Can you believe, outdoor sports, today? The women’s lacrosse season opened on Friday, with #10 Virginia hosting #16 Navy, not at Klöckner Stadium – too icy – but instead, on the lax practice field.
Navy built a 12-6 lead in the fourth quarter, then held on for the 12-10 win.
Brrr.
Freshman Cady Flaherty ended a 7-0 Navy run, scoring her first career goal with 6:08 remaining in the third period, to cut the Middies lead to 7-3.
UVA cut the deficit to 8-6 with back-to-back goals from Gabby LaVerghetta and Kate Galica in a 19-second span in the final four minutes of the third quarter, but Navy answered 30 seconds later to take a 9-6 advantage into the final period.
Navy scored three straight goals to start the fourth to build up a 12-6 advantage. UVA began their comeback with Flaherty scoring on a free-position shot with 7:50 remaining in the game, the first of four-straight goals for the Cavaliers.
Junior Kate Galica’s goal with 1:52 remaining narrowed the gap to two, 12-10, but Navy’s defense held on for the victory.
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