UVA women's lacrosse wrapped up the regular season by winning at Virginia Tech 14-12 to claim another point for the Cavaliers in the Commonwealth Clash.
Katia Carnevale scored five goals and Kiki Shaw added four to lead No. 6 Virginia women's lacrosse to a 14-12 victory over Virginia Tech in the regular season finale on Wednesday night at Thompson Field in Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech regained the lead for a few minutes, but then Hoeg found the back of the net again and Maggie Bostain scored in transition to give the Hoos their first lead of the game. The Hokies tied things up, but then Kiki Shaw scored back-to-back unassisted goals and Dinardo scored her second to put UVA ahead by three. Kayla Downey ended the Virginia run with a goal with 19 seconds left in the second quarter to cut the lead to 7-5 UVA at halftime.
Katia Carnevale scored a highlight-reel shovel goal from a sharp angle early in the fourth quarter, the first of two fourth-quarter goals Carnevale scored to help the Cavaliers protect their lead.Virginia Tech twice got back within two in the final minutes, but the Cavaliers held on for the 14-12 win.
Katia Carnevale led the Cavaliers with five goals and Kiki Shaw tallied four goals on six shots. Mackenzie Hoeg and Jenna Dinardo each had two goals and an assist. Madison Alaimo had one assist on the night, but it was a special one, as it allowed her to break Virginia's single-season freshman assists record with 22 helpers.
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