Lars Tiffany Virginia-Quinnipiac Postgame

Virginia men's lacrosse head coach Lars Tiffany Quinnipiac postgame

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00:00 energy we brought tonight. They're natural to have a letdown, especially in

00:05 the heart of ACC competition and our men came out excited to play and they really

00:11 wanted to play together and so I was really happy about that.

00:14 Peter LaSalle again, again, again, the warrior playing through pain and I guess a

00:20 talented competitor. And so Petey just he makes the game lopsided.

00:28 We're very fortunate at what he can do. I thought too smart with moving the ball

00:33 not trying to run through everybody and score goals under duress.

00:38 So that was it, that was a big piece. And then Connor Schellenberger getting those

00:42 three goals right out of the gate, you know, and there's a reason he's one of the

00:46 best in the game and that was great to set the tone right away.

00:49 With Connor, did his demeanor change at all the last couple weeks as he struggled shooting?

00:53 Did you see any change in him or did you...

00:55 I felt him pressing a little bit but it's also he is playing through some pain as well.

01:01 And so he, if there's anybody who's gonna let the game come to him, you know, and

01:08 understand that, that's him. But yeah, there was a little bit of press, there was a little bit of pressing.

01:12 But I think part of that is because Matt Moore's not playing.

01:14 Yeah.

01:15 And so he wants to carry more of the burden.

01:17 And so hopefully we can get Matt back soon and so they can just work together and balance a little bit.

01:24 And carry that load.

01:26 How crucial is a win like this when, you know, you're getting a win but you're still

01:30 getting to rest some of the guys who are a little banged up at this time of year and

01:33 get some of those younger guys in and still pull off the win?

01:36 Exactly. And it's great to get more guys reps because, I mean, ultimately that's the

01:41 truest reward. Playing time. All the lifting and running and the commitment, the sacrifice

01:48 that athletes have to make, the academic commitment, it's all about playing time.

01:54 So it's wonderful to get the guys more playing time.

01:56 Now, I wish we didn't have to play PD as much. Unfortunately, Gabe LeBron had a GI bug and

02:02 couldn't go out there. Because we really wanted to not ride the PDA.