[caption id="attachment_32151" align="alignleft" width="251" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates scored three times during yesterday's matchup against Bucknell.
The No. 6 Virginia men's soccer team defeated No. 20 N.C. State 1-0 to win the ACC Tournament Sunday in Cary, N.C, grabbing the ACC's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore defender Hunter Jumper whipped a cross into the box to senior midfielder Jordan Evans, who flicked a header to freshman forward Will Bates.
[caption id="attachment_31878" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates received second team All-ACC honors and was also named to the All-Freshmen Team.
[caption id="attachment_31741" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates has provided the Cavaliers with a much-needed offensive spark, scoring five of the team's last 10 goals.
[caption id="attachment_31621" align="alignleft" width="238" caption="Senior midfielder Jonathan Villanueva gave Virginia a 1-0 lead near the end of the first half with his first goal this season Tuesday night against American.
[caption id="attachment_31578" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Freshman Will Bates was tabbed the TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Week last week after scoring in four straight games for the Cavaliers.
[caption id="attachment_31461" align="alignleft" width="198" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates may be the catalyst behind the Cavaliers' offensive resurgence, scoring five of his team-leading six goals in the past four games.
[caption id="attachment_31368" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior goalkeeper Diego Restrepo has recorded six shutouts this season after transferring from South Florida.
[caption id="attachment_31250" align="alignleft" width="271" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates scored one of the Cavaliers' goals against the Eagles Sunday.
[caption id="attachment_31225" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior goal keeper Diego Rostrepo has anchored the Cavalier defense, which ranks ninth in the nation in goals against average.
[caption id="attachment_31136" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates scored the opening goal against Howard in the 16th minute and added an assist to sophomore midfielder Tony Tchani in the 55th minute.
[caption id="attachment_31096" align="alignleft" width="192" caption="Senior Neil Barlow leads the Cavaliers with 10 points this season, having notched four goals and two assists.
After a disappointing tie with Liberty at home Tuesday, the No. 11 Virginia men's soccer team resumes ACC play tomorrow looking to secure a win against the unranked Hokies in Blacksburg. "Now moving back into league play, one win puts us right back in the middle of the pack and in good shape," Virginia coach George Gelnovatch said. Amid a four-game losing streak, Virginia Tech (3-7-2, 2-2 ACC) recently suffered a defeat to No.
[caption id="attachment_30977" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Sophomore Brian Ownby scored for the U.S.
[caption id="attachment_30956" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Will Bates managed a team-leading seven shots in last night's two overtime match against Liberty.
[caption id="attachment_30915" align="alignleft" width="209" caption="Virginia forward Chris Agorsor scored his second goal of the season in the Cavaliers' most recent win against Longwood last week.
[caption id="attachment_30794" align="alignleft" width="216" caption="Sophomore forward Brian Ownby returned to the Virginia roster after a hiatus to play on an international team.
[caption id="attachment_30755" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Chris Agorsor, who scored the game winning goal Tuesday against Virginia Commonwealth, seeks to lead Virginia to its second win against a top-five opponent.
[caption id="attachment_30681" align="alignleft" width="215" caption="Sophomore forward Chris Agorsor found a good time to score his first goal of the season against VCU.
