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Virginia Tech’s Kady McBrearty, above, scored a career-high four goals last weekend vs. Maryland with her twin sister Kendall (and Virginia goalkeeper) in attendance.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Map, News) - Last weekend’s women’s lacrosse game between Maryland and host Virginia Tech was the first time that Kendall McBrearty had seen her twin sister, Kady, since the tragedy the week before in Blacksburg, but it wasn’t the first time she had seen the Hokies play.
Kady McBrearty, a junior attacker and Virginia Tech’s leading scorer, racked up a career-high four goals in a game defined by much more than the Terrapins’ 21-17 winning scoreline.
“They played their best and [Kady] played her best in that game,” said Kendall McBrearty. “I think it’s just because they all knew that they had nothing to lose and they had everything to play for.”
“It’s the first time you’ve ever seen my sister in Virginia Tech clothes,” said Kady McBrearty. “Kendall wore my number so that was really nice. It really meant a lot to me because she goes to UVA, our biggest rival.”
With Kendall in goal for the sixth-ranked Cavaliers (13-3) and Kady leading the rebuilding Hokies (5-11), the twins, both juniors, represent two teams with very different goals entering this weekend’s Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Kendall McBrearty, a St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes alum who spent the last two years as a backup, anchors a defense allowing under eight goals a game this season.
“We know that any of the top four teams are capable of winning the ACC and/or the NCAAs. It’s just a matter of who is going to step up and put it all on the line,” said Kendall.
Though her school is still recovering and her team is the underdog, Kady McBrearty (28 goals, 20 assists) thinks the Hokies can once again summon the kind of performance they had against Maryland.
“It helps that we’ve already played,” said Kady. “It was kind of hard to play — last Sunday was really emotional — and I think because we’ve already had that day out of us, it’s going to be that much easier.”
They may not see each other before they play, but both Kady and Kendall expect the same text message: Kick [butt] and take names.
“I think that helps because we’ve done it before every game this season,” said Kady. “It helps not to break the tradition.”
ACC women’s lacrosse quarterfinals
Today at Chapel Hill, N.C.
» No. 6 Virginia Tech (5-11, 0-5 ACC) vs. No. 3 North Carolina (13-3, 3-2), 1
» No. 4 Virginia (13-3, 3-2) vs. No. 5 Boston College (5-9, 1-4), 3:30
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Examiner Reader said:
You'd think that the Examiner and the Baltimore Sun could at least do an article on the most successful Division 111 lacrosse program in the nation after Salisbury won their 8th National Championship! Jim Berkman is only the coach with the most wins in NCAA history at any divisional level.
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Berkley Summerlin (leader of the Temple team that the Terps were to stuff) is a native of Baltimore. Perhaps an article about her would be interesting! Maybe better than articles about a 25 yr old Canadian playing lax at Md.
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What's the update???
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jesse you rock
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Good Luck to Cindy. Her players are lucky to have her. She is a classic. She was sorely missed this year by a lot of Maryland people. I only wish her the best.
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Next time do some research and get the atttendance numbers right! Monday's NCAA Men's Division I thriller between Johns Hopkins and Duke set a new attendance record for the championship game, with 48,443 fans enjoying the action at M&T Bank Stadium. That breaks the mark of 47,062 set last year at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. This year is the fourth year in row in which single-session attendance for the title game exceeded 40,000. The 2007 men's championships -- the Division I semifinals and finals plus the Division II and Division III finals -- also set a record, with 123,225 in attendance. That tops the 120,614 who watched the tournament in Philadelphia in 2006.
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Zimmerman is a class act. Best of luck to him and UMBC Lacrosse! Signed: An Air Force Academy Lacrosse Fan.
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Stephen Meister said:
Last year the Baltimore group derided the NCAA selection committees "Ivy League" selections. This year, the Baltimore crowd showed they didn't belong in the mix. Cornell had to stall the last 3 minutes at Brown, escaping with a victory and feeling badly beaten up. When Cornell met Towson the competition from the Baltimore boys was a joke. Albany took a beating from Binghamton, then Albany showed Loyolla to be a laughing stock. UMBC had to take Brown into overtime, but they hammered Maryland in the playoffs. Parity is here, baby, and the MLL is spreading the word. Baltimore better be wary, they may go the way of Tower Records as the rest of the country discovers this fabulous game.
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Josh Portis is a student of the game. Ralph has him throwing to 2 team most of the time. Steffy has 1st team which help his percentages. I say give Portis more reps with 1st team and watch his percentage sky rocket. He is a great passer as well as a serious threat with his feet. (playmaker)
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