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	Virginia v. Princteton: NCAA first round, May 13, 2007. (Click for a larger image: 111K)

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Virginia fourth-years Kate Breslin, Jessy Morgan, and Jess Wasilewski helped the South team win the annual IWLCA North-South Senior All-Star Game, Division I at the STC Farewell Festival held today in Downingtown, Pa. The South defeated the North 18-8. Breslin led all scorers with five points on two goals and three assists, including one assist to Wasilewski, and was a finalist for MVP of the game. Morgan controlled two draws, and Wasilewski added a draw control and a goal.

The South jumped out to a 3-0 lead and led 10-3 at the break as Morgan controlled a pair of draws in the first half and Breslin had a goal and an assist. In the second half Breslin fed Wasilewski in the final minutes of the game.

All three student-athletes earned All-American honors in 2007, the first such honors of their careers. Virginia won the 2007 ACC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA final game for the third time in the careers of the fourth-year class.

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The Virginia women’s lacrosse team scored 13 goals on Northwestern, more than twice their average goals allowed, and more than any other team has scored on the `Cats in 2007, but the Cavaliers still fell 15-13 in the NCAA Championship final. The two-goal deficit was also the closest any other team has come against the Wildcats in the final 21 games of the season. Virginia (19-4) had eight different players score goals, including Megan O’Malley, who had three goals; Megan Havrilla had two goals and added two assists to end up as the Cavaliers’ top scorer. Kaitlin Duff had three caused turnovers to lead all players, and Brittany Kalkstein had five draw controls to lead UVa.

Virginia burst out of the gates, scoring twice in the opening 90 seconds as O’Malley and Ashley McCulloch both scored to stake the Hoos to a 2-0 lead. NU countered with a 7-0 run, with Hilary Bowen scoring two of her game-high five goals in that run. The teams traded goals for the remainder of the half, and Northwestern took an 11-6 lead into halftime.

The Cavaliers, who staged the largest comeback in NCAA history in the semifinals against Duke by coming back from a five-goal deficit at halftime, opened up the second half with a 5-1 run in the first eight minutes, with goals coming off the sticks of five different players. Kate Breslin’s goal at 21:44 on an 8-meter shot pulled the Cavaliers to within one at 12-11. A Meredith Frank goal off a pass from Hannah Nielsen pulled the “Cats back in front by two, but Duff caused a turnover in the deep corner and started a clear that saw McCulloch covert a pass from Havrilla to cut the deficit back to one at 14-13 with 16:25 to play.
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The Virginia women’s lacrosse team will face Northwestern on Sunday, May 27 in the NCAA Championships final in a game at 7 pm to be held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa. The contest will mark the third time in four years that these two schools have met in the NCAA Championships, and each time the winner of the game has won the national title. The title game will be televised live on CSTV.

In 2004 Virginia defeated Northwestern 15-11 in the NCAA quarterfinals; Virginia went on to win the NCAA title two games later. In 2005, the ‘Cats defeated Virginia 13-10 to cap an undefeated season and win their first-ever NCAA title. Northwestern also won the 2006 NCAA title and are on an 11-game win streak in the NCAA Championships; the Cavaliers were the last team to defeat Northwestern in NCAA play. Virginia enjoys a 5-2 lead in the series with the ‘Cats.

The ‘Hoos are playing in their fourth final in five years; the Class of 2007 has reached the NCAA final in three of their four seasons and have a record of 10-2 in the NCAA Championships. Only 10 classes in history have won 10 games in their careers.
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With the Virginia women’s lacrosse team facing a 13-4 deficit with 20 minutes to play, the Cavaliers called timeout-and proceeded to set an NCAA record for the largest comeback in NCAA Championships history, scoring the final ten goals of the game to defeat Duke 14-13.

Jess Wasilewski, a Philadelphia native, scored her third goal of the game with nine seconds to play to cap the 10-0 run and send the No. 3 Cavaliers (19-3) to the finals, where they will face two-time reigning champion Northwestern. In the 10-0 run, Philadelphia native Megan Havrilla had three goals and 2006 National Rookie of the Year Blair Weymouth added a hat trick; Ashley McCulloch had one goal and three assists.

Duke scored 25 seconds into the game as Kristen Waagbo scored on a hidden-ball trick, putting the Blue Devils up 1-0. Kaitlin Duff caused a turnover on the sidelines and after three saves by Kim Imbesi, Virginia got on the board as Wasilewski scored a quick stick from Kate Breslin to tie the game. Duke won the draw and scored 28 seconds later to retake the lead. A Michelle Menser goal four minutes later gave Duke a 3-1 lead.

Brittany Kalkstein won the draw and Virginia settled the ball and got off a shot that was saved, but Kalkstein was there to corral the loose ball and worked the ball over to Megan O’Malley, who drove in from the top and scored at 19:12. The Blue Devils then scored the next five goals, including two from Caroline Cryer and two from Waagbo, to open up an 8-2 lead.
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	Womenslacrosse.com’s National Player of the Week Kate Breslin (20) takes on Morgan Russell (5) and the North Carolinia defense, Saturday, May 13, 2007. (Click for a larger image, 91K) Breslin was a dominating force in the 14-8 win, with 5 goals (3 unassisted), 2 assists, and 4 draw controls.

Virginia’s Kate Breslin was named the National Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, this time by womenslacrosse.com, for her efforts in the NCAA quarterfinal game against North Carolina as UVa defeated UNC 14-8. Last week Breslin earned the same honor from womenslax.com. Her teammate Ashley McCulloch was named to the national honor roll by womenslacrosse.com as well.

Breslin had four draw controls and added five goals and two assists as the Cavaliers leapt out to a 5-0 lead in the opening 20 minutes and held a 7-1 lead at the break. She has now scored 11 goals and had five assists in two tournament games; she has also recorded six draw controls. Her 16 points ranks 11th all-time in NCAA history for scoring in a tournament.
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