[caption id="attachment_45381" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="Senior defender Amanda Fancher and the rest of Virginia's defense will go up against a Maryland attack that averaged three goals per game and never lost during its opening eight matches.
The No. 7 Virginia women's soccer team entered the Nike Soccer Classic this weekend undefeated but struggled during the weekend's tournament as it finished with a scoreless draw Friday against Washington State and then suffered the season's first loss Sunday against Penn State.
[caption id="attachment_45140" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward and former Gatorade High School Player of the Year Morgan Brian has wasted no time in making her mark on the field for Virginia.
[caption id="attachment_44830" align="alignleft" width="254" caption="Junior midfielder Julia Roberts has notched three goals and three assists in six games this season.
[caption id="attachment_44628" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Gloria Douglas fired home a rebound in the 86th minute to complete Virginia's comeback victory against the Red Storm.
[caption id="attachment_44557" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Just three games into the year, junior midfielder Erica Hollenberg has already matched her 2010 season total with three assists.
[caption id="attachment_44486" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="With three more goals and one assist against Liberty, junior forward Caroline Miller already has equaled her 10 points from 2010 in three games this year.
[caption id="attachment_44334" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Senior goalkeeper Chantel Jones currently sits one shutout shy of the ACC career record.
[caption id="attachment_44182" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Gloria Douglas notched three assists during Virginia's shutout of the Spiders Sunday night.
[caption id="attachment_38661" align="alignleft" width="241" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly scored the first of Virginia's two second-half goals in the contest.
The Virginia women's basketball team fell to No. 4 Tennessee 85-73 yesterday evening in Knoxville, Tenn. The Cavaliers went into halftime only trailing 39-41 but committed 13 turnovers during the second half as the Lady Volunteers broke away toward a 12-point victory. Junior guard Ariana Moorer led the way for the Cavaliers with 24 points and six assists in 34 minutes.
[caption id="attachment_38529" align="alignleft" width="178" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly ranks second on the team in goals, assists and points.
[caption id="attachment_38138" align="alignleft" width="267" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year.
[caption id="attachment_37818" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Heading into the ACC Tournament, sophomore midfielder Erica Hollenberg scored three goals during her last three games.
The Virginia women's soccer team (13-3-2, 7-2-1 ACC) ended its regular season at Clemson yesterday, defeating the Tigers 6-0 for the team's 10th shutout on the season. The Cavaliers had three goals on the scoreboard by the 17th minute of the game - two goals from senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly and one goal from sophomore midfielder Erica Hollenberg within a three-minute span. The attack later added three more goals in garbage time.
It is rare that a keeper scores a goal for her own side, but N.C. State goalkeeper Kim Kern did just that last night against the Cavaliers, airmailing a free kick into the goal from midfield less than four minutes into the game.
[caption id="attachment_37608" align="alignleft" width="195" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly is the team's No.
The No. 7 women's soccer team (11-3-2, 5-2-1 ACC) dismantled unranked Miami (10-6-1, 4-4-0 ACC) 4-1 yesterday in Coral Gables, Fla. Four different players scored for the Cavaliers - senior defender Kika Toulouse, sophomore midfielder Erica Hollenberg, sophomore midfielder Julia Roberts and senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly.
The No. 8 Virginia women's soccer team tied No. 10 Florida State 0-0 last night in Tallahassee, Fla. The first half was largely forgettable, with both teams playing in a defensive formation and not gambling on many chances, leading to an overall lackluster performance. Action then picked up during the second half as both teams created several scoring opportunities.
[caption id="attachment_37282" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior forward Meghan Lenczyk was named ACC Player of the Week after scoring three goals during Virginia's 2-0 and 2-1 wins against Duke and Wake Forest.
