Women’s Lax: No. 5 seed Hoos set to face No. 4 seed Orange in ACC quarterfinals

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The Virginia women’s lacrosse team opens play in the 2026 ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship by facing Syracuse on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.

FAN INFO

The game will be televised nationally on ACC Network
Live stats are available
Check out the ACC Tournament Central website for more details, including ticket links

MATCH NOTES

Virginia (8-8, 6-4 ACC) is the No. 5 seed in the tournament. Syracuse is the No. 4 seed (see final ACC standings and full tournament bracket below)
The Cavaliers are ranked No. 20 in this week’s IWLCA Coaches Poll. Syracuse in No. 6
Virginia comes into the game having won its last two games, a 17-14 victory against No. 10 Boston College and a 13-10 win at Virginia Tech
Syracuse (12-4, 7-3) had a 12-game win streak snapped with a 7-4 loss against Boston College in its last game of the regular season

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Virginia and Syracuse faced one another on March 21 in a game played at Scott Stadium, with the Orange coming away with a 6-5 victory
Virginia has won the ACC title five times, most recently in 2008
Virginia finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the ACC standings, earning the No. 5 seed in the tournament by virtue of wins against both of the teams it tied with, BC and Notre Dame
Virginia has advanced to the semifinals twice in the last four years and has made 20 semifinal appearances in program history
This is the fourth-straight year the tournament has been held in Charlotte

GALICA, ALAIMO EARN ALL-ACC HONORS

Virginia juniors Kate Galica and Madison Alaimo were named to the All-ACC Second Team in honors announced Tuesday by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Galica leads the team in scoring this season with 35 goals (2.18 per game), having tallied the 100th of her career last Thursday against Virginia Tech. The midfielder and draw specialist ranks second in the ACC and 16th in the nation in draws per game (8.44). She is Virginia’s career leader in draw controls (411), ranking fifth on the conference all-time list and sixth among all active NCAA Division I players. Galica is second in the ACC and 16th in the nation this season in draws per game (8.44).

Alaimo leads the team in assists (40) and points (54). The attacker ranks third in the conference in assists per game (2.50) and 13th in points per game (3.38). She ranks third on the UVA career list for assists with 125.

This is the second straight year the two have earned All-Conference recognition, as they were voted to the first team in 2025. Both were also voted to the 2026 Preseason All-ACC team.

2026 ALL-ACC TEAM

First Team
Shea Baker, Sr., D, Boston College
Teagan Scott, Fr., D, Clemson
Natalie Shurtleff, Jr., A, Clemson
Alexa Spallina, Fr., A, Clemson
Eva Pronti, R-Jr., A, Duke
Ellie White, Jr., Draw, Duke
Sam Forrest, Gr., D, North Carolina
Chloe Humphrey, So., A, North Carolina
Kate Levy, So., M, North Carolina
Eliza Osburn, So., M, North Carolina
Addie Pattillo, So., A, North Carolina
Madison Rassas, So., M, Notre Dame
Kate Timarky, Jr., A, Notre Dame
Aliya Polisky, R-Jr., A, Stanford
Daniella Guyette, Sr., GK, Syracuse
Molly Guzik, So., A, Syracuse

Second Team
Giulia Colarusso, So., A, Boston College
Molly Driscoll, Jr., A, Boston College
Shea Dolce, Sr., GK, Boston College
Emma Penczek, Fr., M, Clemson
Ava Biancardi, R-Jr., A, Duke
Brooklyn Walker-Welch, Gr., D, North Carolina
Uma Kowalski, Fr., Draw, Notre Dame
Kate Bellissimo, R-Sr., D, Stanford
Jordyn Case, R-Sr., M, Stanford
Annabel Frist, R-Sr., M, Stanford
Izzy Lahah, Jr., D, Syracuse
Emma Muchnick, Sr., M, Syracuse
Caroline Trinkaus, So., A, Syracuse
Coco Vandiver, Sr., D, Syracuse
Madison Alaimo, Jr., A, Virginia
Kate Galica, Jr., M/Draw, Virginia

Third Team
Marissa White, Jr., A, Boston College
Bridget Babcock, Gr., M, Clemson
Avery Doran, So., A, Duke
Bella Goodwin, Jr., A, Duke
Amanda Paci, So., D, Duke
Quinn Whitaker, Fr., M, Duke
Haley Richards, So., GK, Louisville
Olivia Scroggie, So., Draw, Louisville
Kaleigh Harden, R-Jr., M, North Carolina
Kiley Mottice, Sr., M, North Carolina
Julia Carr, Gr., D, Notre Dame
Maura Irish, Fr., M, Notre Dame
Kaitlyn Giandonato, Jr., A, Pitt
Ava Arceri, Jr., A, Stanford
Rylee Bouvier, Sr., M, Stanford
Olivia Rose, R-Jr., D, Stanford
Kaci Benoit, Jr., D, Syracuse

UP NEXT

The winner of this game will take on either 1-seed North Carolina or 8-seed Duke on Friday at 5 p.m. The ACC Championship game takes place on Sunday at noon. All games of the tournament will be televised on the ACC Network.

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