No. 5 men’s soccer takes down Louisville 2-1 in double-overtime to open its season
By Joe von Storch | October 12, 2020Men's soccer secured its first win of the season with a penalty goal by sophomore forward Philip Horton in the 109th minute.
Men's soccer secured its first win of the season with a penalty goal by sophomore forward Philip Horton in the 109th minute.
The ACC announced Friday the layout for the abbreviated season — each school will play six conference games in addition to two exhibition matches prior to a modified eight-team conference tournament.
Along with a handful of former seniors including captain defender Robin Afamefuna, underclassmen starters Daryl Dike, Henry Kessler, Joe Bell and Daniel Steedman all left the program to pursue professional careers.
Coming off a thrilling run to a national championship in 2019, the Cavaliers returned a plethora of key players and seemed poised to challenge once again for a title in May.
No. 15 Virginia men’s swimming and diving put together a strong week in Greensboro N.C. at the ACC Championships and finished as the conference runner-up.
No. 8 Virginia men’s lacrosse dominated Air Force Sunday afternoon en route to a 15-5 victory at Klockner Stadium.
The Cavaliers were led by the championship’s Most Valuable Swimmer in junior Paige Madden, along with a record setting performance by freshman Kate Douglass.
The 16 goals scored by the Tigers are the most given up by the Cavaliers since last year’s season opener against Loyola.
The two programs met last year in New Jersey in a game that went into overtime with Virginia’s now-junior attacker Ian Laviano finding the back of the net to give the Cavaliers a 12-11 golden-goal victory.
On offense, the Cavaliers were led by Michael Kraus, who finished with four goals and an assist, and Matt Moore, who finished with three goals and two assists.
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