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No. 3 Virginia battles Duke, No. 14 Hokies on the road

After starting the season with 10 consecutive wins, the No. 3 Virginia women’s soccer team dropped its first game to No. 2 Florida State on Sept. 28. Now nearly a month ago and since then the Cavaliers have started a new win streak, notching four straight victories against ACC opponents.


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Women's soccer travels for ACC tilt against Louisville

On Sunday, the Cavaliers (13-1, 5-1 ACC) have the opportunity to extend this impressive run when they travel to Louisville (6-6-2, 2-2-2 ACC) in the first matchup between the two squads as well as Virginia’s first-ever trip to the state of Kentucky. While this is a new opponent for the ACC powerhouse, the team is embracing this as just another obstacle to overcome and use as motivation to improve.


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Virginia seeks bounce back at No. 14 Fighting Irish

After a challenging road trip in which the fourth-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team lost its first game of the season, the Cavaliers hit the road once again this weekend to take on yet another difficult opponent, the No. 14 Notre Dame Fighting Irish.Virginia (10-1-0, 2-1-0 ACC) experienced a long period of success to begin the year, starting 10-0-0 and outlasting all other teams to remain as the final unbeaten/untied team in the nation.


Junior forward Makenzy Doniak scored her sixth goal of the season and tallied an assist in No. 2 Virginia's 3-1 win against Miami. Following her goal, Doniak moved into a tie for fourth on Virginia's all-time scoring list.
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Women’s soccer outlasts Miami, wins ACC opener

The No. 2 Virginia women’s soccer team opened ACC play Saturday night against a reeling Miami team desperate for its first conference road win since 2012. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, were looking to extend a program record 24-game home winning streak and notch their 39th straight win against a non-ranked opponent.


Freshman defender Morgan Reid scored her first career goal in the eighth minute of Wednesday night's contest against Old Dominion, finding the net from just inside midfield.
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​Women’s soccer blasts Old Dominion, 5-0

After eight games, the second-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team has performed above and beyond expectations as it has dominated early season play. The Cavaliers had outscored opponents 23-3 entering Wednesday’s matchup, and they didn’t look at all slowed by their rough schedule — three games in six days — in their final out-of-conference game.


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Virginia travels south for weekend doubleheader

The No. 3 Virginia women’s soccer team will make a trip south this weekend — starting with a matchup against SEC opponent Alabama Friday, the Cavaliers (3-0, 0-0) will finish off the trip Sunday with a game against Samford in Birmingham, Alabama.


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Women's soccer cruises to two weekend wins

The third-ranked Virginia women’s soccer team is a team seemingly on a mission, easily dispensing of opponents and controlling play as they remained undefeated over the weekend with a 4-0 win Friday night against in-state rival Richmond and a 5-0 romp Sunday afternoon against Villanova.


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Women's soccer looks to remain undefeated Friday

Third-ranked Virginia women’s soccer hit the ground running this season, picking up right where the team left off last year. This weekend, the Cavaliers look to continue their strong play when they play host to Richmond in the second game of the team’s season-opening, three-game home stand.


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Women's Soccer advances to Elite Eight

On a frigid evening in Charlottesville Sunday, the No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team shut out Wake Forest, 2-0, in the NCAA Tournament’s third round after beating Georgetown 1-0 two days ago to advance.


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Top-ranked Women's Soccer stifle Hoyas

The No. 1 Virginia women’s soccer team was able to grind out a 1-0 victory against a tough, defensive-minded Georgetown team in the second round of the NCAA tournament Friday at Klöckner Stadium.

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