GAME 16 • MAY 11, 2014 • JOHNS HOPKINS VS. VIRGINIA • KLÖCKNER STADIUM • CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. • NCAA TOURNAMENT - FIRST ROUND ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Men’s Lacrosse Contact: Vincent Briedis O: (434) 982-5533 • [email protected] ON THE WEB: VirginiaSports.com VIRGINIA ON TWITTER: @Briedis_UVa, @UVAMensLacrosse • 5 NCAA NATIONAL TITLES • 17 ACC TITLES • 11 LACROSSE HALL OF FAMERS • 3 TEWAARATON TROPHY WINNERS • 341 USILA ALL-AMERICANS SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME DETAILS Date Opponent Time/Result TV VIRGINIA Venue: Klöckner Stadium Feb. 6 No. 12 LOYOLA W, 14-13 (OT) Capacity: 8,000 Feb. 8 at Richmond W, 13-12 CAVALIERS Playing Surface: Natural Grass Feb. 16 at Drexel W, 11-10 Record: 10-5 Series vs. JHU: JHU leads, 57-29-1 Feb. 22 RUTGERS W, 19-12 HEAD COACH: Dom Starsia, 22nd season in Charlottesville: JHU leads, 19-15 Feb. 25 at Mount St. Mary’s W, 14-6 UVa Record: 257-89 • Career Record: 358-135 • Record vs. JHU: 17-11 March 1 No. 8 SYRACUSE* W, 17-12 ESPN3/ESPNU in NCAA Tournament: JHU leads, 8-6 March 8 at No. 15 Cornell L, 9-12 Last Meeting: 2014 (@UVa, 11-10, OT) March 16 at No. 11 Notre Dame* L, 9-18 ESPNU Television: ESPN2/ESPN3 in HD March 22 No. 9 JOHNS HOPKINS W, 11-10 (OT) ESPNU JOHNS HOPKINS March 24 VMI W, 21-3 BLUE JAYS Live Stats: VirginiaSports.com March 30 at No. 4 Maryland* L, 6-9 ESPNU School Websites: VirginiaSports.com Record: 10-4 April 5 at No. 5 North Carolina* L, 11-10 ESPNU HopkinsSports.com April 11 No. 2 DUKE* L, 15-17 ESPNU HEAD COACH: Dave Pietramala, 14th season April 19 BELLARMINE W, 12-8 JHU Record: 157-54 • Career Record: 180-71 • Record vs. UVa: 6-11 Apr. 26 vs. No. 6 North Carolina ^ ! W, 13-11 ESPN3 May 11 No. 8 Johns Hopkins # 1 p.m. ESPN2 GAME OVERVIEW Virginia enters the 2014 NCAA Tournament as the No. 8 seed, the second time in program history they have had the eighth May 18 NCAA Quarterfinals $ 12/2:30 p.m. ESPNU seed. After missing the NCAA Tournament in 2013, UVa is hosting its ninth NCAA first round game in the last 10 years on May 24 NCAA Semifinals & 1/3:30 p.m. ESPN2 Sunday when the unseeded Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (10-4) invade Klöckner Stadium. Faceoff is set for 1 p.m. May 26 NCAA Finals & 1 p.m. ESPN2 UVa is ranked No. 7 in the USILA coaches poll and No. 8 in the Warrior/Inside Lacrosse media poll. Johns Hopkins is ranked All Times Eastern; *ACC game; ! PPL Park (Chester, Pa.); No. 7 in the media poll and No. 8 in the coaches poll. ^ ACC Showcast Game; $ Delaware Stadium (Delaware); # NCAA Tournament; & M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, Md.) THE SERIES VS. THE BLUE JAYS The 2014 season is the 68th straight year the Cavaliers and the Blue Jays have clashed in an all-time series that began in 1904. Johns Hopkins holds the all-time advantage with a 57-29-1 mark, however Virginia has won seven of the last 10 meet- Rankings: UVa JHU ings, including a streak of six in a row before dropping the last three matchups. Virginia’s 87 all-time games against the Blue Warrior/IL Media 8 7 USILA Coaches 7 8 Jays equals the most games the Cavaliers have played against any opponent in their history. JHU head coach Dave Pietrmala is in his 14th season with the Blue Jays and is coming off a 9-5 season in 2013. JHU failed TELECAST: ESPN2/ESPN3 to make the NCAA Tournament in 2013, the first time that has happened on Charles Street in 42 years, snapping the longest Play-by-Play: Joe Beninati such streak in all of college sports. Analyst: Paul Carcaterra VIRGINIA’S PROBABLE LINEUP RADIO: WINA 1070 AM Attack Yr. G-A-P Other Notes Play-by-Play: John Freeman 14 Owen Van Arsdale Jr. 10-25-34 30 GBs Owns 39 career starts on Attack Analyst: Doug Tarring 32 James Pannell So. 39-7-46 24 GBs Named ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 11) Sideline: Jack Bird 41 Mark Cockerton Sr. 45-15-60 27 GBs Has 123 career goals playing both Attack & Middie First Midfield Yr. G-A-P Other Notes FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW 1 Greg Coholan So. 13-14-27 7 GBs Made two starts in redshirt freshman season • Virginia is making its 36th NCAA appearance, third 3 Ryan Tucker Jr. 23-6-29 45% Shooter Shot clocked as high as 103-mph at Team USA U19 camp only to Johns Hopkins’ 42 NCAA Tournament nods and 24 Rob Emery Sr. 14-5-19 18 GBs Face-Off Yearbook All-American (second-team) Maryland’s 37. Second Midfield Yr. G-A-P Other Notes • Sunday’s clash with Johns Hopkins is the 88th meet- 11 Pat Harbeson Sr. 4-7-11 28 GBs Has seen time on second midfield all four years ing between two of the sports’ most historic programs. 12 Tyler German Jr. 11-5-16 3x9 FOs Scored first career goals vs. No. 12 Loyola UVa has faced Hopkins more than any other program. • UVa and Johns Hopkins are meeting in the NCAA 45 Zed Williams Fr. 5-9-14 13 GBs Inside Lacrosse’s No. 4 recruit in the country Tournament for the 15th time. No two teams have Face-off Midfield Yr. G-A-P Other Notes faced each other other more in NCAA Championship 26 Mick Parks Jr. 1-2-3 145x282 FOs Career at the Faceoff X is .527 (383x727) history than the Cavaliers and the Blue Jays. 44 Chris LaPierre Sr. 2-1-3 45 GBs Two-time USILA AA who missed 2013 with injury • UVa junior midfielder Ryan Tucker is the son of Johns 46 Joe Lisicky Sr. 0-0-0 18 CTs Fifth-year transfer from Lynchburg College Hopkins women’s lacrosse head coach Janine Tucker. Close Defense Yr. G-A-P Other Notes The Hopkins women’s team earned an at-large bid to 6 Tanner Scales So. 0-0-0 18 CTs 2013 ACC Rookie of the Year the 2014 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament. 20 Greg Danseglio Jr. 0-3-3 52 GBs All-ACC Academic Team • Mark Cockerton’s 123 career goals ranks No. 9 all- time at UVa and is currently No. 8 in the nation among 27 Scott McWilliams Sr. 3-1-4 23 CTs Face-Off Yearbook All-American (third-team) active players. Goalie Yr. GAA/Sv% Rec. Notes 9 Matt Barrett Fr. 11.21/.471 10-5 Inside Lacrosse’s No. 1 goalie in the country VIRGINIA HEAD COACH DOM STARSIA/COVERING THE CAVALIERS PAGE 2 Widely regarded as one of the best teachers, motivators COVERING THE CAVALIERS and tacticians in the game, UNIQUELY UVA Dom Starsia is in his 22nd sea- The University of Virginia is an institution rich with history and tradition. Here is some of the terminology that contributes to UVa’s culture. son at the helm of the Virginia Grounds: The term used by students, faculty and alumni to refer to the University dating as far back as Thomas Jefferson. “Campus” is never used. men’s lacrosse program. First Year, Second Year, Third Year, Fourth Year: Instead of freshman, sophomore, junior, senior. Why you may ask? To be a “senior” implies Under Starsia’s guidance, his that a person has reached the final phase of learning, a feat that Thomas Jefferson believed to be impossible, arguing instead that education is a Cavalier squads have won four life-long process. NCAA titles and reached the final four 13 times. He has Commonwealth: Virginia is one of four constituent states of the United States of America that officially uses the name “Commonwealth” instead won more games than any coach in Atlantic Coast of the word state in all references. The other three commonwealths are Kentucky, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Conference and Virginia history, sporting a 257-89 CREDENTIALS (.743) record since coming to Charlottesville in 1993. Admission to the press box is by official credential only and is strictly limited to members of the working press, radio and television personnel. In 22 seasons with Virginia, Starsia has coached 346 Please allow ample time for the mailing of credentials or they will be left at the Will Call window at Klöckner Stadium. games, fittingly his 300th game at Virginia was the Special requests should be made in advance. Parking is always available on an unreserved basis at University Hall. Normal pregame and postgame 2011 NCAA title game against Maryland at Baltimore’s information is supplied. M&T Bank Stadium. PHOTOGRAPHERS Requests for photo passes must be made in advance through the Athletics Media Relations Office. Photographers must observe the field markings for lacrosse. No tri-pod equipment may be used on the field level, for the safety of the players and photographers. HALL OF FAMER STARSIA TOPS NCAA DI WINS LIST • Virginia head coach Dom Starsia is one of the most RADIO accomplished coaches in the history of the college game Broadcasts are made from the radio broadcast facilities in Klöckner Stadium. There is one courtesy line available for use by visiting radio crews. Adequate space is available for the visiting team needs. Arrangement for broadcasts must be validated in advance through the UVa Athletics coaching at Brown (1983-92) and Virginia (1993-pres- Media Relations Office. ent) • He passed Jack Emmer for most career wins by a head INTERVIEWS All requests for interviews with coaches and players should be made through Vincent Briedis in the Athletics Media Relations Office.