Cavaliers win men's lacrosse title
Top-seeded Virginia completed an undefeated season with its fourth NCAA men's lacrosse title, beating unseeded Massachusetts, 15-7, behind five goals each from Matt Poskay and Matt Ward.
For more than two months, college lacrosse has dominated the headlines-but not because of what has happened on the field.
"I think you can hold this group up as a little bit of an ideal and say here's what the sport is capable of," Virginia head coach Dom Starsia said.
Virginia (17-0) proved to be very capable, becoming the second straight undefeated champion and the 13th to post a perfect season. Johns Hopkins went 16-0 last year.
Before a record crowd of 47,062, Massachusetts (13-5) made a game of it for the first half but ultimately could not contain the Cavaliers. (AP)
Blue Devil forward announces transfer
Laura Kurz, a 6-foot-1 wing who played two seasons for head coach Gail Goestenkors, will transfer to Villanova, Duke announced Wednesday.
In a statement released by the athletic department, Kurz and Goestenkors both said the rising junior did not leave the program on bad terms.
"We love Laura and think the world of her," Goestenkors said. "We understand she wanted to get more playing time and she will have more of an opportunity there at Villanova."
Kurz averaged 5.4 points and 2.4 rebounds in 20 games during her sophomore season.
King's team wins Gibbons TOC crown
Taylor King, a rising senior in high school who has given head coach Mike Krzyzewski a verbal commitment to attend Duke, helped lead his AAU team to victory at last weekend's Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions. King's Southern California All-Stars won the prestigious tournament, which is held annually at Triangle colleges and high schools.
Duke's other commitment in the high school class of 2007, point guard Nolan Smith, did not play due to injury.
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