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Blair Weymouth (2) ducks past a check from Temple’s Berkley Summerlin (22) on her way towards the goal. Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 74K)

The Virginia women’s lacrosse team used a pair of four-goal bursts to pull away from Temple and eventually defeat the Owls 18-8 in Charlottesville at the University Hall Turf Field. Blair Weymouth and Kate Breslin both notched four goals, with Weymouth getting two in the first four-goal blitz and Breslin scoring two to open up the second half, to lead the Virginia attack.

The Cavaliers (4-0) jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Temple was able to get on the board in the sixth minute of play. Virginia then scored four goals in five minutes, with two off the stick of Weymouth, to push out to a 6-1 lead. The teams traded goals over a 22-second span before the Owls scored twice in just over a minute to cut the deficit to 7-4. Virginia’s Kaitlin Duff and Breslin scored 23 seconds apart to push the margin back to 10-5, but Allison Frengs’ goal with 10 seconds to play in the half off an assist from Berkley Summerlin made the score 10-6 at the break.

National Rookie of the Week Kaitlin Duff (10) and Virginia goalkeeper Kendall McCrearty (4) set Virginia’s defense against Temple University. Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 117K

Breslin scored twice in the opening 1:46 of the second half to give Virginia an eight-goal cushion. Frengs banged in her third goal of the game to pull the Owls back within five, notching her third hat trick in as many games in the process. Still, the offensive fireworks from Frengs were to no avail — the vaunted Virginia defense held the Owls off the scoreboard for the next 22 minutes. Again Virginia scored four goals in five minutes, with Megan O’Malley and Weymouth both contributing a goal and an assist in that blitz.

Lauren Benner came in for Kendall McBrearty and made two saves while allowing no goals, and Sara Hairfield played the final five minutes in the cage and made three saves while allowing Temple’s final goal.

Virginia returns to action on Friday as it hosts Penn State at Klockner Stadium. Game time is slated for 7 p.m. Temple returns home to Philadelphia on Saturday, March 10 when it hosts the Red Foxes of Marist at 1 p.m.

Temple goalie Jessica Colucci (20) makes a huge save, taking away a point-blank shot from Virginia attacker Kaitlin Swagart (30). Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 117K)

Philadelphia native Blair Weymouth (2) works the middle of Temple’s defense, Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 100K) Weymouth had four goals on the day.

Virginia assist leader Ashley McCulloch (16) gets pressure from Temple’s Lindsay Wells (4) and Allison Frengs (23) double team defense, Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 100K)

UVa freshman Kaitlin Duff (10) moves Temple Owl Nicole Caniglia (11) off of the Virginia crease. Wednesday, March 7, 2007. (Click for a larger version: 157K)