Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse
| Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse | |
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| University | University of Virginia |
| Head coach | Lars Tiffany |
| Stadium | Klöckner Stadium (capacity: 8,000) |
| Location | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Nickname | Cavaliers |
| Colors | Orange and Blue[1] |
| Pre-NCAA era championships | |
| 1952, 1970 | |
| NCAA Tournament championships | |
| 1972, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2011 | |
| NCAA Tournament Runner-Up | |
| 1980, 1986, 1994, 1996 | |
| NCAA Tournament Final Fours | |
| (22) – 1972, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |
| (31) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| (38) – 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018 | |
| Conference Tournament championships | |
| 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010 | |
| Conference regular season championships | |
| 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2019 | |
The Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Virginia in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse. Virginia currently competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and plays its home games at Klöckner Stadium, or occasionally Turf Field or Scott Stadium, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Contents
1 History
2 Program achievements
3 Season Results
4 References
5 External links
History
University records show that Virginia fielded lacrosse teams from 1904 to 1907, although no further information from that period is available.[2] After a hiatus, lacrosse returned to Charlottesville in 1925 though the team struggled in the ensuing years. Through 1932, the Cavaliers won only one game, while they lost 30 and tied four. The team was disbanded after the 1932 season and would play sporadically until lacrosse returned for good in 1947. Two years later, Virginia won more games than it lost for the first time in school history when it posted a 7–4 record. The Cavaliers then posted an 8–3 mark in 1950 and 7–2 in 1951. The following season, they recorded an identical tally and the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) named Virginia the 1952 co-national champions.[2]
Virginia takes on rival Johns Hopkins
In 1970, Virginia finished the season with an 8–2 record and the USILA again awarded them the national championship.[3] The following season, the NCAA instituted a single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship, and the Cavaliers made an appearance but were eliminated by Navy in the first round. In 1972, Virginia again secured a tournament berth, and beat in succession Army, Cortland State, and Johns Hopkins for their first NCAA national championship. In 1978, former Army coach Jim "Ace" Adams took over as head coach, and from that season onward, Virginia has been a regular participant in the NCAA tournament. Since then, the Cavaliers have never failed to qualify in two consecutive seasons. Virginia advanced to the championship game in 1980, 1986, 1994, and 1996, each time falling to the eventual champion by one goal. In 1993, Dom Starsia became head coach, leading the Cavaliers to national titles in 1999, 2003, 2006, and 2011. Since the establishment of an ACC tournament in 1989, Virginia has won the regular-season championship ten times, more than any of the other three teams in the league.[2]
Virginia's 2006 season was remarkable as the Cavaliers became the first team in NCAA history to finish the season with a 17–0 record en route to the program's third national championship in eight years. The team won its games by an average of more than eight goals per game and drew comparisons to some of the best lacrosse teams of all time.[4] The Virginia offense led the nation in scoring (15.28), while the defense ranked 10th, allowing fewer than eight goals per game. Eight Cavaliers were named All-Americans, the most in program history, and senior attackman Matt Ward received the Tewaaraton Trophy as the best player in the nation.
In 2011, the Cavaliers posted a 9–5 regular-season record before entering the NCAA tournament, where they defeated Bucknell, Cornell, Denver, and finally Maryland 9–7 to win their fifth NCAA championship.[5] During the tournament, head coach Dom Starsia became the all-time wins leader in Division I men's lacrosse history, breaking Jack Emmer's previous mark of 326 wins.[6] Five Cavaliers were named USILA All-Americans.[7] Following the tournament, third-year attackman Steele Stanwick won the Tewaaraton Trophy as the nation's top player.[8]
Program achievements
(Current through 2014 season)
- Seven National Championships overall
- Five NCAA titles, fourth most all-time
- Two Pre-NCAA Era USILA Championships, 1952 & 1970
- 36 NCAA Tournament appearances, second most all-time
- 22 NCAA Semifinal appearances
- Virginia has ended the season ranked in the top five 27 times since 1971
- Three Tewaaraton Trophy recipients
- 20 USILA National Award winners
Under former coach Dom Starsia, Virginia produced:
- 117 All-Americans including 28 First Teamers
- 68 All-ACC selections
- Eight ACC Rookies of the Year
- Six ACC Players of the Year
- Five NCAA Championship MVPs
- 36 All-NCAA Tournament selections
Season Results
The following is a list of Virginia's results by season as a NCAA Division I program:
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Glenn Thiel (ACC) (1971–1977) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Glenn Thiel | 10-2 | 2-0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1972 | Glenn Thiel | 11-4 | 2-1 | 2nd | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 1973 | Glenn Thiel | 10-4 | 2-1 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1974 | Glenn Thiel | 5-4 | 2-1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1975 | Glenn Thiel | 7-4 | 3-0 | 1st | |||||
| 1976 | Glenn Thiel | 5-5 | 1-2 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1977 | Glenn Thiel | 7-5 | 1-1 | T-2nd | |||||
Glenn Thiel: | 55-28 | 13-6 | |||||||
Jim Adams (ACC) (1978–1992) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Jim Adams | 6-5 | 2-2 | 3rd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1979 | Jim Adams | 9-4 | 3-1 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1980 | Jim Adams | 12-2 | 3-1 | T-1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 1981 | Jim Adams | 9-4 | 3-1 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1982 | Jim Adams | 10-3 | 3-1 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1983 | Jim Adams | 10-2 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1984 | Jim Adams | 10-3 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1985 | Jim Adams | 11-3 | 2-1 | T-1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1986 | Jim Adams | 12-3 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 1987 | Jim Adams | 6-7 | 0-3 | 4th | |||||
| 1988 | Jim Adams | 9-5 | 2-1 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1989 | Jim Adams | 7-5 | 1-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1990 | Jim Adams | 9-5 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1991 | Jim Adams | 10-4 | 2-1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1992 | Jim Adams | 7-5 | 0-3 | 4th | |||||
Jim Adams: | 137-60 | 33-17 | |||||||
Dom Starsia (ACC) (1993–2016) | |||||||||
| 1993 | Dom Starsia | 10-5 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1994 | Dom Starsia | 13-4 | 2-1 | T-1st | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 1995 | Dom Starsia | 12-3 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 1996 | Dom Starsia | 12-4 | 1-2 | T-3rd | NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
| 1997 | Dom Starsia | 11-3 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1998 | Dom Starsia | 8-5 | 2-1 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1999 | Dom Starsia | 13-3 | 2-1 | T-1st | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2000 | Dom Starsia | 13-2 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2001 | Dom Starsia | 7-7 | 1-2 | T-3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2002 | Dom Starsia | 11-4 | 3-0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2003 | Dom Starsia | 15-2 | 2-1 | T-1st | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2004 | Dom Starsia | 5-8 | 1-2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2005 | Dom Starsia | 11-4 | 2-1 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2006 | Dom Starsia | 17-0 | 2-0 | 1st | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2007 | Dom Starsia | 12-4 | 2-1 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2008 | Dom Starsia | 14-4 | 1-2 | 3rd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2009 | Dom Starsia | 15-3 | 2-1 | T-1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2010 | Dom Starsia | 16-2 | 2-1 | T-1st | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| 2011 | Dom Starsia | 13-5 | 1-2 | T-2nd | NCAA Champion | ||||
| 2012 | Dom Starsia | 12-4 | 2-1 | T-1st | NCAA Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2013 | Dom Starsia | 7-8 | 0-3 | 4th | |||||
| 2014 | Dom Starsia | 10-6 | 1-4 | 6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015 | Dom Starsia | 10-5 | 0-4 | 5th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2016 | Dom Starsia | 7-8 | 0-4 | 5th | |||||
Dom Starsia: | 274-103 | 41-34 | |||||||
Lars Tiffany (ACC) (2017–Present) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Lars Tiffany | 8-7 | 0-4 | 5th | |||||
| 2018 | Lars Tiffany | 12-6 | 1-3 | T-4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2019 | Lars Tiffany | 9-2 | 3-0 | 1st | |||||
Lars Tiffany: | 29-15 | 4-7 | |||||||
| Total: | 495-206 | ||||||||
National champion | |||||||||
References
^ University of Virginia Athletics Current Logo Sheet (PDF). July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc Virginia Men's Lacrosse Media Guide Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine, University of Virginia.
^ Since 1971, the annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament has determined the national champion in lacrosse. Prior to that, from 1934 through 1970 (the pre-NCAA era), the national champion was determined by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), who would award the Wingate Memorial Trophy to the top team, based on regular-season records. The Wingate Memorial Trophy was presented to the first two NCAA champions (1971 and 1972) and was then retired. See also: NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship (1971– ) and Wingate Memorial Trophy (1934–1970).
^ In Final, Virginia Lacrosse Team Has Eye on Victory and Legacy Archived 2017-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, May 29, 2006.
^ While Virginia Celebrates Another Title, Relief Combines With Elation Archived 2012-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, New York Times, May 30, 2011.
^ Starsia Breaks Wins Record as Virginia is Baltimore Bound, VirginiaSports.com, May 21, 2011.
^ Stanwick Headlines UVa's Five USILA All-American Selections, VirginiaSports.com, May 26, 2011.
^ Stanwick Takes Home College Lacrosse's Top Honor – The Tewaaraton Trophy Archived 2011-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, VirginiaSports.com, June 2, 2011.
External links
- Official website
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