Field hockey falls to Louisville, 2-1
By Luke Stone | March 17, 2021Louisville squeaked past Virginia Saturday afternoon, handing the Cavaliers their second consecutive loss of the spring 2021 campaign.
Louisville squeaked past Virginia Saturday afternoon, handing the Cavaliers their second consecutive loss of the spring 2021 campaign.
Despite the disappointing loss to end the season, the Cavaliers displayed a valiant effort.
In another disappointing defeat, the Cavaliers' offensive woes continued Saturday in a 2-0 loss to Duke.
The Cavaliers will look to build on improvements from earlier this season despite a four-game losing streak.
In the last set of home games on Virginia’s schedule, the Cavaliers stretched out their losing streak to four after falling twice to Louisville this weekend.
With their infectious smiles and incredible talent, Lilly and Meghen will continue to add value to the field hockey team over the course of the next four years.
In spite of being on a hot streak and ripping off three straight wins, the Virginia field hockey team hit a wall in this weekend's matchups against North Carolina.
With the two wins, the Cavaliers extend their winning streak to three games before a double-header against eight-time NCAA champion North Carolina.
Virginia fell to Wake Forest 2-1 Saturday before rebounding Sunday with 1-0 win off a late-game goal.
With many top offensive and defensive players returning this year — including three preseason All-ACC team members — the 2020 Cavaliers look prepared to have a strong season in the face of a conference-only schedule.
Six of the team’s top eight point scorers return next year, as does sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Hausheer, who conceded only 23 goals on the season.
Virginia’s win over the Terrapins avenges a September loss in College Park, Md., where Maryland downed the Cavaliers in shootout fashion.
The Cavaliers (16-3, 4-2 ACC) did not play their cleanest game of the season against a tough Blue Devils (13-7, 1-5 ACC) team, but capitalized off of enough mistakes to pull out a 2-1 victory.
No. 6 Virginia field hockey brought down No. 20 Wake Forest to end the regular season and finish second in the ACC.
No. 6 Virginia took down No. 17 Liberty as freshman striker Laura Janssen scored the game-winner with under three minutes to go in regulation.
No. 7 Virginia field hockey picked up a pair of weekend wins against No. 4 Duke and Drexel, recording 3-2 victories against both teams.
No. 9 Virginia came from behind to defeat No. 5 Louisville before shutting out Miami University on the road.
With a recruiting class that has surprised many, and an aggressive defense that has limited opponents throughout the year, the Cavaliers know they can win a national title this year.
No. 8 Virginia split its weekend games, suffering a loss to No. 17 Boston College before producing an overtime win against No. 22 Old Dominion.
In the second weekend of ACC play, Virginia faced its toughest opponent yet.