"The last two weeks, we played good at both ends of the field. We played a fairly complete lacrosse game," Starsia said. "We probably are playing our best lacrosse of the season over the past two weeks. Hopefully, we can keep it going now."
After Hopkins senior midfielder Brian Christopher scored the first goal of the game with 13:53 left in the first quarter, the game became a nightmare for the Blue Jays and virtually a clinic for Virginia.
The Cavaliers scored on fast breaks and settled situations. They scored goals from close range and long range, and on over-the-shoulder shots. They repeatedly took Hopkins' slow or late-sliding defenders to the goal. If Virginia hadn't lost focus for the final 11 minutes of the third period, the score would have been worse.
