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The 2007 Seminole Lacrosse League season will begin on June 11th at Darden Towe Park with the League’s annual clinic for boys, and run with a full season of games for boys and girls, finishing July 21st. The Seminole Lacrosse League is an organization dedicated to the promotion and development of the great game of lacrosse in the Charlottesville/Albemarle area. Seminole’s goal is to give the youngsters of our area the opportunity to play and experience lacrosse, thus helping the game grow at the high school level.

The Seminole League sports an extremely high coach to player ratio, insuring that all participants receive individual attention. Many of Seminole’s coaches are still active players themselves, and have played in Collegiate, Club, and International competition.

For more information on the 2007 Seminole League season, or to download a copies of the applications, visit the Seminole Lacrosse League web page:
http://www.cville-lax.com/seminole-lacrosse-league/

Note: Coaches, please email results to webmaster@cville-lax.com.

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	Virginia midfielder Brittany Kalkstein (17) runs out of trouble after winning one of five draws against Princeton, March 24, 2007. (Click for a larger image: 112K)

The Virginia women’s lacrosse team won 13 of the 18 draws, including five by Brittany Kalkstein, and defeated Princeton 9-7 today in Charlottesville. After Princeton (3-3) took a 2-1 lead early in the first half, Megan Havrilla had a goal and an assist to spark a 3-0 run that saw Virginia (8-1) take a 4-2 lead that they did not relinquish. Kate Breslin led all scorers with three goals while Ashley McCulloch added a goal and three assists; she also added four draw controls. Jen Holden led the Cavaliers with five ground balls and a caused turnover while McBrearty made nine saves and never allowed Princeton to pull even after the Cavaliers took the 3-2 lead.

Princeton’s Kathleen Miller fed Katie Lewis-Lamonica for the first goal of the game in the second minute of play, and it was eight more minutes before either team was able to find the back of the net again. McBrearty saved a shot that would have given the Tigers a 2-0 lead, and she outletted the ball to Duff, who carried the ball into the offensive zone where McCulloch tied the game off a pass from Weymouth. However, 90 seconds later Kristin Schwab fed Mary Minshall to give the Tigers the lead again.

Kalkstein won one of her five draws and got the ball to Blair Weymouth, who gave the ball to McCulloch, who fed Havrilla for a goal 11 seconds after Minshall. A Tiger overthrow was scooped up by Jen Holden, and Virginia brought the ball forward where Havrilla dumped the ball down to Breslin, whose goal at 16:28 put the Cavaliers on top 3-2. Duff won the draw and a Wasilewski feed to Megan O’Malley three minutes later put the Cavaliers up 4-2. Princeton pulled within one off a goal by Holly McGarvie, but Kalkstein won the draw and got the ball to McCulloch, who fed Blair Weymouth, who scored 36 seconds after McGarvie, to give UVa a 5-3 lead they took into halftime.

	Princeton’s Holly McGarvie (7)plays some serious behind-the-cage defense against Virginia’s Jes Wasilewski (6), March 24, 2007. (Click for a larger image: 112K)

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	Virginiaâ??s Ben Rubeor offensive dominance continued today against Johns Hopkins as he notched three goals and one assist.

Ben Rubeor scored three goals to lead the Virginia men’s lacrosse team to a 7-5 victory over Johns Hopkins this afternoon at historic Homewood Field in Baltimore. With the win, the Cavalier’s defeated each of the other three teams participating in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic. Virginia beat Syracuse 11-8 at the Classic in Baltimore, then a week later, squeaked by Princeton 7-6 at home.

The Cavaliers’ win marks the first time since 2001 the visiting team won in the series; Virginia won in four overtimes in 2001.

Virginia won for the seventh time in a row to move to 7-1 this season, while the Blue Jays fall to 4-2.
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Western Albemarle @ Salem High School

Cape Henry @ Western Albemarle High School

Game Notes: Matt Galvin (WAHS) 4 goals. Max Pfeifer (WAHS), 3 goals, 2 assists. Saves: Patrick Nugent (WAHS) 11.

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Virginia Men
The big question: Can the University of Virginia complete the “Face-Off Classic Trifecta”? Virginia got past Syracuse 11-8 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, as the Cavalier defense redeemed themselves after their surprise loss to Drexel. A week later, the Cavaliers squeeked past another Face-Off Classic participant, Princeton, in a 7-6 nail-biter at Klockner, settled by Ben Rubeor with just 25.4 seconds on the clock.

#2/5 Virginia returns to Baltimore on Saturday to play #3 Johns Hopkins at Homewood Field at 1:00pm. (Hopkins beat Princeton in the nationally-televised double-OT thriller that was the lead-off game in the Face-Off Classic.) For fans not able to make the trip, the game will be broadcast by both WINA radio (AM 1070 – live) and ESPN-U.

	On Saturday, the Cavaliers will need to get past the likes of Hopkins freshman Steven Boyle, seen here in action against Princeton in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic, Saturday, March 10, 2007. Boyle is one of Hopkins leading scorers this year. (Click for a larger image: 102K)

Virginia Women
The #3 Virginia Women (6-1) take on #10 Princeton (3-2) at 1:00pm at Klockner Stadium on Saturday. The Cavaliers have declared it “Girl Scout Day” and invite all Girl Scouts to the match to enjoy some great lacrosse. It is also Dollar Concession Day at Klockner. A hot dog, popcorn, and a small soda can each be purchased for $1 at the concession stand.

Albemarle Lacrosse Jamboree
The 6th Annual Albemarle Lacrosse Jamboree begins Friday, with a number of games across the state. It then picks up at Noon on Saturday at Albemarle High School, where seven teams will play in a round-robin scrimmage format. The scrimmages continue at AHS on Sunday morning, beginning at 10am.

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	Virginiaâ??s Ashley McCulloch (16) moves against pressure William & Mary, Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

The Cavaliers held William & Mary to six shots in the game, including only two in the second half, and defeated the Tribe 12-3 tonight (March 21) in Charlottesville. Virginia scored on its first four shots of the game and led 5-0 nine minutes into the game. Kaitlin Duff led all players with five ground balls; she added two caused turnovers to lead Virginia. Brittany Kalkstein added four goals, four ground balls and three draw controls.

Kalkstein won the opening draw of the game and the Cavaliers settled the ball briefly before the ball worked back to Kalkstein, who fed Megan O’Malley, who was cutting down the arc. O’Malley scored at 28:59 to give UVa the 1-0 lead. Kate Breslin won the ensuing draw and again Virginia settled the ball briefly before Megan Havrilla fed the ball down low to Kalkstein, who quicksticked the ball into the cage just over a minute after feeding O’Malley.

Breslin won her second consecutive draw and the teams traded possessions after Duff chased down an overthrown ball near the endline. The Cavaliers cleared the ball and in their offensive end Ashley McCulloch, who leads the team in assists, notched another one as she fed Havrilla in the middle of the fan, who scored at 25:44 for a 3-0 lead. Havrilla won the draw and again the teams traded possessions, with Jen Holden picking up a ground ball at the top of the arc to give the Cavaliers the ball. At the other end of the field, Breslin dumped the ball into Kalkstein in the arc, who scored her second goal of the game at 24:22, forcing the Tribe to take a timeout.

	William & Mary senior Kristen Wong (15) defends against Virginia’s Brittany Kalkstein (17). Wong tallied one assist on the night while Kalkstein added 4 goals to her single assist. Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

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St. Anne’s-Belfield (3-0) @ Albemarle High School (1-1)

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	Albemarle’s Margaret Moss (3) and STAB’s Wilton Megargel (19) prepare for a draw in the first quarter of the AHS girl’s home opener against St. Anne’s-Belfield, Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Click for a larger image: 93K)

	Albemarle’s Kathleen Doyle (6) threads St. Anne’s ride, slipping past STAB’s Carter Sims (2) and Lucy Sullivan (3), Tuesday, March 20, 2007. (Click for a larger image: 96K)

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	Virginia goalie Kendall McBrearty (4) punctuates a successful clear against Maryland, March 13, 2007. McBrearty, with 50 saves so far this season, should add to that total Wednesday evening against William & Mary. (Click for a larger image: 81K)

Thirty-one years and two days after William & Mary met the Cavaliers on the field in Charlottesville in Virginia’s first-ever women’s lacrosse contest, these two rivals meet again in Charlottesville to resume one of the oldest series in women’s lacrosse in the south. Although the Tribe won that first game in 1976, the ‘Hoos currently enjoy a 23-17-1 advantage in the series and have won the last five. William & Mary and Virginia are two of the oldest programs in the south, the College is actually one of the oldest programs in the nation and is one of only seven schools currently playing at the Divison I level, including Virginia, that has played in over 500 games in school history. The two schools are also two of only nine schools in Division I that have over 300 wins.

The Cavaliers, as usual, feature one of the top defenses in the nation and are ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense. Virginia is led by Jessy Morgan and Jen Holden in line defense, while first-year defense wing Kaitlin Duff leads the team in both ground balls and draw controls. Kendall McBrearty ranks eighth in the nation in goals-against average at 7.54 GAA.

Virginia’s midfield has helped the Cavaliers rank ninth nationally in scoring margin, and with first-years Duff and Brittany Kalkstein leading UVa with 18 and 16 draw controls, respectively, the Cavaliers rank nationally in draw controls.

The Cavaliers offense, led by Kate Breslin, has scored in double-digits in six of Virginia’s games in 2007. Breslin and Blair Weymouth have notched a hat trick in four of the ‘Hoos games, with McCulloch leading the team with 11 assists. Breslin ranks third in the ACC in scoring; as a team Virginia ranks 18th nationally in scoring offense.

The game against William & Mary is slated for 7 pm in Klockner Stadium.