No. 2 Virginia scored the first eight goals of the game en route
to a 23-6 win over Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night at Klockner
Stadium in Charlottesville, Va. The Mount was paced by Dave
Orban's three goals.
Leading 4-0, Virginia scored three goals in a span of 1:14 to
close out the first quarter with a commanding 7-0 lead. Ben Rubeor
had two goals and two assists in the opening quarter while Drew
Thompson also scored twice in the quarter.
After Danny Glading's extra-man goal 2:36 into the second
quarter, the Mount broke on the scoreboard on Orban's first goal of
the game. The Cavaliers (5-1) responded with the next four goals
before the Mount's Joe Bello scored with five seconds left in the
half to make the score 12-2 at the intermission.
Virginia then rattled off the next six markers over the first
five minutes of the third quarter to take an 18-2 lead. Rubeor
scored twice during the decisive run. Orban's second goal of the
game broke the Virginia streak, and Geery Grant's second score of
the season after to Virginia goals made it 20-4 after three
quarters of play. In the final quarter, The Cavaliers outscored
the Mount, 3-2. Drew Dunn's first collegiate goal and Orban's
third of the game rounded out the Mount's goals.
Rubeor finished with four goals and two assists while Glading
added three goals and three assists in the victory. Joe Dewey
added three goals and Thompson a pair as 13 different Virginia
players scored in the contest.
Orban finished with three goals and Bello a goal and two assists
to pace the Mount offense. Grant added a goal and an assist with a
team-high six shots in the game. The Mount's Kyle Daddio won 13 of
24 face-offs in the game while picking up five ground balls.
Virginia outshot the Mount 75-23 in the game and held a 57-32
advantage in ground balls. Mount goalkeepers Joe Zolezzi (13
saves) and Chris Channing (10 saves) each played a half.
The Mount returns to action on Saturday, March 17, when Marist
visits Waldron Family Stadium for a 1:00 p.m. game in the Metro
Atlantic Athletic Conference opener for the Mount.
