No. 2 Virginia Defeats Men's Lacrosse In ACC Opener

Saturday, April 6

Charlottesville, Va.

Noon

North Carolina

6-5, 0-1ACC

Virginia

10-1, 1-0ACC

North Carolina

Virginia

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

April 6, 2024 | Men's Lacrosse

Box Score

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – Second ranked Virginia (10-1, 1-0) jumped out to a 6-1 lead and never looked back, defeating North Carolina (6-5, 0-1) in Atlantic Coast Conference action, 14-6, on Saturday afternoon.

How It Happened
• Carolina scored just over a minute into the game in transition, after Paul Barton intercepted a Cavalier pass and started the break for the Tar Heels, ending with a Logan McGovern goal.
• Virginia answered with five-straight to end the first, leading 6-1.
• McGovern scored the second quarter's opening goal, with an assist courtesy of Trevor Deubner.
• The host Cavaliers followed with three-straight goals.
• Carolina rattled off back-to-back goals, from Dewey Egan and Owen Duffy, trimming the deficit to five, 9-4.
• With just five seconds remaining in the opening half, Virginia's Jack Boyden hit the back of the net, giving the Cavaliers a 10-4 edge entering the break.
• Carolina scored less than a minute into the second half on a man-up opportunity, with Johnny Schwarz finding McGovern.
• Virginia scored the final two goals of the quarter, leading 12-5 after three.
• The Cavaliers outscored Carolina 2-1 in the fourth, with Deubner scoring off a Dominic Pietramala assist.

Tar Heel Performances
• McGovern led all players with three goals on the day.
• Duffy (one goal, two assists), Egan (one goal) and Deubner (one goal) rounded out the scoring.
• Brady Wambach (13-24) won the battle at the faceoff stripe.
• Defenseman Peter Thomann caused four turnovers and collected five ground balls on the day.
• Collin Krieg stopped nine shots between the pipes.

Inside The Numbers
• Virginia leads the all-time series, 59-32.
• Saturday was McGovern's 17th career hat trick.
• Duffy (29 goals) now sits three goals shy of tying the freshman single-season goals record (32 goals by Robin Beran).
• Thomann's four caused turnovers was a career-high, while matching his career best in ground balls.
• Saturday was the sixth game this season Wambach has secured double-digit faceoff wins.

Up Next
• Carolina returns home next weekend, hosting Syracuse in ACC play.
• Opening faceoff from Dorrance Field is set for 1 PM, with the contest airing on ACCNX.