Penalty kicks give Virginia 2-0 win over High Point
Junior Andreas Ueland recorded a brace in the first half that proved to be the final score as Virginia won 2-0 over High Point on Thursday night at Klöckner Stadium.
Junior Andreas Ueland recorded a brace in the first half that proved to be the final score as Virginia won 2-0 over High Point on Thursday night at Klöckner Stadium.
Sophomore Lia Godfrey hit her first goal of the season to deliver a victory for the No. 3 Virginia women’s soccer team (5-0-0) on Thursday as the Cavaliers defeated No. 9 Santa Clara (2-1-2) by a score of 1-0 at Sentara Park.
No. 3 Virginia scored three goals in each half on Sunday and got a career day from forward Rebecca Jarrett on the way to a 6-1 victory over George Washington (0-2-2) on Sunday at Klöckner Stadium.
Freshman Ank Nigobora scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute to give Virginia (1-0-0) a 2-1 victory over Western Michigan (0-1-0) on Thursday night at Klöckner Stadium.
Second-half goals from Taryn Torres and Alexa Spaanstra pushed No. 3 Virginia (3-0-0) to a 2-0 victory over George Mason (0-3-0) on Thursday night at George Mason Stadium.
A seventh-minute header from Diana Ordoñez proved to be all the Cavaliers needed as No. 4 Virginia (2-0-0) went on the road and defeated No. 12 West Virginia (1-1-0) by a score of 1-0 on Sunday at Dick Dlesk Stadium.
The fourth-ranked UVA women’s soccer team got braces from forwards Haley Hopkins and Diana Ordoñez on the way to an 8-0 victory over Richmond at Klöckner Stadium on Thursday night.
Sophomore midfielder Lia Godfrey and senior forward Alexa Spaanstra have been named to the preseason All-ACC team it was announced by the league office on Thursday.
The Virginia men’s and women’s soccer teams will open the 2021 season this month and tickets are on sale for both programs. Season ticket sales and renewals begin Monday, while single game tickets will go on sale Friday.
The Virginia men’s soccer program will open its 2021 season at home on Aug. 26 with a matchup against Western Michigan at Klöckner Stadium. The season opener is part of an 10-game home slate for the seven-time national champion Cavaliers.
The Virginia women’s soccer program has added graduate transfer Haley Hopkins, it was announced by head coach Steve Swanson on Monday.
The Virginia women’s soccer team will welcome six incoming freshmen to the program for the 2021-22 academic year.
Junior forward Alexa Spaanstra has been named the ACC Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and leads a group of seven players named to the Women’s Soccer All-ACC Academic Team.
Three members of the Virginia women’s soccer team were named to first-team Academic All-District honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Virginia swept the top women’s soccer awards from the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID).
Junior forward Alexa Spaanstra has been named a Scholar All-America selection by the United Soccer Coaches.
Virginia women’s soccer players Rebecca Jarrett and Alexa Spaanstra have been named Scholar All-Region selections by the United Soccer Coaches.
Junior forward Rebecca Jarrett and freshman midfielder Lia Godfrey were named to the NCAA Women’s College Cup All-Tournament Team.
Florida State freshman goalkeeper Cristina Roque denied the Cavaliers a chance to play for the NCAA women’s soccer championship when she saved two penalty kicks in a shootout Thursday night, and the Seminoles made all three of their attempts to advance to the College Cup final.
Lia Godfrey, a freshman on the Virginia women’s soccer team, has been named a second-team All-America selection by the United Soccer Coaches.