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Virginia tri-captain Ben Rubeor (6) begins a move from behind the Princeton goal, Saturday, March 10, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 112K) Rubeor scored the clutch, game-winning goal as time was close to expiring.

Just one week since the two teams played on the same field in Baltimore, the logical question going into the Virginia – Princeton game was: “Which team’s style would dominate? Virginia’s explosive, uptempo game, or Princeton’s methodical, low-scoring approach?”

It didn’t take long to realize that the matchup looked like a Princeton game, but it did take 59 minutes and 34.6 seconds to know that style didn’t really matter. With just 25.4 seconds on the clock, Virginia attackman Ben Rubeor banged a shot home, lifting the Cavaliers to a 7-6 victory over the #7 Princeton Tigers at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville.

After handing the Tigers their second one-goal loss in as many weeks, the Cavaliers’ fourth victory in a row improves their record to the 4-1 mark for the season. With last week’s double-overtime loss to Johns Hopkins in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Classic, Princeton drops to 1-2.

Freshman George Huguely (11) battles Tiger middie Brendan Reilly (29) for field position, Saturday, March 10, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 133K) Huguely scored his first collegiate goal about three minutes into the second quarter of the game.
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Brittany Kalkstein (17) pushes the ball past Penn State’s Maria Valderas, Friday, March 9, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 105K) Kalkstein, a freshman, scored the Cavalier’s final goal of the night.

The Virginia defense held Penn State to only four shots in the decisive second half, and the Cavaliers won nine of the 12 second-half draws, including three each by Kaitlin Duff and Kate Breslin, which resulted in a 9-2 second half in favor of the ‘Hoos that helped Virginia defeat Penn State 13-6. The game was tied 4-4 at halftime after the Nittany Lions scored three goals in a span of four minutes to end the period after Virginia had built a 4-1 lead to open the game. Kendall McBrearty had eight saves, including four on the first four Penn State shots, to lead the Cavalier defense. Kate Breslin notched her third hat trick in four games, while Ashley McCulloch and Blair Weymouth also both had three goals in the win.

A McBrearty save off Penn State’s first possession was brought upfield where McCulloch attacked the cage from the right side and scored to put the Hoos up 1-0. Duff won the first of her game-high four draw controls and the Cavaliers set their offense before Megan O’Malley dumped the ball into Breslin, who scored 59 seconds after McCulloch for a 2-0 UVa lead.

McBrearty made another save at the other end and Virginia transitioned the ball upfield where they settled the ball before Weymouth drove from the top, scoring at 17:09 for a 3-0 lead. Penn State got on the board as Jessi Lieb was sent to the 8-meter and passed it off to Theresa Bucci, who scored at 12:30 to break the drought.

Nittany Lion Jenn Green (24) defends Cavalier Ashley McCulloch (16) at Klockner Stadium, Friday, March 9, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 128K) McCulloch regstered 3 goals and an assist in the 13-8 win over Penn State.
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