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Two Years After Competing Against UVa, Charlie Streep Is A Cavalier H By Jeff White e last played in a college lacrosse game on May 15, 2011, when UVa staged an epic comeback to beat Bucknell 13-12 in overtime in the NCAA Tournament's first round. Charlie Streep suited up for the visiting team at Klöckner Stadium that day, and he led the Bison with three goals in its overtime loss. He's still in blue and orange, but he's now a Cavalier, part of the program that ended his 2011 season on a heartbreaking note. It was not lost on Streep that his official return to the sport came at Klöckner, where UVa opened the season with — ironically — a 13-12 overtime win over Drexel Feb. 16. "Very strange," he said. The 5-10, 190-pound Streep was a third-year on the Bucknell team that lost to Virginia, which went on to win the NCAA title. He fully intended to complete his college lacrosse career at the Lewisburg, Pa., school, but Streep tore his left ACL in September 2011 and didn't recover in time to play for the Bison last season. The Patriot League does ter. But the Wahoos rallied to not allow graduate students force overtime and then won 87 to compete in varsity sports. seconds into the extra period on And so Streep, who earned his a goal by Matt White, now one bachelor's degree in political of Streep's teammates. science from Bucknell in 2012, For Streep, the loss still began looking for a school stings. where he could use his final "I thought that in coming season of lacrosse eligibility. here I would be able to someAfter also considering Duke how get away with talking and North Carolina, where about that game as little as former Bucknell assistant Pat possible," he said with a rueful Myers is on the coaching staff, smile, "but that hasn't been the Streep settled on UVa last sumcase since I've been here." mer — but not before apprising So why transfer to UVa then? some former teammates of his "I think a little bit of it just plans. went back to my childhood," "It was a little bit awkward coming here at first," Streep recalled. "Before "I've always had this kind I made my decision, I actually made sure to of subtle infatuation with reach out to a bunch of Virginia and the idea of guys, specifically [Bucknell's] seniors from that playing lacrosse here." Streep season. Not really to make sure if it was OK said Streep, who's enrolled in with them, but to ask them how a one-year master's program in they would feel about seeing the Curry School of Education. me play for [Virginia], even if "I've always had this kind of it was two years after the fact, subtle infatuation with Virginia because it's one of those games and the idea of playing lacrosse you never forget." here. Even with my loss here After a 4-0 run that included with Bucknell, I've always had Streep's three goals, Bucknell an interest in the place, and the led 10-6 with 90 seconds left idea of being a little further in the third quarter. The Bison south and in a little warmer still led by two goals with two weather appealed to me. minutes left in the fourth quar-