Virginia won its fifth lacrosse title on Sunday as Colin Briggs scored five goals. The Cavaliers players and coaches reflect on why this championship was so special.

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Virginia edged Maryland and won its fifth national championship on Monday. The seventh-seeded Cavaliers are the lowest seed to ever win the NCAA title. The Terps have not won a title since 1975.

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Colin Briggs scored a career-high five goals and Matt White added three more as Virginia defeated ACC-rival Maryland to win the 2011 DI Men’s Lacrosse Championship and claim their fifth title.

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It has been a trying year for Don Starsia and his Cavaliers, throughout all the turmoil surrounding the program, his team made the tough choices and came out champions. Elliot Olshansky has the story.

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