For the second time in as many weeks, the Cavaliers benefitted from a missed field goal with time expiring to escape with a conference road victory, this time against the Cardinals.
The Cavaliers are coming off an incredible season, with the women's swim and dive team winning an ACC Championship in February and an NCAA Championship in March and the men's team placing ninth in the NCAA Championship.
A recipient of a full scholarship in the fall, Wood defied the odds and transitioned from being a full-time student to a student-athlete and member the Virginia football team.
The Cavaliers (10-1-1, 3-0-1 ACC) had the higher ranking going into the match, while the Tar Heels (8-1-2, 1-1-2 ACC) had a home field advantage and a hefty 39-4-4 lead in the series between the rival teams.
The Cavaliers (3-2, 1-2 ACC) are back on the right side of .500 after a 30-28 win against the Hurricanes, while the Cardinals (3-2, 1-1 ACC) found themselves on the wrong side of a very similar ending against Wake Forest Saturday, giving up a field goal with just 22 seconds left to lose 37-34.
The Cavaliers started the outdoor cross country season off strong, but underperformed against highly competitive teams at the Joe Piane/Notre Dame Invitational.
The Cavaliers were swept by Pittsburgh and Duke in three sets apiece, but still remain above .500 this season.
An overtime thriller against Duke gives Virginia a winning ACC record as it heads into a long recovery before taking on No. 7 Maryland.
The men's soccer team has had their fair share of struggles lately, most recently losing to Notre Dame.
Virginia hopes to continue its hot streak on Sunday against North Carolina.
A truly incredible game had seemingly every Virginia football fan's experience from the first four weeks rolled into one.
The Cavaliers (3-5-1, 0-3-0 ACC) scored three goals in the second half to knock off the Rams (5-3-1, 1-1-0 Atlantic 10) and snap a three-match losing streak.
The ACC is widely regarded as the most competitive conference in Division I women’s soccer, and Virginia’s first three intraconference matchups proved just that.
Virginia now faces a short week as they travel to Miami for a Thursday night clash in what has become a must-win game if the Cavaliers hope to capture the ACC Coastal crown.
A lot will need to go right for Virginia to win Wednesday night against No. 2 Pitt.
The Cavaliers fell twice in frustrating fashion last week — losing in double overtime to James Madison and faltering in the final minutes to North Carolina.
The Cavaliers opened ACC play on the road against No. 8 Louisville Louisville in a narrow 1-0 defeat before traveling to No. 12 Ohio State Sunday and picking up a big 2-1 win. The following weekend, Virginia defeated No. 13 Wake Forest in dominant fashion, but fell to No. 19 Old Dominion in a heartbreaker.
Coach Shannon Wells led Virginia as it took on multiple opponents the last two week, notably notching her first conference win as the coach when the Cavaliers beat North Carolina.
Virginia sports teams have a knack for providing some of the highest of highs and lowest of lows. We take a look at how Cavalier teams have emerged from some of these lows to reach some of college athletics’ greatest heights.
Following last year's College Cup appearance, the Cavaliers have started the season off on fire, downing border foe West Virginia and defending national champion Santa Clara.
