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Women's Lacrosse Upends No. 7 UVA, 8-7
March 21, 2009 | Women's Lacrosse
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (3/21/09) ? Senior Holly McGarvie had a five-point game, scoring three goals and picking up two assists, as the No. 9 Princeton women's lacrosse team upset No. 7 Virginia, 8-7, on Saturday, March 21 at Klockner Stadium.
Virginia's Whitaker Hagerman opened the game scoring 48 seconds into the game with help from Ashley McCulloch, but Princeton responded with three unanswered goals in a span of 4:55 to take a 3-1 lead. McGarvie assisted on the first two goals, helping sophomore Lizzy Drumm even the game at 25:38, before passing to senior Kristin Schwab from behind the cage to give the Tigers the lead at 23:17. McGarvie tallied her first when she ran around the back of the cage and fired the ball into the top shelf at 20:43.
Hagerman scored her second of the afternoon at 13:59 to cut the Cavaliers deficit back to one goal. Blair Weymouth passed to Hagerman inside the arc and Hagerman found space to score.
Princeton went up 5-2 when McGarvie and Schwab scored within 30 seconds of each other. McGarvie tallied an unassisted goal at 10:51 during which Virginia's defender Liz Downs was called for a yellow card. Junior Jenna Washabaugh won the next draw control and Princeton easily made its way to the net without Virginia's top defender in its path, and Schwab rocketed a high shot into the back of the net at 10:21.
Virginia called a timeout to regroup. The team entered the field more relaxed and patient as it won the next draw control and held position for more than four minutes, looking for the perfect shot. The Princeton defense was solid not allowing Virginia any open looks, as three shots sailed wide before Weymouth was able to sneak one by sophomore goalie Erin Tochihara at 5:08. Weymouth rolled into the center of the field and sent a shot through traffic for the goal. A free-position goal by Weymouth at 3:48 made it a 5-4 game.
Tochihara kept the Tigers in front when she made a big save on a Jenny Hauser shot, after Virginia won the next draw and quickly made its way down the field. Hauser wheeled around from behind the cage and Tochihara came up with the stop.
A minute later, Kaitlin Duff was the recipient of the team's second yellow card of the afternoon and teammate Downs received a major foul, setting up McGarvie for a free-position goal, her third goal of the day, with 1:55 to play in the first half.
Tochihara helped maintain the Tigers' 6-4 lead at the break when she stopped a Julie Gardner shot with 12 seconds left.
Brittany Kalkstein scored two goals in the first 1:49 of the second half to tie the game at 6-6.
Princeton won the next three draw controls to get back out ahead of Virginia. Junior Kristin Morrison regained the lead for Princeton when she connected with Drumm at 26:40, and senior Christine Casaceli sent in a low shot to make it 8-6 at 24:40.
The nets stayed still for almost 14 minutes, as Benner stopped a free-position chance by Drumm and a shot by Schwab. Weymouth and Hagerman both hit the post on the opposite end of the field. At 10:34 Virginia net its seventh goal when McCulloch connected with Duff.
Tochihara made two more saves in the final 10:34, including a shot with 18 seconds to play to hold for the win. She finished the game with eight saves, while Benner also had eight.
Princeton had an 11-6 advantage in draw controls, while Virginia led in ground balls, 14-11 and shots 20-16.
The Tigers improve to 5-1 on the season, and now lead the all-time series with Virginia, 14-13, while the Cavaliers fall to 6-3.
Princeton hosts Temple on Wednesday, March 25 at 7 p.m., in its final game before Ivy League competition begins on March 28.