Virginia's Dom Starsia will make $250,000 in annual compensation thanks to a new five-year contract he surreptitiously signed in January. That is a 64.8 percent raise from the guaranteed allotment he received from his previous contract. He stands to make additional money from team sponsors deBeer Lacrosse and Nike. Read More...

Virginia’s Rob Emery Rips Game Winner Over Drexel

By Lacrosse Playground | February 19, 2012 |
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Rob Emery took a Colin Briggs pass and ripped it for the game’s final goal with 4:48 left in the contest, lifting the No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (1-0) to a season-opening triumph over the No. 20 Drexel Dragons (0-1) on Saturday afternoon, 9-8. Just over three minutes prior, Bobby Hill tallied his first collegiate goal to tie the game, 8-8, in front of an over-capacity crowd of 2,331 inside Vidas Field. Capacity crowd is listed at Vidas Field at 1,500. Read More...

Starsia Announces 2012 Recruiting Class

By Lacrosse Playground | November 16, 2011 |
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia men’s lacrosse head coach Dom Starsia is pleased to announce the signing of 10 student-athletes to national letters of intent for the 2012-13 academic year. Read More...

A Closer Look At Virginia’s Bling

By Lacrosse Playground | October 25, 2011 |
Here is a closer look at the championship ring UVA received yesterday at their official ring ceremony. This particular ring belongs to Bray Malphrus. He also took home hardware from winning the Harry Gaver - Leadership Award yesterday. (Via @Andrew_Cox)

Starsia Announces Lacrosse Captains for 2012

By Lacrosse Playground | October 1, 2011 |
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Virginia head men's lacrosse coach Dom Starsia announced that midfielder Colin Briggs, defenseman Chris Clements, midfielder Matt Kugler and attackman Steele Stanwick have been selected as team captains for the 2012 campaign. Read More...

UVA Lacrosse 2011 NCAA Champs Cap

By Lacrosse Playground | July 14, 2011 |
Commemorate the UVA Lacrosse team's NCAA Championship victory with this Navy adjustable cap. Purchase at CavalierShop.com.