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#5 Virginia lacrosse gets boat-raced by #1 Notre Dame 18-9 in ACC semifinal
From the first whistle, Notre Dame jumped all over the Virginia Cavaliers. The Irish skyrocketed to a 4-0 lead by the 9:44 mark and won the first five face-offs and outshot the ‘Hoos 10-1 before Payton Cormier scored UVA’s first goal of the game. Virginia was never able to recover from the slow start as the Irish crushed the ‘Hoos 18-9. This marked Virginia’s first time losing four consecutive games since 2013.
“This is not what Virginia lacrosse is all about,” head coach Lars Tiffany said. “I feel like I need to apologize to the faithful of Virginia ‘cause they’ve put so much heart and emotion [into] following us and believing in us. This type of effort today is unacceptable.”
Within the first two minutes and 28 seconds, FOGO Anthony Ghobriel recorded two penalties, and the ‘Hoos finished the game with five penalties against Notre Dame’s No. 1 man-up offense (71%), as the Irish went 4-5 in their EMO.
Last week, in Virginia’s 11-9 loss to Notre Dame, the ‘Hoos were outgained in the ground ball battle 50-26, 14 ground balls lower than their average. In Friday’s loss, the ‘Hoos managed to thin the margin to 30-25, but Virginia struggled to register any quality possession time.
“Last game we got dominated on ground balls, and we failed a bunch of clears,” graduate midfielder Chase Yager said. “This game we failed one clear when we were way closer on ground balls. So, I think we recognize that there were a lot of things that don’t show up on the score sheet that we did a lot better.”
Junior goalie Matt Nunes failed to make a save in the second quarter as the Irish more than doubled UVA’s shots by halftime en route to a 10-3 lead. Nunes was later benched for sophomore Kyle Morris with 2:33 left in the third quarter and finished the game with a 32% save percentage. Tiffany said that he and his staff “talked about” benching him at halftime but ultimately decided to stick with Nunes until late in the quarter.
“Matt did not have a great day and we needed Matt to play bigger,” Tiffany said. “Unfortunately he had a mundane day and it gets exaggerated when the goalie in the far end is just remarkable. It was startling how well [Liam] Entenmann played.”
The midseason 2nd team All-American goalie finished the game with 18 saves, his highest save percentage (75) since he stopped 80% against Cleveland State in their season opener. Freshman defender Shawn Lyght, who Notre Dame head coach Kevin Corrigan called the “most underrated defenseman in the league” also limited Connor Shellenberger to zero goals and kept him pointless until there was 8:24 left in the game.
“I don’t want to stand here and act like we solved the riddle to Virginia’s offense, but today was a good day for our defense and a great day for Liam,” Corrigan said.
Graduate attackman Payton Cormier led the ‘Hoos with three goals, his fourth consecutive hat trick, and is now the ACC’s all-time leading goal scorer with 214 career goals. Graduate midfielder Devon McLane led the game with four goals while freshman midfielder Jacob Faison, graduate attackman Pat Kavanaugh and sophomore attackman Chris Kavanaugh had three assists each.
Virginia now awaits to hear its name called at the NCAA tournament selection show, which will be at 9 p.m. on Sunday.
“I absolutely think we deserve to keep playing and I think given an opportunity I fully believe we will win this tournament,” Yager said. “And I don’t think there’s any doubt about that on our team and among our guys.”
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In this world of college football, with the transfer portal and recruiting battles, bad blood is present more than ever before between head coaches.
That’s not the case between the Virginia Tech head coach and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, however. In fact, Franklin revealed at ACC Kickoff on Thursday that the two are actually close friends, dating back to their time at the Nike trip that various coaches take over the summer.
“Dabo’s my guy,” Franklin said on Thursday. “We go way back. We’ve been on the Nike trip for a long time. His wife and my wife are friends.”
The long-time Penn State head coach is making the move to the ACC after being fired from the Nittany Lions in October. 12 seasons of being with the program had Franklin hold a 44-21 record against top 10 opponents, an impressive record for a new conference foe of Swinney’s.
But when that trip comes around, there’s a camaraderie between Swinney and Franklin and both of their wives. In fact, the two hang out with each other instead of the other coaches at times. It simply comes to an “edgy” time in college athletics that raises tempers.
“I’m going to be honest, I wouldn’t say we’re necessarily like the type of people that love a lot of other coaches and a lot of other programs,” Franklin said. “It’s hard when you just compete year-round.”
On Swinney’s end, there are a few who could immediately come to mind among Clemson fans. Perhaps the most recent would be Ole Miss coach Pete Golding, who played the most significant role in the tampering of former linebacker Luke Ferrelli.
It’s a select list of coaches who make the good side of the Tigers’ head coach, and Franklin is certainly on that list. On the other hand, Hokies’ head coach has Swinney on his own shortlist.
“Obviously, tremendous respect for what he has built at Clemson and what he’s done at Clemson, and what he’s done for the ACC,” he said.
The two will see that close relationship face off at Memorial Stadium this upcoming season. Clemson will host the Hokies on Oct. 24 in what could be a potential title-eliminator for the ACC Championship.
Of course, the last game that we’ve seen the Tigers play in was against Franklin’s former team in Penn State at the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. That game ended in a 22-10 contest that saw a foundation of Franklin players end Clemson’s season in disappointment.
Swinney will see many of those players once again in October, including starting quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer, in that contest. The anticipated Hokie starter recorded 260 yards and two passing touchdowns on the Tigers in the Bronx that day.
Although friends become foes, another ACC coach has given Swinney his flowers for what he’s been able to do for the conference. In the upcoming moments, Franklin will look to prepare his team to prove itself on one of the biggest stages in the ACC, while Swinney looks to put his team back at the top of a conference he’s dominated for over 15 years.
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Extreme drought conditions in parts of Virginia have prompted an emergency drought warning for a wide swath of the region, including Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke counties, along with the cities of Danville, Roanoke, Salem and Martinsville.
The governor has warned that if conditions worsen, she will activate mandatory nonessential water-use restrictions.
In Martinsville, city leaders have issued a voluntary water conservation notice and are urging residents and businesses to cut back where they can. The request comes as local businesses that rely heavily on water say the drought is already affecting day-to-day operations.
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John Hughes, owner of John’s Car Wash, said the dry conditions have hit his business hard in recent weeks. “For the last 3 weeks, it’s been hitting pretty hard. We done three yesterday and haven’t done anything today with the drought and hot weather. Yeah, I’m really concerned about it,” Hughes said.
Restaurants are also feeling the strain. David Kitzmiller, an owner of Be Wiched, said water is essential for routine tasks such as washing dishes and preparing some menu items.
“We use a lot of water for washing dishes and some of our recipes if they limit us in anyway defiently can’t produce and its a scary aspect,” Kitzmiller said.
Kitzmiller added that cutting back is not always realistic for businesses that must meet sanitation needs. “Not really feasible for a business that depends solely relies on water to wash their dishes, so that can’t definitely be an impact there,” he said.
City leaders emphasized that the conservation request is voluntary for now, but they are encouraging everyone to do their part by taking shorter showers, turning off the faucet when it is not in use, washing only full loads of laundry, and limiting outdoor watering whenever possible.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Five people were charged after Virginia Beach Police conducted a two-day human trafficking and vice operation on July 3, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.
The department’s Special Investigations Bureau conducted the operation, which was aimed at identifiying human trafficking victims, reducing the demand for commercial sex and targeting individuals seeking to exploit or recruit children for prostitution.
Detectives used many investigative techniques to proactively identify individuals involved in criminal activity related to prostitution, human trafficking and offenses against children. The operation was conducted in Virginia Beach, involving personnel from all of the bureau’s squads.
As a result of the operation, five people were identified and charged with offenses ranging from solicitation of prostitution to sex trafficking and crimes involving minors. Two vehicles and U.S. currency were seized during the operation. Other people were connected to victim services through Samaritan House.
The operation led to the following people being charged:
- Shane Carter, 28, of Norfolk, was charged with solicitation of prostitution.
- Robert Harris, 64, of Virginia Beach, was charged with solicitation of prostitution and assault and battery.
- Larry Pittman, 53, of Portsmouth, was charged with sex trafficking and use of electronic devices to facilitaate certain offenses involving minors.
- Kenric Frazier, 46, of Portsmouth, was charged with sex trafficking, use of electronic devices to facilitate certain offenses involving minors and solicitation of child pornography.
- Cameron Lewis, 24, of Norfolk, was charged with solicitation of prostitution.
Investigators also developed leads about people who are suspected of trafficking and exploiting others for commercial sex. Those are now active and ongoing investigations. There may be more charges and arrests pending further investigation and consultation with the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office.
If you’re a human trafficking victim or know someone who is, you can report it to the National Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-888-373-7888.
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