The Virginia women are beginning to boast one of the better one-two punches in the ACC, even if their names aren’t exactly of the household variety — yet.

Annie Dyson and Ashlyn McGovern scored three goals each Saturday afternoon, leading the No. 7 Cavaliers to a 12-10 win over No. 18 Virginia Tech. Kiki Shaw scored twice, while both Mackenzie Hoeg and Taylor Regan had two assists.

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Hoeg fed McGovern to open the scoring just 25 seconds into the contest, but Virginia Tech’s Sarah Lubnow answered a few minutes later. The sides traded tallies until Whitney Liebler and Paige Tyson scored consecutive goals for the Hokies, putting them ahead 4-3.

Hoeg fed McGovern again with 15:58 left in the first half, giving UVA a 6-5 lead. After Emma Crooks tied the score nearly five minutes later, Virginia took a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.

Shaw, Maggie Bostain and McGovern each scored in a 10-minute span between the end of the first half and the very beginning of the second, pitting Virginia to a 9-6 advantage.

Virginia (3-0) saw its largest lead when Dyson scored her third of the game with 10:23 remaining, pushing the lead to 12-8.

Charlie Campbell made 11 saves, and Virginia held a 17-8 advantage on draws — led by eight from Dyson and four from Meredith Chapman.

Richmond Survives Scare

With less than 13 minutes left in Saturday’s contest against William and Mary, No. 12 Richmond — perhaps unexpectedly — found itself in a tie game.

But the Spiders recovered, as Lindsey Frank kickstarted a four-goal run with three consecutive goals in a two-minute span. Richmond (2-1) hung on for a 14-11 win.

Sabrina Schrader fed Sophie Lopec with 1:56 left to bring William and Mary within a pair at 13-11, but Madison Ostrick iced the game 33 seconds later.

Frank scored five goals, and Ostrick scored three. Four players scored twice for William and Mary (1-2) — Kathleen Cozzi, Belle Martire, Sarah Cipolla and Anne Milwicz. Elsa Rall made 12 saves for W&M.

Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20

No. 2 Syracuse 16, No. 5 Stony Brook 6 — Game story here.
No. 7 Virginia 12, No. 18 Virginia Tech 10
No. 12 Richmond 14, William and Mary 11

Other Scores

Arizona State 22, Fresno State 6
Coastal Carolina 15, Kennesaw State 7
Drexel 21, Georgetown 9
Furman 10, Liberty 8
La Salle 7, Delaware 4
LIU 14, Sacred Heart 9
Mount St. Mary’s 19, American 9
Navy 22, George Washington 2
Old Dominion 14, Longwood 13
Saint Joseph’s 15, Lehigh 8
UMBC 12, VCU 11
Winthrop 14, Mercer 11

Hofstra at Army, PPD
Holy Cross at Bryant, PPD