Lars Tiffany out after 108-51 run and two Virginia titles
Virginia said lars tiffany will not return as the men’s lacrosse head coach, and the program will begin a national search immediately. The move ends a 10-season run that produced 108 wins, 51 losses, and two national championships.
Virginia’s 10-season turn
Tiffany’s tenure stretched across 10 seasons and included back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2021. He was responsible for two of Virginia’s seven national championships, which is the clearest marker of how much of the program’s modern success came under his watch.
The timing also follows a season that swung from rough starts to high-end wins. Virginia opened with losses to Richmond and Maryland, then beat No. 1 Notre Dame during the season and later beat Notre Dame again in the ACC Tournament Championship.
Notre Dame, Duke, and the swing
That same season also included a rivalry win over Duke after the first victory over Notre Dame, showing how sharply the results moved from one stretch to the next. Virginia then dropped back-to-back games against North Carolina and Syracuse before the postseason loss at home to Georgetown closed the year on a sour note.
After that Georgetown loss, Tiffany said, "I feel like I need to apologize to our fanbase." He added, "The ups and downs of this season will give you an ulcer, a headache, or whatever." His blunt postgame comments matched the uneven results that framed the year.
Georgetown’s ending
He also said, "We can play some great lacrosse at times and unfortunately today was one of those we [didn't] put our best foot forward." Tiffany pointed to Georgetown directly, saying, "Granted, Georgetown’s a very good team." He then singled out Anderson Moore with, "Their goalie kept stoning us," before adding, "Anderson Moore really stepped up when they needed him today."
Tiffany finished that night by saying, "Too many turnovers by us." He also said, "Just so grateful for all the people who stuck through it with us when we weren’t very good in the early part of the season a" Virginia now has to replace a coach who delivered two titles and won 108 games, and the immediate search puts the next hire in charge of one of the sport’s most decorated programs.
