Box Score

Louisville 10, Virginia Tech 9

 

BLACKSBURG, Va. - The Virginia Tech women's lacrosse team had its two-game home winning streak snapped in a 10-9 loss to the Louisville Cardinals on Friday at Tech Lacrosse Stadium.

Tech (2-8) got its nine goals from seven different players, led by a pair of goals from both senior Kady McBrearty and junior Rachel Culp. McBrearty now has 23 multiple-goal games in her career, while Culp has 12. McBrearty has scored at least one goal in 21 straight contests. Caitlyn Wier made it a three-way tie for the team lead in points for the game, totaling two points on a goal and an assist.

Hokie goalkeeper Kari Morrison scooped up a season-high eight ground balls, which fell just one short of tying her career high. Morrison also stopped 15 shots in 60 minutes of action in the cage.

Louisville (7-2) jumped out to a 3-1 advantage in the first half, thanks to a pair of goals by Bergan Foley within the first 12 minutes of action.

Tech roared back by scoring the next five goals to assume a 6-3 lead with a little more than five minutes left in the opening period. Five different Hokies scored in the critical stretch, which was capped by Culp's first goal of the game on a free position attempt at the 5:30 mark.

After Louisville's Brittany Poist converted a free position shot at 4:51 to bring the score to 6-4, the Hokies scored two of the next three goals to close the half. Culp converted another free position attempt at 3:58. Tech's Briana Warner got a feed from Wier for her first goal of the season to bring the ledger to 8-4. The Cardinals' Liz Love ended the half's scoring with just 1:41 left on the first half to bring the score to 8-5.

The defense tightened up in the second half of play, as only six goals were scored. Unfortunately, the Cardinals were credited with five of those scores. Lovejoy broke the ice about 10 minutes into half with an unassisted goal at 20:26.

With the score tied for the first time since the 13:03 point in the first half, McBrearty gave the Hokies a 9-8 edge after her second goal of the afternoon with 13:55 remaining. The Cardinals got the equalizer from Foley just about two minutes later at 11:52. Kelsey McDowell was credited with the game-winner to set the final score at 10-9.

Foley scored a game-high three goals for the Cardinals, while Sierra Smith-Hart totaled three points on two goals and one assist.

The Hokies host Delaware at noon on Sunday in Tech Lacrosse Stadium.