Quick Turnaround for UVA; Princeton Next
from press release
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 6 Virginia women's
lacrosse team will face a quick turnaround and head north to
Princeton, N.J., to play the No. 13 Tigers on Saturday at noon. The
game will be played at Princeton Stadium with live statistics and a
live web stream available at VirginiaSports.com.
The Cavaliers (5-2) are coming off a 14-7 win over in-state rival
No. 18 William & Mary Wednesday night. Virginia had a
season-high 10 Cavaliers contribute to the offense, led by redshirt
sophomore Ainsley Baker and sophomore Charlie Finnigan – who
each notched three scores. Freshman Caroline McTiernan recorded her
first collegiate goal in the contest, while classmate Erin
Laschinger dished out her first career assist.
Senior All-American Kaitlin Duff leads seven Cavaliers in
double-digit scoring this season with a team-high 15 goals and 25
points. Sophomore Josie Owen has distributed a team-best 11
assists.
Senior All-American Brittany Kalkstein leads the defense,
collecting 15 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers. She has also
won 39 draw controls, ranking second nationally.
Redshirt junior Lauren Benner has earned three-straight wins in
cage for the Cavaliers and has stopped .514 percent of shots faced,
while giving up 8.64 goals per game.
The Tigers (2-3) are coming off a double overtime loss, 13-12, to
James Madison on Wednesday night. The Tigers are led by Lizzy
Drumm, who has tallied 18 goals this season. Kristen Morrison has
notched nine goals and five assists, while collecting a team-high
10 ground balls.
In goal, Erin Tochihara has stopped .467 percent of shots faced,
but is allowing 11.20 goals per game.
Princeton knotted the all-time series at 14 with a narrow 8-7 win
over the Cavaliers last season. The one-goal margin marked the
second-straight season the Tigers escaped with a one-point win, and
the 13th time in series history that the game has been decided by
one goal.
This season, the Cavaliers head to Princeton, N.J., where they hold
an overall record of 4-7 against the Tigers, and will look to break
a two-game losing skid against Princeton. The last time Virginia
won at Princeton was in 2006, when the Cavaliers used a lopsided
16-3 victory
to defeat the Tigers.
Following the contest, Virginia will return home to host James
Madison in a midweek game. Opening draw is slated for Wednesday at
7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium.
