Friday, February 7
Charlottesville, Va.
4:00 PM ET
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No. 9 Virginia
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Liberty Falls 20-5 at No. 9 Virginia in Season Opener
2/7/2025 7:45:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Liberty was taken down 20-5 on the road at No. 9 Virginia to open the 2025 season on Friday evening. Four Cavaliers recorded hat tricks, led by Jenna Dinardo with four tallies. Taiva Reinertson paced Liberty with two scores while goalkeeper Rachel Hines made a career-high 13 saves.
Liberty narrowed the Cavaliers' lead to 7-3 at the 6:30 mark in the second quarter before Virginia answered with 11-straight goals. The Lady Flames added two fourth-quarter scores from Reinertson.
Junior Delaney Donohue tallied her first career goal in the contest while Jenna Burrow scored her first goal since the 2023 season. Ava Rajala netted an impressive score in the game with a shot from well beyond the 12-meter arc.
Sophomore Rachel Hines made an impressive performance with 13 saves on 39 shots faced. She also recorded two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
The Lady Flames fall to 0-2 against Virginia and are taken down by the Cavaliers in the season-opener for the second straight year.
Liberty Goals: Taiva Reinertson 2; Ava Rajala 1; Delaney Donohue 1; Jenna Burrow 1
Liberty Assists: Celena Kerr 1
Virginia Goals: Jenna Dinardo 4; Kate Miller 3; Abby Manalang 3; Jayden
Piraino 3; Addi Foster 2; Lauren Pederson 2; Madison Alaimo 1; Kate Galica 1;
Alex Reilly 1
Virginia Assists: Addi Foster 4; Madison Alaimo 3; Kate Miller 2; Jenna Dinardo 1
Goalkeepers
Liberty: L- Rachel Hines (0-1, 13 saves, 60:00 minutes)
Virginia: W- Mel Josephson (1-0, seven saves, 52:56 minutes)
Abby Jansen (0 saves, 7:04 minutes)
Turning Point
Virginia took a 9-3 lead into the second half after the Lady Flames notched two second-quarter scores. The Cavaliers recorded 11-unanswered goals from the 6:30 mark of the second quarter to the 6:33 mark of the fourth frame.
The Cavaliers held Liberty to just four second-half shots to build the commanding lead.
First Half Summary
Up Next
Liberty (0-1) returns home for another tough matchup, taking on No. 4 North Carolina (1-0) at home on Sunday. First draw is set for 1 p.m. from the Liberty Lacrosse Field. The contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Liberty narrowed the Cavaliers' lead to 7-3 at the 6:30 mark in the second quarter before Virginia answered with 11-straight goals. The Lady Flames added two fourth-quarter scores from Reinertson.
Junior Delaney Donohue tallied her first career goal in the contest while Jenna Burrow scored her first goal since the 2023 season. Ava Rajala netted an impressive score in the game with a shot from well beyond the 12-meter arc.
Sophomore Rachel Hines made an impressive performance with 13 saves on 39 shots faced. She also recorded two caused turnovers and three ground balls.
The Lady Flames fall to 0-2 against Virginia and are taken down by the Cavaliers in the season-opener for the second straight year.
Liberty Goals: Taiva Reinertson 2; Ava Rajala 1; Delaney Donohue 1; Jenna Burrow 1
Liberty Assists: Celena Kerr 1
Virginia Goals: Jenna Dinardo 4; Kate Miller 3; Abby Manalang 3; Jayden
Piraino 3; Addi Foster 2; Lauren Pederson 2; Madison Alaimo 1; Kate Galica 1;
Alex Reilly 1
Virginia Assists: Addi Foster 4; Madison Alaimo 3; Kate Miller 2; Jenna Dinardo 1
Goalkeepers
Liberty: L- Rachel Hines (0-1, 13 saves, 60:00 minutes)
Virginia: W- Mel Josephson (1-0, seven saves, 52:56 minutes)
Abby Jansen (0 saves, 7:04 minutes)
Turning Point
Virginia took a 9-3 lead into the second half after the Lady Flames notched two second-quarter scores. The Cavaliers recorded 11-unanswered goals from the 6:30 mark of the second quarter to the 6:33 mark of the fourth frame.
The Cavaliers held Liberty to just four second-half shots to build the commanding lead.
First Half Summary
- Virginia kicked off the game with five consecutive goals between five different goal scorers.
- Jenna Burrow notched the first Liberty goal of the season with a free-position conversion.
- Liberty and Virginia traded goals from 5-0 at the 2:59 mark to 8-3 at the 4:48 mark in the second quarter.
- The Cavaliers tallied the final two scores of the first half.
- Draw controls favored Liberty 8-6 in the first half.
- Virginia held Liberty scoreless in the third quarter. The Cavaliers netted six unanswered goals in the quarter.
- Virginia finished the second half with an 11-2 scoring advantage.
- Reinertson scored two goals within three minutes in the fourth quarter.
- Liberty recorded four shots in the second half compared to 19 by Virginia.
- Draw controls favored Liberty 17-12 in the contest. Katie Colavito led all players with seven draw controls.
- Virginia outshot Liberty 39-13 (33-12 on goal).
- Liberty converted one of five free-position opportunities while Virginia went two out of five.
- Reinertson ended the game with two goals on four shots and five draw controls.
Up Next
Liberty (0-1) returns home for another tough matchup, taking on No. 4 North Carolina (1-0) at home on Sunday. First draw is set for 1 p.m. from the Liberty Lacrosse Field. The contest will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Team Stats
LIBERTY
VA
Shots
13
39
Turnovers
21
13
Caused Turnovers
11
18
Draw Controls
17
12
Free-Position Shots
5
5
Ground Balls
15
23
Game Leaders
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
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G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
2
CT
3
G
1
A
0
FO
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Pen
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GB
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CT
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