Yeardley Love

A University of Virginia varsity lacrosse player was jailed today on murder charges, hours after the body of a fellow player, 22-year-old varsity female starter Yeardley Love, was found in an off-campus apartment.

University of Virginia lacrosse player from Chevy Chase, Md., George Huguely, 22, left, has been charged in the death of Yeardley Love, right, also 22, of Cockeysville, Md.
(Courtesy University of Virginia Athletics)

Police charged 22-year-old men's lacrosse player George Huguely, an anthropology major from Chevy Chase, Md., with first-degree murder, but have said little else about the alleged crime.

There was visible signs of physical trauma to Love's body, police said in a statement, though no official cause of death has been released.

Both players were fourth-year students who, according to witness statements given to police, had been in a relationship in the past.