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Five takeaways from Virginia lacrosse’s comfortable 19-12 win against #12 Syracuse

Following a tough, one-goal loss to the Duke Blue Devils last week, the Virginia Cavaliers men’s lacrosse team got back on the right foot today with a 19-12 win against a hot Syracuse Orange squad. The 12th ranked team in the country, the young Orange simply couldn’t hang with the Wahoos as UVA picked up its ninth win of the season.

With the victory, we’ve got five takeaways for Virginia moving forward.

Highlights: Virgina 19, Syracuse 12

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Xander Dickson is among the best attackmen in the country

Earlier this week, 25 men’s and women’s players were selected as nominees for the Tewaaraton Award or, for those who are unfamiliar, college lacrosse’s version of the Heisman.