Virginia (5-5) suffered a 12-10 loss to open ACC play in a highly competitive game against No. 8 Syracuse (8-2) on Saturday afternoon in Charlottesville, Virginia. Here are our five takeaways from the game.

In the past six seasons for the Virginia Cavaliers men’s lacrosse team, opportunities to play the underdog role have been few and far between. While recent UVA teams have had the luxury of steamrolling through non-conference play,

The Virginia Cavaliers’ three turnovers during the last 4:26 against the No. 8 Syracuse Orange crushed the Wahoos’ chances of finishing an otherwise encouraging performance in their ACC opener on Saturday.