CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Virginia men’s soccer took down No. 6 Stanford 3-2 on the road Friday, improving to 4-4-1 (2-1 ACC) on the season.

Despite an early Brendan Lambe goal giving an early lead, it would not take long for Stanford to get back into the match, as the Cardinal took a 2-1 lead with 30 minutes to remaining. The Cardinal took 26 shots on Virginia keeper Caleb Tunks, and placed the UVa back line under sustained pressure throughout the match.  Tunks made a career-best six saves throughout the contest.  In the final third of the game, Virginia’s defense buckled down, absorbing Stanford’s pressure, and allowed Marco Dos Santos to tie the game on a penalty.

In the 74th minute, Sami Oulouheu sent a close-range free kick into the back of the net thanks to a friendly deflection off of a Stanford defender, giving Virginia a 3-2 lead.  UVa’s defense kept the Cardinal quiet for the rest of the match, netting Virginia their best of the season. Next, the Cavaliers will host Virginia Tech Friday night at 8 p.m.

Women’s soccer took on No. 1 North Carolina on Friday at home.   The dynamic front line of the Tar Heels struck hard and fast early into the match.  Bella Devey netted a brace within 30 seconds of one another, and Summer Denigan made it 3-0 90 seconds later.  Addison Halpern scored a consolation goal for the Cavaliers 11 minutes into the second half, but the match ended 3-1 in favor of North Carolina.  The Cavaliers will face Syracuse Saturday at home at 7 p.m. 

Tennis 

Katie Rolls and Martina Genis Salas took home a title at the ITA All-Americans Championships, winning the consolation doubles championship, which gives them a shot to compete for the NCAA Doubles Championship in November.  For the men’s team, Keegan Rice finished as the runner-up in the singles draw, qualifying for the NCAA Singles Championship next month, where he’ll have a shot at the individual title.   

Volleyball 

The Cavalier started their ACC slate with a victory over Clemson on the road Friday.  Virginia took the first set 25-21 before surrendering sets two and three to the Tigers by scores of 25-22 and 26-24 respectively.  The Cavaliers then won the fourth set 25-20 to knot up the match, before clinching the match in set five 15-8.  As a team, the ‘Hoos both out-blocked the Tiger 17-11 and held a 66-54 edge in kills, making the difference in the match. 

Virginia did not fare as well against Georgia Tech, as the Yellow Jackets beat the Cavaliers in a 3-0 sweep on Sunday while holding a strong 43-27 edge in kills.  This week, Virginia will take a road trip to the West Coast to face California and Stanford on Friday and Saturday respectively. Both matches are slated for 10 p.m. EST. 

Field Hockey 

Despite taking 14 shots on the visitors’ goal, the Cavaliers could not break Syracuse’s defense in a 3-0 loss.  Virginia keeper Nilou Lempers made three saves throughout the match, but Syracuse keeper Jessie Eiselin had six in the shutout.  Next, the Cavaliers will welcome Stanford on Friday and California on Sunday.

Golf 

Women’s golf took home a dominant victory at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational in Ontario, shooting only +1 over par as a team.  The Cavaliers had three top ten performances.  Elsie Macleery shot 1-under-par, good for a joint fourth position; Zoe Cusack took third, shooting 3-under-par to make the podium; and Jaclyn LaHa finished top of the podium, shooting 5-under- par to take the victory.  The Cavaliers will head to Chicago in two weeks for the Windy City Collegiate Invitational. 

Men’s golf began play Monday at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational in Fort Worth Texas.   

Cross Country 

The No. 20 Virginia women grabbed the team title at the Sean Earl Loyola Lakefront Invitational on Friday in Chicago, finishing on top with 71 points to best second place Minnesota, which finished with 112 points.  The ‘Hoos had five runners in the top 20 — Stella Karnes, Gillian Bushee, Carly Wilkes, Cate DeSousa, and Tatum Olesen.  They finished in 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, and 18th respectively.  The Virginia men finished in 13th as a team, with their best individual finish being Luke Hnatt in 30th place.   

Swimming 

Swimming was in Westmont, Illinois, as part of the College Swimming League.  The Cavaliers put on a show, winning 15 individual races, one relay, one skins race, and both super skins races for a haul of 666 points.  Virginia will have one more CSL match this season, aiming to reach the championship match with enough points.