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No. 8 Virginia Travels to No. 7 James Madison for Midweek Matchup

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 8 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (7-3) will travel to in-state foe No. 7 James Madison (7-1) for a top 10 matchup on Wednesday (March 20) at 7:30 p.m. at Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Va.
 
HOW TO WATCH
The game will be broadcast on NBC Sports Washington Plus with Curt Dudley (play-by-play) and Elena Romesburg (color) on the call. The game will also be streamed on Madizone. Links for live stats and the live stream are available on VirginiaSports.com.
 
CAVALIER TIDBITS

  • Virginia is coming off a 10-9 loss to then-No. 20 Notre Dame this past Saturday.
  • The Cavaliers rallied with a 5-0 run in the second half to take an 8-5 lead, but Notre Dame closed the game with a 5-1 run for the win.
  • Junior Sammy Mueller (Pelham, N.Y.) had four goals and one assist, and senior Maggie Jackson (Alexandria, Va.) had two goals and three assists.
  • The Cavaliers are 3-3 in games against ranked opponents this season, with wins over No. 13 Navy, No. 9 Princeton and No. 10 Loyola.
  • UVA is averaging 14.90 goals per game and 9.50 goals against.
  • Virginia is third in the ACC in caused turnovers per game (10.60).

 
VIRGINIA vs. JAMES MADISON

  • UVA and JMU have met at least once every year since 1977.
  • The Cavaliers have a 33-14-1 lead in the all-time series with the Dukes.
  • Virginia is 16-5-1 in games played in Charlottesville, and lead JMU 14-8 in games played in Harrisonburg.
  • The two teams met twice in 2018. JMU won the first meeting 15-10 and took the second meeting 15-12 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
  • UVA’s last win in the series was a 9-6 victory in Harrisonburg on March 22, 2017.

 
JAMES MADISON

  • JMU has won its last seven games, most recently defeating Temple, 16-10, on Saturday.
  • The Dukes are averaging 13.63 goals per game and 8.75 goals against.
  • JMU leads the Colonial Athletic Association in assists per game (6.25) and points per game (19.88) and is second in ground balls per game (19.00) and draw controls per game (13.13).
  • Logan Brennan leads JMU with 18 goals, while Hanna Haven has 17 goals and 18 assists for a team-high 35 points.
  • Maddie McDaniel leads the team with 36 draw controls.
  • Goalkeeper Molly Dougherty is fourth in the NCAA in save percentage (.539), averaging 9.50 saves per game and 8.84 goals against.

 
UP NEXT
Virginia returns home in ACC play to host No. 13 Duke at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 at Klöckner Stadium.
 

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