Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, May 21, 1995 TAG: 9505230030
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: CHARLOTTESVILLE LENGTH: Medium
``It would have helped if Dom had been in uniform,'' Lasagna said, ``him and 10 other guys his age.''
Instead, the Bears had to face the likes of 21-year-old Doug Knight, who kept up his torrid scoring pace with a six-goal barrage at Klockner Stadium.
Knight scored three consecutive UVa goals after Brown tied the score in the third quarter, and the Cavaliers pulled away for a 16-13 victory in an NCAA Tournament quarterfinal.
Virginia (12-2), seeded second, will play Syracuse for the second year in a row at 3 p.m. May 27 in a semifinal at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md. Third-seeded Syracuse advanced by defeating 1994 champion Princeton 15-11.
``Pregame warmups will be like Gasoline Alley at the Indianapolis 500,'' said Starsia, who has one of the few teams in college lacrosse that is willing to run with the Orangemen. ``There may not be enough bulbs on the scoreboard.''
That almost was the case Saturday, when Virginia scored five goals in a little more than five minutes and took a 7-4 lead through the first quarter. However, it was 9-9 after the officials disallowed an apparent goal by Knight at the halftime horn.
There were six seconds remaining when Tim Whiteley, who finished with five assists, took possession behind the goal and fed Knight, who dived across the crease and deposited the ball behind Bears goalie Greg Cattrano.
It was ruled the goal came after the horn, a call that sent Knight into a rage. Apparently, the clock started before the referee's whistle, but UVa's protestations were to no avail.
``Tyus Edney dribbled the length of the court in four seconds,'' said Whiteley, referring to UCLA's basketball victory over Missouri in the NCAA Tournament. ``So, what does that tell you?''
Knight, glad he had the benefit of a cooling-off period, was all business following halftime. After he hit a pipe, barely missing a goal with 8:30 left in the third quarter, Knight scored on four of his next five shots.
It marked the third six-goal game of the season for Knight, who increased his school-record season total to 51. Kevin Pehlke held the old record of 44 and nobody else has scored more than 37.
Lasagna praised UVa faceoff specialist Ben Johnson and goaltender Court Durling and appeared ready to stop there when informed Knight had scored six goals.
``That'll help you,'' Lasagna said. ``He's a tough kid. He looked like he was playing on one ankle out there. But those New England kids are tough. They're a different breed.''
Knight, a sophomore from Ketonah, N.Y., turned an ankle Thursday in practice but said he felt fine Saturday. The Cavaliers' 16 goals were the high against a Brown team that had not allowed more than 13 and only four times had given up as many as 10.
``I'd like to think we gave people their money,'' Starsia said. ``From my perspective, we didn't always play smart and showed the effects of a layoff of a couple of weeks [since April 29]. Brown was more game-ready.''
The Bears (10-6) had won seven of eight games before Saturday, but did not get their usual game from 48-goal scorer David Evans, who had more penalties (three) than goals (two). Junior attackman Robin Prince led Brown with five goals.
``It was a long week,'' said Starsia, who coached at Brown from 1983-92. ``I actually told the players that it would be easier if I were playing. I had a lot to consider. I'm just glad it's over.''
Lasagna, whose sister is Starsia's wife, Kristin, seemed more comfortable with the family angle than his brother-in-law. It was the first meeting between the programs during Starsia's tenure at Virginia.
``It's a delightful story,'' said Lasagna, who was Starsia's top aide for all 10 years he was at Brown. ``I was hoping I would get to tell him what a great season he had. Instead, I had to tell him, `Good luck.'''
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