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No. 10 Virginia Hosts No. 16 Princeton on Sunday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 10 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (2-1) hosts its second game in three days as it welcomes No. 16 Princeton (0-0) on Sunday for a noon game at Klöckner Stadium.

HOW TO WATCH

The game will be streamed on ACCNX for authenticated ACC Network subscribers. Links for the live stream and live stats are available on VirginiaSports.com. Fans can follow @UVAWomensLax on Twitter for in-game updates.

ADMISSION

Fans can purchase single-game tickets in advance online at UVATix.com for $5. UVA athletics strongly encourages fans to avoid lines on game day and purchase their tickets online in advance, there are no fees when buying online. Single game tickets will be $10 at the window on game day. Group packages for parties of 20 or more are just $4 per ticket and are available online or over the phone in advance only.

AGAINST PRINCETON

  • Virginia and Princeton are meeting for the 40th time in the series that dates back to 1981.
  • UVA has a 21-18 advantage in the all-time series and is 15-6 in games played in Charlottesville.
  • The last meeting between the two teams was Feb. 22, 2020, with UVA winning 12-10 at Princeton.
  • The Tigers did not play in 2021.
  • Virginia won the most recent game in Charlottesville, 14-9, on Feb. 23, 2019.

LAST TIME OUT

  • Virginia is coming off a tough loss on Friday to No. 10 Maryland.
  • The Cavaliers had a 5-0 and 4-0 run in the game and held the Terrapins scoreless in the second quarter, but Maryland outscored UVA 8-0 in the third quarter to win 17-13.
  • Freshman Rachel Clark and senior Ashlyn McGovern each had four goals.
  • Junior goalkeeper Ashley Vernon had 12 saves.
  • It was the second time this season UVA has held an opponent scoreless in a quarter.

HOOS ATTACKING

  • Clark and McGovern have scored hat tricks in two of UVA’s three games.
  • Junior Jaime Biskup had two goals against Maryland and scored a career-high six in the win over Cal.
  • Sophomore Morgan Schwab had a career-high five assists against Cal.

DEFENSE GETTING STOPS

  • UVA has three new starters on defense with sophomores Ellena Schildmeyer and Devon Whitaker, senior Myla Grace Barnett and graduate student Meg Gordon.
  • The Cavaliers have held opponents scoreless in two quarters this season.

UP NEXT

Virginia hosts No. 1 Boston College on Wednesday, February 23 at 1 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium.

 

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