RICHMOND March 31, 2018 3 p.m. Charlottesville, Va. Klöckner Stadium (8,000) GAME 11 5 NCAA TITLES 17 ACC TITLES 13 LACROSSE HALL OF FAMERS VIRGINIA CAVALIERS Record: 7-3, ACC: 0-2 Head Coach: Lars Tiffany UVA Record: 15-10 second season Career Record: 128-79 14th season Tiffany vs. Richmond: 1-0 VS RICHMOND SPIDERS Record: 5-4, SoCon: 2-1 Head Coach: Dan Chemotti UR Record: 45-29 fifth season Career Record: 45-29 fifth season Chemotti vs. UVA: 0-4 OPENING DRAW GAME OVERVIEW Virginia returns to Klöckner Stadium on Saturday for a non-conference tilt with with in-state foe Richmond. Faceoff is set for 3 p.m. This week Virginia is ranked No. 12 in the USILA coaches poll and No. 12 in the Inside Lacrosse/Maverik media poll. THE SERIES VS. THE SPIDERS Saturday marks the fifth all-time meeting between the Cavaliers and Spiders in men s lacrosse, but only the second at Klöckner Stadium UVA owns a 4-0 record in the all-time series with the Spiders. UVA s 2014 game at Robins Stadium was the very first men s lacrosse game in the history of the Richmond program. UVA is currently owns a 68-game winning streak against programs from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Dan Chemotti is in his fifth season as the head coach of Richmond after being the top assistant on Charley Toomey s staff at Loyola, including being part of the Greyhounds 2012 NCAA title team. Chemotti took Richmond to the NCAA Tournament in the Spiders first NCAA Division I season as the champions of the Atlantic Sun Tournament. UR is coming off a second-place SoCon finish in 2017 with an 12-4 record, losing in the SoCon Championship game at home to Air Force for the second year in a row. Date: Sat., March 31, 2018 Location: Charlottesville, Va. Stadium: Klöckner Stadium (8,000) Rankings: Virginia (12 coaches, 12 media) Series vs. Richmond: UVA leads, 4-0 in Charlottesville: UVA leads, 1-0 at Klöckner Stadium: UVA leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: 2017 (UVA, 8-7) First Meeting: 2014 (UVA, 13-12) Largest UVA win: 9 (9-0, 2016) Longest UVA Win Streak: 4 (2014-pres.) Tiffany vs. Chemotti: Tiffany leads, 1-0 Websites: VirginiaSports.com RichmondSpiders.com VIRGINIA S PROBABLE LINEUP Dox Aitken became the fastest Cavalier midfielder to 50 career goals, doing so in 25 career games. He reached the mark in five fewer games than Pete Eldredge (30 games). Attack Yr. G-A-P Other Notes 2 Michael Kraus So. 25-22-47 27 GBs Face-Off Yearbook All-American (honorable mention) 3 Ian Laviano Fr. 24-5-29 15 GBs Inside Lacrosse s No. 53 overall recruit 11 Cameron Stafford Sr. 5-2-7 2 GBs Spent 2015-16 seasons at Vermont First Midfield Yr. G-A-P Other Notes 5 Matt Moore Fr. 10-6-16 12 GBs Inside Lacrosse s No. 4 overall recruit 6 Dox Aitken So. 25-7-32 20 GBs Face-Off Yearbook All-American (second-team) 19 Regan Quinn Fr. 6-3-9 3 GBs Inside Lacrosse s No. 95 overall recruit Face-off Midfield Yr. G-A-P Other Notes 6 Dox Aitken So. 25-7-32 20 GBs Face-Off Yearbook All-American (second-team) 28 Jared Conners So. 3-3-6 34 GBs Has five career long-pole goals 36 Justin Schwenk So. 2-1-3 146x235 FOs Transfer from Monmouth Defensive Midfield Yr. G-A-P Other Notes 14 Matt Dziama Jr. 0-0-0 9 GBs Missed first four games with an injury 20 Dave Smith Jr. 0-2-2 14 GBs Missed the Loyola game with an injury 34 John Fox Fr. 2-0-2 7 GBs Also played football in high school 9 Will Rock Fr. 0-3-3 25 GBs Disruptive defender 28 Jared Conners So. 3-3-6 34 GBs Has five career long-pole goals Close Defense Yr. G-A-P Other Notes 16 Kyle Kology Fr. 0-0-0 10 CTs Made first collegiate start at Drexel 25 Scott Hooper Sr. 0-1-1 18 CTs Face-Off Yearbook All-American (third-team) 44 Logan Greco Jr. 0-0-0 8 CTs Owns 25 career starts Goalie Yr. GAA/Sv% Rec. Notes 38 Alex Rode Fr. 11.45/.522 3-3 Inside Lacrosse s No. 1 goalie recruit 2018 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time /Result TV F.10 13/10 LOYOLA (Md.) W/13-12 (2OT) ACC Net. Extra F.17 at Drexel W/13-8 Drexel TV F.20 at High Point W/18-12 Big South Network F.24 rv/18 PRINCETON W/18-15 ACC Net. Extra M.4 12/12 SYRACUSE* L/11-12 ACC Net. Extra M.6 at Manhattan W/8-5 M.10 at Stony Brook W/15-14 M.17 at 4/4 Notre Dame* L/7-9 ESPNU M.20 DARTMOUTH W/12-6 ACC Net. Extra M.24 9/9 JOHNS HOPKINS L/13-15 ESPNU M.31 RICHMOND 3 p.m. ACC Net. Extra A.7 at North Carolina* 6 p.m. ACC Net. Extra A.14 DUKE* 1 p.m. ACC Net. Extra A.21 vs. Vermont^ 1 p.m. A.27 ACC Championship SF! 6/8:30 p.m. ESPNU A.29 ACC Championship F! Noon ESPNU M.1 VMI 7 p.m. ACC Net. Extra M. 12-13 NCAA First Round & TBA ESPNU M. 19-20 NCAA Quarterfinals $ TBA ESPN2 or ESPNU M. 26 NCAA Semifinals % TBA ESPN or ESPN2 M. 28 NCAA Finals % TBA ESPN or ESPN 2 All Times Eastern; *ACC game;! ACC Championship (Charlottesville, Va.); ^ New Canaan HS, New Canaan, Conn.; & NCAA First Round games at home sites; $ NCAA Quarterfinals hosted at Hofstra (May 19) & Navy (May 20) % NCAA Final Four hosted at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. Rankings: coaches poll/media poll ON THE AIR ESPNU Zealand Shannon play-by-play Doug Tarring, analyst VIRGINIA MEDIA RELATIONS Men s Lacrosse Contact: Vincent Briedis @VincentBriedis O: (434) 982-5533 C: (434) 362-3792 briedis@virginia.edu #GOHOOS @UVAMensLax @UVAMensLax @UVAMensLax #GOHOOS: BY THE NUMBERS 1 5 25 Virginia is No. 1 in the nation in ground balls per game with 38.60. Dox Aitken needs five goals to become the 10th Cavalier midfielder all-time to reach at least 30 goals in a season and the first since 2009. Michael Kraus has recorded at least one point in 25 straight games. It is the longest active streak on the team. 50 In only 25 career games, Dox Aitken reached the fastest 50 Cavalier career goals midfielder to become to reach the plateau.
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 3 TEWAARATON TROPHY WINNERS COVERING THE CAVALIERS UNIQUELY UVA The University of Virginia is an institution rich with history and tradition. Here is some of the terminology that contributes to UVA s culture. Grounds: The term used by students, faculty and alumni to refer to the University dating as far back as Thomas Jefferson. Campus is never used. First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year: Instead of freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Why you may ask? To be a senior implies that a person has reached the final phase of learning, a feat that Thomas Jefferson believed to be impossible, arguing instead that education is a life-long process. Commonwealth: Virginia is one of four constituent states of the United States of America that officially uses the name Commonwealth instead of the word state in all references. The other three commonwealths are Kentucky, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. UNIVERSITY NICKNAMES Virginia s athletics teams have been accompanied by a somewhat confusing array of nicknames. The most prominent and widely accepted of these monikers are Cavaliers, Wahoos and Hoos. Although the terms Cavaliers, Wahoos and Hoos are used almost interchangeably to refer to University teams and players, Cavaliers is more often used by the media, while Wahoos and Hoos are frequently used by Virginia students and fans. Legend has it that Washington & Lee baseball fans dubbed the Virginia players Wahoos during the fiercely contested rivalry that existed between the two in-state schools in the 1890s. By 1940, Wahoos was in general use around Grounds to denote University students or events relating to them. The abbreviated Hoos sprang up later in student newspapers and has gained growing popularity in recent years. THE CAVALIER MASCOT The costumed Cavalier with a large character head debuted during Virginia s 1984 football season and has remained the official mascot of the University. UNIVERSITY COLORS Orange and blue were adopted as the University of Virginia s official athletic colors at a mass student meeting in 1888. UVA athletic teams had previously worn silver gray and cardinal red, but those colors did not stand out on muddy football fields, prompting a student movement to change them. One of the students attending the mass meeting was Allen Potts, a star athlete who played on Virginia s first football team in 1888. Potts showed up at the meeting wearing a navy blue-and-orange scarf that he had acquired during a summer boating expedition at Oxford University. Orange and blue were chosen as the official athletic colors after one of Potts fellow students pulled the scarf off Potts neck and, waving it to the crowd, yelled, How will this do? UVA later served as the inspiration for schools like Auburn and Florida when they selected school colors. WAH-HOO-WAH The origin of Wah-hoo-wah is uncertain. The cheer was used to root on Virginia teams as early as 1890 and may have been borrowed from Dartmouth College, whose athletics teams were once known as the Indians. Legend attributes the yell to Natalie Floyd Otey, who sang the ballad Where er You Are, There Shall My Love Be at Charlottesville s Levy Opera House in 1893. The predominantly student audience noticed that Otey warbled the first three words of the song between each of the stanzas and decided to join in the refrain. By evening s end, goes the legend, the crowd had corrupted Where er You Are into Wah-hoowah. The Levy Opera House stands at the corner of High Street and Park Street and has since been renovated into an office building. ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS VINCENT BRIEDIS Asst. Director for Media Relations (Primary Football Contact) Player Interviews Office: 434-982-5533 Mobile: 434-326-3792 briedis@virginia.edu @VincentBriedis MAILING ADDRESS John Paul Jones Arena 295 Massie Road, Room 154 P.O. Box 400853 Charlottesville, VA 22904 CREDENTIALS Admission to the press box is by official credential only and is strictly limited to members of the working press, radio and television personnel. Please allow ample time for the mailing of credentials or they will be left at the Will Call window at Klöckner Stadium. Special requests should be made in advance. Parking is always available on an unreserved basis at University Hall. Normal pregame and postgame information is supplied. PHOTOGRAPHERS Requests for photo passes must be made in advance through the Athletics Media Relations Office. Photographers must observe the field markings for lacrosse. No tri-pod equipment may be used on the field level, for the safety of the players and photographers. RADIO Broadcasts are made from the radio broadcast facilities in Klöckner Stadium. There is one courtesy line available for use by visiting radio crews. Adequate space is available for the visiting team needs. Arrangement for broadcasts must be validated in advance through the UVA Athletics Media Relations Office. INTERVIEWS All requests for interviews with coaches and players should be made through Vincent Briedis in the Athletics Media Relations Office. Postgame interviews are conducted at field level following the postgame handshake. Locker rooms are closed. COVERING A GAME AT KLÖCKNER STADIUM When covering a game at Klöckner Stadium, please include the umlaut above the letter o in Klöckner. Mac users can do this by clicking Alt-u or Option-u and then typing the letter o. PC users should make sure their number lock is off and then type Alt 0246. PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYERS 6 - Dox Aitken Dox (like Sox) - Ai-k uh n (Aiken) 10 - D Amario Duh-Mario 14 - Dziama Jomma (rhymes with momma) 16 - Kology Kah-low-gee 18 - Milan Milan (like in Italy) 38 - Rode Road 41 - Theo Dol Tay-OH Dahl 48 - Brugel Brew-Gull 2
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 355 USILA ALL-AMERICANS THE SERIES VS. THE SPIDERS Saturday marks the fifth meeting between Virginia and Richmond in men s lacrosse. UVA owns a 4-0 all-time record in the series that was first contested in 2014. The 2014 meeting was Richmond s very first NCAA Division I men s lacrosse game in program history. James Pannell scored two of his game-high four goals late in the fourth quarter and the UVA defense held on for the narrow 13-12 win over the eventual Atlantic Sun champions and NCAA participant. In 2015 at Klöckner Stadium UVA used five goals from Owen Van Arsdale, four from Ryan Tucker and three from Greg Coholan to cruise to a 14-7 triumph over the Spiders. Behind 12 saves from goalie Matt Barrett, UVA recorded its first shutout (9-0) since 2007 when UVA and Richmond met in 2016 at Robins Stadium. AJ Fish, Matt Emery and Ryan Lukacovic all scored two goals to help the winning effort. Trailing, 7-6, with 1:56 left, UVA scored a man-up goal from Dox Aitken and after UVA won the ensuing faceoff, Ryan Conrad found Jared Conners with 57 seconds left for the game-winning score. Because UVA made back-to-back trips to Robins Stadium, UVA and Richmond will meet at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. UVA VS. THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA UVA enters Saturday s contest with Richmond with a 109-19-2 all-time record against opponents from the Commonwealth. Virginia has won 68 games in a row against opponents from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The last loss was to Washington & Lee on April 23, 1977 when the Generals were an NCAA Division I institution in men s lacrosse. For the 13th year in a row UVA is facing an opponent from the Commonwealth of Virginia. From 2006-16 UVA played VMI every season, while adding Richmond to the annual schedule with the beginning of the Spiders program in 2014. UVA will play VMI on May 1 at Klöckner Stadium VIRGINIA VS. THE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE The Southern Conference is in its fourth season as a men s lacrosse conference. Virginia is 32-2 all-time against current memembers of the Southern Conference. Virginia is 0-1 against Air Force, 3-0 against Bellarmine, 2-1 against High Point, 4-0 against Richmond and 23-0 against VMI. There are three Southern Conference opponents UVA has never played: Furman, Jacksonville and Mercer. All three of those programs started playing lacrosse in the last seven years: Jacksonville (2010), Mercer (2011) and Furman (2014). The conference as a whole is very young in lacrosse. Richmond began in 2014 and High Point began in 2013. The old guard in the leauge are Air Force, who began playing lacrosse in 1967, and VMI, who started in 1983. By comparison, UVA started its first varsity lacrosse season in 1904. LOOKING BACK AT HISTORICAL FIRST RICHMOND LACROSSE GAME The inaugural game of the Richmond lacrosse program took place on Feb. 8, 2014 at Robins Stadium against a UVA team that was ranked No. 7 in the nation. UVA came away with a 13-12 win in front of 4,249 fans at Robins Stadium. Looking back at the historic game, 16 combined players from Virginia and Richmond that played in that inaugural game are on each team s respective rosters in 2017. Virginia has five players on its 2017 roster that played in that game, including Zed Williams who made his first collegiate start that afternoon. Williams is poised to make his 40th career start on Saturday against Richmond. Other players on UVA s current roster that played in that game were AJ Fish, Joe French, Jeff Kratky and Ryan Lukacovic. Making their collegiate debuts in the game were Fish, French and Kratky. Richmond has 11 players on its current roster that played in that inaugural game, including four starters. J.P. Forester started at attack with Mitchell Goldberg, while Ryan Berning and Ryan Dennis started on defense. Other Spiders still on the roster that played in that inaugural game are: Austin Cunningham, Benny Pugh, Peter Moran, Dan Ginestro, AJ Lapatino, Brendan Hynes and Michael Burns. CURRENT POLLS USILA Coaches Poll (March 26) 1. Albany 2. Maryland 3. Denver 4. Yale 5. Duke 6. Notre Dame 7. Johns Hopkins 8. Villanova 9. Syracuse 10. Rutgers 11. Loyola 12. Virginia 13. Robert Morris 14. Cornell 15. Army 16. Bucknell 17. Michigan Vermont 19. Lehigh 20. Penn ORV: Harvard, North Carolina, Colgate, Penn State, Georgetown, St. John s, Ohio State, Navy, Towson, Marquette, Drexel IL/Maverik Media Poll (March 26) 1. Albany 2. Maryland 3. Denver 4. Yale 5. Duke 6. Johns Hopkins 7. Notre Dame 8. Villanova 9. Rutgers 10. Syracuse 11. Loyola 12. Virginia 13. Cornell 14. Robert Morris 15. Michigan 16. Vermont 17. Lehigh 18. Bucknell 19. Harvard 20. Army ORV: Penn State, Penn, Colgate, North Carolina, Georgetown, Towson, Navy, Hofstra, St. John s, Ohio State, Marquette VIRGINIA WEEK-BY-WEEK Week Coaches Media Preseason NR 15 Feb. 12 11 10 Feb. 19 6 6 Feb. 26 5 4 March 5 9 8 March 12 7 9 March 19 10 10 March 26 12 12 UVA leads, 4-0 In Charlottesville: UVA leads, 1-0 at Richmond: UVA leads, 3-0 at Neutral Site: N/A Longest UVA win streak: 4 (2014-pres.) Longest Richmond win Streak: N/A Largest Victory: 9 (9-0), UVA in 2016 Season UVA UR W/L/T Site 2014 13 12 W UR 2015 14 7 W UVA 2016 9 0 W UR 2017 8 7 W UR UVA goals: 44 UR goals: 26 SERIES HISTORY UVA Series Superlatives: Goals: 5, Owen Van Arsdale, 2015 Assists: 4, Ryan Lukacovic, 2015 Points: 5, James Pannell (4g, 1a), 2014 Owen Van Arsdale (5g), 2015 Saves: 12, Matt Barrett, 2016 Griffin Thompson, 2017 COMPARISONS UVA UR Goals-Shot Attempts 128-403 92-324 Goals Scored Average 12.80 10.22 Shot Pct..318.284 Assists 76 50 Ground Balls 386 273 Turnovers 147 133 Caused Turnovers 79 67 Total Goals 128 92 Man-up Goals 11 11 Man-down Goals 4 0 Overtime 1 0 Man-up Opp. 11-32 11-27 Faceoffs 161-of-269 98-of-217 Faceoff W-L Pct..599.452 Clears 159-of-186 145-of-157 Clear Pct..855.924 Penalties 45 26 Penalty Min. 36:30 19:30 3
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 3 TEWAARATON TROPHY WINNERS VIRGINIA ON THE GREEN GRASS OF KLÖCKNER Virginia owns a 134-36 (.7882) all-time record at Klöckner Stadium, including a 3-2 mark in 2018. UVA also is 11-3 all-time at Klöckner Stadium in the NCAA Tournament. UVA is 8-4 all-time at Klöckner Stadium under head coach Lars Tiffany. Klöckner Stadium first hosted lacrosse in 1993. KRAUS REACHES 100 CAREER POINTS Virginia s Michael Kraus has 103 career points Kraus tied Jay Connor and Tom Duquette for being the second fastest Cavalier to 100 career points, doing so in 25 career games. Only Kevin Pehlke reached 100 career points faster, doing so in 22 career game. KRAUS SCORES 10 POINTS AT STONY BROOK Virginia s Michael Kraus scored 10 points at Stony Brook (March 10) on five goals and five assists. It is the most points scored in a game by a Cavalier since Garrett Billings scored 11 points (8 goals, 3 assists) in 2009, ironically also at Stony Brook. Kraus is the 16th Cavalier all-time to tally at least 10 points in a single game. Kraus 10 points at Stony Brook are tied for the second most in the nation for a single game this season. Albany s Conner Field has the most (12 vs. UMass), while Duke s Justin Guterding (10 vs. Air Force), Cornell s Jeff Teat (10 vs. Hobart) and Maryland s Connor Kelly (10 vs. Notre Dame) share the No. 2 spot with Kraus. SCHWENK WINNING THE FACEOFF Monmouth transfer Justin Schwenk has been a valuable addition to the UVA team in 2018. He is currently No. 1 in the ACC and No. 11 in the nation with a.621 winning percentage. Schwenk has won 146-of-235 faceoffs in 2018. With 20 faceoff wins at Stony Brook, Schwenk is the only player in program history with at least two games with 20+ faceoff wins. Schwenk is No. 2 all-time on UVA s single-game ledger for faceoffs won in a game after he posted 25 against Princeton. The 25 wins are the most in the nation this year for a game. At Monmouth in 2017, Schwenk was named the MAAC Rookie of the Year. CONRAD OUT FOR THE SEASON Virginia captain Ryan Conrad is out for the season due to a lower extremity injury suffered in Virginia s ACC game with Syracuse. Conrad was a first-team preseason USILA All-American and on the Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List. In five games in 2018, Conrad scored four goals, dished out three assists and picked up 23 ground balls as a valuable component of the faceoff midfield. In 34 career games, Conrad has 30 goals, 17 assists and 97 ground balls. UNDERCLASSMEN SHINING FOR UVA EARLY The freshmen and sophomore classes for UVA are providing much of the offense through the first eight games. Of UVA s 128 goals this year, 101 (78.9 percent) have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. Of UVA s 204 total points this year, 155 (76.0 percent) have been scored by freshmen or sophomores. LAVIANO ONE OF THE NATION S TOP FRESHMEN Ian Laviano is tied for No. 1 among the nation s freshmen with 24 goals. Here are the top freshmen goal scorers: NAME, SCHOOL, POSITION GOALS 1. Ian Laviano, Virginia, Attack 24 Mike Hawkins, Colgate, Attack 24 Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany, Attack 24 4. Joe Robertson, Duke, Attack 23 5. Marc O Rourke, Bryant, Attack 22 6. Asher Nolting, High Point, Attack 19 7. Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland, Attack* 18 Chris Gray, Boston, Attack 18 * - denotes redshirt freshman 4 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A GOAL Name, Pos. Streak 18 Goals Career Goals Streak Started Michael Kraus, A 8 25 59 Feb. 20, 2018 Dox Aitken, M 4 25 54 March 10, 2018 Ryan Conrad, M 3 4 30 Feb. 20, 2018 Regan Quinn, M 2 6 6 March 20, 2018 Ian Laviano, A 2 24 24 March 20, 2018 Mitch Gordon, A 1 1 3 March 20, 2018 Wade Maloney, M 1 1 1 March 24, 2018 CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A POINT Name, Pos. Streak 18 Points Career Points Streak Started Michael Kraus, A 25 25-22-47 59-44-103 Feb. 11, 2017 Ryan Conrad, M 6 4-3-7 30-17-47 April 29, 2017 Dox Aitken, M 4 25-7-32 54-18-72 March 10, 2018 Regan Quinn, M 2 6-3-9 6-3-9 March 20, 2018 Ian Laviano, A 2 24-5-29 24-5-29 March 20, 2018 Chris Merle, M 1 0-1-1 0-1-1 March 20, 2018 Mitch Gordon, A 1 1-2-3 3-3-6 March 20, 2018 Scott Hooper, D 1 0-1-1 0-2-2 March 24, 2018 Will Rock, D 1 0-3-3 0-3-3 March 24, 2018 Wade Maloney, M 1 1-0-1 1-0-1 March 24, 2018 Jared Conners, D 1 3-3-6 5-4-9 March 24, 2018 YOUTH STARTING FOR UVA Five different freshmen have started a game for the Cavaliers in 2018, while eight Cavaliers that have started this season are either freshmen or sophomores. The last three games UVA has started two freshmen and one sophomore on its midfield: Dox Aitken (So.), Matt Moore (Fr.), Regan Quinn (Fr.). Attackman Ian Laviano has started all eight games. Defensemen Kyle Kology has started seven games. Midfielders Matt Moore and Regan Quinn have each started three games. Goalie Alex Rode has started two games. Sophomores Dox Aitken, Michael Kraus and Giffin Thompson have also helped lead the youth movement in the starting lineup. UVA also gets a lot of burn from first-year SSDM John Fox and Chris Merle, while first-year Will Rock sees a lot of time as a LSM. Sophomore faceoff specialist Justin Schwenk takes the majority of UVA s faceoffs. VIRGINIA HITS GAME 1,000 Virginia has played 1,005 all-time games in program history. UVA s March 4 game against Syracuse was the 1,000th game in program history. UVA is the 13th Division I school to accomplish the feat. Current DI program Hobart also has reached the 1,000-game plateau, but didn t start playing Division I lacrosse until 1995. From the 1,000-game list, UVA has four members on its 2018 schedule. Of the 12 current members on the list, UVA has played everyone except for Lehigh. UVA s 93 games against Johns Hopkins are the most against any opponent on the list. List of 1,000-game programs overall numbers below: No. School All-Time Games 1. Johns Hopkins 1,322 2. Lehigh 1,304 3. Syracuse 1,258 4. Cornell 1,258 5. Princeton 1,216 6. Harvard 1,196 7. Army 1,175 8. Navy 1,162 9. Rutgers 1,131 10. Penn 1,130 11. Maryland 1,087 12. Dartmouth 1,077 13. Virginia 1,005
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 355 USILA ALL-AMERICANS VIRGINIA IN THE POLLS Virginia has been ranked in the top five of the USILA Coaches poll 281 weeks all-time. UVA has been ranked in the Top 10 in 417 polls all-time. UVA s USILA ranking of No. 5 on Feb. 26 is its highest since being No. 5 on Feb. 23, 2015. The USILA Poll began in 1973 MAN-DOWN GOALS AND EMO GOALS Virginia has scored four man-down goals through its first four games this season. During that span UVA only had scored three extra-man goals. The four man-down goals are the most in a season for UVA since the 2006 NCAA title team tallied seven. UVA s Michael Kraus has scored two man-down goals in 2017, one at High Point and one against Princeton. Ian Laviano has one man-down goal (vs. Princeton) and Justin Schwenk (at High Point) has the other. UVA scored its fourth EMO goal in game No. 5 against Syracuse to make the man-down and man-up goals even at four each. UVA doubled its man-up goals in the Stony Brook game, notching four. VIRGINIA IS A GROUND BALL MACHINE UVA has led the nation in ground balls four of the last nine years (2009-17). In 2018, UVA currently ranks No. 1 in the nation in ground balls (38.60). UVA is the only school in the nation to finish in the Top-5 nationally in ground balls per game eight times over the last nine seasons. Duke is the closest team to UVA, finishing in the Top-5 four times during the same span. The only school in 2016 to finish with more ground balls per game was UVA head coach Lars Tiffany s 2016 Brown team. Below is how UVA has fared over the last nine seasons in ground balls: Virginia s NCAA Ranking for Ground Balls Per Game Year NCAA Rank Ground Balls Teams Ahead of UVA (Rank) 2009 2 40.78 per game North Carolina (1) 2010 1 37.17 per game N/A 2011 3 36.83 per game VMI (1), Jacksonville (2) 2012 3 35.25 per game Bryant (1), Robert Morris (2) 2013 1 39.93 per game N/A 2014 1 37.75 per game N/A 2015 12 32.13 per game 11 other teams 2016 2 35.20 per game Brown (1) 2017 1 43.33 per game N/A 2018 1 38.60 per game N/A UVA SCORES BIG AT HIGH POINT After trailing 5-2 at High Point on Tuesday night, UVA outscored the Panthers 16-7 over the game s final 51 minutes to take home a wild 18-12 win. In the fourth period Dox Aitken was knocked with a full-time served penalty for an illegal body check with 9:00 remaining. HPU scored 29 seconds into the penalty. Facing off man-down, UVA faceoff specialist Justin Schwenk won the ensuing faceoff and found Michael Kraus for a man-down goal. Facing off man-down again, Schwenk won again and scored 23 seconds later to take a 2-1 advantage during HPU s EMO situation. Michael Kraus led all players with five goals and two assists. Ironically he scored seven points last season against High Point too, but with flipped numbers (two goals and five assists). In two career games against the Panthers, Kraus owns 14 total points on seven goals and seven assists. All-TIME UVA FRESHMAN GOALIE SEASON STATS Name Year Saves GA GAA Save % 1. Tillman Johnson 2001 152 114 8.34.571 2. Matt Barrett 2014 149 145 11.40.467 3. Derek Kenney 1999 139 124 8.86.529 4. Rodney Rullman 1972 110 63 -.636 5. Griffin Thompson 2017 103 108 12.89.488 6. Brian Gregory 1979 102 83 -.551 7. Stew Ridgely 1987 88 97 -.476 8. Adam Ghitelman 2008 86 87 10.16.497 9. Alex Rode 2018 72 66 11.45.522 10. Scott Howe 1972 61 52 -.540 11. Dan Marino 2013 46 55 9.09.455 12. Tom Groeninger 1988 25 16 -.610 Note: Early records do not include goalie minutes in order to determine GAA CAREER STARTS Name, Pos. 14 15 16 17 18 Career Streak Scott Hooper, D * 13 15 14 9 51 1 Zach Ambrosino, D * * 9 14 5 29 - Mike D Amario, A * 0 14 5 8 27 - Logan Greco, D * 13 7 * 6 26 3 Michael Kraus, A * * * 13 10 23 11 Ryan Conrad, M * * 2 13 5 20 - Dox Aitken, M * * * 9 10 19 12 Griffin Thompson, GK * * * 7 6 13 - Cameron Stafford, A * 0 11^ 0 2 13 2 Matt Emery, M * 0 2 1 5 8 - Ian Laviano, A * * * * 9 9 1 Kyle Kology, D * * * * 9 9 9 Matt Moore, M * * * * 5 5 5 Regan Quinn, M * * * * 5 5 5 Alex Rode, GK * * * * 4 4 2 Mitch Gordon, A * * * 0 1 1 - Cooper Fersen, D * 0 0 1 0 1 - * did not play ^ - starts at Vermont Note: Some starts may be at positions other than the ones listed. GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent Attack Midfield Defense Goalie Loyola D Amario Aitken Ambrosino Thompson Kraus Conrad Greco Laviano Emery Hooper Drexel D Amario Aitken Greco Thompson Kraus Conrad Hooper Laviano Emery Kology High Point D Amario Aitken Ambrosino Thompson Kraus Conrad Hooper Laviano Emery Kology Princeton D Amario Aitken Ambrosino Rode Kraus Conrad Hooper Laviano Emery Kology Syracuse D Amario Aitken Ambrosino Rode Kraus Conrad Hooper Laviano Emery Kology at Manhattan D Amario Aitken Greco Thompson Kraus Moore Hooper Laviano Quinn Kology at Stony Brook D Amario Aitken Ambrosino Thompson Kraus Moore Hooper Laviano Quinn Kology at Notre Dame D Amario Aitken Greco Thompson Kraus Moore Hooper Laviano Quinn Kology Dartmouth Gordon Aitken Ambrosino Rode Kraus Moore Greco Stafford Quinn Kology Johns Hopkins Kraus Aitken Greco Rode Laviano Moore Hooper Stafford Quinn Kology 5
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 3 TEWAARATON TROPHY WINNERS MULTIPLE GOAL GAMES 2018 CAREER CAREER 3+ GOALS Aitken 7 15 10 Laviano 7 7 4 Kraus 6 16 11 D Amario 4 18 6 Moore 3 3 0 Conners 1 2 0 Herring 1 1 0 Quinn 1 1 0 Stafford 1 4 2 Conrad 0 6 3 Murray 0 3 1 Emery 0 1 0 Lamb 0 1 0 MULTIPLE ASSIST GAMES 2018 CAREER CAREER 3+ ASSISTS Kraus 5 12 7 Herring 3 5 4 Aitken 2 6 1 Laviano 2 2 0 Conrad 1 4 0 Quinn 1 1 0 Moore 1 1 0 Gordon 1 1 0 D Amario 0 3 1 Harris 0 1 0 Lamb 0 1 0 GOALS TOTAL PCT. Freshmen 43 33.6 Sophomores 58 45.3 Juniors 8 6.3 Seniors 19 14.8 Totals 128 ASSISTS TOTAL PCT. Freshmen 19 25.0 Sophomores 35 46.1 Juniors 16 21.1 Seniors 6 7.8 Totals 76 POINTS TOTAL PCT. Freshmen 62 30.4 Sophomores 93 45.6 Juniors 24 11.8 Seniors 25 12.2 Totals 204 VIRGINIA WINS SEASON OPENER With UVA s season-opening win over then-no. 13 Loyola, the Cavaliers have won 10 of their last 11 season openers and 16-of-18. FIRST YEARS COME STRONG VS. LOYOLA UVA first years making their collegiate debut against then-no. 13 Loyola on Feb. 10 scored eight of UVA s 13 goals (61.5 percent) and 11 of UVA s 22 total points (50 percent), helping the Cavaliers win in double overtime (13-12). UVA first years that scored goals: Ian Laviano (5), Matt Moore (2), John Fox (1). UVA first years that scored points: Laviano (6), Moore (3), Fox (1), Will Rock (1). 2018 CAPTAINS NAMED Midfielder Ryan Conrad and defenseman Scott Hooper have been selected by their peers as the captains of the 2017 men s lacrosse team. Conrad is the first third-year named captain since Steele Stanwick in 2011. Greg Coholan and Tanner Scales each were named captains as redshirt jurniors during their fourth year on Grounds. FIRST YEARS SHINE VS. LOYOLA IN 2017 & 2018 First year Ian Laviano scored six points (five goals, one assist) in his collegiate debut against then-no. 13 Loyola. Along with Matt Moore s three points (two goals, one assist), the duo matched Dox Aitken and Michael Kraus duo debut in 2017 with nine combined points. Aitken (four goals) and Kraus (two goals, three assists) led UVA with nine combined points at then-no. 6 Loyola in 2017. The nine combined points by the 2017 and 2018 UVA freshmen duos in a season-opening collegiate debut is the most since Drew McKnight (two goals, four assists) and Jay Jalbert (four goals) combined for 10 points in the 1997 season opener against then-no. 2 Syracuse. Laviano became the 8th Cavalier freshman since 1997 to record at least four points in a season-opening deubt. Aitken and Kraus were No. 6 and No. 7. Here is a list of UVA true freshmen since 1990 that tallied at least four points in a collegiate debut that came in the season opener: NAME YEAR OPPONENT POINTS Kevin Pehlke 1990 Washington & Lee 7 (5 goals, 2 assists) Drew McKnight 1997 Syracuse 6 (2 goals, 4 assists) Ian Laviano 2018 Loyola 6 (5 goals, 1 assist) Michael Kraus 2017 Loyola 5 (2 goals, 3 assists) Jay Jalbert 1997 Syracuse 4 (4 goals) Ben Rubeor 2005 Drexel 4 (1 goal, 3 assists) Danny Glading 2006 Drexel 4 (2 goals, 2 assists) Steele Stanwick 2009 Drexel 4 (2 goals, 2 assists) Dox Aitken 2017 Loyola 4 (4 goals) VIRGINIA OPENS DREXEL GAME QUICKLY Virginia scored two goals in the first 14 seconds of its game at Drexel last Saturday. Justin Schwenk won the game s opening faceoff and streaked toward the goal after picking up the ground ball. The Monmouth transfer scored nine seconds into the game, his first of the season. On the ensuing faceoff, Drexel was tagged with a violation. When the officials started play again, Ryan Conrad had the ball and scored five seconds later, unassisted. 6
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 355 USILA ALL-AMERICANS SCORING DROUGHTS FOR OPPONENTS Below are the longest scoring droughts for OPPOSING teams against Virginia this season (min. 10 minutes): Opp. Time Drought (Quarter) Date Manhattan 22:00 4:28 (1st) to 12:28 (3rd) 3/6 Notre Dame 17:36 10:22 (1st) to 7:46 (2nd) 3/17 Johns Hopkins 1&;27 3:07 (1st) to 00:40 (2nd) 3/24 Notre Dame 16:47 0:55 (2nd) to 14:08 (4th) 3/17 Loyola 16:03 14:49 (3rd) to 13:46 (4th) 2/10 Dartmouth 15:55 12:49 (2nd) to 11:54 (3rd) 3/20 Dartmouth 15:14 13:03 (1st) to 12:49 (2nd) 3/20 Stony Brook 12:26 15:00 (1st) to 2:34 (1st) 3/10 Manhattan 12:03 7:22 (3rd) to 10:19 (4th) 3/6 Johns Hopkins 11:53 15:00 (1st) to 3:07 (1st) 3/24 Drexel 11:17 11:51 (3rd) to 0:34 (3rd) 2/17 Princeton 11:06 0:04 (2nd) to 3:58 (3rd) 2/24 Drexel 10:44 12:22 (4th) to 1:38 (4th) 2/17 Syracuse 10:26 10:39 (4th) to 0:13 (4th) 3/4 High Point 10:24 10:40 (3rd) to 0:16 (3rd) 2/20 Dartmouth 10:24 11:54 (3rd) to 1:30 (3rd) 3/20 Manhattan 10:19 10:19 (4th) to 0:00 (4th) 3/6 TIFFANY CONNECTED TO UVA S TITLE COACHES UVA head coach Lars Tiffany is connected in the lacrosse world to both Glenn Thiel and Dom Starsia, the two Virginia coaches who brought NCAA titles to Charlottesville. Tiffany played for Starsia at Brown and coached under Thiel at Penn State (2000-04). #HOOSTOGETHER PATCHES IN 2018 In the aftermath of the events that took place in Charlottesville this summer, the Virginia athletics department initiated the #HoosTogether campaign on social media in an effort to unite our community in support of love, diversity and inclusion. During the 2017-18 academic year, all UVA sports programs will incorporate a #HoosTogether patch on their uniforms or equipment. It is UVA s hope the patches serve as a reminder of what can be accomplished when we are united behind a common goal and we hope this effort continues to help bring our community together. 2018 HONORS TEWAARATON TROPHY WATCH LIST Ryan Conrad, M Dox Aitken, M IL FACE-OFF YEARBOOK PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Ryan Conrad, M (first-team) Dox Aitken, M (second-team) Scott Hooper, D (third-team) Michael Kraus, A (honorable mention) IL FACE-OFF YEARBOOK PRESEASON ALL-ACC Dox Aitken, M Ryan Conrad, M Scott Hooper, D Michael Kraus, A ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ian Laviano (Feb. 12) ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Griffin Thompson (Feb. 12) BALTIMORE SUN NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ian Laviano (Feb. 13) USILA TEAM OF THE WEEK MEMBERS Ian Laviano (Feb. 13) Jared Conners (Feb. 27) All-TIME UVA CAREER 100 GOAL SCORERS Name Years Games Goals Goals Per Game 1. Doug Knight 1994-97 60 165 2.75 2. Michael Watson 1994-97 62 142 2.29 3. Matt Ward 2003-06 62 139 2.24 4. Kevin Pehlke 1990-93 55 138 2.51 5. Chris Bocklet 2009-12 63 137 2.17 6. Ben Rubeor 2005-08 61 136 2.23 7. Steele Stanwick 2009-12 69 126 1.83 8. Garrett Billings 2006-09 69 125 1.81 Mark Cockerton 2011-14 63 125 1.98 10. Danny Glading 2006-09 69 119 1.72 11. Chase Monroe 1985-88 53 116 2.19 12. Jay Jalbert 1997-00 58 112 1.93 13. Tom Duquette 1970-73 51 107 2.10 14. Tucker Radebaugh 1996-99 59 106 1.80 15. Jeff Nicklas 1982-86 52 104 2.00 UVA ALL-TIME MIDFIELDER CAREER GOAL LEADERS Name Years GlS 1. Eldredge, Pete 1969-72 94 Carroll, Brian 2007-10 94 3. Bratton, Shamel 2008-11 89 4. Poskay, Matt 2003-06 88 5. Rotelli, Chris 2000-03 85. 6. Traynor, Greg 1992-95 82 7. Jalbert, Jay* 1997-00 78. 8. Tucker, Ryan 2012-15 77 9. Kraus, Andy 87-89, 91 75 10. Emery, Rob 2011-14 73 Holman, Tom 1976-79 70 12. Giusto, Rick 1979-82 69 Jones, David 1992-95 69 14. Cooper, Doug 1971-74 66 Kroll, Rich 1974-77 66 16. Colin Briggs 2009-12 63 17. Shannon, A.J.* 2000-03 59 Bratton, Rhamel 2008-11 59 19. Curry, David* 1996-97 55 Dixon, Kyle 2003-06 55 Coholan, Greg* 2013-16 55 22. Aitken, Dox 2017-pres. 54 * - career goals as a midfielder 7
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 3 TEWAARATON TROPHY WINNERS VIRGINIA IN THE NCAA RANKINGS Statistic National Conference Rank Rank Value National Leader Value Conference Value Leader Assists Per Game (69 ranked) 7 1 7.60 Albany (NY) 9.38 Virginia 7.60 Caused Turnovers Per Game (69 ranked) 16 2 7.90 Hampton 13.00 Duke 9.20 Clearing Percentage (69 ranked) 44 4 0.855 Ohio St. 0.940 Notre Dame 0.911 Face-Off Winning Percentage (69 ranked) 9 1 0.599 Albany (NY) 0.810 Virginia 0.599 Ground Balls Per Game (69 ranked) 1 1 38.60 Virginia 38.60 Virginia 38.60 Man-Down Defense (69 ranked) 34 3 0.667 Army West Point 0.867 Duke 0.759 Man-Up Offense (69 ranked) 35 5 0.344 Maryland 0.625 Duke 0.600 Points Per Game (69 ranked) 8 2 20.40 Albany (NY) 25.25 Duke 21.40 Saves Per Game (69 ranked) 20 1 11.50 Brown 14.29 Virginia 11.50 Scoring Defense (69 ranked) 45 4 10.80 Army West Point 6.63 Duke 7.90 Scoring Margin (69 ranked) 20 2 2.00 Albany (NY) 8.75 Duke 6.00 Scoring Offense (69 ranked) 8 2 12.80 Albany (NY) 15.88 Duke 13.90 Shot Percentage (69 ranked) 24 4 0.318 Duke 0.376 Duke 0.376 Turnovers Per Game (69 ranked) 54 5 14.70 Maryland 10.00 North Carolina 10.70 Winning Percentage (69 ranked) 16 3 0.700 Albany (NY) 1.000 Duke 0.800 Statistic Assists Per Game (144 ranked) Player Michael Kraus Mikey Herring National Conference Value National Leader Rank Rank 16 98 2 6 Conference Value Leader Value 2.20 Connor Fields, Albany (NY) 3.88 Justin Guterding, Duke 2.60 1.10 Caused Turnovers Per Game (70 ranked) Scott Hooper 11 1 2.00 Foster Huggins, Loyola Maryland 3.38 Scott Hooper, Virginia 2.00 Face-Off Winning Pct (73 ranked) Justin Schwenk 11 1 0.621 TD Ierlan, Albany (NY) 0.840 Justin Schwenk, Virginia 0.621 Goals Per Game (150 ranked) Dox Aitken 27 2 2.50 Griffin Feiner, Hartford 3.63 Justin Guterding, Duke 3.30 Michael Kraus Ian Laviano 27 40 2 5 2.50 2.40 Goals-Against Average (68 ranked) JD Colarusso, Albany (NY) 6.09 Danny Fowler, Duke 8.06 Ground Balls Per Game (72 ranked) Justin Schwenk Jared Conners 16 70 1 6 6.30 TD Ierlan, Albany (NY) 14.38 Justin Schwenk, Virginia 6.30 3.40 Individual Man-up Goals (45 ranked) Dox Aitken 45 4 3 William Perry, North Carolina 8 William Perry, North Carolina 8 Points Per Game (150 ranked) Michael Kraus 17 2 4.70 Connor Fields, Albany (NY) 7.13 Justin Guterding, Duke 5.90 Dox Aitken Ian Laviano 67 86 3 7 3.20 2.90 Save Percentage (68 ranked) JD Colarusso, Albany (NY) 0.647 Danny Fowler, Duke 0.563 Saves Per Game (67 ranked) Hunter Braun, UMass Lowell 13.75 Dom Madonna, Syracuse 9.43 Shot Percentage (74 ranked) Ian Laviano Mike D'Amario 29 69 5 8 0.453 Bryce Reid, Delaware 0.643 Justin Guterding, Duke 0.532 0.382 8
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 355 USILA ALL-AMERICANS Game 1 Virginia 13, Loyola 12-2OT Feb. 10 Charlottesville, Va. Virginia midfielder Dox Aitken wasted little time in the second overtime, scooping up the ground ball off the faceoff and pushing it through traffic, including splitting two Loyola defenders, before scoring the unassisted goal to lift the Cavaliers (1-0) over the No. 13 Greyhounds (0-1), 13-12, at Klöckner Stadium. Aitken s goal came 15 seconds into the second overtime period. Loyola was pinpoint in the first half, entering the intermission with a 7-3 lead, as Pat Spencer recorded two goals and two assists. Mike Orefice took the opening faceoff of the third quarter right in for a goal, giving the Greyhounds an 8-3 advantage 11 seconds into the second half. UVA s mojo ignited on Cameron Stafford s man-up goal, courtesy of an Ian Laviano helper with 11:23 left in the third quarter. Stafford s goal started a 7-0 Virginia run that was capped on Michael Kraus unassisted goal with 14:33 left in the fourth period. Laviano scored three goals in the spurt, including giving UVA its first lead of the game 10 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Spencer ended UVA s run with an unassisted goal at 13:46, but UVA scored two more quick goals to take a 12-9 advantage. Matt Moore s goal capped the mini two-goal run with 9:55 remaining in regulation. The Greyhounds bounced back, scoring three straight goals to tie the game, 12-12, with 2:14 in regulation. Loyola held the ball most of the closing minutes, unable to score before heading to overtime. Loyola was unable to get a shot off in the first overtime, while turning the ball over three times. The Greyhounds had a chance late in the first overtime, but were unable to get a shot, setting up Aitken s heroics to start the second overtime. Loyola won the battle of shots (49-44), while UVA won the matchups with ground balls (41-30), faceoffs (18-11) and saves (15-10). Loyola 4-3-1-4-0-0-12 Virginia 2-1-5-4-0-1-13 Att-3164 Scoring (G-A) L: Pat Spencer 3-2, John Duffy 3-1, Mike Orefice 3-0, Jay Drapeau 2-0, Aidan Olmstead 0-2, P.J. Brown 1-0. V: Ian Laviano 5-1, Matt Moore 2-1, Dox Aitken 1-2, Michael Kraus 1-2, Mike D Amario 1-0, John Fox 1-0, Mikey Herring 1-0, Cameron Stafford 1-0, Will Rock 0-1. Goalie Summary L: Jacob Stover 64:15 mins. 10 saves, 13 goals allowed. V: Griffin Thompson 64:15 mins. 15 saves, 12 goals allowed. Shots: L-49, V-44 Ground Balls: L-30, V-41 Clearing: L-19x20, V-21x24 Faceoffs: L-11, V-18 Penalties: L-2-1:30, V-2-1:30 EMO: L-0x1, V-2x2 Game 2 Virginia 13, Drexel 8 Feb. 17 Philadelphia, Pa. Virginia sophomore midfielder Dox Aitken scored four goals to lift the No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers (2-0) over the Drexel Dragons, 13-8, at Vidas Field. It is UVA s 11th straight victory over the Dragons and now the Cavaliers lead the all-time series 17-1. UVA wasted no time as Justin Schwenk won the game s opening faceoff and scored his first goal of the season, nine seconds into the game. On the ensuing faceoff, a Drexel faceoff violation gave UVA the ball and Ryan Conrad scored five seconds later after taking it to the rack, giving UVA an early 2-0 lead 14 seconds into the contest. After a Drexel goal from Will Manganiello at 7:32 in the first, UVA reeled off two more goals, one by Aitken and another by Mike D Amario, taking a 4-1 lead with 2:43 left in the opening period. The Dragons scored two quick goals to cut UVA s lead to two goals, 5-3, with 8:38 left in the second quarter. The Cavaliers answered with a 5-0 run to close the half. Virginia entered the intermission with a 9-3 lead. During the run Aitken scored two more goals, while Ryan Lamb, Cameron Stafford and Regan Quinn all added scores. Drexel started the third quarter quickly, scoring two goals to cut UVA s lead to four goals, 9-5. Manganiello s third goal of the game capped the run with 11:51 left in the third period. UVA answered with goals from John Fox and D Amario, increasing the advantage back to six, 11-5. The Dragons closed out the game on a 3-2 run, but it wasn t enough as the Cavaliers kept them at bay with the five-goal victory. The Cavaliers won the battle of shots (44-36), ground balls (34-30) and faceoffs (17-8). Drexel had more saves (10-9) and more turnovers (16-12). Nine different Cavaliers scored goals for UVA, led by Aitken s four scores. D Amario had two scores, while seven other Cavaliers notched one goal, highlighted by the first career goal by Quinn. Griffin Thompson picked up the win in the cate with nine saves. Virginia 4-5-2-2-13 Drexel 1-2-3-2-8 Att-3164 Scoring (G-A) V: Dox Aitken 4-0, Mikey Herring 0-3, Mike D Amario 2-0, Matt Moore 1-1, Regan Quinn 1-1, Ryan Conrad 1-0, Ryan Lamb 1-0, John Fox 1-0, Cameron Stafford 1-0, Justin Schwenk 1-0, Michael Kraus 0-1. D: Will Manganiello 3-1, Matthew Varian 2-1, Robert Frazee 1-2, Marshall King 1-1, Reid Bowering 1-0, Charles Dumas 0-1. Goalie Summary V: Griffin Thompson 60:00 mins. 9 saves, 8 goals allowed. D: Casey DuBouis 30:00 mins. 5 saves, 9 goals allowed. John Roulston 30:00. 5 Saves, 4 goals allowed. Shots: V-44, D-36 Ground Balls: V-34, D-30 Clearing: V-12x16, D-16x17 Faceoffs: V-17, D-8 Penalties: V-6-3:30, D-3-2:00 EMO: V-1x3, D-1x6 Game 3 Virginia 18, High Point 12 Feb. 20 High Point, N.C. The No. 6 Virginia Cavaliers (3-0) overcame an early deficit to pick up a road win against the High Point Panthers (0-4), 18-12, at Vert Stadium. The Panthers started fast, opening the game on a 5-2 run as Virginia was unable to save a shot during the spurt. Dox Aitken and Michael Kraus cut it to 3-2 by 11:10 in the first, but a 3-0 HPU run forced Tiffany to change goalies as he inserted freshman Alex Rode with 6:03 remaining in the first. Ian Laviano picked up some garbage on the crease and scored his first goal at 4:26 in the first, which started a 5-1 UVA run. The run gave the Cavaliers their first lead of the game, 7-6, with 11:04 left in the second quarter. Laviano scored twice in the spurt, while Kraus scored and dished out two assists during the run. Matt Emery capped the streak with his first goal of the season on one of Kraus assists with 11:04 left in the first half. UVA and High Point traded goals back and forth the rest of the half, as the game was knotted at 9-9 entering the intermission. The Cavaliers started hot in the third quarter, opening on a 4-1 run, grabbing a 13-10 lead. Aitken, Kraus, Laviano and Matt Moore all scored goals during the spurt. Moore s unassisted goal with 9:00 left in the third capped the run. Asher Nolting snapped UVA s run with a goal with 16 seconds left in the third period, cutting UVA s lead to two goals, 13-11, heading into the fourth. The nail in the coffin for High Point came while Aitken had a full-time served illegal body check penalty. HPU scored a man-up goal with 8:30 left in the game. Justin Schwenk went on to win back-to-back mandown faceoffs, both of which ended with UVA goals. Schwenk assisted the first UVA mandown goal with 8:24 left when Kraus scored. Then Schwenk called his own number at 8:24 after winning his second man-down faceoff. Schwenk s goal gave UVA a 17-12 lead. High Point never scored again and Mike D Amario capped the game with his unassisted goal at 3:21, finishing the game s scoring. Virginia 4-5-4-5-18 High Point 6-3-2-1-12 Att-1211 Scoring (G-A) V: Michael Kraus 5-2, Ian Laviano 4-0, Mikey Herring 0-4, Dox Aitken 3-0, Mike D Amario 2-0m Ryan Conrad 1-1, Matt Emery 1-1, Justin Schwenk 1-1, Matt Moore 1-0, Jared Conners 0-1. H: Asher Nolting 3-2, Connor Robinson 3-1, Tyler Stinson 2-0, Chris Young 1-1, Koby Russell 1-1, Keegan O Connor 1-0, Colin Clothier 1-0, Terrell Sands 0-1. Goalie Summary V: Griffin Thompson 12:31 mins. 0 saves, 6 goals allowed. Alex Rode 47:29 mins. 11 saves, 6 goals allowed. H: Zach Tuell 30:00 mins. 8 saves, 9 goals allowed. Tim Troutner Jr. 30:00. 7 saves, 9 goals allowed. Shots: V-47, H-40 Ground Balls: V-38, H-28 Clearing: V-18x19, H-14x16 Faceoffs: V-19, H-15 Penalties: V-6-5:30, H-4-3:00 EMO: V-0x4, H-3x7 9
2018 VIRGINIA MEN S LACROSSE 3 TEWAARATON TROPHY WINNERS Game 4 Virginia 18, Princeton 15 Feb. 24 Charlottesville, Va. Attackmen Michael Kraus and Ian Laviano each scored seven points to lift No. 6 Virginia (4-0) over the Princeton Tigers (1-1) in a shootout at Klöckner Stadium, 18-15. The win is UVA s sixth in a row over the Tigers, dating back to the 2005 regular season. Virginia s faceoff specialist Justin Schwenk was 25-of-34 (.735) from the faceoff X. The 25 faceoff wins place Schwenk No. 2 alltime at UVA for faceoff wins in a game. The record is held by Jason Hand, who had 29 wins against Syracuse in 1997. The game was a sprint to start as Princeton staked itself to an early 2-0 lead after Tiger goals from Connor McCarthy and Emmet Cordrey. Laviano scored two goals back-to-back, tying the game at 2-2 with 8:34 left in the first quarter. Princeton retook the lead, 4-2, after back-to-back goals, the second coming with 4:58 left in the first period. UVA retaliated with a nifty 4-0 run, taking its first lead of the game, 6-4, with 2:51 left. Laviano scored his third goal of the quarter to cap the run. An EMO goal by Austin Sims, followed by a Phillip Robertson goal with 52 seconds left in the quarter tied the game, 6-6, heading into the second frame. The Cavaliers used a 3-0 run to take a 9-6 lead after a Mikey Herring goal at 9:55. Princeton bounced back with a 4-1 run, including a Cordrey goal with four seconds left in the second quarter that tied the game, 10-10, heading into the intermission. The difference for Virginia came in the third quarter, outscoring Princeton 5-2. Kraus, Laviano and Matt Moore all scored to start the frame off, taking a 13-10 lead. Princeton cut its deficit to two goals, 13-11, with 13 seconds left, but UVA won the ensuing faceoff and Laviano found long-stick Conners for a score as time expired in the third quarter. The teams played the fourth quarter to a 3-3 draw and UVA came away with the threegoal victory. Princeton 6-4-2-3-15 Virginia 6-4-5-3-18 Att-1882 Scoring (G-A) P: Michael Sowers 1-4, Philip Robertson 3-1, Chris Brown 1-3, Emmet Cordrey 3-0, Austin Sims 2-1, Riley Thompson 2-0, Connor McCarthy 1-0, Andrew Song 1-0, Braedon Gait 1-0, Jasper Arnold 0-1. V: Ian Laviano 5-2, Michael Kraus 4-3, Mike D Amario 2-1, Mikey Herring 1-2, Matt Moore 2-0, Jared Conners 2-0, Dox Aitken 1-1, Regan Quinn 0-2, Ryan Conrad 1-0, Dave Smith 0-1. Goalie Summary P: Tyler Blaisdell 54:41 mins. 14 saves, 18 goals allowed. Jon Levine 5:19 mins. 0 saves, 0 goals allowed. H: Alex Rode 60:00 mins. 10 saves, 15 goals allowed. Shots: P-43, V-48 Ground Balls: P-40, V-46 Clearing: P-14x16, V-13X13 Faceoffs: P-10, V-26 Penalties: P-1-0:30, V-6-5:30 EMO: P-2x4, V-0x1 Game 5 Syracuse 12, Virginia 11 March 4 Charlottesville, Va. No. 5 Virginia (4-1, 0-1 ACC) dropped its ACC opener to the No. 12 Syracuse Orange (3-1, 1-0 ACC), 12-11, at Klöckner Stadium. It is UVA s third one-goal loss in a row to the Orange and its fourth overall. Virginia used a 6-1 run in the fourth quarter to tie the game, 11-11, but Tucker Dordevic scored an impressive unassisted goal with 13 seconds left to lift the Orange over the Cavaliers. Virginia opened up fast, taking a 3-1 lead on goals from Ryan Conrad, Michael Kraus and Ian Laviano. The extra-man goal by Laviano capped a 3-0 UVA run with 6:33 left in the first quarter. However, the Syracuse defense limited the Cavaliers to only two scores over the next 38:53. During that dry spell, Syracuse outscored Virginia by seven goals, 9-2, taking a 10-5 lead with 12:54 left in the game. The Cavaliers bounced back, going on a 6-1 run to tie the game, 11-11, with 1:41 left on a Jared Conners goal, assisted by the goalie Alex Rode. Mike D Amario scored three times during the run to aid the Cavalier effort. Syracuse won the ensuring faceoff to set up Dordevic s heroics. Syracuse won the battle of shots (43-30) and faceoffs (16-11). Virginia had more ground balls (41-38), saves (15-10) and turnovers (19-9). Aitken led UVA with five points on two goals and three assists. D Amario had the hattrick, while Kraus and Laviano also had two goals Ṫhe game served as the 1,000th in Virginia program history. UVA became the 13th Division I program to reach the plateau. Syracuse 4-3-2-3-12 Virginia 4-1-0-6-11 Att-2981 Scoring (G-A) S: Tucker Dordevic 4-0, Stephen Rehfuss 1-2, Jamie Trimboli 2-0, Brett Kennedy 2-0, Bradley Voigt 2-0, Peter Dearth 0-2, Nate Solomon 0-2, Tyler Ford 1-0, Brendan Bomberry 0-1. V: Dox Aitken 2-3, Mike D Amario 3-1, Michael Kraus 2-1, Ian Laviano 2-0, Jared Conners 1-0, Ryan Conrad 1-0, Matt Moore 0-1, Will Rock 0-1, Alex Rode 0-2. Goalie Summary S: Dom Madonna 60:00 mins. 10 saves, 11 goals allowed. V: Alex Rode 60:00 mins. 15 saves, 12 goals allowed. Shots: S-43, V-30 Ground Balls: S-38, V-41 Clearing: S-19x20, V-19x23 Faceoffs: S-16, V-11 Penalties: S-2-1:30, V-3-2:00 EMO: S-1x3, V-1x2 Game 6 Virginia 8, Manhattan 5 March 6 Riverdale, N.Y. The No. 9 Virginia Cavaliers (5-1) bounced back on one day s rest and beat the Manhattan Jaspers (3-3), 8-5, at Gaelic Park in the Bronx. Six of Virginia s eight goals were scored by freshmen. It was a scoreless contest until Manhattan broke through at 5:48 in the first on a goal by CJ Scharf. The Jaspers followed that with another goal at 4:28 to take an early 2-0 lead. UVA scored three in a row to take its first lead of the game, 3-2. UVA received goals from Regan Quinn, Matt Moore and Michael Kraus. The goal by Kraus with 12:59 in the second quarter capped the run and sent UVA into the intermission with a 3-2 lead. Manhattan tied the game, 3-3, with the first goal of the third quarter when Brandon Grinnell scored a man-up goal. Mike D Amario started a 4-1 Virginia run and the Cavaliers never trailed again. Ian Laviano scored backto-back goals and Jackson Appelt scored his first career goal with five seconds left in the third quarter to cap the spurt. Through three quarters UVA led by three goals, 7-4. Defense was the name of the game in the fourth as each team scored a goal. Moore s open-net goal with 26 seconds left capped the game s scoring. UVA won the battle of shots (38-29), ground balls (33-26), faceoffs (9-7), while Manhattan had more saves (18-12) and turnovers (13-7). Six of UVA s eight goals were scored by freshmen with Moore and Laviano leading the way with two each. Scott Hooper caused three turnovers on defense for the Cavaliers. Kraus led UVA with three points on one goal and game-high two assists. Virginia 2-1-4-1-8 Manhattan 2-0-2-1-5 Att-431 Scoring (G-A) V: Michael Kraus 1-2, Ian Laviano 2-0, Matt Moore 2-0, Mike D Amario 1-0, Regan Quinn 1-0, Jackson Appelt 1-0, Mike Herring 0-1. M: Luke Hanson 1-1, Brandon Grinnell 1-0, Jake Nicolosi 1-0, CJ Scharf 1-0, Trevor Pelletier 1-0, Parker Giarratana 0-1, Mike Lombardi 0-1. Goalie Summary V: Griffin Thompson 60:00 mins. 12 saves, 5 goals allowed. M: Michael Zingaro 60:00 mins. 18 saves, 8 goals allowed. Shots: V-38, M-29 Ground Balls: V-33, M-26 Clearing: V-20x20, M-19x20 Faceoffs: V-9, M-7 Penalties: V-8-5:00, M-5-3:00 EMO: V-0x4, M-2x8 10