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Via Major League Lacrosse

Former University of Virginia standout and Baltimore Bayhawks attackman Matt Ward has been honored as the 2006 Cascade MLL Rookie of the Year. The award was based on votes submitted by the General Manager and the Head Coach of each of the 10 Major League Lacrosse teams. Ward, along with other MLL honorees, will be acknowledged at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, August 26th during New Balance Championship Weekend.

Ward selected fourth overall in the May 31st Collegiate Draft by the Bayhawks. He put together one of the most impressive offensive performances of any first year player this season. In his first ever game, Ward posted two goals including a two-pointer against New Jersey on June 11th. His shooting touch didn’t leave him for the rest of the season, as he went on to score hat-tricks in three more games. He scored a goal in every game he played and never finished a game without scoring multiple points.
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Via Major League Lacrosse and UVa Sports Information

Former UVa men’s lacrosse defenseman Michael Culver, currently with the Chicago Machine of Major League Lacrosse, has been honored as the recipient of the New Balance Sportsman of the Year award. The award was based on votes submitted by the General Manger and the Head Coach of each of the 10 MLL teams. Culver, along with other MLL honorees, will be acknowledged at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday, Aug. 26, during New Balance Championship Weekend.

The New Balance Sportsman of the Year recognizes a player who has consistently demonstrated sportsmanship through tenacity, determination and fair play on the field over the course of the regular season.

Tired of losing during the season, Culver made a guarantee that his winless Chicago team would defeat the Los Angeles Riptide on July 29, and as incentive, he promised to donate half of his season’s salary to charity if proven wrong. Even if Chicago had won, he made a promise to donate a game check.
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