Nice article on UVa’s men’s lacrosse team hunting down another NCAA championship.
Especially telling, and applicable to most very successful teams: (read, I’m posting this as a reminder for ultimate season)
“We pride ourselves in getting after you and playing hard. That hasn’t always been associated with Virginia. We always have talent,” [Coach] Starsia said. “We ride hard, we pick the ball up off the ground. We’ve been very focused on the quality of our effort every day.”
Added Poskay, who leads the team with 29 goals: “We have 3:30 practices, and we have guys on the field at 2:45 shooting and half the team is there at 3. Guys want to be there, and the seniors are a perfect example. We know what happens when you don’t do the work.”
Three years removed from a national title, two years removed from missing the tournament with a 5-8 record, and one year after a stunning 9-8 loss to Johns Hopkins in the national semifinals, the seniors such as Ward, Culver and midfielder Kyle Dixon have an extra sense of urgency.
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May 29, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Nana
And it looks like it all paid off this afternoon!
June 23, 2006 at 8:17 pm
luke
interesting. it appears that they are wearing ultimate frisbee cleats… well, at least, not lax spikes