The No. 6 Virginia men’s lacrosse team lost a tough, closely-fought battle, 11-10, against No. 17 Pennsylvania this past weekend in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Cavaliers (3-1) came into the matchup looking to keep their undefeated season alive, but were stopped short by a Quaker (2-0) team determined to build some momentum after winning their season opener a week ago.
Saturday’s match went back and forth, with neither team able to gain a comfortable lead at any point.
The Quakers came out of the gates firing, taking an early 3-0 lead. However, Virginia responded with several goals of their own, evening the score at 4-4. Pennsylvania, unwilling to relinquish their lead, got back on track and made the score 7-5. Virginia kept fighting and tied the score up at 7-7 before the end of the first half.
The Quakers came out of halftime playing well, winning the third quarter before taking a 10-8 lead early in the fourth quarter. Virginia had one last scoring blitz in store for the afternoon, scoring two straight goals to make the score 10-10. However, it was not enough as the Quakers scored the game-winning goal with just under six minutes left in the game.
Freshman midfielder Dox Aitken starred for Virginia once again, scoring four goals. Senior attackman Zed Williams had another strong game, chipping in three goals.
Virginia will return to Charlottesville to take on High Point at 7 p.m. Wednesday night at Klöckner Stadium.
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