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No. 5 Virginia Hosts No. 20 Notre Dame in ACC Home Opener

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 5 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (7-2, 0-2 ACC) hosts No. 20 Notre Dame (7-0, 1-0 ACC) in its first home game in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday, March 16 at noon at Klöckner Stadium.
 
HOW TO WATCH
The game will be streamed live on ACC Network extra through ESPN3 or the WatchESPN App. Links for live stats and the live stream are available on VirginiaSports.com. Fans can follow @UVAWomensLax on Twitter for in-game updates.
 
CAVALIER TIDBITS

  • Virginia picked up its third win over a ranked opponent on Wednesday night, with a 12-9 win over No. 10 Loyola.
  • Junior Sammy Mueller (Pelham, N.Y.) scored four goals to lead the Cavaliers, while senior Avery Shoemaker (Wyndmoor, Pa.) notched a hat trick with three.
  • Senior Maggie Jackson (Alexandria, Va.) had seven draw controls to lead the Cavaliers.
  • Virginia is averaging 14.75 goals per game and 9.50 goals against.
  • Mueller leads the ACC in ground balls per game (3.63) and is 10th in draw controls per game (4.13).
  • Jackson is 11th in the ACC in points per game (4.13) and third in assists per game (2.25).

 
UVA VS NOTRE DAME

  • This is just the eighth all-time meeting between UVA and Notre Dame.
  • Notre Dame has a 4-3 edge in the series.
  • The teams split two meetings in 2018.
  • Virginia won 17-10 at Notre Dame, but the Irish took an 11-10 win in the 2018 ACC quarterfinals.
  • Virginia is 1-2 in games played in Charlottesville.
  • UVA’s last win at home was a 15-5 victory in 2017.

 
NOTRE DAME

  • Notre Dame is undefeated entering Saturday’s game, most recently topping VCU, 15-4, on Wednesday.
  • The Fighting Irish lead the ACC and NCAA in scoring offense (18.71), scoring defense (5.14), points per game (28.86), draw control percentage (.736) and assists per game (10.14).
  • Maddie Howe leads Notre Dame and is sixth in the ACC in points per game (4.57), while Samantha Lynch has a team-high 24 goals.
  • Makenna Pearsall leads the ACC with 2.14 caused turnovers per game.
  • Andie Aldave is second in the conference in draws per game (8.57).
  • Goalkeeper Samantha Giacolone ranks first in the conference with a .540 save percentage, averaging 4.86 saves per game.

 
ONE LOVE DEDICATION GAME

  • Saturday’s game is dedicated to the One Love Foundation. The One Love Foundation was created in 2010 to honor the memory of Yeardley Love. One Love’s mission is to educate, empower and activate young people in a movement to end relationship violence.
  • To learn more and to support the work of the One Love Foundation go to joinonelove.org.

 
TICKETS
Fans can purchase tickets single game tickets in advance on VirginiaSports.com or by calling the Virginia Ticket office at 800-542-UVA1 (8821) or 434-924-UVA1 (8821). Advanced tickets are $8 (reserved) and $5 (general admission). Tickets at the gate will be $10 (reserved) and $8 (general admission).
 
CLEAR BAG POLICY
There is a “Clear Bag” policy in place at Klöckner Stadium. Please click here to view Klöckner Stadium FAQs regarding bag and entry policies.

UP NEXT
Virginia will travel just down the road to No. 7 James Madison on Wednesday, March 20. Opening draw is set for 7:30 p.m. at Sentara Park. The game will be broadcast on NBC Sports Washington+.
 

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