No. 11 Virginia Wins 20-11 at Elon
ELON, N.C. – The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (1-0) opened the 2022 season with a 20-11 win at Elon (0-1) in Elon, N.C.
Ten different players scored for the Cavaliers. Freshman Rachel Clark led the Cavaliers with six goals in her UVA debut. Senior Ashlyn McGovern had a hat trick and added an assist. Sophomore Morgan Schwab finished with four points on two goals and two assists.
UVA led in shots (38-27), saves (11-9), draw controls (21-12) and ground balls (13-12). Elon’s Gillian Curran had five goals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Virginia scored back-to-back goals to start the game.
- Elon took a 3-2 lead with three straight goals.
- Junior Kiki Shaw sparked a 3-0 run to halt Elon’s run and McGovern had back-to-back goals as UVA went ahead 5-3.
- The Cavaliers led 5-4 after the first quarter.
- UVA opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run, including two goals by Clark.
- Virginia took a 12-6 advantage into the half, as Clark had five of her six goals in the first half.
- Freshman Kate Miller scored her first collegiate goal in the third quarter to put UVA up 16-8.
- Senior Braedan Dial scored on an assist from Schwab and Schwab scored on an assist from Dial within two minutes in the fourth quarter.
GAME NOTES
- Five players made their collegiate debuts: Rachel Clark, Kate Miller, Abby Jansen, Shannon Garvey, Abby Manalang.
- Goals: Clark (6), McGovern (3), Schwab (2), Dyson (2), Hoeg (2), Miller, Biskup, Shaw, Bostain, Dial
- Caskin and Schwab both had two assists.
- Biskup, Dial and McGovern each had one assist.
- Sophomore Aubrey Williams led UVA with seven draw controls.
UP NEXT
Virginia hosts Cal in its home opener on Sunday, February 13 at noon at Klöckner Stadium.