With 27.9 seconds remaining in the contest, No. 6 Georgetown scored and pulled ahead, leading to an upset of the No. 4 Virginia women's lacrosse team yesterday, 8-7.
The loss drops the Cavaliers' season record to 10-3 (4-1 ACC)? and pulls Georgetown up to a record of 9-3.
The Cavaliers previously noted Georgetown's threat, saying the key of the game was ball possession. That proved to be the case, as the Hoyas controlled 10 draws and Virginia controlled just seven, with only two of those coming in the first half. Virginia did, however, control five more ground balls than Georgetown's 10, but that proved not to make the final difference.
Virginia junior attacker Blair Weymouth led all scorers with four goals, while Virginia junior midfielder Ashley McCulloch contributed a goal and an assist for the Cavaliers. Those efforts were not sufficient, as Virginia scored on just seven of its 25 shot opportunities and had 11 shots blocked by Georgetown sophomore goalkeeper Caitlin Formby. Virginia also converted only one of its five free-position shots.
The Hoyas scored the final three goals of the match to claim the come-from-behind upset victory in the Cavaliers' final road game of the regular season. Leading her squad in scoring was sophomore midfielder Ashby Kaestner with two goals and an assist, while two other players found the net twice. Junior midfielder Megan Bloomer clinched the victory with her last-minute score.
As a result of the loss, Virginia did not attain its 400th program win and will have to wait until it faces Johns Hopkins Sunday to try again.
--compiled by Ryan Williams
Read More
Virginia annihilated 41-14 in a must-win contest versus North Carolina
By Peter Kriebel | 17 hours agoJust about everything that could have gone wrong for Virginia football went wrong.
No. 24 women’s soccer not to be denied in late win over Clemson
By Sam Chun | 21 hours agoThe Cavaliers topped Clemson 1-0 in front of a packed out Klöckner Stadium.
Men’s soccer, totally discombobulated, capitulates early to No. 5 Pittsburgh
By Michael Liebermann | 23 hours agoPittsburgh set a program record for the quickest cluster of three goals.
