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.
[caption id="attachment_37191" align="alignleft" width="214" caption="Junior goalkeeper Chantel Jones needs one more shutout in a Cavalier uniform to tie the Virginia record for most shutouts in a career.
Another game, another down-to-the-wire finish for the Virginia women's soccer team. The Cavaliers beat the visiting Wake Forest Demon Deacons 2-1, despite playing a man down for more than 70 minutes during the game. Virginia (10-3-1, 4-2-0 ACC) started the game with an unconventional lineup - junior goalkeeper Chantel Jones, ranked second in Virginia history with 30 shutouts, was benched for the first 10 minutes for reasons the coaches said they wished to keep in-house.
It was a long 82 minutes for the nervous fans at Kl
[caption id="attachment_36930" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior midfielder Lindsey Miller nearly scored what would have been a game-winning goal during the 55th minute, but game officials said it did not count.
[caption id="attachment_36878" align="alignleft" width="257" caption="Senior forward Meghan Lencyzk scored the game-winning goal against No.
It wasn't all disappointment for Virginia fans this weekend - or at least those who showed up at Kl
[caption id="attachment_36436" align="alignleft" width="191" caption="Senior midfielder Colleen Flanagan scored the game-winning goal in Virginia's 3-2 overtime victory against Maryland in 2008.
[caption id="attachment_36152" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior forward Meghan Lencyzk made seven goals during her first five games but has only one assist for the last three.
The No. 5 Virginia women's soccer team lost its first match of the season Sunday, falling 1-0 to West Virginia on an 83rd-minute goal. Keeping with the theme of the season, the Cavaliers (6-1-1) started slowly and were held scoreless during the first half.
The No. 6 Virginia women's soccer team heads to Morgantown, W.Va., Sunday to seek its first undefeated non-conference record since 2004. With the squad's opening ACC match against Virginia Tech coming up next Thursday, the Cavaliers view their matchup against West Virginia as an important final step before they begin the grind of conference play. "We're trying to take West Virginia as a win then go into ACCs undefeated and just confident," senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly said. The Mountaineers, though, are coming off some strong results, even if they are currently unranked in the polls.
[caption id="attachment_35636" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sophomore forward Caroline Miller scored against Texas and Boston University this weekend, helping the Cavaliers win against both teams with a combined score of 7-0.
[caption id="attachment_35546" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Junior goalkeeper Chantel Jones has given up only one goal this season, boasting a 0.17 goals against average.
If you blinked, you might have missed it. Seemingly in a flash, the Virginia women's soccer team dominated Richmond last Friday, scoring three goals in 15 minutes to start the first half, then going on to notch two goals in five minutes to begin the second on the way to an 8-0 victory. "That certainly wasn't what we were expecting - we've played them in the spring, and they've been awfully good," Virginia coach Steve Swanson said.
[caption id="attachment_35178" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Senior midfielder Sinead Farrelly was a second-team All-American last season after leading the Cavaliers with eight goals.
The Virginia women's soccer team had a mixed bag of results this weekend, as the Cavaliers tied No. 11 Penn State 1-1 and defeated Connecticut 1-0 in double overtime. During the Cavaliers' first game of the weekend, the Nittany Lions took a one-goal lead at the beginning of the second half, but the Cavaliers rallied back after junior forward Lauren Alwine's goal in the 87th minute to force overtime.
2009. The round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers are down 2-0 at halftime against Penn State.
If the first games are any indication, it's going to be a banner year for the Virginia women's soccer team.
