UVa. women’s lax earns NCAA berth
The eighth-ranked Virginia women’s lacrosse team earned an at-large berth to the 2012 NCAA Tournament and willtravel to seventh-seeded and seventh-ranked Duke for a first-round game on Sunday (May 13) at 2 p.m.
The Cavaliers (11-7) are unseeded and face the Blue Devils (11-6) for a second time this year, having won the regular-season match-up in Durham, 14-12, on March 24. Read more
#3 UNC ends #14 UVa. women lax season
The No. 3 North Carolina Tar Heels ended the No. 14 Virginia women’s lacrosse team’s run for the 2011 NCAA title Saturday afternoon, handing the Cavaliers a 15-7 loss at Fetzer Field in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. With the loss, Virginia ends the season with a 9-9 record, while North Carolina (14-5) advances to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament to face sixth–seeded Loyola.
Today’s game opened identically to the Cavaliers’ regular season contest against the Tar Heels at Fetzer Field on March 12 (UVa lost, 8-7). But following one hour and 38 minutes of a weather delay, the Tar Heels scattered five goals throughout 10 minutes of play to take a commanding 13-4 advantage and never looked back. Read more
UVa. women's lax faces UNC in NCAAs
The Virginia women’s lacrosse team earned an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament Sunday evening and will travel to third-seeded North Carolina for a first round game. The Cavaliers (9-8) will be unseeded and will face the Tar Heels (13-5) for the third time this year. Game day and time will be determined later.
The at-large bid marks the 16th-straight year that Virginia has participated in the NCAA Tournament, and 22nd overall. The Cavaliers hold an all-time record of 29-20 in the postseason and have played the second-most tournament games among any other team in the nation. Read more
#5 Northwestern outlasts UVa. women's lax
The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team closed out its regular season Saturday afternoon, dropping an 8-4 contest to No. 5 Northwestern at Klöckner Stadium. The game was evenly matched throughout, with four tied scores, before Northwestern used a four-goal streak in the final six minutes to close out the game. With the loss, the Cavaliers wrap up their regular season with an overall record of 9-8, while Northwestern improves to 15-2. Read more
JMU women's lax holds off UVa.
No. 12 James Madison survived a late-game flurry of goals by 11th-ranked Virginia and came away with a 16-14 win in women’s lacrosse Wednesday afternoon at the JMU Lacrosse Complex.
The Dukes (13-3) never trailed in the contest but Virginia (9-7) would not go away.
JMU, which closed out its regular season with its fourth win in a row, led by three (8-5) at halftime and by was up by as many as six (16-10 at 5:30) in the second period. Read more
No. 4 UNC earns lopsided victory over No. 10 Virginia in ACC Quarterfinals, 16-5
The third-seeded and fourth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels earned its most lopsided victory in series history over the sixth-seeded and 10th-ranked Virginia women’s lacrosse team Thursday night, 16-5, in the first round of the 2011 ACC Tournament at WakeMed Soccer Park.
“We started the game with three major mistakes on the offensive end, when we had our opportunities,” head coach Julie Myers said. “I think it kind of bothered us; it rattled us a little bit more than it should have. Read more
# 11 Virginia women's lax wins at Mason
The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team used 12 second-half goals to erase an even 2-2 halftime score and earn a 14-7 victory over in-state rival George Mason Wednesday night. With the win, the Cavaliers move to 5-0 against teams from Virginia this year and 9-5 overall. The loss drops the Patriots to 3-10 this season.
Junior Josie Owen led Virginia with a career-high five scores, while classmate Julie Gardner tacked on three goals and one assist. Freshman Dana Boyle had two scores for the Cavaliers, while sophomores Annie Thomas and Caroline McTiernan, in addition to freshmen Christie Donovan and Katie Slater, each had one goal. Senior Ainsley Baker and junior Charlie Finnigan rounded out the scoring with an assist each. Read more
