The USA Lacrosse Fall Classic featured two of the best men’s teams in the international game taking on one another as well as the reigning NCAA champion -- the University of Virginia.
UVA dropped both of its games against the national teams, but winning was always going to be less important than finding out which players would rise to the occasion in a setting like this one.
Though the Cavaliers return a number of key contributors to their championship campaign in 2021, the departures of quality players like Jared Conners, Alex Rode, Charlie Bertrand and Ian Laviano will weigh heavy on their repeat chances.
The good news is that attackman Matt Moore, face-off man Petey Lasalla and sniper Peyton Cormier are all back, in addition to superstar redshirt sophomore Connor Shellenberger.