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Lax novice here, got to ask -- HooStu 06/01/2021 11:09AM Lars' Dad gave that to him. IIRC, the stick was made by Alfie Jacques, ... -- HowieT3 06/01/2021 11:18AM Thanks, just read the article -- HooStu 06/01/2021 11:48AM Here's a good write up on it from after our 2019 run -- HooNat 06/01/2021 11:15AM Great read! ** -- TriplHoo 06/01/2021 12:43PM Awesome! thanks! ** -- HooStu 06/01/2021 11:17AM Nothing like a new day with another championship! ** -- Wahoos79 06/01/2021 10:51AM Not 2b, we are blessed -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 11:24AM Waking up, did a lot of face-slapping to make sure it's not just a dream. ** -- UVAFan2626 06/01/2021 10:39AM Joy comes in the morning! ** -- HoosAC 06/01/2021 10:34AM What took her so long? -- Zhoo 06/01/2021 11:13AM 😉😎✊ ** -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 11:08AM Nothin' like an early morning dose of ecstasy to start the day with ** -- SW_CTHoo 06/01/2021 10:14AM Look for the little tray with the arrow going up it’ll give you a copy link ** -- hooyorkcity 06/01/2021 09:55AM The one about calling Lars about a recruit? ** -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 09:48AM No Dom says he was in the living room of Joe Solomon, -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 09:55AM Dom outworked everyone back then. -- dsr 06/01/2021 10:07AM This one -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 09:59AM What did he say about Mark as well??? ** -- Zhoo 06/01/2021 11:15AM Yes. Thank you! ** -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 10:05AM
I know nothing of lacrosse X & O's...how do you defend that final faceoff? -- radiohoo 06/01/2021 09:37AM Have Conners take the faceoff...and muck it up and ride him hard ** -- CAV itee 06/01/2021 11:09AM To answer some of your questions -- HowieT3 06/01/2021 10:42AM Thanks. Really informative. ** -- twiceahoo 06/01/2021 11:50AM Nothing to add to that Very nice and thorough -- laxtoujours 06/01/2021 1:14PM Yeah, that final fo wasn't defended very well. -- dsr 06/01/2021 09:55AM I was wondering if we would consider taking a violation at that point and -- Zhoo 06/01/2021 11:18AM Other than blowback if it failed, couldn't have been worse than what -- dsr 06/01/2021 11:25AM I think Petey whiffing on the FO was the worst part. -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 09:59AM Petey was injured. -- Wahoo0408 06/01/2021 10:11AM That explains his 4Q -- Fred F. 06/01/2021 10:57AM Braun -- laxtoujours 06/01/2021 11:39AM I have honestly never pondered the thought, seem so integral -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 09:52AM That reminds me, the announcer at the end said UMD ran out of time... -- Wahoos79 06/01/2021 10:54AM He had a point. If UVa had quit playing at the horn, and Md had played on, -- Williamsburg Wahoo 06/01/2021 1:45PM That comment is frequently heard -- laxtoujours 06/01/2021 1:08PM I remember that all too well. Ultimate hose job. ** -- Wahoos79 06/01/2021 2:53PM They came on strong at the end, because UVA stopped attacking -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 12:16PM Meant for @sixerhoo post below. My bad ** -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 10:13AM On the faceoff, until possession is gained, only 3 guys for each team -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 09:44AM Did we need to have two guys in the restraining area on the FO? -- Zhoo 06/01/2021 11:20AM Or give up the face off completely and don't let him get a head of steam? -- DurhamHOO 06/01/2021 09:52AM That's super helpful, thanks ** -- radiohoo 06/01/2021 09:49AM In Alex's presser he said he liked seeing the shooter coming -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 09:45AM 1973 ... -- snapperhawk 06/01/2021 4:07PM See my post from a few weeks ago -- laxtoujours 06/01/2021 11:04AM They did it back in the 70s. It absolutely sucked so much that it was .... -- HowieT3 06/01/2021 10:56AM It is the same as the crazy soccer keep, or the elite hoops guy. ** -- Wahoos1 06/01/2021 10:42AM Faceoffs are part of what makes lacrosse unique. Getting rid of it -- DownTownHoo 06/01/2021 09:52AM It would change the game fundamentally -- Williamsburg Wahoo 06/01/2021 09:48AM Love that "Drive extra slow as you go through Maryland." ** -- UVAFan2626 06/01/2021 09:31AM After all the work that went into getting that thing, don't leave it -- SemiHoo 06/01/2021 09:30AM Thanks for the answers! ** -- OscarR 06/01/2021 10:00AM No and its a part time job with modest pay so no incentive to leave college ** -- CBHoo 06/01/2021 09:15AM I don't know, but it's not really an issue right now. -- Lucius 06/01/2021 09:06AM Correction - I might be wrong about football players declaring early ** -- OscarR 06/01/2021 08:59AM Football they have to have been out of High School 3 years -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 09:06AM The answer really is you couldn't. Hopkins did it to us twice, 71 and 72. -- HowieT3 06/01/2021 11:11AM There was a stall warning, which meant teams had to keep -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 08:26AM UMD and Notre Dame were famous for stall ball, they would take shots -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 08:30AM Honestly our 2011 run heavily relied on stall ball too -- Hoos1208 06/01/2021 10:15AM The guy we usually gave the ball to run with was Connor English ** -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 10:26AM Good correction, a decade of time can make things a little fuzzy ** -- Hoos1208 06/01/2021 11:11AM Who transferred to Cornell the next year ** -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 10:27AM So then they initiated a 30 second shot clock on the stall warning -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 08:33AM VASTLY better game with the shot clock ** -- Hoo 06/01/2021 08:41AM As a very casual fan, I agree. Shot clock implemented in Women's game too? -- JohnHoo2 06/01/2021 10:22AM Agreed ** -- dek 06/01/2021 09:01AM I laughed when someone was talking about cardiac kids and the final. We had -- TriplHoo 06/01/2021 08:23AM Two years ago it was insane -- Hoo 06/01/2021 08:48AM IDK losing a big lead and hanging on seems worse to me. ** -- Hootr 06/01/2021 09:25AM Back to back in an increasingly competitive sport - we are a fortunate -- cwvhoo 06/01/2021 08:59AM The last play of the game was pretty crazy. It went perfectly for MD until -- Hoos in da house 06/01/2021 07:58AM It happens quite often, as has been stated, Hopkins did it to us in FF 2005 -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 08:03AM Those rules were always in the rulebook. didn't change a word of those. -- dsr 06/01/2021 10:24AM I think that Hopkins goal took 8 seconds - so brutal. ** -- cwvhoo 06/01/2021 08:19AM We had so much momentum and then the rain delay hit. -- Lucius 06/01/2021 08:43AM Seems to happen all the time but yeah, I'm with you ** -- HburgCav 06/01/2021 08:01AM Follow up question - Is the ball out of bounds when it crosses a boundary -- camel 06/01/2021 08:26AM Clock doesn,'t start until possession is gained. -- zeeoldhoo 06/01/2021 08:12AM Clock starts on the whistle at Faceoff ** -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 08:22AM Meant for Walkthecorner below ** -- zeeoldhoo 06/01/2021 08:15AM The men's game doesn't have penalty shots -- chipz hoo 06/01/2021 02:20AM What would happen with a man down penalty at end of 4th qtr? Is there -- walkthecorner 06/01/2021 08:02AM We had a flag thrown on us at the end of I think the Bryant game -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 08:05AM So why not tackle the face off guy with less than ten seconds? ** -- walkthecorner 06/01/2021 08:06AM I've seen some amazing passes for goals that happened as a guy was falling -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 08:21AM We won a shootout today, but IMO the key to our last 3 title runs was -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 11:15PM What about faceoffs? Lasalla seems like an all time great ** -- chipz hoo 06/01/2021 02:23AM Not sure what his numbers were, but overall 21-16 yesterday on faceoffs. ** -- Early Cuyler 06/01/2021 06:19AM Just want to say you are a great, long-standing fan of UVA lacrosse & I'm -- UVAFan2626 05/31/2021 11:30PM Not all of them were great 😅 ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 11:33PM Just a short few years ago we were in dire straights relative to our D -- CBHoo 05/31/2021 11:25PM Re: Just a short few years ago we were in dire straights relative to our D -- rocket 06/01/2021 07:25AM Agreed, defense looks deeper now than in 2019 -- dek 06/01/2021 07:53AM Wayer (45) at LSM is very, very good -- DeltaPsiberHoo 06/01/2021 07:37AM Good to see you around Mike! ** -- nyhoo 06/01/2021 06:59AM Current coach does things that irks me as well ** -- Zhoo 05/31/2021 11:58PM I think we coukd have dominated today -- Zhoo 06/01/2021 12:51AM I dunno, that seems to be lacrosse. -- Lucius 06/01/2021 08:52AM When UMD got down, they got much more serious about their 10 man ride! ** -- PhillyHoo 06/01/2021 10:01AM Terps were 15-0. ** -- HOOGATORB 06/01/2021 07:00AM And??? -- Zhoo 06/01/2021 07:14AM In our '19 run we came from behind to win two games that -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 05:24AM Truth. ** -- Lucius 06/01/2021 08:52AM If we could just.... -- Hoo 06/01/2021 06:42AM How does a team that prides itself on the ride not be able to clear it -- walkthecorner 06/01/2021 08:05AM Like basketball? -- Williamsburg Wahoo 06/01/2021 11:09AM Maybe but in basketball you cannot have starters vs starters. In lax -- walkthecorner 06/01/2021 12:12PM Not sure about this, but are the clearing woes unique to this year’s Hoos? -- dek 06/01/2021 09:16AM Rode's outlets were exposed this weekend but it wasn't all on him. -- rocket 06/01/2021 1:16PM Yeah Rode is a much better ball stopper than passer -- Hoos1208 06/01/2021 10:26AM Kind of like our bball team's difficuties with full court presses! ** -- PhillyHoo 06/01/2021 06:56AM Do yourself a favor and watch the post game press conferences they are all -- CBHoo 05/31/2021 10:50PM Watch his interview after UNC as well- he was exceptional- -- Mlmac 06/01/2021 07:27AM Lars is a ridiculous interviewee -- Hoo 06/01/2021 06:52AM Thanks for the link below. Lars mentioned that Matt Moore and Conners will -- Wahoo1186 06/01/2021 12:01AM Jared Conners just played his "extra" year this year -- Tigerhoo22 06/01/2021 07:43AM Thanks for the correction. I listened again- it was in response to the last -- Wahoo1186 06/01/2021 09:12AM Sounded like he meant Matt Moore and Connor Shellenberger -- dek 06/01/2021 09:20AM That would make sense since he would be using 2 first names. ** -- Wahoo1186 06/01/2021 09:40AM I assume he means Jeff Conner, but Jeff was only a Junior this year -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 07:54AM That’s right on Jeff Conner -- dek 06/01/2021 09:00AM What is LSN? ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 10:58PM Lax Sports Network...link attached -- CBHoo 05/31/2021 11:00PM Thank you for posting that. -- jdubforwahoowa 06/01/2021 06:37AM Was wondering same about Laviano and Kology. ** -- D 05/31/2021 11:23PM Lav is gone ** -- DownTownHoo 05/31/2021 11:49PM Has a year of eligibility but don’t think he has made a final decision ** -- CBHoo 05/31/2021 10:52PM Pdf link -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 10:39PM Thanks. For some reason, in big wins like this, I always feel for the -- ruzzlax 05/31/2021 10:51PM Shooting was the difference... check this out -- CBHoo 05/31/2021 11:06PM Bernhardt -- laxtoujours 06/01/2021 6:39PM Really didn't understand the positioning by the wings on the last draw. Why -- hooyorkcity 05/31/2021 10:33PM They were covering Maryland's best shooters. We wanted the fogo to take -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 10:38PM I don’t know if there was time for Fogo to win, scoop, pass to wing -- hooyorkcity 05/31/2021 10:49PM There definitely was time, even after the shot, there was time for a -- HOOfan_1 06/01/2021 07:37AM Well yeah because we let the guy have a free direct line sprint at goal. -- hooyorkcity 06/01/2021 08:50AM Guess if you bring our guys in ... -- T Room Cav 05/31/2021 11:07PM Ending reminded me so much of that Hopkins game where we let the guy waltz -- hooyorkcity 05/31/2021 11:10PM If the roles were reversed today, -- Zhoo 05/31/2021 11:57PM The "don't you talk to me" sounded like Lars, but not sure -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 10:34PM Carc said coaching staff were getting into it and Tillman being 10 yards on -- CBHoo 05/31/2021 11:15PM There's a fine line between being able to run through it and not. -- HowieT3 05/31/2021 11:43PM Really big of Lars to share some of the credit with Bronco, who met with -- UVAFan2626 05/31/2021 10:14PM Lars asked Tina Thompson, too.....but crickets are still chirping. ** -- Skeets 06/01/2021 11:46AM Saw that too. It is pretty cool. ** -- Wahoos79 05/31/2021 10:25PM Are you and Bronco tight? -- Birddog 05/31/2021 10:18PM A lot of people mentioned all those times. This one is cool too. ** -- neworleanshoo 06/01/2021 12:34AM OK, maybe I made too much of it. I just thought it was worth mentioning ** -- UVAFan2626 05/31/2021 11:22PM I think it great to keep Bronco re-energized. Not suggesting he needs it. -- MBHoo 06/01/2021 07:58AM Great stat in virginiasports.com article: UVa has won last 6 finals games -- DurhamCav 05/31/2021 9:48PM More fun stats.... -- DurhamCav 05/31/2021 9:52PM Also.... -- DurhamCav 05/31/2021 10:04PM Who is expected to get more preseason Tewaaraton hype than Shelly next yr? ** -- ronoB 05/31/2021 9:33PM I am sure there will be 3-4 UNCHEATS and PUKE guys on that list ahead of -- Zhoo 05/31/2021 9:59PM Jeff Teat at Cornell will get a bunch, not sure he gets more though ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 9:35PM You said 'Teat'...... ** -- DurhamCav 05/31/2021 10:09PM Well...not sure if Teat will actually be back though, since technically, he -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 9:38PM Could be one of the best ever. Still in his prime. ** -- neworleanshoo 06/01/2021 12:39AM Brian Boland? ** -- Jim C 05/31/2021 10:50PM Many here were not happy with the hire. Where are they? ** -- Wahoos79 05/31/2021 10:27PM I was thrilled with the hire, but thought we weren't living up to potential -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 10:52PM Love the honesty, true fan!! ** -- CBHoo 05/31/2021 11:18PM You should be asking how bad Breschi, Danowski, Corrigan etc -- Zhoo 05/31/2021 10:11PM Tougher question: Name one cHokie coach who has a natty..... -- DurhamCav 05/31/2021 9:47PM Me chuckles ** -- 96hoo 06/01/2021 06:13AM Has VT hired any UVA alums to run their programs? They could show them the -- HoosForward 05/31/2021 10:50PM Ricky Stokes was their basketball coach 1999-2003 ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 11:04PM Bruce Arena did it, I think. ** -- Wahoos6 05/31/2021 9:44PM He had a 4-peat. ** -- cwvhoo 05/31/2021 9:47PM Yea, he won 5 in 6 years..... ** -- DurhamCav 05/31/2021 9:46PM And men's tennis 3-peat with no virus down year ** -- Clark2 05/31/2021 10:03PM Congrats players, coaches, and staff--what an incredible season and title! ** -- HooBear 05/31/2021 9:28PM Plus the game was a classic, just like 2019 Purdue Elite 8 game ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 9:30PM I wondered if you just have both wing guys run directly back into the hole -- that guy 05/31/2021 9:29PM Agree with you but 20/20 hindsight considering he was a faceoff champ -- U Remember 05/31/2021 9:40PM Petey didn't play well in the 4th -- Fred F. 05/31/2021 10:51PM With the old rules, you clamp it an let seconds bleed off -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 9:13PM I understand, but it is asking a lot for a player in that position, even if -- Hoo in W. Africa 05/31/2021 9:30PM He was also really concerned about just getting a shot off -- hoolu 05/31/2021 9:44PM I agree. That clock in his mind was undoubtedly racing. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 05/31/2021 10:55PM Looking at the replay, Bernhardt had no shot, Wisnauskas was almost uncover ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 9:34PM Seemed like we decided that if the UMD FOGO got the ball -- Zhoo 05/31/2021 10:04PM Sounds like we had a sound strategy. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 05/31/2021 10:59PM This - it was a quick crazy situation but a FOGO is not a great shooter** -- U Remember 05/31/2021 9:17PM Not their FOGO, Bernhardt who was playing Wing on that play ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 9:18PM Seems like the least bad option there was having FOGO shoot. -- WAYoVerraTed 05/31/2021 9:25PM Watching that replay over and over, we're so lucky he didn't flip it to JB ** -- HooBear 05/31/2021 9:28PM Was he open? -- Zhoo 05/31/2021 10:02PM No Jared Conners was all over him ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 10:09PM Thats what I thought -- Zhoo 05/31/2021 10:12PM It would have been a flip to his stick--JB had a half step. Not saying it'd -- HooBear 06/01/2021 12:25AM 10 secs is awfully quick though. An errant pass means the clock expires -- HoosAC 05/31/2021 9:55PM Will look for that when my head clears... ** -- WAYoVerraTed 05/31/2021 9:43PM Edited out - you are right. Nonetheless - heart stopping ** -- U Remember 05/31/2021 9:20PM I’ve seen quotes from postgame presser but not video...anybody have a link? ** -- CAV itee 05/31/2021 9:04PM I can't find any either ** -- Hoo TV 05/31/2021 9:57PM I went and checked- I can confirm VPISU is behind us!! ** -- HooInDE 06/01/2021 01:09AM Okie State Men 52, Okie State Women 0. Even w/o wrestling... 18-0. Jeez. ** -- aficionadHOO 05/31/2021 9:56PM But their women are tied with Virginia Tech. So there's that. ** -- aficionadHOO 05/31/2021 9:57PM Wonder where we rank when you break it down by men/women/coed. Have to be -- HooBear 05/31/2021 9:36PM You can see the breakdown here (link) -- Clark2 05/31/2021 9:59PM Thanks! ** -- HooBear 06/02/2021 02:03AM 33 of UNC’s are women’s sports. We need to build those up to catch them -- ForsythHoo 05/31/2021 9:16PM HUGH uphill battle for us in women's sports except tennis,rowing, S&D. -- WahooKnows 05/31/2021 9:28PM Lax & FH are above average to VG but not elite. Coaches are good but not -- SW_CTHoo 06/01/2021 10:27AM Field hockey was in the Final Four in 2019. They're above average -- Hoos1208 05/31/2021 9:51PM Me chuckles ** -- 96hoo 05/31/2021 9:03PM It was a semi-full plastic Coke bottle. ** -- HowieT3 05/31/2021 8:52PM When cutting the net team was yelling for Shelley to get the upper left ** -- CAV itee 05/31/2021 8:25PM I said a week ago, either UVA would win it all, or a team we hate would win -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 8:17PM Safe prediction; the three teams ranked above us are objects of hate -- Clark2 05/31/2021 9:22PM I completely remember that post. Glad it was the former ** -- HooAlum 05/31/2021 9:15PM Not a base you didn't cover. Great forecasting ** -- SW_CTHoo 05/31/2021 8:47PM Wow!! That's quite impressive. ** -- Hoo in W. Africa 05/31/2021 8:58PM Meaning we went 6-0 through all those championship games? ** -- PhillyHoo 05/31/2021 8:19PM Yep. ** -- Slider 05/31/2021 8:20PM Balz -- laxtoujours 06/01/2021 07:30AM Same reason that I didn't watch. Saw both Caps OT losses. :( -- D.C.Scott 05/31/2021 9:46PM I am from Texas (Saustead's high school) and had never seen the sport but -- HooAlum 05/31/2021 9:11PM You sound like the perfect Lax Dad ** -- U Remember 05/31/2021 9:14PM Having watched Lax in Scott Stadium around your timeframe -- U Remember 05/31/2021 8:11PM But we won the Natty in 1972! -- PhillyHoo 05/31/2021 8:18PM That Navy game was in the 1971 NCAA playoffs, the first year it was held. -- HowieT3 05/31/2021 9:00PM Didn't we play a match vs. W&L on a field in front of U Hall ion about -- WahooKnows 05/31/2021 9:12PM There was a really great one at U Hall field in 1971. -- HowieT3 05/31/2021 9:24PM That's the one I am talking about! Thanks for clarifying. ** -- WahooKnows 05/31/2021 9:30PM The RA I mentioned was from Towson ** -- 111Balz 05/31/2021 8:35PM Kris Snyder from near my hometown - not a hotbed - was on the mid70s team -- U Remember 05/31/2021 8:26PM Well long hair was kinda prevalent in those days! :) ** -- PhillyHoo 05/31/2021 8:28PM Did Hopkins get buzzer beater off a faceoff to take us to OT ...... -- zeropointzero 05/31/2021 7:19PM I was at that game. I believe Matt Ward scored in regulation to put the -- WahooXU 05/31/2021 10:00PM To take it to OT ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 7:37PM 2005 Semis ** -- Saint_Wahoo 05/31/2021 7:22PM That’s exactly what this reminded me of. ** -- D 05/31/2021 7:51PM Duke and UNC have a lot of talent and will lías up on transfers -- that guy 05/31/2021 9:35PM With two titles in a row, UVa should be even more -- ruzzlax 05/31/2021 10:02PM Duke is the team of the century so it will 2100 before that happens ** -- CAV itee 05/31/2021 8:07PM Danowski and Breschi sure get a lot of talent ** -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 8:21PM IMO our biggest SURE loss is Jared Conners, which is saying alot -- HOOfan_1 05/31/2021 7:44PM Quinn is in the portal. Incoming recruit Schutz could slot in.** -- D 05/31/2021 7:53PM Does he get a participation trophey???? ** -- Zhoo 05/31/2021 8:16PM We will win every tournament between now and 2049...... -- DurhamCav 05/31/2021 7:19PM Yes ** -- Charleston Cav 05/31/2021 7:27PM Enjoy the moment. BE HERE NOW. ** -- 12th Man 05/31/2021 7:14PM Shhhh ** -- Early Cuyler 05/31/2021 7:06PM
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