Women’s Lacrosse: No. 11 Virginia wins 20-11 at Elon

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 11 Virginia women’s lacrosse team opened the 2022 season with a 20-11 win at Elon 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.