No. 5 Virginia vs. LIU Live Updates | NCAA Women's Lacrosse

No. 5 Virginia cruised past LIU with a 20-6 win at Klöckner Stadium for the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. See full play-by-play and live analysis of the game in the thread below. Updates are in reverse chronological order with the most recent events at the top.

Virginia 20, LIU 6 | FINAL

Virginia 18, LIU 5 | Q4 14:00

Campbel finds net to start the fourth quarter.

Virginia 18, LIU 5 | End of the Third Quarter

LIU scores. Timeout LIU. In response, Alaimo picks up her ninth assist for the record, finding Foster for the goal. LIU scored before Alaimo picks up her second goal of the day.

Virginia 16, LIU 3 | Q3 9:00

Alaimo finds Galica for a score. Alaimo has seven assists on the day. On the ensuing possession, Manalang finds Laverghetta to continue to build the Virginia lead. Alaimo finds Katie Campel as Alaimo ties the Virginia single game assist record with eight.

Virginia 13, LIU 3 | Halftime

Virginia scores its third straight goal with DiNardo scoring her second in a row before Galica found nylon with an inside roll. After that, Alaimo on the ride, forces a turnover before finding DiNardo for the score. Running time has begun. Halftime.

Virginia 10, LIU 3 | Q2 7:15

Galica earns a free position shot, putting her shot in the bottom right corner. Finding rhythm, Alaimo assists DiNardo as she continues to showcase her quarterbacking ability.

Virginia 8, LIU 3 | Q2 11:13

To start the quarter, Alaimo continues to dish, finding Kate Galica on the doorstep for her first goal of the day. Alaimo now has four assists on the day. LIU then cut the bleeding with a goal from Schuchart, her second of the day.

DiNardo, earning a free position goal found a cutting Foster to reestablish the Hoos advantage before Catherine Batterberry fired right back for the Sharks.

Virginia 6, LIU 1 | End of the First Quarter

Out of the timeout, Jenna DiNardo spun her way past two defenders to bury her first goal of the day. On the defensive end, Josephson now has three saves as Virginia leads LIU 6-1 at the end of the quarter.

Virginia 5, LIU 1 | Q1 2:18

Virginia wins its fifth straight draw leading to Alaimo feeding Abby Manalang for a goal. Alaimo is penalized for a minute but the Hoos stand tall with Mel Josephson picking up her first save of the game. On the other side LIU goalie Mylie Norton has three saves so far.

Virginia went man-down a second time with Lara Kology receiving a green card, but the Virginia defense once again closed out. In need of an answer offensively, Alaimo found Gabby Laverghetta for a score. Alaimo has one goal and three assists.

Virginia 3, LIU 1 | Q1 10:47

Galica gives Virginia possession once again but the Hoos are unable to capitalize. LIU pulls off a successful clear through an aggressive Virginia ride and is able to capitalize with a goal from Pierson Schuchart. In response, Virginia's Addi Foster scores immediately on a feed from Alaimo.

Virginia 2, LIU 0 | Q1 12:59

Galica earns her second draw control of the day before Madison Alaimo gives the Hoos a 2-0 lead with a question mark dodge.

Virginia 1, LIU 0 | Q1 13:13

Kate Galica won the opening draw. Two minutes later, Payton Sfreddo found nylon with a dodge down the right alley to give the Hoos a 1-0 lead.

Due to inclement weather, the game is set to start at 3:37 pm rather than the original 3 pm start time.

For a preview of Virginia's NCAA Tournament: NCAA Tournament Preview: How Far Will Virginia Women's Lacrosse Advance?

Pregame Notes
- Kate Galica was named a second team All-American by USA Lacrosse this past week
- Galicia set both the Virginia single-game and single-season records in draw controls this season
- She leads the ACC in draws, ranking 11th in the nation at 9.41 per game
- Madison Alaimo leads the Hoos in points with 20 goals and 49 assists
- Last time out the Cavaliers fell to Boston College in the ACC quarterfinals