When women’s soccer coach Steve Swanson was growing up, he was a multi-sport athlete.
Fall 2016 has seen a number of highs and lows for Virginia sports.
The Cavaliers were knocked out of the NCAA Tournament Sunday, falling to No. 5 Georgetown by a score of 2-0.
After taking care of Monmouth last weekend, the No. 3-seeded Virginia Women’s soccer team has had a week to prepare for their second round matchup. It’s win or go home in the NCAA Tournament, so the margin for error is incredibly slim.
Since its 7-0-0 start in which junior goalie Morgan Stearns did not allow a single goal, the Virginia women’s soccer team has been far from dominant.
In the win-or-go-home environment of the NCAA tournament, there is little room for error, yet plenty of room for disappointment.
After almost two weeks of idle time, the Virginia women’s soccer team is ready to get back on the field.
Having just finished the regular season with a win against Louisville, the fifth-seeded Cavaliers came into the ACC Championships confident in their ability but weary of their competition since they travelled to Chapel Hill to take on fourth-seeded North Carolina.
In Virginia’s final regular season ACC matchup, the team traveled to Lynn Stadium in Louisville, Ky., to take on the Louisville Cardinals.
One last test for the ACC regular season remains, as the No. 7 Cavaliers (12-3-2, 5-2-2) are set to travel down to Louisville, Ky. to take on the Cardinals.
On a picturesque fall day at Klöckner Stadium, the women’s soccer team took on the Boston College Eagles, hoping to close out its regular season home schedule with a win.
Virginia’s sense of urgency and desire was on display, as it started the game out at a frenetic pace.
The Cavaliers travelled down to Durham, N.C. Saturday, to take on the Duke Blue Devils in a top-five matchup that promised to be chock-full of excitement.
The No. 12 Virginia women’s soccer team is reaching the final stretch of conference play as it travels to scorching hot No. 6 Duke.
This Sunday the Virginia women’s soccer team traveled to Notre Dame for a pivotal ACC matchup.
Under the bright lights of Klöckner Stadium, No. 8 Virginia took on struggling ACC counterpart Pittsburgh in a game where the Panthers were clearly overmatched by the Cavaliers, who dominated with a final score of 6-0.
Although Virginia led for most of the game, the Tar Heels (6-2-3, 1-1-2 ACC) scored the tying goal in the 82nd minute to send the game into double overtime.
A major key to this team this season has been its infusion of youth. Virginia (8-2-1, 1-1-1 ACC) is an extremely young squad with a number of freshman phenoms who have stepped in and given this team a boost.
In a tumultuous game spoiled by two lightning delays, No. 2 Virginia and No. 3 Florida State played to a 1-1 tie before officials had to call the game due to weather.
The Cavaliers (8-2-0, 1-1-0 ACC) suffered a disappointing loss to the Hurricanes (6-4-0, 1-1-0 ACC) by a score of 2-1.
