CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Virginia women's lacrosse team held Virginia Tech (0-2, 0-1 ACC) scoreless for the final 37:14 of the contest, outscoring the visitors 6-0 in that time to defeat its in-state rival 15-2 tonight in Charlottesville. After Tech tied the game in the eighth minute, the Cavaliers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) won five consecutive draws, including three by Brittany Kalkstein, to take control of the game. Virginia scored three goals in three minutes, with Kate Breslin scoring twice and assisting once in that run, to start the run. Breslin finished the game with six goals and an assist, while Ashley McCulloch had two goals and four assists. The Virginia defense allowed the Hokies only seven shots in the game, including only three in the first half. The Cavaliers controlled the draws, holding a 12-7 advantage as McCulloch had five to lead the home team.

The Cavaliers won the opening draw of the game, but the teams traded possession and were unable to get off a shot for the first five minutes. First-year Kaitlin Duff gained control on a missed catch at the offensive restraining line for Virginia and got the ball to Blair Weymouth, who fed the ball up to Breslin, who scored her first goal of the night at 24:18. Tech answered two minutes later as Kady McBrearty finished a fast break, converting a pass from Faith Richards to tie the game at 22:25.

The Hokies controlled the ensuing draw, but in their offensive set threw the ball away over the restraining line, where it was picked up by Weymouth, who took it 50 yards upfield before dishing it off to Breslin, who scored 77 seconds after McBrearty to give Virginia the 2-1 lead. Brittany Kalkstein won the ensuing draw to herself, but the Cavaliers lost the ball and Virginia Tech set up in their offensive zone, but Kendall McBrearty came out to challenge a pass and gained the ball for the Cavaliers. At the other end of the field, Breslin fed McCulloch out of an offensive set and put Virginia up 3-1. Kalkstein won her second consecutive draw and got the ball up to McCulloch, who fed Breslin, who put the ball right under the crossbar for a goal 13 seconds after McCulloch for a 4-1 lead.

A loose ball in the midfield was corralled by Duff minutes later, Virginia was able to set their offense where Jess Wasilewski was able to convert a pass from Kalkstein to give UVa a 5-1 lead at 13:26. Whitaker Hagerman won the next draw for the Cavaliers, and Virginia was able to work the ball back around to her, from which she was able to drive to the cage and score 63 seconds after Wasilewski. Kalkstein controlled her third draw of the evening and Virginia set its offense briefly before Breslin quicksticked a McCulloch pass on the crease to up UVa's lead 36 seconds after Hagerman's goal. Another overthrow by Tech over the restraining line was picked up by Weymouth seconds after the Hokies won the draw, and at the other end of the field, Duff dumped the ball into Wasilewski, who scored at 10:07 for an 8-1 lead. McCulloch caused a turnover in the midfield and in Virginia's offensive zone, Weymouth drew a shooting space foul that she converted, giving UVa a 9-1 lead at 8:27. Tech stopped the 8-0 run with an 8-meter goal by McBrearty at 7:14, but that would prove to be the final goal of the game for Tech. The Hokies had possession in the Virginia defensive zone under two minutes to go in the half, but a boundary violation at the endline gave possession to the Cavaliers, and Virginia used a fast break to get the ball to McCulloch, who spun around in the arc and scored at 0:55 for Virginia's 10th goal of the game. The Cavaliers took a 10-2 lead into the intermission.

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2007-02-22