No. 7 Virginia Heads to William & Mary Tuesday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 7 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (4-0) begins a two-game road swing this week at William & Mary (2-0) on Tuesday, Feb. 26, at 5 p.m. at Martin Family Stadium in Williamsburg, Va.
HOW TO WATCH
Links for the live stream and live stats are available on VirginiaSports.com. Fans can follow @UVAWomensLax on Twitter for in-game updates.
CAVALIER TIDBITS
- Virginia is 4-0 on the season, with two wins over ranked opponents. Both wins have been at home.
- The Cavaliers have held their opponents to single-digit goals.
- UVA is second in the ACC with 12.50 caused turnovers per game. Virginia had 16 caused turnovers in the 14-9 win over then-No. 9 Princeton.
- UVA is tied for the ACC lead in saves per game with 9.25 and is second in goals against average (7.50).
- Virginia is averaging 14.75 goals per game and 21.75 points per contest.
HOOS HOT
- Junior Sammy Mueller (Pelham, N.Y.) matched her career-high with six goals in the win over Princeton and has recorded hat tricks in back-to-back games. Mueller leads the ACC with 3.75 ground balls per game and is seventh in goals per game (3.00).
- Senior Maggie Jackson (Alexandria, Va.) is third in the conference with 2.50 assist per game and ninth in points per game (4.00).
- Freshman Annie Dyson (Alexandria, Va.) scored the first goal just 10 seconds into the game against Princeton. Dyson finished with two goals and two assists.
- Senior Allison Shields (Phoenix, Md.) leads the ACC in caused turnovers per game (2.50). She has had a caused turnover in each game this season.
- Junior Charlie Campbell (Lloyd Harbor, N.Y.) is first in the ACC in save percentage (.554) and saves per game (9.00).
UVA vs. WILLIAM & MARY
- Virginia and William & Mary have met every year since 1976.
- The Cavaliers lead the all-time series 35-17-1 and are 16-5-1 in games played in Williamsburg.
- UVA has won the last 17 meetings, including a 16-5 win in Charlottesville last season.
WILLIAM & MARY
- William & Mary is averaging 13.50 goals per game and 8.00 goals against.
- The Tribe are first in the Colonial Athletic Association and second in the NCAA in caused turnovers per game (17.00).
- W&M are also first in the CAA in ground balls per game (23.50).
- Belle Martire leads the team with six goals.
- Starr Howard has a team-high 10 draw controls and Beth Kuyk has 10 ground balls.
UP NEXT
Virginia will remain on the road as it travels to No. 4 Syracuse to open ACC play on Saturday, March 2 at 4 p.m. at the Carrier Dome. The game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.