Women’s Lacrosse: No. 13 Virginia powers past No. 16 Stanford

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Three players had four goals and freshman Rachel Clark finished with eight points to propel No. 13 Virginia women’s lacrosse (3-3) to a 23-13 win over No. 16 Stanford (1-4) on Sunday afternoon at Klöckner Stadium.

Clark had four goals and four assists to lead the Cavaliers with a career-high eight points. Senior Ashlyn McGovern and freshman Kate Miller also had four goals. Sophomore Morgan Schwab finished with four points on three goals and one assist. Sophomore Aubrey Williams set a single-game UVA record with 15 draw controls.

Virginia had nine different players score goals. The Cavaliers had three 3-0 runs in the first quarter and led 11-4 going into the second quarter. UVA led 40-28 in shots and 28-12 in draw controls. Both teams finished with 16 ground balls. Stanford’s Ali Baiocco and Annabel Frist each had four goals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Miller scored the first goal of the game, then senior Annie Dyson and junior Jaime Biskup made it a 3-0 run in the first three minutes for the Cavaliers.
• Stanford’s first goal game at the 11:36 mark in the first quarter.
• UVA notched back-to-back goals from Clark and sophomore Mackenzie Hoeg then had a 3-0 run in 1:22 to lead 8-3 with 4:01 to go in the first quarter.
• The Cavaliers closed the first quarter on a 3-0 run and scored the first goal in the second quarter to lead 12-4.
• Freshman Maureen Duffy scored her first collegiate goal on the assist from Clark at 8:14 in the second.
• Stanford outscored UVA, 5-4, in the second quarter as Virginia took a 15-9 lead into halftime.
• The Cardinal opened the second half with a 3-0 run to cut UVA’s lead to 15-12.
• The Cavaliers responded with a 4-0 run to go ahead 19-12.
• Virginia’s defense held Stanford scoreless for eight minutes in the third quarter during the run and didn’t allow a goal for the Cardinal in the fourth quarter.

FROM HEAD COACH JULIE MYERS

“Excited that we came out ready to compete, setting the tone on the draw controls and pushing some fast breaks. Obviously, our attack did a really nice job from start to finish. Our defense, they did enough. We bent a little in that third quarter, which has been our nemesis so far this season. There are things we need to work on still and there is still a lot of time. It is the end of February so lots of time hit our full stride and our peak, but it is nice to come out with a win against a talented team.”

NOTES

• McGovern and Clark have each scored multiple goals in four games this season.
• Clarks four assists were a career high.
• Miller set a career-high four her four goals and it was her first career hat trick.
• Dyson had three assists, her seventh career multiple-assist game. She also had five draw controls, three ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Williams set a single-game record with 15 draw controls. UVA’s previous record was 11.
• Junior goalkeeper Ashley Vernon had eight saves and a career-high four ground balls.

UP NEXT

Virginia is on the road in ACC play at Notre Dame on Sunday, March 6 at noon.