The No. 14 Virginia lacrosse team earned a dominating win it has been looking for when it defeated Drexel in the Dragons’ season opener, 14-7.
As the game progressed Saturday afternoon, Virginia’s (1-1) shooting troubles seemed to improve, as eight different players posted goals for the Cavaliers and the team outshot Drexel (0-1), 51-29. Two Virginia midfielders led the team in scoring, as senior midfielder Greg Coholan and junior midfielder AJ Fish each recorded hat tricks.
Junior midfielder Zed Williams kicked off the Cavaliers’ scoring with a goal at the 12:55 mark. Scoring went back and forth between the teams through the first half, until freshman attackman Mikey Herring, making his collegiate debut, dished out two of his ultimately three assists to give Virginia the lead. Freshman midfielder Ryan Lamb scored his first career goal to finish off the second quarter and give the Cavaliers the 6-4 lead at halftime.
Virginia started off the second half on a 4-0 run, due in part to sophomore midfielder Jason Murphy’s phenomenal performance on faceoffs, which he won 14-of-18 on the afternoon.
Murphy assisted sophomore attackman Mike D’Amario to finish off the Cavalier run at 5:23. Virginia went on yet another run to cap off the game that saw scores from Fish, Herring and junior attackman Joe French.
Dragon junior goalie Jimmy Joe Granito recorded 17 saves on the day, while Virginia junior Matt Barrett snagged nine. The Cavaliers dominated in ground balls, picking up 46 to Drexel’s 25.
Virginia will hope to carry its momentum into Tuesday’s game against High Point at 7 p.m. in Charlottesville.
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