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No. 11 Virginia Plays at No. 1 Syracuse Saturday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (8-3, 4-1 ACC) will play at No. 1 Syracuse (12-0, 5-0 ACC) on Saturday, April 1 for a 6 p.m. opening draw at the JMA Wireless Dome.

HOW TO WATCH
The game will be streamed live on ACCNX. Links for the live stream and live stats are available on VirginiaSports.com.

RANKED OPPONENTS

  • Virginia will play on the road against the No. 1 team for the second time this season.
  • The Cavaliers faced then-No. 1 North Carolina on March 11, falling 17-12.
  • It was UVA’s first loss of the season, and the Cavaliers are 4-2 against ranked opponents in 2023.
  • The only two losses were to top-five teams, at then-No. 1 North Carolina and at No. 5 JMU last week.

ABOUT THESE HOOS

  • UVA is 8-0 this season when leading its opponents in shots taken.
  • The Cavaliers lead the ACC in shots per game (34.73) and are third in free position percentage (.515) and are fourth in points per game (22.00).
  • Virginia is second in the ACC and sixth in the NCAA in draw controls per game (17.00).
  • Graduate student Ashlyn McGovern leads the ACC and is fifth in the NCAA in goals (41).
  • Sophomore Rachel Clark is fourth in the ACC in goals (36).
  • Junior Morgan Schwab is fourth in the ACC and sixth nationally in assists (27).
  • Junior Aubrey Williams ranks second in the conference and seventh in the nation with 8.00 draw controls per game.
  • Sophomore Kate Miller has dished out three assists in the last three games for UVA.

AGAINST SYRACUSE

  • Virginia and Syracuse are meeting for the 28th time in series history.
  • The Cavaliers trail 14-13 all-time after splitting the two meetings in 2022.
  • UVA fell to Syracuse at home in the regular season but knocked off 3-seed Syracuse in the ACC Quarterfinals in a key win.
  • Virginia’s win secured a spot in the postseason to extend the streak of consecutive appearances to 26 years.

UP NEXT
Virginia is on the road at VCU on Wednesday, April 5.

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