Sat Apr 10 2021 | Nelson Rice | College
COURTESY OF VIRGINIA ATHLETICS
No. 4 Virginia looks like a different team since its last loss almost a month ago to No. 3 UNC.
The Cavaliers reversed that result and prevailed 18-16 to hand the Tar Heels (8-2) (1-2 ACC) its second consecutive loss on an afternoon where two of the top three ranked teams in the country fell to conference rivals in the increasingly chaotic ACC.
In a frenetic game that featured 95 shots (UNC 51, UVA 44), Virginia (9-2) (2-2 ACC) made the most of theirs when it counted. The Cavaliers ended the third quarter on four goal run to take a 13-10 lead into the final frame. Petey LaSalla then extended it to 14-10 only 12 twelve seconds into the fourth quarter. The junior faceoff specialist also set a new career high with 26 face-off wins (out of 38) and neutralized UNC’s duo of Zac Tucci (4-of-15) and Andrew Tyeryar (8-of-23).
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