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	Virginia celebrates their 14-13 overtime win over Syracuse (Click for a larger image: 176K)

Final Stats

Scoring (Goals/Assists)
Syracuse: Brooks (3/1), Nims (3/1), Leveille (2/1), Niewieroski (2/0), Loftus (2/0), Abbott (1/0)
Virginia: Gladding (3/2), Carroll (2/0), Pomper (1/0), R. Bratton (1/0), Billings (2/2), S. Bratton (1/2), Rubeor (1/2), Clausen (1/0), Barrow (1/0), Rieley (1/0), Gladding (0/2)

Shots
Syracuse: 47
Virginia: 44

Saves
Syracuse: 15
Virginia: 14

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Halftime Stats

Scoring (Goals/Assists)
Syracuse: Nims (1/1), Leveille (1/1), Niewieroski (1/0), Loftus (1/0)
Virginia: Gladding (1/0), Carroll (1/0), Pomper (1/0), R. Bratton (1/0), Billings (0/1), S. Bratton (0/1), Rubeor (0/1)

Shots
Syracuse: 21
Virginia: 22

Saves
Syracuse: 10
Virginia: 11

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	Syracuse goalie Peter Coluccini (2), Virginia middie Foster Gilbert (1), and a pack of other players run down a loose ball during the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic in Baltimore, MD, Saturday, March 3, 2007. (Click for a larger image: 111K)

In just two days, four of the top NCAA lacrosse programs will meet at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore for the Second Annual Inside Lacrosse Face Off Classic. Virginia will meet Syracuse on March 1st at noon; Princeton takes on Johns Hopkins at 2:30pm.

Last year, over twenty thousand fans (and a national TV audience) watched the Cavaliers take on Syracuse in a game that was billed ahead of time as an exhibition of two high-powered offenses. But, the Virginia Defense found their groove in the inaugural Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic, nearly shutting down Syracuse’s second half in a 11-8 win on February 3rd, 2007.

In the opening game of the 2007 Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic, Johns Hopkins defeated Princeton, 7-6, in double overtime.

The Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic is an amazingly fan-friendly event, and definately worth the trip from Charlottesville. Tailgate lots open at nine a.m., with the gates to the stadium opening at 11 a.m. M&T Bank Stadium is a great venue for lacrosse, with great food and a plethora of venders.

Over 14,000 tickets have been sold so far. Tickets are $15 for Lower Level reserved seats and $25 for Club Level seats. Advanced parking passes are also available for $15. For more information, visit the Inside Lacrosse Ticket Info Page

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There was the smell of an upset in the season opener for the Stony Brook men’s lacrosse team. Starting the season at #3 Virginia, the Seawolves came back from a slow start to tie things up after three quarters only to see the Cavaliers score a pair of goals in the final minutes to avoid the upset bid and escape with a 15-13 win. Danny Glading paced the Cavalier offense with a career-high five goals and three assists for eight total points, also a career best. Garrett Billings had his second three-goal game in a row.

Danny Glading paced the Cavalier offense with a career-high five goals and three assists for eight total points, also a career best. Garrett Billings had his second three-goal game in a row.

Ryan Hughes tied his career high with four goals for Stony Brook, while freshman Jordan McBride also tallied four times.

Senior Ryan Hughes (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) and freshman Jordan McBride (New Westminster, British Columbia) each scored four goals for Stony Brook.

“It wasn’t the start to the game that we were looking for,” remarked Stony Brook head coach Rick Sowell. “But once we settled down I was extremely proud of our effort.”

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From Media Releases

For the second year in a row, Virginia opened its season against a scappy Drexel team. This year, the Cavaliers managed to not only shut the door on the Dragons, but keep it shut. Virginia scored four straight second half goals to break a 6-6 tie as the third-ranked Cavaliers defeated No. 18 Drexel, 11-7, in front of an overflow crowd of 2500 at Vidas Field in Philadelphia.

Garrett Billings, who had three goals and seven points in the game, set up Gavin Gill for an extra-man goal three minutes into the third period to give Virginia a 7-6 lead. The Cavaliers would not trail again. Brian Carroll scored his third goal of the game on the man-up late in the third and Peter Lamade and Billings added goals early in the fourth to give the Cavaliers a 10-6 lead. Virginia’s extra-man offense was the key to the victory, as the unit was perfect in four attempts with a man advantage.

With the victory, the Cavaliers avenged last season’s season-opening loss when they fell to the Dragons on their home field.
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	Virginia’s freshman goalie Adam Ghitelman (35) shuts the door on a Navy shot during the third period of the Cavalier’s scrimmage against Navy, February 2, 2008. (Click for a larger image: 119K)

	Navy junior midfielder Sean Standen (2) lines up a shot during the fourth quarter of Virginia’s scrimmage against Navy, February 2, 2008. (Click for a larger image: 75K)

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	Virginia v. Princteton: NCAA first round, May 13, 2007. (Click for a larger image: 111K)

From media releases

Virginia fourth-years Kate Breslin, Jessy Morgan, and Jess Wasilewski helped the South team win the annual IWLCA North-South Senior All-Star Game, Division I at the STC Farewell Festival held today in Downingtown, Pa. The South defeated the North 18-8. Breslin led all scorers with five points on two goals and three assists, including one assist to Wasilewski, and was a finalist for MVP of the game. Morgan controlled two draws, and Wasilewski added a draw control and a goal.

The South jumped out to a 3-0 lead and led 10-3 at the break as Morgan controlled a pair of draws in the first half and Breslin had a goal and an assist. In the second half Breslin fed Wasilewski in the final minutes of the game.

All three student-athletes earned All-American honors in 2007, the first such honors of their careers. Virginia won the 2007 ACC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA final game for the third time in the careers of the fourth-year class.

	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.

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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