Story Links
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. The No. 9 Princeton Tigers edged the No. 7 Virginia women’s lacrosse team, 8-7, at Klckner Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The win moves Princeton to 5-1 on the season, while the Cavaliers fall to 6-3.
Senior All-American Blair Weymouth led Virginia with two goals and one assist marking her 50th career game scoring multiple goals. Senior All-American Ashley McCulloch also tallied three points, on a goal and two assists, while redshirt junior Whit Hagerman and junior Brittany Kalkstein each notched two goals. Junior Kaitlin Duff added two assists.
Freshman Annie Taylor and Duff each caused two turnovers for the Cavaliers, while sophomore Liz Downs collected three ground balls.
Holly McGarvie led Princeton with three goals and two assists, while winning a game-high four draw controls.
The Cavaliers snapped their four game streak of allowing their opponent to score first, with Hagerman notching the first goal of the contest at 29:12, but Princeton’s McGarvie took control of the opening half from there winning three draw controls and firing off three goals, while assisting two others giving the Tigers a comfortable 5-2 lead just 20 minutes into play.
Weymouth halted McGarvie’s hot streak for a moment, firing back-to-back goals into the cage within two minutes of each other the first at 5:08, the second a free position goal at 3:48. But McGarvie answered back for the Tigers with her third score of the half, a free position goal at 1:55, giving Princeton a 6-4 halftime edge.
Behind the sharp shooting of Kalkstein, the Cavaliers quickly evened the score in the second half, with the junior notching back-to-back goals within 13 seconds of each other. But Princeton would have another answer; tallying two consecutive scores to extend its lead back to two, at 8-6, with 24:40 to play.
Following 10 scoreless minutes and back-to-back Cavalier shots that hit off the pipes, Virginia would find the back of the net on a goal by McCulloch – to cut Princeton’s lead to one, at 10:34.
The goal would prove to be the final one of the game though, allowing Princeton to escape with the 8-7 victory.
The Cavaliers will return to action on Tuesday, heading down the road to Harrisonburg, Va., to face No. 16 James Madison. Opening draw is scheduled for 7 p.m.