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NCAA Tournament: Virginia and Maryland renew dormant rivalry

The Virginia Men’s Lacrosse team has a long and involved history with the Maryland Terrapins. The two used to be conference foes and have met 91 times over the course of their programs. In fact, per the notes released by Virginia prior to the game, Saturday’s meeting with Maryland will make the UVA-Maryland series the most played in the Cavaliers’ history, breaking a tie with Johns Hopkins.

And yet, the two border rivals haven’t met since 2014, Maryland’s last year as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Terps hold a 47-44 edge in the series, but the last time the two met in the NCAA tournament, this happened:

“Obviously Maryland is a fantastic program,” Virginia coach Lars Tiffany said of their neighbors to the north.