Staying undefeated on the still young season, the #1 Virginia Cavaliers men’s lacrosse team advanced to 5-0 with an 18-13 win over the #10 Johns Hopkins Blue Jays. Controlling the game early, Virginia got out to a 6-0 lead after 15:44 of game play and then maintained its lead despite some feistiness from the Blue Jays as the game progressed. With UVA’s Doyle Smith Cup victory, we’ve got five takeaways for the ‘Hoos.
Virginia maintains its penchant for hot starts
In three of their five games this year, the Wahoos have jumped out to 6-0 or bigger leads (9-0 vs Harvard, 8-0 vs Richmond) and made life miserable for opponents especially with Petey LaSalla at the faceoff dot.