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.

When Virginia’s women’s soccer team takes the field Thursday night against top-seeded Florida State, it won’t be Steve Swanson’s first rodeo.

Three members of the Virginia women’s soccer team earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region honors: Alexa Spaanstra, Diana Ordoñez and Lia Godfrey.

Head coach George Gelnovatch announced the addition of 12 newcomers to the Virginia men’s soccer program on Tuesday.

Lizzy Sieracki found the perfect moment to net her first goal of the season.

Sophomore forward Diana Ordoñez turned in her second hat trick of the season to help push No. 13 Virginia to a 3-0 victory over Rice on Wednesday.

Alexa Spaanstra posted her second two-goal game of the tournament, and Laurel Ivory turned in a career-best performance as the Cavaliers blanked BYU, 2-0.

For a team that hadn’t played a soccer match in nearly three weeks, Virginia showed plenty of form in the opening round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship.