Today, the Virginia junior, along with several of his tri-state area teammates, returns to his neck of the woods when No. 1 UVa takes on No. 10 North Carolina in the Big City Classic.

Duke doled out another heartbreak to the Cavaliers Saturday with a 13-12 win capped by a Sarah Bullard goal on a Megan Del Monte assist with 11 seconds to play.

In the longest game in NCAA Division I history, No. 1-ranked Virginia — thanks to a goal by Towson, Md., native Brian Carroll in the seventh overtime (yes, seventh) — defeated No. 9 Maryland, 10-9, in front of a crowd of 5,019.

In the longest game in NCAA Division I history, No. 1-ranked Virginia — thanks to a goal by Towson, Md., native Brian Carroll in the seventh overtime (yes, seventh) — defeated No. 9 Maryland, 10-9, in front of a crowd of 5,019.

As the top-ranked Cavaliers prepare to face ninth-ranked Maryland in their ACC opener this afternoon at Klockner Stadium, they sit at 10-0.

The Cavaliers put together a trio of quality offensive possessions, but couldn’t get the ball between the pipes and fell to the Tigers, 8-7.

Virginia’s Garrett Billings assisted with a pair of fourth-quarter goals to lift the top-ranked Cavaliers to a 16-15 victory over No. Johns Hopkins.

To the naked eye, the 9-0 Virginia men’s lacrosse team seems to be clicking on all cylinders, but UVa senior Garrett Billings sees room for improvement.

Hagerman finally connected on a quick move around the cage during the second overtime to help give No. 7 Virginia a 10-9 victory over William & Mary.

Now, the fun begins for Dom Starsia.

The No. 2 Virginia women’s lacrosse team used a six-goal rally late in the second half — and a game-winning goal from freshman Julie Gardner with 52 seconds remaining in overtime — to secure a come-from-behind win over Penn State, 12-11.

In the end, No. 1-ranked Virginia — behind three goals apiece from Shamel Bratton and Steve Giannone — overcame a one-goal halftime deficit to down No. 4 Cornell, 14-10, at Klockner Stadium.

The Virginia men’s lacrosse team is on top of the heap. But don’t tell coach Dom Starsia that.

The Cavaliers couldn’t seem to come up with a stop or a draw control in the second half, and that undercut any attempt at a rally the offense could muster as the No.2 Cavaliers fell to No. 3 Maryland Friday night, 17-11.

The second-ranked Cavaliers (5-0) took down No. 1 Syracuse (2-1), 13-12, in front of 16,595 fans Friday night.

Tonight at the Carrier Dome, roughly eight months later, Syracuse and Virginia — the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country — square off again.

Virginia coach Dom Starsia didn’t even want to hear the end of the question. On a chilly Tuesday night against Mount St. Mary’s at Klockner Stadium, an irate Starsia didn’t have time for it.

“He was pretty nonchalant about it,” Michael Colley recalled. “It was just another day at the office for him.”

When the Virginia coaching staff recruited Steele Stanwick, they knew he was good — but they weren’t exactly expecting the freshman attackman to be second on the team in points after the first two games.

Led by Ashley McCulloch’s four goals and four assists, Virginia put together an offensive barrage and the No.4 Cavaliers got off to exactly the kind of start they hoped for with a 19-3 runaway victory over Virginia Tech on Wednesday — the earliest season opener in the program’s history.

It’s not often that an ACC championship-caliber program feels the need to ramp up offseason expectations for its players. Apparently, complacency isn’t an issue in Virginia’s women’s lacrosse program.

UVa, behind three goals from Brian Carroll, two goals from freshman Steele Stanwick and great play in goal from Adam Ghitelman, cruised to a 10-4 matinee win.

Virginia (1-0), which won its season opener versus Drexel on Saturday, will be looking to limit its penalties against Bryant.

“I never thought we gave the play away,” said Virginia coach Dom Starsia, when asked about playing with a big lead.

Last spring, the Virginia men’s lacrosse team could practically taste the program’s fifth NCAA championship.

The Virginia women’s lacrosse team clearly isn’t trying to ease into its preseason schedule. With just fall ball knocked out, the Cavaliers will open their spring slate with a trip to Florida to take on not one, but three national all-star squads.

Dom Starsia’s coaching style is certainly something that has endured.

Ben Rubeor is a professional lacrosse player now, but he’s still thinking about the shot he took against Syracuse two weeks ago in the NCAA Tournament semifinals.

Virginia’s end of the field looked like a battle scene from the movie “Braveheart.” Bodies were strewn across the grass playing surface. Goalie Bud Petit lay crumpled and motionless.

In the aftermath of his team’s double-overtime loss to Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament semifinals on Saturday, Virginia coach Dom Starsia became a tad emotional when asked about two of his seniors, Ben Rubeor and Bud Petit.