With a final score of 2-0, the No. 18 Virginia women's soccer team (1-1) defeated No. 3 Portland (1-1) Sunday, with goals by third-year midfielder Katie Tracy and fourth-year forward Jill Maxwell.
In the seventh minute, Tracy regained control of a misplayed clear and knocked the ball past the Pilot goalkeeper into the upper left hand corner.
In the 53rd minute, Maxwell seized the opportunity of second-year forward Darci Borski's deflected shot and scored to give Virginia a 2-0 lead.
The Pilots outshot the Cavaliers 11-4 in the first half and 8-6 in the second but Virginia obtained four corner kicks in the first half and third-year goalie Julie Maxwell had three saves overall to protect the Cavaliers' 2-0 shutout.
Virginia travels to play James Madison Thursday at 7 p.m. The home opener is scheduled against Fresno State Sunday at 1 p.m.
Field Hockey starts off strong: The Cavaliers started out the season with a winning record, defeating Massachusetts in a 2-1 overtime victory Saturday and Quinnipiac 7-0 Sunday.
Virginia (2-0) quickly jumped ahead against Quinnipiac (0-1), scoring three goals within five minutes. At the end of the first half, the Cavaliers led 4-0 with two goals from fourth-year midfielder Laura Lindsay and one goal each from first-year forward / midfielder Katie Slocum and fourth-year midfielder Natalie Crane.
Virginia goalie Becky Worthington saved four of the seven Quinnipiac shots and held the opponents off the scoreboard, shutting down each of their nine corners.
In the season opener against Massachusetts, the Cavaliers defeated the Minutewomen in a 2-1 overtime victory.
The two teams went into halftime with the score at zero. The Cavaliers continued to struggle in the second period, but with a little over 11 minutes left, fourth-year forward Meredith Elwell received a pass from third-year forward Lorraine Vizzuso and shot the ball into the top of the cage.
The Minutewomen stormed back, finally converting on a corner with 2:04 to play. Regulation play ended with a 1-1 tie.
Virginia will face Michigan at home Friday at 4 p.m.
Virginia's Superwoman: Former Virginia rower Charlotte Quesada is one of the state-level winners for the 1999 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
The award is given to a female student athlete who stands out beyond collegiate athletics and excels in academics and community participation.
Out of over 300 nominations, there are 51 state winners, including the District of Columbia.
Quesada, who graduated with distinction in May was a true student-athlete during her time at the University. She was an Echols Scholar, participated in mentoring elementary and high school students and was a Student Athlete Mentor (SAM). She received the 1999 SAM of the Year Award for her work with the program, the Ernest Ern Award and the ACC Top Six Award for her contributions to the University community. She is also a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.
She also received the Jettie Hill Award as the Virginia women's athlete with the highest four-year academic average and was a member of the ACC Honor Roll, and was a 1999 GTE University Division Academic All-District III Spring At-Large First Team.
Quesada was a member of the Virginia's second varsity eight that won the NCAA champtionship in that competition in both 1998 and 1999. Although the Virginia rowing team tied Brown for the most points in the team competition at the 1999 NCAA Championships, it finished second as determined by the NCAA tiebraker of highest finish in the varsity eight.
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