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White's Goal in OT the Difference in Season Opener vs. Drexel

Posted: 2:47 PM Feb 16, 2013

White's Goal in OT the Difference in Season Opener vs. Drexel

Eleven seconds into the first overtime period, Virginia’s Matt White scored his second career overtime goal off a feed from Nick O’Reilly to give the Cavalier men’s lacrosse team (1-0) a 13-12 win over Drexel (0-1) Saturday at Klöckner Stadium.

Nick O’Reilly led all players with eight points, including a career-high six assists. White led all players with four goals.

Freshman Dan Marino picked up the win in goal.

“This has always been a very difficult first game for us,” said Virginia head coach Dom Starsia. “Drexel always plays us tough, so we expected this coming in. We’re still very much a work in progress all over the field, in particular at the offensive end. While I thought we battled, we did turn the ball over a couple of times and we made some mistakes that probably cost us a couple of times. But overall, we’re glad to see a little grit and see our fellas battle to get the W.”

Virginia returns to action on Tuesday night when VMI travels to Klöckner Stadium. Faceoff is slated for 7 p.m.