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April 14, 2003
Greensboro, NC – Virginia’s Billy Glading has been named ACC Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Week for his performance in leading the Cavaliers to an 11-8 win over Duke on Saturday. The win enabled the Cavaliers to create a three-way tie for first place in the ACC standings.
The senior from Bethesda, Md., scored a season-high three goals to pace the offense. He was a factor on the defensive end as well with three ground balls to lead the team’s middies. His scoring exploits mark the second time he’s led the team in scoring this spring.
Glading’s first goal late in the first quarter put the Cavaliers ahead 2-1 and gave them a lead they would never relinquish.
He scored two goals (on just two shots) in the third quarter as Virginia scored four straight goals to open the second half. The run extended UVa’s halftime lead from 4-3 to 9-4 at the end of the third quarter. From there Duke would not get closer than three goals the rest of the way.
Glading and his teammates are preparing for this weekend’s Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, hosted by UVa. The second-seeded Cavaliers face third-seet North Carolina Friday night at 8:30 pm. Top-seed Maryland plays Duke, the #4 seed, in the first semifinal game at 6 pm. The tournament is being played at UVa’s Kl?ckner Stadium.