The Virginia men's soccer team will make its 30th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance tonight against Old Dominion, but for the first time since 2007, the Cavaliers will not begin the tournament with a bye. Virginia is also coming off a loss against rival Maryland in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
Sixth-seeded Virginia defeated third-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament Wednesday before losing to eventual tournament champion Maryland in the semifinals Friday. The Cavaliers knocked the Demon Deacons out of the tournament thanks in part to junior midfielder Hunter Jumper's first goal of the season.
[caption id="attachment_38140" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Junior defender Greg Monaco will need to shut down the Deacon attack Wednesday night.
The No. 10 Virginia men's soccer team concluded its regular season with a 2-0 loss against N.C State Saturday night.
Since Sept. 3, the Virginia men's soccer team has played 16 matches, all to determine what seed it would earn in the ACC and NCAA tournaments.
[caption id="attachment_37820" align="alignleft" width="284" caption="Sophomore forward Will Bates scored two goals and assisted on another last night against Campbell.
[caption id="attachment_37769" align="alignleft" width="272" caption="Senior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo allowed two goals for the second time in his career Friday against Maryland.
[caption id="attachment_37711" align="alignleft" width="226" caption="Sophomore forward Will Bates returned from his injury Friday night, playing 76 minutes and taking three shots.
[caption id="attachment_37685" align="alignleft" width="193" caption="Junior midfielder Brian Ownby leads the Cavaliers in goals scored with seven and has started all 14 games this season.
A walk-on who had to claw his way onto the starting squad, Ari Dimas has become an unlikely yet pivotal piece of the men's soccer team's starting 11. Dimas, a sophomore midfielder, has scored only two goals on the year, yet both have been game-winners.
The third-ranked Virginia men's soccer squad took home its second draw in three games from Chestnut Hill, Mass.
[caption id="attachment_37288" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Alecko Eskandarian was a former No.
[caption id="attachment_37059" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior forward Brian Ownby injected energy into the Virginia attack despite battling a sore throat.
After a hard-fought match against in-state foe James Madison, Virginia heads back into conference play tonight to face ACC rival Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers (8-2-2, 1-2-1 ACC) endured an arduous, scoreless 110 minutes against JMU (7-2-2, 2-1-1 CAA) Tuesday night.
[caption id="attachment_36932" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Will Bates scored two goals against Alabama A&M but left Tuesday's match against JMU after the 29th minute with a bruised knee.
[caption id="attachment_36741" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior midfielder Brian Ownby scored his third goal of the season for the Cavaliers off an Ari Dimas corner in the fifth minute of the game.
[caption id="attachment_36678" align="alignleft" width="205" caption="Junior defender Greg Monaco was a key part of a defense that helped guide Virginia to a 13-0-1 run after last year's 1-1 tie against Liberty.
It was a game whose outcome came down to "a matter of inches," as coach George Gelnovatch said. By the end of it, No.
[caption id="attachment_36511" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has posted five shutouts on the season and ranks third in the ACC with a 0.55 goals against average.
