Virginia Lax

2010 Pinch Rule

The NCAA Rules Commitee publicly announced that starting January 1st, 2010 that any heads that dont have the following specifications will be illegall:

At any point past 1 and 1/4 inches the head has to be at least 3 inches wide
5 inches away from the throat th head has to be 4 inches wide when measured on the front of the head and 3 and 1/2 inches wide when measured on the back of the head

One of the other rules that the Commitee suggested that will also start in 2010 is that if a player commits a face-off violation the face-off man has to go out and a new face-off guy has to come in for him

Alot of people do not like the new rules; but when you think about it, it makes it easier for the defensman but it makes the players on midfield and attack work more on their stick skills, dodges, and footwork if they want to be a succesfull player. This is so because the now the crosse cant be so pinched that the only way to get the ball out of the stick is to deck him.

Steele Stanwick is a freshman at Virginia. He went to college at Loyola Blakefield. He led Loyala to the MIAA chamionship last year but they lost to Gilman. He was a starting attackmen this year and won rookie of the year. He also played a big role in leadin them to the 15-2 record making them 2nd in the nation.

Dom Starsia

Cavaleirs coach

Dom starsia is entering his 16th year of caoching for the Cavaliers with an overall record of 170-58 (.746). Not only has he won 170 games at UVA but he has also won 101 games at Brown making his career record 271-104 right now. He has already led the Cavs to the semifinals this year with a record of 15-2 making them 2nd in the nation. Not only did he lead them to be 2nd in the nation but he also won 2009 coach of the year. Dom starsia has coached a total of 25 seasons.

Matt Ward played midfelid for Virginia in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006. He started all of his years and scored 45+ goals each year. He won the Tewaaraton Trophy in 2006 and he won MLL rookie of the year in 2006 playing for the Bayhawks. Not only did he win those trophies but he was also honored to be a three time all-american in his four years at UVA. Right now Matt Ward is a starting at midfeild for the Bayhawks.

Ben Rubeor was arguably one of the best attackmen ever to come through the University of Virginia. He started at left attack all for of his seasons. He attended Loyola Blakefield, a preparatory high school in Towson, Maryland. He one one of the five finalists for the Tewaaraton trophy in 2007; awarded to the best collegiate lacrosse player each year. He is now playing for the Long Island Lizards, one of the best teams in the MLL. Here are is college stats:

Year -Goals

2005 -34

2006 -58

2007 -68

2008 -52

totals -212