The Virginia Men’s Lacrosse team won the program’s sixth National Championship in 2019, defeating Yale in the title game with a defensive performance that would get the Tony Bennett stamp of approval. In just new head coach Lars Tiffany’s third season, the title run put the Cavaliers back in the national discussion ahead of schedule.
After going 0-4 in conference play for three straight seasons — two of which coincided with former head coach Dom Starsia’s final two seasons in Charlottesville — Tiffany’s squad ended an 18-game ACC regular season losing streak in 2018 before winning both the regular season and tournament titles in 2019.