After a wild last Tuesday filled of upsets, much of the chalk picks prevailed this week.
But for No. 2 Virginia, it wasn’t easy. The Cavaliers finished their game with High Point with three consecutive goals to break a tie at 15 and hang on for an 18-15 victory. Michael Kraus (five goals) and Matt Moore (five assists) each had seven points.
Leading 13-10 with just 2:34 left in the third quarter, UVA surrendered three straight goals to High Point. Devon Buckshot beat the buzzer by quickly picking up a ground ball and slinging a shot past Alex Rode, tying the score at 13.
The sides went back and forth to start the fourth quarter, and Buckshot again tied the score — this time at 15 — on an assist from Joel Scerbo.
Nearly six minutes went by without another score until Jeff Conner assisted Ian Laviano for the go-ahead strike. Jared Conners then assisted Kraus for a 17-15 lead, and Kraus added an insurance goal with 43 seconds remaining.
Virginia (3-1) won 25 of 35 faceoffs. Petey LaSalla went 18-for-27, and Justin Schwenk went 7-for-8. High Point falls to 1-4.
No. 19 Marist Rolls
Joe Tierney scored five goals and Jason Intermesoli scored four goals as Marist rolled past Hartford, 14-6.
The sides ended the first quarter tied at 3, and Marist built a 6-4 lead by halftime. But the Red Foxes scored the first seven goals of the second half, extending the lead to 13-4 when Jojo Pirreca assisted Tierney with 7:50 left in the game.
Marist (3-1) won 15 of 24 faceoffs and outshot Hartford 52-33.