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No. 6 Virginia Returns to ACC Play at No. 3 North Carolina

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 6 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (6-1, 0-1 ACC) is back on the road in Atlantic Coast Conference play at No. 3 North Carolina (4-1, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday, March 9 at noon at the UNC Lacrosse & Soccer Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C.
 
HOW TO WATCH
The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra through ESPN3 or the WatchESPN app. Links for the stream and live stats are available on VirginiaSports.com. Fans can follow @UVAWomensLax on Twitter for in-game updates.
 
CAVALIER TIDBITS

  • UVA is averaging 15.14 goals per game and 9.00 goals against.
  • Virginia is second in the ACC in ground balls per game (22.29) and third in caused turnovers per game (12.14).
  • Virginia has had 12 players score multiple goals in a game this season, seven of those notching hat tricks.
  • Senior Avery Shoemaker (Wyndmoor, Pa.), junior Sammy Mueller (Pelham, N.Y.) and freshman Lillie Kloak (Ridgewood, N.J.) lead the team with three hat tricks each.
  • Mueller leads the ACC in ground balls (3.71) and senior Allison Shields (Phoenix, Md.) is ninth (2.29).

 
LAST TIME OUT

  • Virginia picked up another mid-week win, topping George Mason, 20-9, on Wednesday.
  • The Cavaliers used a 5-0 run to lead 12-6 and had a 13-7 advantage at the half.
  • UVA allowed just two goals in the second half, while scoring seven.
  • Shoemaker paced the Cavaliers with a career-high six goals.
  • Sophomore Taylor Regan (Larchmont, N.Y.) and Kloak each finished with hat tricks.
  • Mueller dished out a career-high five assists.

 
VIRGINIA vs. NORTH CAROLINA

  • This will be the 39th meeting between Virginia and North Carolina.
  • The Tar Heels own a 25-13 lead in the all-time series and have won the last five meetings.
  • UVA is 4-12 in regular-season games played in Chapel Hill.
  • In 2018, the Cavaliers fell 13-9 at home.
  • UVA’s last win in the series was a 10-9 victory in the quarterfinals of the 2014 NCAA Tournament to advance to the Final Four.

 
NORTH CAROLINA

  • North Carolina is coming off a 21-11 win over then-No. 5 Northwestern Saturday, March 2.
  • Jamie Ortega scored 10 points (7 goals, 3 assists), tying for a UNC school record, to lead the Tar Heels.
  • Ortega leads UNC with 31 points (25 goals and 6 assists). She ranks third in the ACC in points per game (6.20).
  • Katie Hoeg is second in the ACC with 3.40 assists per game.
  • Goalkeeper Taylor Moreno is pacing the conference with 8.80 saves per game and a .524 save percentage.
  • UNC is averaging 17.0 goals per game with 8.60 goals against.

 
UP NEXT
Virginia will host Loyola on Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium. The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
 

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