Cavaliers Upset Duke 11-10

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April 1, 2006

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The Virginia Cavaliers rallied from a second-half two-goal deficit behind four consecutive draw controls and a 12-save performance from Ginger Miles to upset the previously undefeated No. 2/2 Duke Blue Devils 11-10 today (Apr. 1) in Durham, NC. No. 4/6 Virginia (10-2, 3-1 ACC) turned those four draw controls into four consecutive goals in a span of 3:10 to take a 10-8 lead, and in the final four minutes of the game Miles made two point-blank saves to preserve the lead. Offensively Virginia was led by Blair Weymouth’s three draw controls, three goals and an assist as well as Whitaker Hagerman’s two draws, two goals, and two assists. Jen Holden and Jessy Morgan each had four ground balls to lead the defensive effort while Holden added three caused turnovers and Morgan had two. Duke (9-1, 3-1 ACC) had a hat trick from Katie Chrest.

Weymouth’s hat trick and assist give her 49 points this year, which ranks as the fourth-best point production for a first-year in school history. She ranks fifth in goals and third in assists.

The Blue Devils jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the first three minutes to take a 2-0 lead behind goals from Chrest and Michelle Menser. Virginia countered as Nikki Lieb scooped up a loose ball in the midfield and the Hoos brought the ball upfield where Jess Wasilewski dumped the ball into Tyler Leachman for a goal at 8:30. The Blue Devils won the draw but Morgan caused a turnover and picked up the ground ball to start a clear that saw Leachman dump the ball into Lieb for a goal at 9:43, tying the game at 2-2.

Leachman won the ensuing draw control and Virginia settled the ball briefly before Weymouth executed a perfect backdoor cut to score off an assist from Hagerman, putting the Cavaliers up 3-2 at 11:11. Duke answered with a goal from Leigh Jester two minutes later to tie the game again, and Rachel Sanford scored and then fed Kristen Waagbo to give the Blue Devils a two-goal lead at 23:20 at 5-3.

Weymouth won the ensuing draw and Hagerman gathered the rebound of her own saved shot, preserving possession for the Cavaliers. Virginia worked the ball back up top where Kim Connors fed Lieb as she backdoored her defender, and Lieb’s goal at 24:26 pulled the Cavaliers within one. A Duke 8-meter goal from Carolyn Davis at 26:54 gave the Blue Devils a two-goal lead at 6-4 which they took into halftime.

A Chrest goal 1:12 into the second half gave Duke their largest lead of the game at 7-4, but the Cavaliers rallied immediately.

Hagerman won the draw and Virginia advanced the ball into the fan where it fell to the ground briefly right in front of the cage where Hagerman pounced on it and stuffed it into the cage for a goal at 32:17. Weymouth won the draw and took it directly to the goal, scoring 12 seconds after Hagerman to pull the Cavaliers within one at 7-6. Chrest completed her hat trick with a goal 43 seconds later to push the margin back to two at 8-6.

A Claire Bordley ground ball on a Duke overthrow gave Virginia possession just below the restraining line, and the Cavaliers executed a fast break strike that saw Hagerman feed Weymouth on the goal circle for a goal at 40:28 to cut the deficit to one. Leachman won the ensuing draw control and Virginia worked the ball behind the cage before Hagerman fed Kate Breslin, who was cutting down the arc. Breslin’s shot bounced off the Duke keeper into the net for a goal at 41:35, tying the game.

Hagerman won the next draw and found Connors at the top of the fan, who drove straight into the cage for a goal at 42:04, putting the Cavaliers back on top at 9-8. Wasilewski won the next draw control with an incredibly scrappy effort and Virginia settled the ball in their attack zone before Weymouth rolled the crease and scored at 43:38, giving the Cavaliers a two-goal lead at 10-8. Duke’s Davis scored her second goal of the game at 46:42 to pull the Blue Devils within one.

Duke won the draw control, but Holden forced a turnover behind the Virginia goal and the Cavaliers cleared the ball where they took some time off the clock. Duke gained possession but an errant pass was picked up by Morgan, who gave Virginia key possession. At the other end of the field, Megan O’Malley fed a cutting Wasilewski, who pushed the margin back to two with 6:40 left in regulation.

Bordley won the draw and the Cavaliers took a couple minutes off the clock before an errant pass gave the Blue Devils possession. A Caroline Cryer goal with 3:53 to play made it a one-goal game, and Duke won the ensuing draw. Miles made a save on the first attempt, and the Cavaliers cleared the ball where they took more time off the clock before another Virginia turnover gave Duke a final chance. Miles, however, was up to the task and made the save with 17 seconds on the clock, and the Cavaliers ran out the time to notch the upset.

The Blue Devils came into the game averaging 15 goals per game, but the Cavalier line defense of Holden, Morgan and Julie Hauser held Duke to just the ten goals, the second-lowest total for the Blue Devils in 2006.

With the win, Virginia improves to 10-2 and 3-1 in the ACC. The Cavaliers return home to face Old Dominion on Wednesday, April 5. Game time against the Monarchs is 7:00.

Linescore	1	2	F	recordsVirginia	4	7	11	(10-2, 3-1 ACC)Duke		6	4	10	(9-1, 3-1 ACC)

Scoring summary1:19 D Chrest Waagbo 0-13:31 D Menser — 0-28:30 V Leachman Wasilewski 1-29:43 V Lieb Leachman 2-211:11 V Weymouth Hagerman 3-213:49 D Jester — 3-318:14 D Sanford — 3-423:20 D Waagbo Sanford 3-524:26 V Lieb Connors 4-526:54 D Davis 8m 4-631:12 D Chrest Sanford 4-732:17 V Hagerman — 5-732:29 V Weymouth — 6-733:12 D Chrest Waagbo 6-840:28 V Hagerman Weymouth 7-841:35 V Breslin Hagerman 8-842:04 V Connors — 9-843:38 V Weymouth — 10-846:42 D Davis — 10-953:20 V Wasilewski O’Malley 11-956:07 D Cryer — 11-10

Scoring: V: Weymouth 3-1-4; Hagerman 2-2-4; Lieb 2-0-2; Leachman 1-1-2; Wasilewski 1-1-2; Connors 1-1-2; Breslin 1-0-1; O’Malley 0-1-1 D: Chrest 3-0-3; Sanford 1-2-3; Waagbo 1-2-3; Davis 2-0-2; Jester 1-0-1; Menser 1-0-1; Cryer 1-0-1

Goalies: V: Miles (60 mins, 12 saves, 10 GA); D: Megan Huether (60 mins, 6 saves, 11 GA)

Draws: V 12, D 11Shots: V 20, D 30Ground balls: V 18, D 20Turnovers: V 17, D 13Caused turnovers: V 5, D 10Clearing: V 11-16, D 11-14Fouls: V 10, D 218-meter attempts: V 1, D 48-meter shots: V 1, D 2