Last Updated 4:15 PM, May 31, 2021NCAA.comVirginia wins 2021 men's lacrosse championship over MarylandShare Virginia wins the DI men's lacrosse national championship 5:04 share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link7:35 pm, May 31, 2021Virginia wins 2021 men's lacrosse championships THE CAVALIERS ARE YOUR 2021 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!! π @UVAMensLax takes down Maryland in a close battle, and hold onto the National Champions title for another year. #NCAAMLAX pic.twitter.com/Fgz9heMMkg β NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) May 31, 2021 Virginia won its second consecutive national championship on Monday, as the No. 4-seeded Cavaliers ended No. 3 seed Maryland's bid for a perfect season, 17-16, tying the most goals ever in the national championship. After Virginia built a five-goal lead in the fourth quarter thanks to five consecutive goals, Maryland clawed back with three goals in 61 seconds and the Terrapins cut the deficit to 16-15, before Virginia's Matt Moore added one more for insurance. Maryland's Anthony DeMaio scored with 11 seconds to make it a one-goal game again. Maryland won the final face-off but Virginia goalie Alex Rode saved Luke Wierman's game-tying shot. Virginia's Connoor Shellenberger led the team with four goals and two assists, while Jeff Conner had three goals and an assist. Click or tap here to view the final stats. It was the program's seventh national championship in school history. Here is the final DI men's lacrosse bracket. NCAA.com share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link7:26 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland scored three goals in 61 seconds BUBBA MAKES IT A TWO GOAL GAME pic.twitter.com/kgzOcRbGLq β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 Maryland needed a big push to try to keep its hopes of an undefeated season alive, and it may be in the middle of one. The Terrapins scored three goals in 61 seconds to cut Virginia's lead from five to two late in the fourth quarter. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link7:11 pm, May 31, 2021Virginia builds largest lead of the game CONNOR SHELLENBERGER!!! His fourth of the game. UVA up 15-11. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/HXqFMGiiBZ β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 With a goal from Matt Moore β his 32nd of the season β No. 4 Virginia took a 16-11 lead with roughly 11 minutes left in the national championship, its largest lead of the game. The Cavaliers opened the final quarter with a goal in the opening minute from Connor Shellenberger, followed by Moore's strike, to distance themselves from Maryland. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link6:58 pm, May 31, 2021End of 3Q: No. 4 Virginia 14, No. 3 Maryland 11 From his KNEES! Matt Moore puts UVA back up by three goals, 14-11. We are under five left here in the third. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/Cd1cJjVGWB β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 Reigning national champion Virginia will take a three-goal lead into the fourth quarter of the national championship, having scored the last three goals of the third quarter to break a tie game. In a span of roughly 2.5 minutes, Virginia's Peter Garno, Connor Shellenberger and Matt Moore scored to turn an 11-all game into a 14-11 advantage. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link6:46 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland ties the game at 11 GROOT IS SO HOT RN!! TIE GAME! #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/GHNdj0URYC β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 Maryland has come out of halftime firing, scoring four goals in the first six minutes of the third quarter to tie the game at 11-all. Logan Wisnauskas scored three of the four, the last of which was assisted by Bubba Fairman, as Wisnauskas now has 40 on the season. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link6:36 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland opens second half with a goal START THE HALF HOT. Groot has two. #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/udR6qbpk3r β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 No. 3 Maryland needed just 53 seconds to score the first goal of the second half, cutting Virginia's lead to 9-8. Logan Wisnauskas found the back of the net for his 38th goal this season. But Virginia's Dox Aitken answered with a goal of his own 41 seconds later after a long run, which he completed with a left-handed goal. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link6:12 pm, May 31, 2021Halftime: No. 4 Virginia 9, No. 3 Maryland 7 UVA halts a 3-0 Maryland run as Shellenberger finds Cormier on the doorstep with 25 seconds left to put UVA up 9-7. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/BG7UCidzVX β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 Virginia scored the last goal of the first half to take a 9-7 lead into halftime. Six different Cavaliers have scored, including three players with two goals apiece β Connor Shellenberger, Jeff Conner and Payton Cormier. Virginia goalie Alex Rode had five saves in the half. Meanwhile, Maryland, which is chasing an undefeated season, was led offensively by Jared Bernhardt, who had back-to-back goals in the first half, plus two assists. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link6:02 pm, May 31, 2021Bernhardt scores again to cut deficit to 8-6 Two straight for JB1 Two goal game. #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/ADbzi9S3tV β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 Maryland's Jared Bernhardt scored back-to-back goals in a two-minute span to cut Virginia's lead to 8-6. He now has 71 goals on the season. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link5:55 pm, May 31, 2021Virginia doubles up Maryland 8-4 Errant pass picked up by Jeff Conner and the junior puts UVA up 8-4! #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/jsWlkejzuW β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 Virginia has now scored six unanswered goals against Maryland to take an 8-4 lead in the second quarter. Connor Shellenberger snuck a goal inside the left goal post, then Jeff Conner scored one from the opposite side just over a minute later. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link5:46 pm, May 31, 2021Virginia scores four unanswered CORMIER!!!! Dox Aitken finds Payton Cormier and UVA has its first lead of the game, 5-4. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/4cgviMBb49 β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 Thanks to an incredible individual effort by Virginia's Jared Conners, the Cavaliers lead Maryland 6-4 in the second quarter of the national championship. Conners broke up a Maryland pass, then tore downfield and scored to put Virginia up by two. The 'Hoos have scored four unanswered goals. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link5:36 pm, May 31, 2021End of 1Q: No. 3 seed Maryland, No. 4 seed Virginia After a Maryland goal, UVA ends the first quarter on a 2-0 run to tie the game, 4-4. Connor Shellenberger scores on a Matt Moore assist after UVA forced a failed clear. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/MMzmVhLEab β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 After the first quarter of the national championship, No. 3 seed Maryland and No. 4 seed Virginia are tied 4-4. The Cavaliers scored the final two goals of the quarter in the span of 45 seconds to tie the game. First, Jeff Conner cut the Maryland lead to 3-2 with his 12th goal, then Matt Moore assisted Connor Shellenberger for a top-shelf goal that tied the game. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link5:32 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland scores two in a row late in first quarter MARYLAND IS THE LACROSSE STATE!! Best fans in the country. pic.twitter.com/6u3h67P15m β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 After Virginia tied the national championship at two, Maryland stormed back to score two goals in a row late in the first quarter. Joshua Coffman put the Terps ahead 3-2, then Jared Bernhardt found Logan Wisnauskas, who fired a bouncing shot into the net for his 37th of the season and a 4-2 lead. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link5:10 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland's Maltz scores first to end scoring drought MALTZY STARTS US OFF. 1-0. #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/xw3jWEqD8i β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 After a nearly seven-minute scoring drought to start the national championship, Maryland's Daniel Maltz started the scoring off of an assist that he received behind the goal from Kyle Long. Moments later, Virginia's Matt Moore answered with a low, side-armed shot from the left side of the goal. Long then scored a goal himself as he ran down the sideline, then cut left to right to beat Virginia goalie Alex Rode on the near side. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link5:09 pm, May 31, 2021No. 3 seed Maryland vs. No. 4 seed Virginia is underway Cue the flag π΄βͺοΈπ΅ ITβS GAMETIME βΌοΈ#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/XCMGyRUeLl β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 The 2021 national championship between No. 3 seed Maryland and No. 4 seed Virginia is underway at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut on ESPN2. In the semifinals, the Cavaliers edged top-seeded North Carolina 12-11, while the Terrapins blitzed No. 2 seed Duke 14-5. You can view live stats here. Both teams have won multiple national championships, with Virginia having won six national championships, including the most recent national title in 2019, and Maryland has won three championships. Click or tap here to view the interactive tournament bracket. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link12:50 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland vs. Virginia: National championship schedule, score Virginia beat North Carolina 12-11 to advance to the national championship. Connor Shellenberger led @UVAMensLax with 2 goals and 4 assists with Payton Cormier adding in 3 goals.#NCAAMLAX pic.twitter.com/or3sX9u0wD β NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) May 30, 2021 On Monday, No. 3 Maryland and No. 4 Virginia will meet in the DI men's lacrosse national championship at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN2. You can also listen on Westwood One. Virginia is the reigning national champion, having defeated Yale 13-9 in 2019, and the Cavaliers are aiming to win their seventh national championship in program history, while Maryland is going for its fourth title. 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7:35 pm, May 31, 2021Virginia wins 2021 men's lacrosse championships THE CAVALIERS ARE YOUR 2021 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!! π @UVAMensLax takes down Maryland in a close battle, and hold onto the National Champions title for another year. #NCAAMLAX pic.twitter.com/Fgz9heMMkg β NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) May 31, 2021 Virginia won its second consecutive national championship on Monday, as the No. 4-seeded Cavaliers ended No. 3 seed Maryland's bid for a perfect season, 17-16, tying the most goals ever in the national championship. After Virginia built a five-goal lead in the fourth quarter thanks to five consecutive goals, Maryland clawed back with three goals in 61 seconds and the Terrapins cut the deficit to 16-15, before Virginia's Matt Moore added one more for insurance. Maryland's Anthony DeMaio scored with 11 seconds to make it a one-goal game again. Maryland won the final face-off but Virginia goalie Alex Rode saved Luke Wierman's game-tying shot. Virginia's Connoor Shellenberger led the team with four goals and two assists, while Jeff Conner had three goals and an assist. Click or tap here to view the final stats. It was the program's seventh national championship in school history. Here is the final DI men's lacrosse bracket. NCAA.com share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
7:26 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland scored three goals in 61 seconds BUBBA MAKES IT A TWO GOAL GAME pic.twitter.com/kgzOcRbGLq β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 Maryland needed a big push to try to keep its hopes of an undefeated season alive, and it may be in the middle of one. The Terrapins scored three goals in 61 seconds to cut Virginia's lead from five to two late in the fourth quarter. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
7:11 pm, May 31, 2021Virginia builds largest lead of the game CONNOR SHELLENBERGER!!! His fourth of the game. UVA up 15-11. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/HXqFMGiiBZ β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 With a goal from Matt Moore β his 32nd of the season β No. 4 Virginia took a 16-11 lead with roughly 11 minutes left in the national championship, its largest lead of the game. The Cavaliers opened the final quarter with a goal in the opening minute from Connor Shellenberger, followed by Moore's strike, to distance themselves from Maryland. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
6:58 pm, May 31, 2021End of 3Q: No. 4 Virginia 14, No. 3 Maryland 11 From his KNEES! Matt Moore puts UVA back up by three goals, 14-11. We are under five left here in the third. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/Cd1cJjVGWB β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 Reigning national champion Virginia will take a three-goal lead into the fourth quarter of the national championship, having scored the last three goals of the third quarter to break a tie game. In a span of roughly 2.5 minutes, Virginia's Peter Garno, Connor Shellenberger and Matt Moore scored to turn an 11-all game into a 14-11 advantage. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
6:46 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland ties the game at 11 GROOT IS SO HOT RN!! TIE GAME! #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/GHNdj0URYC β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 Maryland has come out of halftime firing, scoring four goals in the first six minutes of the third quarter to tie the game at 11-all. Logan Wisnauskas scored three of the four, the last of which was assisted by Bubba Fairman, as Wisnauskas now has 40 on the season. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
6:36 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland opens second half with a goal START THE HALF HOT. Groot has two. #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/udR6qbpk3r β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 No. 3 Maryland needed just 53 seconds to score the first goal of the second half, cutting Virginia's lead to 9-8. Logan Wisnauskas found the back of the net for his 38th goal this season. But Virginia's Dox Aitken answered with a goal of his own 41 seconds later after a long run, which he completed with a left-handed goal. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
6:12 pm, May 31, 2021Halftime: No. 4 Virginia 9, No. 3 Maryland 7 UVA halts a 3-0 Maryland run as Shellenberger finds Cormier on the doorstep with 25 seconds left to put UVA up 9-7. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/BG7UCidzVX β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 Virginia scored the last goal of the first half to take a 9-7 lead into halftime. Six different Cavaliers have scored, including three players with two goals apiece β Connor Shellenberger, Jeff Conner and Payton Cormier. Virginia goalie Alex Rode had five saves in the half. Meanwhile, Maryland, which is chasing an undefeated season, was led offensively by Jared Bernhardt, who had back-to-back goals in the first half, plus two assists. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
6:02 pm, May 31, 2021Bernhardt scores again to cut deficit to 8-6 Two straight for JB1 Two goal game. #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/ADbzi9S3tV β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 Maryland's Jared Bernhardt scored back-to-back goals in a two-minute span to cut Virginia's lead to 8-6. He now has 71 goals on the season. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
5:55 pm, May 31, 2021Virginia doubles up Maryland 8-4 Errant pass picked up by Jeff Conner and the junior puts UVA up 8-4! #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/jsWlkejzuW β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 Virginia has now scored six unanswered goals against Maryland to take an 8-4 lead in the second quarter. Connor Shellenberger snuck a goal inside the left goal post, then Jeff Conner scored one from the opposite side just over a minute later. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
5:46 pm, May 31, 2021Virginia scores four unanswered CORMIER!!!! Dox Aitken finds Payton Cormier and UVA has its first lead of the game, 5-4. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/4cgviMBb49 β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 Thanks to an incredible individual effort by Virginia's Jared Conners, the Cavaliers lead Maryland 6-4 in the second quarter of the national championship. Conners broke up a Maryland pass, then tore downfield and scored to put Virginia up by two. The 'Hoos have scored four unanswered goals. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
5:36 pm, May 31, 2021End of 1Q: No. 3 seed Maryland, No. 4 seed Virginia After a Maryland goal, UVA ends the first quarter on a 2-0 run to tie the game, 4-4. Connor Shellenberger scores on a Matt Moore assist after UVA forced a failed clear. #GoHoos Watch the Game Live on ESPN2: https://t.co/L8L9b2hbd0 pic.twitter.com/MMzmVhLEab β Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) May 31, 2021 After the first quarter of the national championship, No. 3 seed Maryland and No. 4 seed Virginia are tied 4-4. The Cavaliers scored the final two goals of the quarter in the span of 45 seconds to tie the game. First, Jeff Conner cut the Maryland lead to 3-2 with his 12th goal, then Matt Moore assisted Connor Shellenberger for a top-shelf goal that tied the game. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
5:32 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland scores two in a row late in first quarter MARYLAND IS THE LACROSSE STATE!! Best fans in the country. pic.twitter.com/6u3h67P15m β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 After Virginia tied the national championship at two, Maryland stormed back to score two goals in a row late in the first quarter. Joshua Coffman put the Terps ahead 3-2, then Jared Bernhardt found Logan Wisnauskas, who fired a bouncing shot into the net for his 37th of the season and a 4-2 lead. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
5:10 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland's Maltz scores first to end scoring drought MALTZY STARTS US OFF. 1-0. #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/xw3jWEqD8i β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 After a nearly seven-minute scoring drought to start the national championship, Maryland's Daniel Maltz started the scoring off of an assist that he received behind the goal from Kyle Long. Moments later, Virginia's Matt Moore answered with a low, side-armed shot from the left side of the goal. Long then scored a goal himself as he ran down the sideline, then cut left to right to beat Virginia goalie Alex Rode on the near side. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
5:09 pm, May 31, 2021No. 3 seed Maryland vs. No. 4 seed Virginia is underway Cue the flag π΄βͺοΈπ΅ ITβS GAMETIME βΌοΈ#BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/XCMGyRUeLl β Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) May 31, 2021 The 2021 national championship between No. 3 seed Maryland and No. 4 seed Virginia is underway at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut on ESPN2. In the semifinals, the Cavaliers edged top-seeded North Carolina 12-11, while the Terrapins blitzed No. 2 seed Duke 14-5. You can view live stats here. Both teams have won multiple national championships, with Virginia having won six national championships, including the most recent national title in 2019, and Maryland has won three championships. Click or tap here to view the interactive tournament bracket. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link
12:50 pm, May 31, 2021Maryland vs. Virginia: National championship schedule, score Virginia beat North Carolina 12-11 to advance to the national championship. Connor Shellenberger led @UVAMensLax with 2 goals and 4 assists with Payton Cormier adding in 3 goals.#NCAAMLAX pic.twitter.com/or3sX9u0wD β NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) May 30, 2021 On Monday, No. 3 Maryland and No. 4 Virginia will meet in the DI men's lacrosse national championship at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN2. You can also listen on Westwood One. Virginia is the reigning national champion, having defeated Yale 13-9 in 2019, and the Cavaliers are aiming to win their seventh national championship in program history, while Maryland is going for its fourth title. Click or tap here to view the DI men's lacrosse interactive bracket. share with Facebookshare with Twittercopy link