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The last lacrosse coach Virginia plucked from Brown became a Hall of Famer, so the Cavaliers figured why not try it again.

Late Tuesday afternoon, Virginia announced the hiring of Lars Tiffany, who, like former coach Dom Starsia, was the head coach at Brown and an alum of the Ivy League university.

The hiring of Tiffany capped a 29-day search in which coaches from all over the country — most notably Notre Dame’s Kevin Corrigan — were bandied.

“I’m excited to welcome Lars Tiffany to Charlottesville and the University of Virginia to lead our men’s lacrosse program,” said Virginia Athletic Director Craig Littlepage in a press release. “Lars is one of the country’s more innovative coaches. His program is based on the development of young men as student-athletes and pushing them to excel in the classroom, in the community, and in competition. This foundation, combined with an aggressive and attacking style of play at both ends of the field, has proven to be successful over the course of his coaching career. His vision for our program to annually compete for championships and achieve high academic performance is in alignment with our goals of uncompromised excellence.”

In the release, Tiffany expressed his excitement.