No. 11 Virginia edged 1-0 in ACC opener at No. 5 Louisville

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

The No. 11 Virginia field hockey team (4-2, 0-1 ACC) fell 1-0 in its conference opener at No. 5 Louisville (7-0, 1-0 ACC) on Friday at Trager Stadium in Louisville, Ky.

Louisville’s Mattie Tabor scored the lone goal of the game, taking a shot from the right side of the cage into the left corner five minutes into the second quarter.

Virginia held a 5-4 edge in shots in the first half, with Louisville’s goalie Mila de Kuijer making four saves in the first quarter. Virginia held the offensive edge in the second half, taking five shots, but coming up empty. The UVA defense kept the Cavaliers in the game, not allowing a Louisville shot in the second half.