Lacrosse Alumni Game on Friday

Thursday, October 02 2008 by Tim

The Virginia men’s lacrosse team will face an especially stiff challenge this weekend, but it won’t be from an opposing team. This time, it’ll be from their predecessors – and in some cases, their former teammates.

On Friday at 9pm on the Turf Field, a group of Virginia Lacrosse alumni will take on this year’s team in what could prove to be a very exciting scrimmage.

The roster reads like a list of some of the greatest players in recent lacrosse history – and they all just happen to be Virginia alumni. It’ll be nice to see Kip Turner, Matt Ward, Ben Rubeor, Kyle Dixon, Conor Gill, Chris Rotelli, etc all on the field again in Charlottesville.

One oddball I’ll point out is Perry Frazer – an All-American attackman in 1992. He’s a decade older than everyone else on the roster. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, I just found that interesting

# Name Pos. Class Notes
1 Kip Turner G 2007 3 year starter, 2007 All-American
2 Adam Fassnacht M 2007 faceoff leader in 2007
3 Rickey Smith D 2007 2-time All-American
4 Perry Frazer A 1992 1992 All-American
6 Brett Hughes D 2004 4 year starter, 2003 All-NCAA Tourney
7 Matt Ward A 2006 2006 Player of the Year
9 Ben Rubeor A 2008 3-time All-American
11 Kyle Dixon M 2006 2006 Middie of the Year
12 Billy Glading M 2003 2003 All-American, Team MVP
14 Conor Gill A 2002 MVP of 1999 Final Four
15 Trey Whitty D 2003 2003 All-American, Team Captain
17 Brendan Gill A 2005 4-time letterman, 2005 Most Improved
18 Ned Bowen D 2003 3 year starter, 2002 Most Improved
22 Justin Mullen A 2004 4 time letterman, team captain
23 Will Barrow M 2008 4 letters, team captain
25 Chris Rotelli M 2003 2003 Player of the Year
26 Joe Thompson M 2008 3 letters, team captain
29 J.J. Morrissey M 2006 4 letters, team captain
32 Drew Jordan D 2007 4 time letterman
39 Ryan Binder D 2003 4 time letterman
41 Jon Focht M 2004 1 letter

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Ward Lifts Alumni Over Wahoos 13-12 wrote on Friday, October 03 2008

Former Virginia All-American Matt Ward’s goal with seven seconds left gave the lacrosse alumni a 13-12 victory over the Cavaliers. The alumni scored first and held a 9-4 lead in the 3rd quarter, but the Hoos stormed back to take an 11-10 lead by the time