The Virginia Cavaliers men’s lacrosse team was supposed to play No. 6 seeded Loyola tonight at 7:15pm in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The teams warmed up, starting lineups were read, and nothing happened as both squads and the crowd was ushered off the field and out of the stands, respectively, as lightning delayed the start.
As of publish, the delay has stretched into two hours with no sign of letting up. To entertain themselves, the Hoos took to their phones in the locker room:
Fortnite, in case you haven’t heard, is an extremely popular free video game that can be played on your phone or video game platform (XBox, Playstation).