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Virginia faces Flames after ACC defeat

The No. 25 Virginia men's soccer teamis looking to rebound from a conference defeat when they host visiting Liberty tonight at Klöckner Stadium.The Cavaliers' lost a hard-fought contest at the hands of Duke a week ago in Durham, causing their three-game winning streak to come to a halt.

Just 3:39 into the match, Virginia (7-6-0, 3-2-0 ACC) scored the first goal when freshman midfielder Drew Harrison put the ball in the back right corner of Duke's net. Harrison's goal was the first of his collegiate career. The Cavaliers held on to a 1-0 lead until the 23:52 mark when the Blue Devils' Chris Loftus got past the Cavalier defense and was able to score on freshman goalie Ryan Burke.The teams went into the locker room at halftime tied, 1-1.

Duke was the team that came out of halftime with the scoring mentality, as they went on to score the game's final two goals

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