Sophomore forward Lauren Alwine scored the second goal against Miami. Photo by Bennett Sorbo.

The Virginia women’s soccer team ended its regular season with a 1-0 upset against then-No.4 Florida State on Friday and a 2-0 win against Miami at Klöckner Stadium yesterday on Senior Day. The win against the Hurricanes guaranteed the Cavaliers a bid in the ACC Tournament.

“We’ve been playing a lot of Thursday-Sunday games, and so this was a little less rest in between,” Virginia coach Steve Swanson said. “But to have the game and the victory on Friday. To come back and start off the way we did. Just being the aggressive team. We didn’t get some goals in the first half but I thought we set the tone.”

Virginia set the tone by out-shooting Miami 13-1 in the first half. No team scored a goal during the first half until Virginia finally found the back of the net in the 53rd minute, when sophomore forward Lauren Alwine’s shot bounced off the post to the feet of senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly, who put in her second goal in as many games.

“Sinead’s goal really calmed us down,” Swanson said. “I think we really controlled the rest of the second half.”

Virginia took another 11 shots in the second half and added another goal, defeating Miami 2-0. The Hurricanes managed only five shots against a stifling Cavalier defense.

“It was really intense,” senior defender Amanda Stewart said. “I know both teams — Miami and ourselves — had a lot to play for because whoever lost the season was over. So there was a lot of heart and emotion on the field.”

Friday’s upset against Florida Sate provided the Cavaliers with a high level of momentum going into Sunday’s match against Miami. Against the Seminoles, the shooting between both teams was more balanced, as the Seminoles held the final edge, 12-11.

Farrelly scored the game’s lone goal, though, to give Virginia the victory. For the second time this season, Farrelly took a shot from far away and struck gold.

“It’s one thing to be in the right spot, but it’s another thing to finish them,” Swanson said. “She’s just been clutch for us all season. Honestly, I haven’t seen a better player in the country.”

With its two wins over the weekend, Virginia posted its third and fourth straight shutouts of the season. After going 1-4-1 in their first six ACC games, Virginia closed the season 3-0-1 and earned a spot in the ACC Tournament.

“The tough thing for us is we have been playing well but the onus was on the result, so that we could get into the postseason,” Swanson said. “I think now that we are, now you can say … that the momentum will help us going into the ACC Tournament.

The ACC Tournament will begin Wednesday in Cary, N.C.. Virginia, seeded seventh, will take on second-seed Boston College in the opening round.