In tale of two halves, No. 5 seed women’s soccer falls to No. 1 Stanford in ACC semifinal
By Sam Chun | November 7, 2025"We were knocking on the door for the third one. It’s tough to take.”
"We were knocking on the door for the third one. It’s tough to take.”
The tortoise has become the hare. Fast basketball? Some conqueror rewrote the source code.
Junior back Mia Abello — Leemans’ fellow co-captain and First Team All-ACC honoree — had no trouble converting on the opportunity, sending Virginia to its tenth ACC Championship final appearance and first since 2022.
"If you look at where we were last year, this time, it's almost impossible to see how we could have gotten so far, so fast.”
Virginia survived a second half surge from Stanford to advance to the ACC semifinals.
"I’m blessed to be able to put Virginia on the map,” junior guard Kymora Johnson said.
Virginia showed impressive grit to overcome a great conference opponent.
"We were all blown away by Keyveon Roller,” Garland said. “He’s a perfect combination of skill and toughness."
“I think that's one of the highest honors you can receive in the game of football,” Elliott said.
“Really proud of the way they responded in the second half,” Odom said. “Shots weren’t falling in the first."
Virginia's losing streak reached four matches.
Virginia appears poised to move forward into a strong regular season.
The budding Spanish star won again.
“I couldn’t be happier for my guys — they deserve this moment," Coach George Gelnovatch said.
The 6-foot-4 centerback is studying computer science while pushing his team to new heights.
Virginia earned its ninth ranked win after defeating Wake Forest
Virginia remains undefeated in conference play at the end of its cross-country trip and rises to 8-1 — the program’s highest win total in six years.
It has been six years since Virginia’s football, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and field hockey programs have been ranked simultaneously.
One of Virginia's best offensive linemen is a renaissance man.
For the first time since 2008, Virginia has won the ACC men’s cross country championship –– the fifth conference title in program history.