CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 SPORTS)– Despite a second half rally, the UVA women’s lacrosse team fell in their ACC opener to number 8 North Carolina 10-9.

After a slow start in which the teams traded goals, North Carolina went on a three-goal run which bled into the start of the second quarter as Virginia found itself trailing by a score of 4-1.

Katia Carnevale found Schwab on the crease to end the UNC run just after the five-minute mark in the third quarter. After another Tar Heel goal, Galica made her presence known winning the draw to herself and taking it the distance to score the second goal of her career. She would score once again off an assist from Dinardo to bring the Cavaliers back within a goal. When it looked like UNC had recaptured the momentum off a free-position goal, the Cavaliers struck again as Morgan Schwab found Mackenzie Hoeg with just four seconds remaining in the half.

Late in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers trailed by a pair of goals with under six minutes remaining in the game. A composed solo effort from Dinardo cut the lead to one as the freshman rolled back to score on a second dodge from the left side.

Virginia would have to make a pair of crucial stops as Nicole Cruthirds came up with a monumental caused turnover while Bostain got her stick to a UNC shot to give the Cavaliers one final possession in regulation. It was Schwab who answered the call for Virginia scoring on a diving solo effort to square things at 9-9 and send the game to overtime.

The Tar Heels won the overtime draw and would finish the game off with a goal scored by Eva Ingrill with just over a minute played in the period.