No. 8 UVA Welcomes No. 3 UNC to C-ville
from press release
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The No. 8 Virginia women’s
lacrosse team welcomes No. 3 North Carolina to Klöckner
Stadium for a 1 p.m. match up on Saturday. The game will mark the
fourth-straight nationally ranked opponent for the Cavaliers and
will be the season debut for Virginia on its home field.
Virginia’s first three games of the season were played at the
UHall Turf Field. Live statistics will be available at
VirginiaSports.com.
Virginia (3-2) scored the first eight goals of its last outing at
No. 13 Penn State on Sunday to carry itself to a 13-8 win over the
Nittany Lions. Senior All-American Kaitlin Duff led the Cavaliers
in the contest, tallying six points on three goals and three
assists. In goal, redshirt junior Lauren Benner stopped a
season-high eight shots, while picking up her first win of the
season.
On the season, Duff leads the Cavaliers with 19 points on 12 goals
and seven assists. Sophomore Josie Owen heads the attack with a
team-high 10 assists and has added eight goals for 18 points.
Senior All-American Brittany Kalkstein has won 32 draw controls,
ranking her third nationally.
North Carolina brings an unblemished 6-0 record into its first
Atlantic Coast Conference contest of the season. UNC has five Tar
Heels who have registered double-digit goals, led by Kristen
Taylor’s 17. Taylor leads the team with 21 points, while
Corey Donohoe and Becky Lynch have each tallied 20 points. Lynch
also has a team-high 24 ground balls, while Kristen Carr has won 15
draw controls.
In goal, Logan Ripley is allowing just 5.65 goals per contest,
while stopping 50-percent of shots faced.
North Carolina knotted the all-time series at 11-11 with a 12-8 win
over the Cavaliers in a rain soaked contest in Chapel Hill, N.C.,
last season. With the win, the Tar Heels improved to 5-3 when
playing on their home field, while the Cavaliers currently hold a
one-game advantage when playing in Charlottesville, 7-6.
Following the contest, the Cavaliers will return to action on
Wednesday, heading to No. 18 William & Mary for a 7 p.m.
contest.
