Blair Weymouth racked up 5 goals and 3 assists vs. Maryland.

The third-ranked Maryland women's lacrosse team arrived in Charlottesville with a perfect 5-0 record, having averaged 18.8 goals per game. You wouldn't have known it, however, by the way the Terrapins played at Klockner Stadium on Tuesday evening. Fifth-ranked Virginia tallied the first five goals of the contest and never looked back as the Cavaliers were dominant for all 60 minutes and completed a 15-4 rout of their rival to the north.

Virginia's players and coaches were stunned at the ease with which they dispatched the Terrapins.

"It feels really good," junior goalkeeper Kendall McBrearty said. "It's such a shock. We thought it was going to be much closer of a game."

Sophomore attacker Blair Weymouth led the way for Virginia (6-0) with five goals. She also notched three assists. Freshman midfielder Brittany Kalkstein recorded four goals while senior attacker Kate Breslin contributed a goal and four assists.

"We're still in shock," Weymouth said. "This was unbelievable."

Myers was effusive in her praise of Weymouth.

"She's such a great player, very explosive," Myers said. "I think there were a couple of mismatches that she was able to take advantage of early on in the game. Her shot was on. She's really hard to stop when she has a full head of steam. She definitely had a great day and was able to find other people as well."

Virginia struck first in the game's fifth minute. Just seconds after senior co-captain Jess Wasilewski was helped off the field with an eye/head injury after being hit in the face by a stick (she suffered a concussion and will require at least seven stitches, making her questionable for the game at North Carolina this Saturday), sophomore attacker Whitaker Hagerman shook loose and sent a shot past the Maryland goalkeeper for Virginia's first score.

The Cavaliers scored two goals in the game's 11th minute (including Weymouth's first of the day) to extend their lead to 3-0.

Virginia controlled the first three draws, with junior midfielder Claire Bordley winning the first and the third.

"I think that our team started strong," Myers said. "We controlled the draws early and were able to capitalize on some possessions."

Leading by five entering the final minute of the first half, Virginia delivered a knockout punch that sent Maryland reeling into the halftime break. Weymouth scored two goals within the span of 35 seconds to give the Cavaliers an 8-1 lead.

'That gave us the momentum going into halftime," McBrearty said.

But Virginia was not overconfident at the break. With a potent offense, Maryland could have been capable of a desperate comeback.

"Our coaches kept reminding us that Maryland had the power to get back in this game," McBrearty said. "We kept pretending that it was 0-0."

Nine minutes into the second half, Kalkstein scored the first of a flurry of Virginia goals over a six minute span that gave the Cavaliers an insurmountable 14-1 lead.

"We were just working the ball and finding the open people," Weymouth said. "They looked like they had no idea what was going on so I guess we were just taking it to them."

McBrearty finished the game with career-high 14 saves.

"This girl was unbelievable," Weymouth said, pointing to McBrearty.

Myers had similar praise for her netminder.

"I think Kendall had a great day," Myers said. "She disrupted a lot of their plays. She came up huge time and time again."

Virginia's defense has yet to allow an opponent more than eight goals in a game this season. Maryland's offense had not scored fewer than 15 goals in any of its first five games.

"Our defenders had their sticks up and were in the right places at the right times," Myers said. "We anticipated where they were going with the ball next pretty well. I think Maryland was off but I credit our defense with not letting them get into a groove. But the next time we play Maryland, I can't imagine this will be the score the next time around."

Virginia next travels to North Carolina for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday. Confidence will certainly not be an issue after the way that the Cavaliers handled Maryland.

"This was huge, not only for our confidence, but for our ACC record and keeping momentum going in the right direction," Myers said. "This was a great opportunity that we were able to take advantage of today."

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