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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Payton Cormier scored a career-high eight goals to shatter several records, including the NCAA Division I all-time goals record, and guide Virginia (11-5) to a 17-11 victory over Saint Joseph’s (12-4) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Klöckner Stadium Saturday afternoon (May 11). Cormier’s final goal of the day marked the 222nd of his career, which broke former Penn State standout Mac O’Keefe’s record of 221.

In addition to finishing Saturday’s contest as the DI all-time leading goal scorer, Cormier also shattered UVA’s single-season goals record, set by Cormier’s former teammate Xander Dickson in 2023. Cormier now stands at 63 goals on the season and can add to his records as the Hoos are guaranteed at least one more game. Additionally, his eight scores set the single-game record by a UVA player in an NCAA Tournament contest. In last year’s NCAA first round win over Richmond, Cormier had six goals, which tied for the then-UVA record in a tournament game.

With the win, Virginia snapped its four-game losing skid, the program’s first since 2013. The Hawks, who won the Atlantic 10 championship, suffered their first loss since the month of February after entering Saturday’s contest on a 12-game win streak, which led the nation.

Cavalier LSM Ben Wayer tied his career-high of eight ground balls and added two assists. Anthony Ghobriel (12-23) and Thomas Colucci (5-8) helped UVA finish 17 for 31 at the faceoff X. Colucci collected six balls off the ground, one shy from tying his season high.

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The Cavaliers take on the winner of No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins (10-4) and Lehigh (9-6) on Sunday (May 19) at Towson’s Johnny Unitas Stadium. The Blue Jays and Mountain Hawks go head-to-head in Baltimore, Maryland tomorrow (May 12) at noon. The NCAA is expected to announce next weekend’s quarterfinals start times tomorrow night.