Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 21 Virginia women’s lacrosse team suffered a 16-8 loss against No. 2 Stanford on Saturday at Klöckner Stadium.

The Cardinal (6-0, 3-0 ACC) jumped out to an 8-1 lead, taking a 10-3 advantage into halftime. 

Junior attackers Addi Foster and Kate Galica scored back-to-back goals to start the second half, narrowing the gap to 10-5, but Stanford built back up an eight-point advantage, 14-6, early in the fourth quarter.

Foster and freshman Kady Flaherty scored two goals apiece to lead the Cavaliers.

Galica won 11 draw controls, helping the Cavaliers to a 17-10 advantage in the circle.

This was the first time the Cavaliers (2-4, 1-1) played at their home field, Klöckner Stadium, after playing their first two home games on their practice field, followed by a streak of three-straight road games.

VIRGINIA SCORING

GOALS:  Cady Flaherty 2; Addi Foster 2; Jenna Dinardo 1; Kate Galica 1; Payton Sfreddo 1; Madison Alaimo 1

ASSISTS: Jenna Dinardo 1; Megan Rocklein 1; Madison Alaimo 1; Gabby Laverghetta 1

NOTRE DAME SCORING

GOALS: Aliya Polisky 4; Mallory Hasselbeck 3; Lindsey Devir 3; Annabel Frist 2; Ava Arceri 1; Jordyn Case 1; Martha Oakey 1; Lexi Rodell 1

ASSISTS: Mallory Hasselbeck 3; Martha Oakey 3; Ava Arceri 2; Rylee Bouvier 1

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Virginia committed 15 turnovers, including eight in the first half. Stanford turned the ball over nine times
• Goalkeeper Elyse Finnelle made eight saves. Stanford’s Lucy Pearson made five saves
• Stanford held a 27-19 edge in shots

FROM HEAD COACH SONIA LAMONICA

“I was proud of our draw unit today and Kate Galica with how she dominated. It was unfortunate that we couldn’t use that to our advantage today, on the offensive end and capitalize. We had a lot of empty possessions. It’s not for a lack of skill or talent, but we’ve got to find a way to mentally flip that switch and fight harder. We need to play with a little more fight on offense.”

UP NEXT

The Cavaliers play a pair of conference road games next week at No. 25 Pitt on Wednesday and at Florida State on Sunday.

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