Virginia vs Richmond Lacrosse Highlights | 2023 College Lacrosse

could take it and a Virginia can get extra possessions they're too talented offensively so the X today critically important for the spiders and Petey lasalla right on cue wins the opening draw and flips it back to his goalie Matt Nunes for lasalla that is his 1000 fourth career Face-Off win and he's taken almost seven in La Crosse it's closest to the ball when it goes over the end line wins possession on a shot here is shellenberger one of the five to waraton finalists the Heisman of college lacrosse he slips as he's matched up with Hunter Smith The Freshman number six in blue now Jeff Connor Lefty bouncer goes and Jeff Connor has the first goal of the first round [Applause] Jeff Connor the do-it-all midfielder is inverted behind the cage matched up against the short stick the nice split and right here it says extra step to greatness that increases his angles watch how he bends in the net opens up and the Heart Dixon has the short stick Joe gooley 56 goals this year shooting 57 and there's the wrecker Xander Dixon now with 57 goals is uva's all-time leader in goals in a season [Music] that offensive possession started when Xander Dixon matched up against a short stick Virginia very patient he gets it again and behind the cage what I love here okay what did Jeff Connor do on the last shot bounced It Low he knows the goal he's going down low he takes it up top he is just such a cerebral spiders have never won a game in the NCAA tournament but last year against Penn they took him to overtime and ax Aiden O'Neill the freshman now it's Derek Madonna older brother of Lance Madonna to Madonna on the setup Luke ripster ring opener for Richmond [Applause] and a nice offensive set for the spiders it all starts with a fourth slide Kate salstead slides from the inside and then they get the ball rotating to the back side Luke Graham there for the spiders O'Neill has saw stat hung up Nunes comes out of the cage to meet him O'Neill goes to the question mark noon stops it in the rebound it's picked up by UVA and Griffin kalogy who's been a revelation for them the Richmond transfer playing against his old team he's brought it down in front of the Richmond bench Richmond doing a nice job defensively with their slides but more important their second slides they're doing a nice job buttoning up the interior Dixon finds some space Aries it d8 on the season he's just so creative off ball and the pass from a convey the nice touch pass the accuracy the low to high release for Xander Dixon gets the third on the board for the Cavaliers they're up 3-1 here the A-10 offensive player of the year and Virginia has played in two weeks last time we saw them a home game in the regular season finale against Notre Dame in April and it was slippery there's a low shot that goes for Derek Madonna the Hobart transfer makes it a one goal game thank you enrichment offensively when they're patient and they get the ball zipping around the outside they're getting the opportunities they're looking for and Madonna sweeping through his strong right hand gets free in the perfect placement to the far post Matsui I think and it's collected and then thrown away but picked up by Scott Bauer he's a threatened transition Bauer Dixon here comes in he loads it up and fires that rattles through Evans in is on the board in the tournament somehow snuck it past bigue [Applause] [Music] Evans in doing a nice job in what we call a slow break situation so not a pure four on three fast break Richmond did a nice job preventing that initial defensive surge but sin does a nice job under 20 to shoot as shellenberger wraps around Macintosh now at goal line extended lobs that pass under 10. Connor scored the first one today there's a rip and another one for the who's it's will Corey the senior from right here in Charlottesville makes it 5-2 Virginia using every second of the shot clock as it winds down will Corey oh wait I feel like Petey lasalla loves getting sloppy in the mud this is his kind of game lasalla and Jared chenoy for the Face-Off as the second quarter is underway the ball just stopped it died it's like we're playing golf in Caddy now shellenberger turns fires big you with the save his fifth didn't see it it dies in the crease which was basically a small pond right now and big you picks it up if we're playing a game like this Matt my freshman year the National Championship in the semi-final game were played at M T Bank Stadium after whoa Derek Madonna through the raindrops after a week of incredible rain makes this look like a dry field but right there Madonna with his second of the afternoon [Applause] inside roll and Nunes was on the top of it and a crease violation as Lance Madonna Derrick's younger brother stepped in the crease [Applause] Connor schellenberger now a to waraton finalist for the second year in a row second in the country an assist per game this year turn shoots and scores Connor schellenberger doesn't mind the rain Virginia doubling up Richmond 6-3 Connor schellenberger a nice job with the two-man game schutz comes down to set a pick poor communication from Richmond and the nice patient finford linebacker there he goes I'm sure he's playing a couple of football games in these elements shellenberger just got one thank you stops him this time and there you see the footing he couldn't get anything on when you're bending around the cage it is that power is coming from your hips and how well you're planted on the ground well yard sale a twig snapped and a safe Here Comes shellenberger survey 43 assists on the year know what Vic Cormier had it jarred free on the crease now Cormier on the right Lance Madonna somehow comes away with it about five minutes before the resumption of play and here we are with a sloppy field to clock there this sloppy field to me a a big opportunity for Richmond it does alleviate some of the pressure they were feeling based on uva's athleticism [Applause] or in the tournament [Applause] Dalton young with the nice individual effort gets to the middle of the field doggy Dixon with a step tried to shovel it to shots luckily the greens aren't too fast here at clockner right now so it just dies this is when inside play I think becomes so critical for both these teams What A Catch by shellenberger it's mcconvey on the crease right now for UVA his fellow Canadian Peyton Cormier goes to work cradling firing and scoring career goal 151 for the senior out of Oakville Ontario [Music] Cormier weighing in at 230 pounds he's gonna sink into the ground a little bit more I always had that Advantage as well wet fuel to kept my feet a little bit better than the defenseman right here Cormier the nice job matchup against the short stick highway to the danger zone plays here at clockner I'm sure our friend Caroline darn is delighted by that biggest Top Gun fan I've ever met Cormier the six different Cavalier to score today know what chismar comes out of the pile with it right to the hole and stuffs it a juice goal from Noah chismar right off the Face-Off [Applause] interesting play here at the Face-Off Petey LaSalle for Virginia wins the clamp and he goes to clear it back look how the ball stops usually that releases back to the wing player so it creates more of a scrub and chismar who came to UVA as a recruited walk-on was an attackman now a star defensive midi showing his offensive prowess taken to the heart of the rich takes a look Patrick McIntosh using the screen from schellenberger they got the switch with a short stick on him ghoulie appointment television shellenberger against a shorty advantage [Applause] this is absolutely filthy from Connor schellenberger right here carbon copy of his last goal only difference is the change in the release his last effort he went to the low Corner this time he drops his hand and you can see who gets vegans Connor schellenberger matched up against the long stick Peyton Cormier against a short stick and try to get that switch Richmond does a nice job switching schellenberger slips blew a tire oh my gosh that stays on this side how is that possible but it's an offside season average of 17.6 per game tops in the country foreign Connor around the crease shot slows it up and scores bounces it through the mud here at clockner Griffin shuts makes it an even 10 in the first half for UVA shuts another big body and he is at his best when his feet are churning he catches this pass and just fearlessly runs to the middle of the field partly because he knows he's bigger and faster than everyone secondly because no one's going to want to slide to him in his frame quarter after a holding call against Noah chismar to end the second UVA on a 4-0 run in the last six minutes and change of the second quarter spiders to the extra man shot from Henry Alpo bounces wide and Alpo struggling a bit with the wet conditions second shot of his where he had his hands free that there was a significant Whip or pull factor on his shot bounces through news sawstad got a piece shot clock reset as chismar about to be released from the sinbit the UVA penalty is over Zinn comes flying in from across Midfield kicked and picked up for Virginia that was Tommy McNeil The Freshman defenseman 21 in white and orange who picked it up fills that role he's had a tough time finding a stroke from the outside so the creativity and the vision from players like Connor schellenberger has really helped them out throughout the course of the Season as they turn one over there intercepted by Jake Saunders who is Mr cause turnover came in with 33 top 10 in the country entering this game hot Alpha penalties expired Dalton young dancing around the crease is that going to count it will not he stepped in impressive footwork nonetheless shots he's like a bull in a china shop at 6-3-220 [Music] . shelenberger has scored twice already today as a step sets it up you bet Thomas Mccarthy with a goal give the assist to Connor schellenberger and it's a 5-0 Run for the hoose [Applause] and what I love about this goal here is the subleness look at shuts here number 26 that simple cut towards schellenberger opens up the passing Lane to mcconvey who catches it in stride one step ahead for 50 in white schellenberger can't control the pass picked up by Anthony Romano for Richmond poked out of his stick by Dixon liaison in Pursuit no one wanted to hit him he's trying to pick up the fumble and the spiders take it away a nice job there from Richmond as they push in transition this is Brandon Smith who delivered some punishment after the ground ball I think you gotta go to your nodes and get Dalton young involved it's a tough matchup especially for someone who plays like he does which is kind of hard plants that'll work Lance Madonna's on the board A-10 midfielder of the year with his first goal today ends a 5-0 Run for the who's foreign young is the key to your offense the wet condition is not great for him as mentioned because he loves to do quick moves and uses athleticism but right here a nice job for Richmond just a simple pick looks like saliday right here you can see the subtle pick come inside right there Saturday gets sealed Madonna pops out to his left hand thunderstorms [Applause] nice look Cormier on the dunk will Corey put it on a silver platter and Peyton Cormier will not miss from that race will Corey making an impact today here in the first round of the NCAA tournament the senior midfielder from right here in Charlottesville attacks to the left and look at Pete Cormier slipping to the back Post in the touch pass from will Corey sis Virginia offense on the board once again where else do you see that at able college sports like can you imagine Nick Saban doing that in a weather delay just hanging out talking to fans a little more a little bit more intimate here at clockner Stadium but Lars Tiffany One of a Kind guy Aiden O'Neal on the bouncer gets through news and the Freshman has his first today and 25th of the season Richmond again they start with Dalton young forces a slide from Virginia [Music] and a nice job by the Freshman on the back side Aiden O'Neill very well equipped to play out of the Midfield he did it for four years what a look Dixon that time didn't I buy vigio and what a save by vigyu there the nice release again working on Matsui putting Matsui back after missing three games he hacks at O'Neill and that draws some laundry [Applause] oh [Applause] [Music] we're gonna take a look here I think the penalty there was actually not the swing for Matsui but it's gonna be [Applause] the hit to the head on the back side of O'Neill Madonna to Alpa ambidextrous midfielder out of Darien Connecticut the setup and the save O'Neill took the shot from in tight Matt Nunes with a monstrous save and they can kill off the penalty here eight stops for the sophomore goalie for UVA a great stop knowing that they're a man down to have the awareness shots working on pilling pass too tall for mcconvey again the ground is slick but the ball still makes it across the Midfield line Dalton young picks it up for Richmond with under two to play quick shot noon's got a piece as Luke Graham tried to catch him off guard Matsui Scoops it for UVA long pass through a couple of spiders and picked up by Gizmo he's got a goal already today Dixon one more shellenberger oh my goodness that's beautiful Virginia lacrosse in a nutshell is Cormier is on the finish for his hat trick [Applause] right here look at the shot basically stops and Matsui the awareness to smack it to the side to get his hands free and then the picture perfect four on three fast break [Music] knows how to compete they lost a lot last year it was going to take them a while to find out who they were to gel as a team another nice save from news and a solid pickup is Cole Kastner stabs it six foot seven Junior gambling into the offensive end schellenberger for Dixon Cormier on another alley-oop the who's are firing on all cylinders that's four for Peyton Cormier it's an eight goal lead for UVA all right from one end to the other Nunes the nice save Caster catches the rebound and off he goes now what I love here is his patient patience he makes Richmond reacts and then a carbon copy now right last year one of the all-time upsets in college lacrosse so I just look at those matchups I think they're all going to be good look out for Michigan I mean Michigan playing Cornell I mean they played incredible lacrosse if you look at their losses they were like five plays they were five plays away from really being a top five seed in this tournament Cormier are you kidding me he comes out of the Maelstrom around the crease with his fifth goal today right here again shuts driving up getting to schellenberger the soft hands in the Finish Cormier just the patience as Virginia scores its fourth goal on its last four shots vigu thought he had that I could bury one I think it's gonna be shots but he hasn't shown the ability to do that on a consistent level throughout this season under 10 to shoot as shellenberger sets it up garno lost it and big U Scoops it for Richmond I mean the thing is they've got so much talent on that Midfield line the convy one of the top active scores in the country shots former number one recruit Connor real two-way player Sunderland is a freshman number two recruit in his class who doesn't even play on the first Midfield line when he comes in on attack Dixon bumps out to Midfield so many weapons and we know what makandi can do O'Neill off the pot on the rebound [Applause] Austin young with the second goal today a nice awareness goal from Dalton Young O'Neill drives it up to the corner right we're gonna see here the individual effort hits that far post and then young with the Twister off the rebound gets Richmond at seventh of the contest back to schellenberger Dixon saved by vigue it's a couple times big U's gotten the better of Xander Dixon that was a nice job by big U playing his position being [Music] buttoned up on the post giving Xander Dixon very little angle from that position on the field thank you all right we can take a look here just a nice job right you can see Xander Dixon really has nothing to shoot for there can't see any net as vigy plays picture perfect position in the cage over the top to the next level is can Peter garno start finishing with a consistency from the outside that he showed his freshman year I think he's lost some confidence in his shooting over the last year and a half or so Virginia needs him to find it Cormier again a sock trick for the Canadian all right we talked about shuts behind the cage is it midi but as their primary feeder on the man up and look at the deceptive pass here right he's gonna get the ball back from a convey now look at this release lowers his hand to open Patrick McIntosh what a move breaking ankles the highlights continue as Truett Sunderland puts it home and the Freshman has his first NCAA tournament goal Patrick McIntosh with the finalizer move made famous by Mikey Powell from Syracuse found out there for UVA Lars Tiffany told us they're trying to get an extra year for him you get a coven gear in your sport not for another sport so he went ahead an extra year for football it's a big Collision happens in the crease and vigu goes down the sophomore gets helped up but liaison because he's had some injuries during his collegiate career as a flag comes in they might be able to get an extra season for him playing lacrosse this is the rebound Devin Craven is the goalie the junior for Richmond now Madonna Take [Applause] take Derek Madonna a nice way for him to go out the grad transfer from Hobart [Applause] and it's Wahoo Y into the second round a dominant performance from Virginia today against Richmond all who's as they win 17-8 thank you that'll do it for us from clockner stadium for our entire crew led by Mike Steinberg my partner Matt Ward stats man Rich Gainer up here in the booth I'm Drew Carter saying so long from Charlottesville let's get you to South Bend with Jay alter and Jules Henning