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	Cavalier goalkeeper Kip Turner (15) runs a clear after a save in the third quarter of Virginia’s game against Syracuse, Saturday, March 3, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 137K.)

Virginia goalie Kip Turner is selected by the Boston Cannons as the second pick in the MLL draft. Barring trades, Turner will join fellow former Cavaliers John Christmas, Matt Poskay, and David Jenkins in Beantown. Turner comes off his 2007 campaign with 144 saves notched in his chest protector, having faced 474 shots since the season opened (.552 save %). Turner played in 49 games as a Cavalier, with 412 career saves. In 2006, Turner helped lead Virginia to the NCAA Division I Championship, and was named the team’s Defensive MVP.

Virginia midfielder Drew Thompson joins Turner on the Cannons, selected by Boston as the first pick of the third round (21st overall). Thompson finished the 2007 season with 11 goals and 9 assists, and also won 39 of 69 face offs (.565 avg). During his career at Virginia, he scored 40 goals and made 41 assists, apppearing in 60 games.

Virginia defenseman Ricky Smith goes to the Washington Bayhawks as the 26th overall pick. In Washington, Smith will play with former Cavaliers Matt Ward, Connor Gill, Ryan Curtis, and Kyle Dixon. Smith was one of Virginia’s 2007 team captains, and appeared in 60 games over four seasons.

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	Western goalie Patrick Nugent (15) directs the defense of senior Ted Pfeier (16) against Albemarle sophomore Bernie Mowbray (25) in the opening quarter of the VHSL Boys Tournament quarterfinal game, Tuesday, May 29, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 114K.)

Game notes: Western played the final 2:18 of the game man-down, due to a penalty from a failed stick check. The win is WAHS’s fourth in a row. Western moves on to Robinson HS in the tournament semifinals Thursday night.

Shots: AHS 28, WAHS 38
Penalties: AHS 3 for 3:00, WAHS 4 for 4:18

	Western junior attack/midfielder Max Pfeier (33) shoots on Albemarle goalie Gus Cramer (25), Tuesday, May 29, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 114K.) Cramer came up with the save, one of his 13 on the night.

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In their first state playoff meeting ever, the 14-6 Albemarle Patriots will travel to Crozet to take on the 12-4 Western Albemarle Warriors. Game time is 7:00pm. The game will see a clash between Commonwealth District Player of the Year Stephen Murray and Jefferson District
Player of the Year Max Pfiefer.

The Albemarle boy’s team is ranked #18 in the LaxPower computer rankings and Western is currently at #21. The teams last met April 20th at Albemarle; the Warriors walked away with an 8-7 win. Western has won its last three games.

In other tournament quarterfinal play:

• North Stafford hosts Woodson
• Westfield hosts Salem
• Robinson hosts Culpepper

The Charlottesville Women’s Summer Lacrosse League has announced a season of Women’s Lacrosse, with games played on Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm â?? 8:00pm at Darden Towe Park. The League will begin June 20th and will run through August 1st. There will be no play on July 4th.

The League is open to all Women of high hchool age and older. All participants must be members of US Lacrosse. The league will furnish game jerseys; players are responsible for all other equipment.

The cost of the League is $20 per player. Applications are available here (www.cville-lax.com/documents/CWSLL_2007.pdf).

For more information, contact Natalie Wood @ 434.825.2021 or by email: nwood@k12albemarle.org.

From media releases

The Virginia women’s lacrosse team scored 13 goals on Northwestern, more than twice their average goals allowed, and more than any other team has scored on the `Cats in 2007, but the Cavaliers still fell 15-13 in the NCAA Championship final. The two-goal deficit was also the closest any other team has come against the Wildcats in the final 21 games of the season. Virginia (19-4) had eight different players score goals, including Megan O’Malley, who had three goals; Megan Havrilla had two goals and added two assists to end up as the Cavaliers’ top scorer. Kaitlin Duff had three caused turnovers to lead all players, and Brittany Kalkstein had five draw controls to lead UVa.

Virginia burst out of the gates, scoring twice in the opening 90 seconds as O’Malley and Ashley McCulloch both scored to stake the Hoos to a 2-0 lead. NU countered with a 7-0 run, with Hilary Bowen scoring two of her game-high five goals in that run. The teams traded goals for the remainder of the half, and Northwestern took an 11-6 lead into halftime.

The Cavaliers, who staged the largest comeback in NCAA history in the semifinals against Duke by coming back from a five-goal deficit at halftime, opened up the second half with a 5-1 run in the first eight minutes, with goals coming off the sticks of five different players. Kate Breslin’s goal at 21:44 on an 8-meter shot pulled the Cavaliers to within one at 12-11. A Meredith Frank goal off a pass from Hannah Nielsen pulled the “Cats back in front by two, but Duff caused a turnover in the deep corner and started a clear that saw McCulloch covert a pass from Havrilla to cut the deficit back to one at 14-13 with 16:25 to play.
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From media releases

The Virginia women’s lacrosse team will face Northwestern on Sunday, May 27 in the NCAA Championships final in a game at 7 pm to be held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa. The contest will mark the third time in four years that these two schools have met in the NCAA Championships, and each time the winner of the game has won the national title. The title game will be televised live on CSTV.

In 2004 Virginia defeated Northwestern 15-11 in the NCAA quarterfinals; Virginia went on to win the NCAA title two games later. In 2005, the ‘Cats defeated Virginia 13-10 to cap an undefeated season and win their first-ever NCAA title. Northwestern also won the 2006 NCAA title and are on an 11-game win streak in the NCAA Championships; the Cavaliers were the last team to defeat Northwestern in NCAA play. Virginia enjoys a 5-2 lead in the series with the ‘Cats.

The ‘Hoos are playing in their fourth final in five years; the Class of 2007 has reached the NCAA final in three of their four seasons and have a record of 10-2 in the NCAA Championships. Only 10 classes in history have won 10 games in their careers.
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From media releases

With the Virginia women’s lacrosse team facing a 13-4 deficit with 20 minutes to play, the Cavaliers called timeout-and proceeded to set an NCAA record for the largest comeback in NCAA Championships history, scoring the final ten goals of the game to defeat Duke 14-13.

Jess Wasilewski, a Philadelphia native, scored her third goal of the game with nine seconds to play to cap the 10-0 run and send the No. 3 Cavaliers (19-3) to the finals, where they will face two-time reigning champion Northwestern. In the 10-0 run, Philadelphia native Megan Havrilla had three goals and 2006 National Rookie of the Year Blair Weymouth added a hat trick; Ashley McCulloch had one goal and three assists.

Duke scored 25 seconds into the game as Kristen Waagbo scored on a hidden-ball trick, putting the Blue Devils up 1-0. Kaitlin Duff caused a turnover on the sidelines and after three saves by Kim Imbesi, Virginia got on the board as Wasilewski scored a quick stick from Kate Breslin to tie the game. Duke won the draw and scored 28 seconds later to retake the lead. A Michelle Menser goal four minutes later gave Duke a 3-1 lead.

Brittany Kalkstein won the draw and Virginia settled the ball and got off a shot that was saved, but Kalkstein was there to corral the loose ball and worked the ball over to Megan O’Malley, who drove in from the top and scored at 19:12. The Blue Devils then scored the next five goals, including two from Caroline Cryer and two from Waagbo, to open up an 8-2 lead.
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cville-lax.com has received a large number of emails this spring from parents wondering what opportunities there are available for their children to play in a league, attend a lacrosse camp, or become part of a travel team.

In order to assist parents, cville-lax has created a “Parents Resource Guide” which pulls together a list of all of the area’s lacrosse activities, grouped by season. The Guide also features links to the web sites of leagues and clinics not hosted by cville-lax.

Note that virtually all Charlottesville area lacrosse organizations require participants to be members of USLacrosse.

The Parents Resource Guide is available at http://www.cville-lax.com/parents/.

(Note: Coaches/Camp Directors, please email any updates to webmaster@cville-lax.com.)

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	Womenslacrosse.com’s National Player of the Week Kate Breslin (20) takes on Morgan Russell (5) and the North Carolinia defense, Saturday, May 13, 2007. (Click for a larger image, 91K) Breslin was a dominating force in the 14-8 win, with 5 goals (3 unassisted), 2 assists, and 4 draw controls.

Virginia’s Kate Breslin was named the National Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, this time by womenslacrosse.com, for her efforts in the NCAA quarterfinal game against North Carolina as UVa defeated UNC 14-8. Last week Breslin earned the same honor from womenslax.com. Her teammate Ashley McCulloch was named to the national honor roll by womenslacrosse.com as well.

Breslin had four draw controls and added five goals and two assists as the Cavaliers leapt out to a 5-0 lead in the opening 20 minutes and held a 7-1 lead at the break. She has now scored 11 goals and had five assists in two tournament games; she has also recorded six draw controls. Her 16 points ranks 11th all-time in NCAA history for scoring in a tournament.
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	It was that kind of day for North Carolinia, Saturday, May 13, 2007. (Click for a larger image, 112K) The Cavaliers move on to meet the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA semi-finals in Philadelphia.

The Virginia women’s lacrosse team raced out to a 5-0 lead in its NCAA quarterfinal match against UNC, holding the Tar Heels scoreless for the opening 21 minutes thanks to seven saves from Kendall McBrearty, and held on to defeat Carolina 14-8. With the win, the No. 3 Cavaliers (18-3) advance to the NCAA semifinals where they will face No. 2 Duke in the second semifinal on Friday, May 25 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. At the other end of the field, Kate Breslin had five goals and two assists and Ashley McCulloch had three goals and three assists to lead the Cavalier offensive unit, while both women also added four draw controls as Virginia enjoyed a 17-7 advantage in draw controls.

Claire Bordley won the opening draw but UNC’s Kristen Hordy made a save on Virginia’s first shot, and UNC attempted a clear that was broken at the far restraining line when Breslin caused a turnover on the ride and Megan Havrilla controlled the loose ball. At the other end of the field, Blair Weymouth was fouled on a drive to the cage. She converted the 8-meter shot at 26:33 for the opening goal of the game.

	Blair Weymouth (2) outraces Carolina senior midfielder Melissa McCarthy (23), Saturday, May 13, 2007. (Click for a larger image, 104K) Weymouth finished the day with a pair of goals.

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