No. 1 Northwestern Tops Virginia for 3rd Title in a Row
Philadelphia, Pa. -- The Virginia women's lacrosse team scored 13 goals on Northwestern, more than twice their average goals allowed, and more than any other team has scored on the 'Cats in 2007, but the Cavaliers still fell 15-13 in the NCAA Championship final. The two-goal deficit was also the closest any other team has come against the Wildcats in the final 21 games of the season. Virginia (19-4) had eight different players score goals, including Megan O'Malley, who had three goals; Megan Havrilla had two goals and added two assists to end up as the Cavaliers' top scorer. Kaitlin Duff had three caused turnovers to lead all players, and Brittany Kalkstein had five draw controls to lead UVa. [full story]
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