Coach Dom Starsia received a round of applause in the Virginia men's lacrosse locker room from his players, many of whom displayed the raw emotion that has been too common in recent weeks. The top-seeded Cavaliers had just suffered a last-minute, 14-13 loss to fifth-seeded Duke in the national semifinals on Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium, ending their season and leaving them stunned almost four weeks after the death of women's lacrosse player Yeardley Love, allegedly at the hands of men's lacrosse player George Huguely. During that span, Starsia's father died while his program fell under scrutiny. Starsia remained publicly silent during the ongoing police investigation. His players remained staunchly loyal, and they wanted their coach to be aware of their affection minutes after they suffered one of the most difficult defeats of their lives. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/05/29/AR2010052904013.html?hpid=sec-sports
