Lacrosse Playground

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia Cavaliers (5-6, 0-2 ACC) are receiving votes in both the USILA coaches and Nike/Inside Lacrosse media polls, marking the first time since March 15, 2004 that UVa is not ranked in the Top 20. The Cavaliers conclude ACC play on Friday against the Duke Blue Devils (9-4, 1-1 ACC), ranked No. 7 in the USILA coaches and No. 8 in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media polls. The game will be contested at Duke’s Koskinen Stadium. Read More…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Due to a lower extremity injury, Virginia senior midfielder Chris LaPierre will miss the remainder of the 2013 season. Read More…

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Always one of the most-anticipated games of the college lacrosse season, Syracuse (1-1) and Virginia (4-0) renew their annual rivalry Friday, March 1 at 6 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. The Cavaliers are ranked No. 6 in this week’s USILA Coaches’ Poll and represent SU’s first ranked foe of the 2013 campaign. Friday’s matchup marks the first time since 2007 that neither side has been ranked in the top five of the coaches’ poll at the time of the game. Read More…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – In severe to moderate rainy conditions, the No. 6 Virginia Cavaliers (4-0) used six goals from Mark Cockerton and five points from Rob Emery and Nick O’Reilly to grab an 18-11 triumph over the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (2-2), at the UHall Turf Field on Tuesday evening. The game was moved from Klöckner Stadium two hours prior to faceoff because of heavy rains in the Charlottesville area submerged Klöckner’s grass surface. Read More…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia men’s lacrosse head coach Dom Starsia announced his team’s schedule for the 2013 season today. UVa, a 2012 NCAA quarterfinalist, boasts a schedule which features nine home games and contests against five teams that saw postseason action in last year’s NCAA Championship. Starsia announces his schedule on the heels of Inside Lacrosse’s Face-Off Yearbook ranking UVa No. 9 in its preseason poll. Read More…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s lacrosse game will host its alumni game on Friday evening in conjunction with the University’s Homecomings weekend. The game will be played at the lacrosse practice field, adjacent to Emmett Street and accessed best from the lower McCue Center parking lot, located north of the field. Faceoff is slated for 9:30 p.m. Read More…

Here are some great images of the Gait custom heads that were made up for the new Freshmen. Each rookie got a tour of their locker room and had a brand new custom head waiting for them. Dyeing gurus at Stylin’ Strings did the custom job for Virginia. Read More…

Even for student athletes with championship rings, campus transportation can be a daunting task. Certain members of the team have engineered a noteworthy alternative. The self titled UVA “Dirty Bird” scooter gang tears up Virginia on a daily basis. It was one of the highlights from the LBOWE’s recent ESPN show “There And Back: All Access with Virginia Lacrosse.” Watch how these guys ride dirty. Read More…

A fourth quarter goal from Chris Bocklet via Steele Stanwick proved to be the difference as the No. 8 Virginia Cavaliers (12-3) outlasted the No. 12 Princeton Tigers (11-5) on Sunday afternoon during the NCAA First Round, 6-5, inside Klöckner Stadium. The six goals by UVa is the lowest number of scores for the Cavaliers in an NCAA win and the 11 total goals between the two teams tied for the fifth-fewest ever in an NCAA Tournament game, four other games are tied for first with 10 total goals. Read More…

Fluvanna County High School is just miles from the established lacrosse community of Charlottesville, Virginia, but up until this year the Flucos did not have a school-sponsored program. Though lacrosse is the fastest growing high school sport in the country, equipment costs are a significant hurdle in enabling eager players to take part. Read More…