Virginia has Notre Dame’s number this season. For the second time this spring, the ’Hoos beat a top-ranked Irish squad, this time in the semifinals at the ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship in Charlotte, in a dominant 15-10 win on Friday.
Next up for UVA (9-6): a rematch with North Carolina, a 12-10 winner over Syracuse in the other semifinal on Friday.
UNC (12-3) beat Virginia 16-15 in OT at Klöckner Stadium last month.
The championship game is scheduled for Sunday at noon on ACC Network.
In the semifinal win, the Cavaliers took control for good with a 5-1 second-quarter run that sent Virginia to the locker room with a 9-5 halftime lead.
Notre Dame (10-2) never got closer than three the rest of the way.
ACC Freshman of the Year Brendan Millon (3g, 2a) finished with a game-high five points, while his older brother McCabe Millon (2g, 2a), Truitt Sunderland (4g), Ryan Colsey (2g, 2a) and Ryan Duenkel (2g, 2a) recorded four points each.
UVA netminder Jake Marek (8-5) finished with 12 saves, including five in the fourth quarter.
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