Maryland–Virginia lacrosse rivalry

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Maryland–Virginia lacrosse rivalry
Maryland Terrapins
Virginia Cavaliers
First meetingApril 24, 1926
Maryland 10, Virginia 1
Latest meetingMarch 18, 2023
Maryland 14 Virginia 13OT
Statistics
Meetings total94
All-time seriesMaryland leads, 50–47
Largest victoryMaryland, 22–3 (1929)
Longest win streakMaryland, 8 (1926–1952, 1954–1961)
Current win streakVirginia, 1 (2024–Present)

The Maryland–Virginia lacrosse rivalry (or Virginia–Maryland lacrosse rivalry) is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between the Virginia Cavaliers and Maryland Terrapins. The teams first met in 1926 and have met 96 times, the second-most for UVA and third-most for UMD against any opponent.[1][2] The two are some of the most historically successful intercollegiate programs, combining for twenty-one national titles, ten of which have come in the NCAA era. The Cavaliers and Terrapins were league foes in the Atlantic Coast Conference from 1954 to 2014, before Maryland joined the Big Ten the following year.[3][4] The teams ceased their annual matchup until a meeting five years later in the 2019 NCAA Lacrosse Championship, won by Virginia on the way to their sixth NCAA championship. The 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but games have resumed since.

These rivals have met twice to decide national titles, with Virginia winning their fifth and seventh NCAA championships (in 2011 and in 2021) over Maryland in hotly contested title matches. They had previously met once in the semifinals, in 2003, with the Cavaliers defeating the Terps en route to Virginia's third NCAA championship.

Maryland leads the all-time series 50–47 through 2024, but Virginia has held the upper hand, 39–21, since 1980.[2]

Series history[edit]

Maryland's early dominance (1926 to 1968)[edit]

The series was dominated by Maryland early on, with each of the first four meetings being no closer than nine goals. After five games in six years, the series would go on an 18-year hiatus before resuming as an annual fixture in 1950. Virginia grabbed its victory in nine tries with a five-goal win in College Park.[1]

The following year, the teams would meet in 1954 as conference foes for the first time. Maryland continued its early series dominance in response to its first series loss by reeling off another eight consecutive victories. Virginia would snap that streak with its first home victory in 1962, before closing the decade with its first victory in College Park since 1953 in a 9–7 win.[2] A victory the following year would be the final before the advent of the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. At the end of this era, Maryland would hold a commanding 21 to 5 series lead, punctuated by its eight-game winning streaks.[1]

The advent of the NCAA tournament and rise of Virginia as a major lacrosse power led to a hotly contested period in the series's history. However, the Terps would win the final five meetings of the 1970s, including their first meeting in the postseason, a 15 to 10 victory in the 1978 quarterfinals.

Virginia's modern dominance (1980 to present)[edit]

Virginia would grab the initiative in 1980, winning seven of the next eight, though Maryland would again top the Cavaliers in the 1983 quarterfinals. Since 1980, the Cavs have won 37 of 55 meetings to narrow Maryland's series lead to just two games.[5] Nonetheless, the meetings have often been between top five ranked teams and have led to numerous classic games. One of the most significant was the sole meeting in 2009, the longest lacrosse game in NCAA history.[6] An unintentional whistle by the officiating staff negated what would have been a game-winning goal by Terrapins attackman Grant Catalino in the first overtime.[6] After seven overtime periods, the Cavaliers finally put away Maryland with the game-winning tenth goal to prevail 10–9, and preserved its perfect record, 11–0.[6] The game would ultimately be the determinant in the ACC regular season championship, as the Terrapins' loss tied them with Virginia in a split title.

With the advent of the ACC postseason lacrosse tournament in 1989, the two teams would meet even more frequently. The programs would meet 14 times in the ACC postseason, with UVA holding a 8–6 lead in these games.[7] In the NCAA tournament, the Cavaliers hold the series lead at four victories to three, winning each of the last four matchups.[8] The most significant NCAA meeting occurred in the 2011, as Virginia downed the Terps in the title game by two goals to win their fifth NCAA championship.[9][10]

After the Terps departed the ACC for the Big Ten, they would not play the Cavs again until the 2019 edition of the NCAA tournament.[11] Old sentiments stirred again in a controversial Virginia victory in the quarters. While Maryland controlled much of the match and held a commanding five-goal lead at one point, the Cavaliers rallied in the fourth quarter, helped by a critical call that attackman Michael Kraus' shot was deemed a score despite clanging off the post.[12] Virginia took the opening faceoff in overtime, and Matt Moore scored 45 seconds later to propel the Cavaliers into the semifinal and end the Terps’ season short of the final four for the first time since 2013.[12] UVA would ultimately defeat Yale in the final to win their eighth national championship. In 2020, the teams were scheduled to resume the rivalry with a regular season matchup[13] that was ultimately cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

Virginia narrowly defeated Maryland, 17–16, in the Championship Game of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship to win their second consecutive and seventh overall NCAA Championship, and their second in a decade won by way of defeating Maryland in an NCAA title match.

Rival accomplishments[edit]

The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.[2][1]

Team Maryland Terrapins Virginia Cavaliers
NCAA National Titles 4 7
Pre-NCAA National Titles 9 2
NCAA Final Four Appearances 28 24
NCAA Tournament Appearances 44 41
NCAA Tournament Record 67–40 56–33
NCAA Tournament Winning Percentage .626 .629
Conference Tournament Titles 8 7
Conference Championships 37 25
Tewaarton Award Recipients 3 3
Lt. Raymond Enners Award Recipients 3 4
Consensus First Team All-Americans 129 70
All-time Program Record 855–276–4 673–375–6
All-time Winning Percentage .755 .641

Game results[edit]

Maryland victoriesVirginia victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 1926 College Park, MD Maryland 10–1
2 1927 College Park, MD Maryland 14–2
3 1928 College Park, MD Maryland 17–1
4 1929 College Park, MD Maryland 22–3
5 1932 College Park, MD Maryland 7–1
6 1950 College Park, MD Maryland 11–9OT
7 1951 College Park, MD Maryland 11–6
8 1952 Charlottesville, VA Maryland 12–11
9 1953 College Park, MD Virginia 12–7
10 1954 Charlottesville, VA Maryland 18–7
11 1955 College Park, MD Maryland 18–0
12 1956 Charlottesville, VA Maryland 11–8
13 1957 College Park, MD Maryland 14–5
14 1958 Charlottesville, VA Maryland 21–5
15 1959 College Park, MD Maryland 20–11
16 1960 Charlottesville, VA Maryland 21–10
17 1961 College Park, MD Maryland 14–8
18 1962 Charlottesville, VA Virginia 8–5
19 1963 College Park, MD Maryland 11–9
20 1964 Charlottesville, VA Virginia 13–3
21 1965 College Park, MD Maryland 13–9
22 1966 Charlottesville, VA Maryland 14–6
23 1967 College Park, MD Maryland 9–6
24 1968 Charlottesville, VA Maryland 10–6
25 1969 College Park, MD Virginia 9–7
26 1970 Charlottesville, VA Virginia 9–3
27 1971 Charlottesville, VA Virginia 9–8
28 1972 College Park, MD Maryland 11–9
29 1973 Towson, MD Virginia 10–9
30 1973 Charlottesville, VA #2 Maryland 17–7
31 1974 College Park, MD #1 Maryland 25–13
32 1975 Charlottesville, VA #4 Virginia 14–13
33 1976 College Park, MD #1 Maryland 24–15OT
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
34 1977 Charlottesville, VA #1 Maryland 22–12
35 1978 College Park, MD #3 Maryland 13–8
36 1978 College Park, MD #3 Maryland 15–10
37 1979 Charlottesville, VA #2 Maryland 17–13
38 1980 College Park, MD #1 Virginia 8–7
39 1981 Charlottesville, VA #4 Virginia 23–12
40 1982 College Park, MD #4 Virginia 14–11
41 1983 Charlottesville, VA #6 Virginia 17–8
42 1983 Charlottesville, VA #6 Maryland 13–4
43 1984 College Park, MD #4 Virginia 10–5
44 1985 Charlottesville, VA #5 Virginia 15–9
45 1986 College Park, MD #7 Virginia 8–7OT
46 1987 Charlottesville, VA #1 Maryland 12–5
47 1988 College Park, MD #5 Virginia 14–13
48 1989 Charlottesville, VA #4 Maryland 13–9
49 1990 College Park, MD #7 Virginia 21–12
50 1991 Charlottesville, VA #5 Virginia 10–9
51 1991 Durham, NC #4 Maryland 10–9
52 1992 College Park, MD #9 Maryland 12–11
53 1993 Charlottesville, VA #7 Virginia 11–10OT
54 1993 College Park, MD #13 Maryland 9–8OT
55 1994 College Park, MD #3 Virginia 9–7
56 1995 Charlottesville, VA #3 Virginia 12–11
57 1996 College Park, MD #1 Virginia 13–11
58 1996 Charlottesville, VA #3 Virginia 13–9
59 1997 Charlottesville, VA Virginia 15–142OT
60 1997 College Park, MD #10 Maryland 10–9
61 1998 College Park, MD #2 Maryland 14–9
62 1998 Charlottesville, VA #2 Maryland 14–11
63 1999 Charlottesville, VA Virginia 13–4
64 1999 Chapel Hill, NC #5 Virginia 15–6
65 2000 College Park, MD #2 Virginia 11–6
66 2000 College Park, MD #1 Virginia 11–7
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
67 2001 Charlottesville, VA #7 Virginia 7–2
68 2001 Orlando, FL #3 Maryland 12–8
69 2002 College Park, MD #2 Virginia 11–10
70 2003 Charlottesville, VA #7 Maryland 8–7
71 2003 Baltimore, MD #2 Virginia 14–4
72 2004 College Park, MD #1 Maryland 11–2
73 2004 Chapel Hill, NC #3 Maryland 12–11
74 2005 Charlottesville, VA #3 Virginia 10–2
75 2005 Baltimore, MD #10 Maryland 8–7
76 2006 College Park, MD #1 Virginia 15–5
77 2006 Baltimore, MD #1 Virginia 11–5
78 2007 Charlottesville, VA #3 Virginia 12–8
79 2007 Durham, NC #3 Virginia 11–10
80 2008 College Park, MD #4 Maryland 13–7
81 2008 College Park, MD #3 Virginia 11–8
82 2008 Annapolis, MD #2 Virginia 9–8OT
83 2009 Charlottesville, VA #1 Virginia 10–97OT
84 2010 College Park, MD #1 Virginia 11–10
85 2010 College Park, MD #2 Virginia 10–6
86 2011 Charlottesville, VA #10 Maryland 12–7
87 2011 Baltimore, MD
NCAA Championship Game 		#10 Virginia 9–7
88 2012 College Park, MD #3 Virginia 12–8
89 2013 Charlottesville, VA #2 Maryland 9–7
90 2013 Chapel Hill, NC Virginia 13–6
91 2014 College Park, MD #4 Maryland 9–6
92 2019 Hempstead, NY #4 Virginia 13–12OT
93 2021 East Hartford, CT
NCAA Championship Game		 #4 Virginia 17–16
94 2022 Washington, DC #1 Maryland 23–12
95 2022 Columbus, OH #1 Maryland 18–9
96 2023 Charlottesville, VA #3 Maryland 14–13OT
97 2024 College Park, MD #4 Virginia 14–10
Series: Maryland leads 50–47
Source:[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "All Time Results 2020 (PDF)" (PDF). University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Svrluga, Barry; Prewitt, and Alex (November 19, 2012). "Big Ten Expansion: Maryland leaves ACC, joins conference in financial move". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "Maryland's move to the Big Ten was a no brainer". NBC Sports Washington. November 19, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  5. ^ "No. 4 UVA and No. 6 Maryland Rekindle Rivalry on Saturday in the NCAA Quarterfinals". University of Virginia Athletics. May 16, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c "No. 9 Terps Men's Lacrosse Drop Longest Game In NCAA History at No. 1 Virginia". University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  7. ^ University of Virginia Athletics https://virginiasports.com/documents/2019/5/29/ACCTournamentHistory.pdf?id=6408. Retrieved April 8, 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ "NCAA Tournament Results" (PDF). virginiasports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 31, 2019.
  9. ^ Sun, Edward Lee, The Baltimore. "Maryland men's bid for NCAA title ends with 9-7 loss to Virginia in final". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Darney, Caroline (May 17, 2019). "NCAA Tournament: Virginia and Maryland renew dormant rivalry". Streaking The Lawn. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "No. 3 seeded UVA Advances to Championship Weekend with Overtime Win Over Maryland". University of Virginia Athletics. May 18, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Myers, Eric (May 18, 2019). "Maryland men's lacrosse falls in OT to Virginia, 13-12, after blowing five-goal lead - The Diamondback". dbknews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  13. ^ Suggs, David (December 18, 2019). "Maryland men's lacrosse releases 2020 schedule, will face reigning NCAA champion Virginia - The Diamondback". dbknews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  14. ^ Kostka, Andy (March 12, 2020). "Big Ten cancels all spring sports due to coronavirus - The Diamondback". dbknews.com. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
  15. ^ "Maryland Men's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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