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No. 16 Virginia Travels to No. 14 Richmond Friday

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 16 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (1-0) will play at No. 14 Richmond (1-0) on Friday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. at Robins Stadium.

HOW TO WATCH
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and links for live stats and the stream are available on VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also follow @UVAWomensLax on Twitter for in-game updates.

CAVALIER TIDBITS

  • Virginia opened the 2021 season with a 21-6 win over ECU on Monday (Feb. 15).
  • UVA had 12 players score in the contest, led by redshirt junior Ashlyn McGovern’s (Phoenix, Md.) four goals.
  • The Cavaliers had six players score their first collegiate goals in the game.
  • Junior Lillie Kloak (Ridgewood, N.J.) had a hat trick and was 2-for-2 on free position shots.
  • Freshman Mackenzie Hoeg (Mattituck, N.Y.) had four points with two goals and two assists and led the team with eight draw controls.

THE SERIES

  • This will be the 45th meeting between Virginia and Richmond.
  • UVA holds a 39-4-1 record over the Spiders and is 17-2-1 in games played at Richmond.
  • The Cavaliers had won 13 consecutive games until dropping a 13-12 overtime loss to Richmond in 2020.

ABOUT RICHMOND

  • Richmond opened the season with a 19-10 victory over Radford on Sunday, Feb. 14.
  • Sam Geiersbach paced the Spiders with eight points, with three goals and five assists.
  • Madison Ostrick added four goals and two players scored three.
  • Arden Tierney picked up 13 draw controls and Kendall Duffy had three caused turnovers.
  • Megan Gianforte made five saves in goal for the Spiders.

UP NEXT
Virginia hosts Virginia Tech on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium.

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