The No. 5 Virginia Women’s Soccer Team kept a clean sheet for the first time this season, but the Cavaliers’ defense continued its clean sheet in a 0-0 draw with VCU at Kleckner Stadium on Sunday.
It was the first draw of the season for the Cavaliers (7-0-1) under new NCAA football rules that eliminate regular season overtime and golden goal opportunities.
Virginia beat the VCU 24-7, but the Cavaliers had only six shots on goal compared to the Rams’ five (2-1-5).
“VCU played very hard and was really organized,” said Virginia coach Steve Swanson. “I give them a lot of credit. We knew they were going to be a quality team.
One of Virginia’s best chances came in the second half on a counter caused by a Leah Godfrey clear.
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Godfrey sent the ball down the center of the field, where Hayley Hopkins flicked it with a header and Alexa Spanstra ran down the left flank. Spanstra then sent the ball back to Hopkins, who ran with her down the middle of the field for a one-on-one chance after Hopkins got behind a defender. However, the VCU keeper made a save away from her line to end the threat.
“I thought it was enough to get results,” Swanson said. “It was a little disappointing that we didn’t have the quality to score in the final third.”
The offense failed to produce a goal, but the Virginia defense had seven straight shutouts. UVa kept his 648 clean sheets for the fifth longest streak in show history. Virginia goaltender Kayla White recorded his fourth solo shutout of the season with five saves.
Virginia will jump into the ACC game Saturday night at Dorrance Field at 6 p.m. as the Cavaliers move to No. 2 in North Carolina.
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The 9th Virginia Field Hockey Team lost 3–2 to the 1st Northwestern at Lakeside Field in Evanston, Illinois on Sunday.
After the reigning NCAA champions Wildcats (6-0) scored on their first two penalty corner chances, the Cavaliers (3-2) fell to the 2-0 hole but took the lead with a goal from Virginia Sr. Laura Jansen. Jansen’s goal was a team-high fifth of the season.
In a 3–1 tie in the fourth quarter, senior Kate Geusgens scored from a penalty corner with six minutes left in the game to bring UVa back within one, but the Wildcats held on for the win and the Footh scored an equalizer. could not be found.
“We had a chance to win the game,” Virginia manager Michele Madison said. , their mentality to work together.”
Northwestern had a 17-11 advantage on shots and a 6-5 advantage in corners. His sophomore goalie at Virginia Tyler Kennedy equaled a career-high with eight saves.
Virginia will begin conference play on Friday at No. 20 Boston College.The game is scheduled to start at 4pm
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