The No. 8 Virginia women's soccer team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 2-0 victory Friday against Northeast Conference champion Long Island.
[caption id="attachment_48114" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior defender Molly Menchel sits fifth on the team with 12 points.
[caption id="attachment_47869" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Senior forward Lauren Alwine tallied her team's lone goal during a 2-1 loss to Florida State in the ACC semifinals.
[caption id="attachment_47539" align="alignleft" width="162" caption="Sophomore forward Brian Span helped Virginia avoid a shutout when he converted from the spot during the 70th minute, but the Cavaliers could not find a second-half equalizer against the Eagles.
[caption id="attachment_47537" align="alignleft" width="220" caption="Sophomore defender Molly Menchel broke the deadlock against No.
[caption id="attachment_47520" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Freshman forward Morgan Brian scored both Virginia goals during the team's 2-0 Senior Night triumph.
[caption id="attachment_47450" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="In her final regular season game for Virginia, senior goalkeeper Chantel Jones will have the opportunity to inch closer to the NCAA all-time shutout record.
[caption id="attachment_47123" align="alignleft" width="279" caption="In just her first season donning blue and orange, freshman midfielder Olivia Brannon has started all 16 of Virginia's games and currently ranks third on the team in terms of minutes played.
[caption id="attachment_46876" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Senior forward Lauren Alwine set up the Cavaliers' second score with a give-and-go.
The No. 8 Virginia women's soccer team picked up its fourth ACC victory of the season when freshman midfielder Morgan Brian scored a golden goal for a 1-0 overtime win at North Carolina State last night. The decisive goal came during the ninth minute of overtime and gave the Cavaliers their third golden goal victory of the season.
