Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, March 29, 1992 TAG: 9203290101
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C11 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
DATELINE: CHARLOTTESVILLE LENGTH: Medium
Not for the UVa lacrosse team.
"This was [Johns] Hopkins week," said Kevin Pehlke, the Cavaliers' leading scorer. "Playing Hopkins meant a lot to everybody."
Johns Hopkins came to Scott Stadium on Saturday ranked No. 1 in NCAA Division I, but it was no contest as 10th-ranked UVa routed the Blue Jays 15-9 behind five goals from senior Perry Frazer.
It was the first victory over the nation's No. 1-ranked lacrosse team since 1984 for Virginia, which scored the first seven goals.
"It was like a dream come true," UVa coach Jim "Ace" Adams said when asked his reaction to seeing UVa ahead 7-0. "I thought it might start out 7-0 the other way.
"I can't tell you about the nightmares I've had this week. They scored 16 goals on us last year, you know."
Virginia scored as many goals in the first quarter Saturday as it did the whole game last year in a 16-6 loss to Johns Hopkins. The Blue Jays centered their attention on junior Kevin Pehlke, and Frazer made them pay.
Frazer had seven points, including two assists, and three other players had two goals apiece. Pehlke, comfortable in the role of feeder, had one goal and four assists.
Frazer had two goals in the first quarter and got his third with 12:55 left in the second while UVa was short-handed after being assessed a three-minute penalty for an illegal stick.
Johns Hopkins (3-1) was led by Brian Piccola's three goals.
The Cavaliers (4-2) had back-to-back two-goal losses to Duke and Princeton.
"I see this as a big steppingstone for us," Pehlke said. "I knew sooner or later we would start clicking; we just tried not to get too down on ourselves." \
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