NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The 6-seed Virginia women’s lacrosse team (9-8) advanced to the ACC semifinals with a 18-14 win over 3-seed Syracuse (13-4) on Friday night at Arlotta Stadium.
The Cavaliers used a balanced attack and a 5-0 run in the third quarter to knock off the Orange in the quarterfinals. Freshman Rachel Clark led UVA with six goals, redshirt senior Ashlyn McGovern added four and sophomore Morgan Schwab dished out four assists with three goals.
Virginia had nine assists on its 18 goals. UVA led in shots (27-26), saves (5-1), ground balls (13-5) and caused turnovers (6-5).
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How it happened
- The Cavaliers took an early 3-1 lead after going on a 3-0 run in five minutes.
- Syracuse came back to tie it up 4-4 before taking a 6-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.
- UVA regained the lead with a 3-0 run to start the second quarter. McGovern, Clark and junior Kiki Shaw combined for the run.
- Clark scored again to put UVA up 9-7. Syracuse scored just before the half as Virginia took a 9-8 lead…
