UVA Lacrosse: Listless ‘Hoos fall at home to Towson, 13-9, to fall to 3-3 on the season

Virginia lost to Towson for the first time since 1991, dropping a 13-9 decision to the Tigers on Saturday night at Klöckner Stadium.

The loss caps a 1-2 week for the ’Hoos (3-3 in 2026).

“While it’s certainly been a challenging week for all of Virginia Lacrosse, we must ensure that we will be self-reliant and resilient in the face of adversity. Virginia Lacrosse has always done that, and we must uphold the history and legacy of this program,” said UVA coach Lars Tiffany, whose team is reeling a bit, after giving up a four-goal fourth quarter lead in a 14-13 loss at Johns Hopkins last weekend, and now, this.

“Give Towson credit for the way they played the game today. But it is on our men, our coaching staff, and certainly me, to ensure that every time we step on the field, we are absolutely all committed to being there for each other and playing the game at a higher level,” Tiffany said.

Keep in mind, those quotes are the ones that the UVA Athletics PR people put in their postgame press release.

Something seems to be going on here, is what this quote screams to me.

Towson (3-3) used a six-goal run to take a 7-2 lead midway through the second quarter, and led 9-5 at the halftime break.

Back-to-back goals from Truitt Sutherland got Virginia to within 11-9 late in the third, but despite outshooting the Tigers 14-5 in the fourth quarter, UVA was shutout for the final 16:07.