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No. 9 Virginia Hosts No. 7 Syracuse for One Love Game Saturday

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 9 Virginia women’s lacrosse team (9-1, 3-1 ACC) is set to face off with No. 7 Syracuse (6-3, 4-0 ACC) on Saturday (March 22) at Klöckner Stadium. First draw is set for 12 p.m.

Saturday’s women’s lacrosse game is the first of a lacrosse doubleheader at Klöckner Stadium as the UVA men are slated to host Drexel at 3 p.m.

Both games are dedicated to the One Love Foundation. The One Love Foundation was created in 2010 to honor the memory of former Virginia women’s lacrosse player Yeardley Love. Since her passing, One Love’s mission has been to educate, empower and activate young people in a movement to end relationship violence and to promote healthy relationships in its place.

HOW TO WATCH
Saturday’s game against Syracuse will be streamed on ACCNX which is available through the ESPN app and at WatchESPN.com for customers who have the ACC Network as part of their TV subscription. Links to both the broadcast and live stats are available at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAWomensLax).

FOR OPENERS

  • Virginia meets Syracuse for the 27th time in program history. The Cavaliers are 13-14 against the Orange all-time
  • The Cavaliers are enjoying their best start to a season since the 2007 team went 10-1 through the first 11 games of the season en route to an appearance in the NCAA title game
  • UVA will match up with a top-10 opponent for the second time in four days after a win over No. 6 JMU. The Cavaliers are 4-1 against ranked opposition this season—their biggest win of the year came on the road against No. 4 Notre Dame. The victory marked UVA’s first win over a top-5 opponent since 2018

SCHWAB REWRITING HISTORY

  • Virginia’s Morgan Schwab has been on an impressive run to start the 2024 season racking up a total of 40 assists through 10 games this season, a total that leads NCAA Division I
  • Schwab put together a record-breaking week starting with a historic performance against No. 23 Richmond dishing out a UVA single-game record eight assists in a 20-5 victory.
  • At No. 4 Notre Dame, the second of Schwab’s four assists notched the 130th of her career, surpassing a 38-year-old Virginia record (129) set by Lindsay Sheehan in 1986. With 138 to her career tally, Schwab is rewriting the Virginia record book with every assist she records this season.
  • Schwab was added to the 2024 Tewaaraton Award Watch List on March 7

ON THE HORIZON
The Cavaliers will close out a three-game home stand when they face off with No. 7 Syracuse in an ACC clash at Klöckner Stadium. First draw is set for 12 p.m. on ACCNX.

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