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Richmond has scared Virginia before, but the Spiders finished the deal this time, upsetting No. 2 Virginia 17-13 to post their first victory in eight tries in the series that began in 2014.

Virginia came out on fire, scoring seven first quarter goals and taking a 9-5 lead on All-American Matt Moore’s goal with 11:11 to play in the second quarter. But the Cavaliers lost both Moore and All-American faceoff specialist Petey LaSalla to injuries in the first half and they did not return.

LaSalla had won nine of the game’s first 10 faceoffs and the Cavaliers were mostly even the rest of the day with Gable Braun winning 11 of 23 on the day. The offense also sputtered without Moore. Virginia scored nine goals in the first 19 minutes and just four over the final 41 minutes of the game.

Richmond’s offense never sputtered, with Dalton Young scoring four goals and adding three assists and Ryan Lanchbury scoring four times. Lanchbury’s halftime buzzer beater gave the Spiders a 10-9 lead at the break and set the tone for the second half.

Richmond (6-3) scored twice in the opening minutes of the third quarter to cap a seven-goal run and Virginia never had an answer. The Cavaliers got to within two goals on three occasions in the second half, but a program known for making big runs was unable to string together consecutive goals at any point in the second half.

Richmond goalie Zach Vigue struggled early, but closed the game strong. Vigue made 11 saves in the second half and finished the game with 16.

Peyton Cormier led Virginia (7-2) with five goals.

Yale Tops Penn in Overtime

In a finish that surprised no one, Penn and Yale went to overtime. The last three games in the series had been one-goal affairs and the teams had played five overtime games in the series since 2016. Another classic was added to the rivalry on Saturday and Yale's Chris Lyons was the hero with a sidearm bounce shot for the game-winner in a 12-11 victory.

The game featured five lead changes, but No. 6 Penn had to come back to force overtime. No. 8 Yale went scoreless in the final 23 minutes of regulation as Penn scored three straight, tying the game at 11 on Cam Rubin's goal with 4:07 left. 

Yale's Nicholas Ramsey won the faceoff to start overtime and Penn almost forced a turnover when it deflected a pass behind the goal, but the ball went out of bounds and Yale maintained possession. That set up Lyons to come off the wing and rip home his third goal of the game.

Lyons' three goals led the Bulldogs and Ramsey won 14 of 25 faceoffs while Jared Paquette made 12 saves. 

Sam Handley had three goals and two assists for Penn and Rubin also had a hat trick. Patrick Burkinshaw made 14 saves.

Taylor Fuels Notre Dame Rout

A game that felt like it was a must-win situation for both teams was hardly a game as No. 16 Notre Dame blitzed No. 18 Syracuse 22-6 behind a career day from junior attackman Jake Taylor.

Taylor, making his first career start, came into the game with two goals this season and three in his career. He proceeded to find the back of the net eight times, setting a Notre Dame single game record.

Taylor scored four times in the opening quarter as the Irish jumped out to an 8-0 lead. Notre Dame eventually led 12-0 before Syracuse finally scored.

Pat Kavanagh added three goals and six assists for Notre Dame (3-4, 1-1 ACC) and Liam Entenmann made 13 saves.

Syracuse (4-5, 1-2) returned to the national rankings after beating Duke last weekend, but struggled to get anything going against the Irish. Tucker Dordevic scored twice and Jacob Phaup won 20 of 31 faceoffs.

O’Neill, Adler Star as Duke Routs UNC

Brennan O’Neill scored seven goals and Max Adler made 19 saves as No. 13 Duke hammered rival North Carolina 15-6.

O’Neill scored Duke’s first three goals and Adler made nine saves in the first quarter without allowing a goal as the Blue Devils took control early. North Carolina scored just one goal in the first 43 minutes of the game and trailed by as many as 11 goals.

Nakeie Montgomery added three goals for Duke (9-4, 1-1 ACC) and Joe Robertson had two goals and three assists. Chris Gray had a goal and three assists for No. 10 North Carolina (7-3, 0-2) and Collin Krieg made 19 saves.

More from Chapel Fowler in Chapel Hill, N.C. on this game.

Cornell Escapes Dartmouth

Cornell’s 10th straight win in its series with Dartmouth didn’t come easy. Big Red goalie Chayse Ierlan made a save with seven seconds remaining to preserve an 8-7 win over the Big Green.

Dartmouth jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, but from late in the first quarter to early in the fourth quarter — a span of over 40 minutes — the Big Green scored just one goal. But seventh-ranked Cornell wasn’t able to put Dartmouth away, leading just 7-5 in the fourth due in large part to 16 saves from Dartmouth keeper Daniel Hincks.

Dartmouth’s Tommy Rogan and Peter Lapina scored back-to-back goals in the fourth quarter to tie the game before Cornell’s Billy Coyle scored the game-winner with 3:08 left.

Coyle, Hugh Kelleher and John Piatelli each scored twice for Cornell (8-1, 2-1 Ivy). Rogan led Dartmouth (4-4, 0-2) with three goals.

Jacksonville Wins Key SoCon Game

Jacksonville fell behind early, seemingly had control a couple of times and then fought off High Point for a 14-13 victory in the Southern Conference opener for both teams.

Jacksonville had three-goal leads on four occasions, but the Panthers kept closing. Isiah Moran-Weekes scored for High Point to pull his team within 13-12 with just over five minutes in regulation. The game then went into a lightning delay with 3:32 to play before Jacksonville got it back up to a two-goal cushion on Jeremy Winston’s goal with 2:30 left.

High Point’s Jackson Clay scored just 14 seconds later to cut the lead back to one and the Panthers had an extra-man opportunity after winning the ensuing faceoff, but got off no shots in the final two minutes and Jacksonville pulled it out.

Ethan LaMond led Jacksonville (9-2, 1-0 SoCon) with five goals and Winston scored four times.
 

Army Stuns Bucknell with Late Rally

PHOTO BY RICH BARNES

Army’s Brendan Nichtern had two goals and two assists, including the 100th goal of his career, to help the Black Knights rally past Bucknell 10-9.

Bucknell had an upset of No. 12 Army within its grasp, but the Black Knights scored three goals in the final four minutes to rally for a 10-9 road victory.

After the teams traded goals early, it was a game of runs — three for Army, five for Bucknell, three for Army, three for Bucknell and the final three-goal push for the Black Knights.

Brendan Nichtern tied it at 9-9 on his 100th career goal with 2:20 to play and Paul Johnson scored the winning goal with 1:43 remaining.

Reese Burek led Army (8-2, 4-1 Patriot League) with four goals and Will Coletti won 19 of 23 faceoffs. Alston Tarry and Dutch Furlong each scored four for Bucknell (7-3, 1-3) and Rich O’Halloran made 16 saves.

Watson Powers Georgetown Over Denver

No. 3 Georgetown took care of business on a road trip to No. 17 Denver, beating the Pioneers 17-9. Dylan Watson scored six goals and had plenty of help with Graham Bundy Jr. and Connor Morin each scoring four and TJ Haley dishing five assists.

The Hoyas (8-1, 1-0 Big East) led 7-5 at the break, but then scored six straight goals to open the third quarter and cruised. James Reilly won 17 of 28 faceoffs and freshman goalie Michael Scharfenberger made 13 saves.

Denver (5-5, 0-1) goalie Jack Thompson made 17 saves and JJ Sillstrop had a hat trick.

Notable

  • Top-ranked Maryland (9-0, 2-0 B1G) continued to roll, getting goals from 10 different players in a 20-12 win over Michigan. Owen Murphy had four goals while Keegan Khan and Logan Wisnauskas each had three goals and three assists. With 288 career points, Wisnauskas is just two points away from tying Jared Bernhardt’s school record total of 290.

  • Erik Peters made 15 saves and Alex Slusher scored six goals as No. 4 Princeton beat Brown 17-9. It was the Tigers first win at Brown since 2012.

  • Colgate scored the final four goals of the game, but No. 11 Harvard held on for its sixth straight victory, winning 7-6. Kyle Mullin made eight saves for the win while Colgate’s Matt Lacombe made 15 in a losing effort.

  • Leading rival Lafayette by just one goal entering the fourth quarter, No. 15 Lehigh outscored the Leopards 6-0 over the final 15 minutes to post a 14-7 win. James Spence made 13 saves in the win.

  • No. 19 Boston University scored the first eight goals of the game and got a career-high eight points from Timmy Ley (4g, 4a) in a 17-9 win over Navy that ran the Terriers record to 8-1 overall and 5-0 in the Patriot League.

  • Siena goalie Chris Yanchoris was simply amazing in a 10-1 win over Monmouth. Yanchoris made 21 saves while allowing just one goal in the victory.

  • Tim Hoynes scored the game-winner in overtime as Massachusetts won its fifth straight game, beating Delaware 11-10. The Minutemen opened the season 1-3 with one-goal losses to Army and Yale, but have since improved to 6-3 and won its CAA opener on Saturday.

  • Fairfield scored the final four goals of the game, including consecutive goals by brothers Mike and Patrick Drake in the final 81 seconds to rally for a 12-10 win over Hofstra.

  • VMI opened Southern Conference play with a 13-10 win over Mercer behind 19 saves from Jack Liselli. It was the first conference win for the Keydets since beating Richmond in the 2014 finale.

  • Shane Brennan made two saves in the final 40 seconds as Towson edged Drexel 13-12 in both team's CAA openers.

How the Nike/USA Lacrosse Top 20 Fared

No. 1 Maryland defeated Michigan, 20-12
Richmond defeated No. 2 Virginia, 17-13
No. 3 Georgetown defeated No. 17 Denver, 17-9
No. 4 Princeton defeated Brown, 17-9
No. 8 Yale defeated No. 6 Penn, 12-11 (OT)
No. 7 Cornell defeated Dartmouth, 8-7
No. 9 Jacksonville defeated High Point, 14-13
No. 13 Duke defeated No. 10 North Carolina, 15-6
No. 11 Harvard defeated Colgate, 7-6
No. 12 Army defeated Bucknell, 10-9
No. 15 Lehigh defeated Lafayette, 14-7
No. 16 Notre Dame defeated No. 18 Syracuse, 22-6
No. 19 Boston University defeated Navy, 17-9
No. 20 Villanova defeated St. John’s, 22-9

All Scores

Army 10, Bucknell 9
Bellarmine 15, Cleveland State 11
Boston University 17, Navy 9
Bryant 8, LIU 4
Cornell 8, Dartmouth 7
Duke 15, North Carolina 6
Fairfield 12, Hofstra 10
Georgetown 17, Denver 9
Harvard 7, Colgate 6
Jacksonville 14, High Point 13
Lehigh 14, Lafayette 7
Loyola 16, Holy Cross 8
Manhattan 14, Canisius 11
Marist 17, Quinnipiac 10
Marquette 16, Providence 11
Maryland 20, Michigan 12
Massachusetts 11, Delaware 10 (OT)
Merrimack 14, Mount St. Mary’s 9
Notre Dame 22, Syracuse 6
Princeton 17, Brown 9
Richmond 17, Virginia 13
Robert Morris 12, Detroit Mercy 5
Saint Joseph’s 16, Hobart 12
Siena 10, Monmouth 1
Towson 13, Drexel 12
Utah 10, Air Force 8
Vermont 12, UMBC 3
Villanova 22, St. John’s 9
VMI 13, Mercer 10
Yale 12, Penn 1 (OT)

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