The No. 18 Virginia women's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking defeat to No. 13 Hartford Saturday, 1-0. The Cavs couldn't seem to bring it together after Hawks sophomore Susie Woodson scored in the 10th minute on a header which would be the game's only goal.
Though Virginia (2-2) took more shots on the goal than the Hawks (2-1), 17-7, they were unable to get the ball past Hartford goalkeeper Anne Lise Nilssen, who collected a career-high seven saves for her first career shutout.
Virginia keeper Jodi Clugston had three saves. Perhaps her most memorable one came in the 24th minute on a rifled shot by Hawks sophomore Tini Lyng. Clugston deflected the ball off the goalpost and covered it for the save.
Volleyball drops 2 of 3
The Virginia volleyball team was able to defeat Middle Tennessee Saturday, but dropped matches to Western Michigan and Xavier this weekend to finish 1-2 at the Xavier Volleyball Invitational in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Against Middle Tennessee, senior Katie Jones led the Cavs to a 3-1 victory with 13 kills, 13 digs, four service aces and two blocks. Teammate Deanna Zwarich also tallied 12 kills and seven blocks. Freshman Paige Davis added 17 digs, nine kills and three service aces.
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But despite the efforts of standouts Zwarich and Davis, the Cavaliers lost the remainder of their tournament matches. They lost to Western Michigan 3-1 Friday and to the host team Xavier 3-0 Saturday.
Next up for the Cavaliers is the Arkansas Invitational this weekend.
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