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UVA Lacrosse defeats Syracuse 11-10, advances to ACC title game

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From Virginiasports.com

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.– The No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers (11-4) advance to Sunday’s ACC Championship final with an 11-10 victory over the No. 12 Syracuse Orange (7-6) on Saturday night at Klöckner Stadium. The No. 4 seed Cavaliers will play for the 2018 ACC title on Sunday against the No. 3 seed Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who earlier defeated the No. 2 seed Duke Blue Devils, 14-11.

“Tonight, was a big step here in our second year as a staff,” said Virginia men’s lacrosse head coach Lars Tiffany.  “Kip Turner, Sean KirwanRocco Romero and myself developing the attitude that the bigger the moment and the bigger the pressure the more we thrive. It’s taken a lot of cultural Tuesdays and a lot of work to get to this point where the men truly trust each other and believe in the system. What you saw tonight was a Virginia lacrosse team that is really bonding and playing at a higher level when the pressure is on.”

Virginia will try to win the ACC Tournament for the 18th time on Sunday at Noon, coverage on Newsradio 98.9 and AM 1070 WINA will begin at Noon.

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