CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – With its second victory in the inaugural season of the College Swimming League, Virginia swimming & diving clinched a berth in the CSL Championship following this past weekend’s trip to Knoxville, Tenn. 

There, the Cavaliers faced Tennessee, Louisville and Michigan, placing first out of the four teams with 567 points from the women’s and men’s competitions combined. 

The ‘Hoos had five athletes win multiple races in the meet — Sara Curtis, Claire Curzan, and Anna Moesch for the Women’s team, Thomas Heilmann and Maximus Williamson for the Men. 

Four teams will qualify for the championship meet of the 12 that entered the league.  Virginia put up the most points and won two meets, ensuring it was first school to qualify. 

The final meet will take place in Indianapolis on Friday, Nov. 6. 

The Cavaliers who didn’t compete in Knoxville went to UNC Wilmington for a dual meet that next day.  Despite the women’s squad winning all twelve races they competed in, the meet’s use of a combined total score allowed UNCW to secure the win, 326-247. 

UVA will celebrate its 2026 NCAA Championship victory at home dual meet against Florida this Saturday at 11 a.m.

Soccer 

No. 14 women’s soccer suffered a 1-0 loss to Notre Dame on the road Thursday.  Despite Victoria Safradin matching her career-high in saves made with eight, Virginia’s attack was kept quiet at the other end.  After 83 minutes of deadlock, Izzy Engle broke the tie for the Irish and sent the Cavaliers home with the loss

At SMU on Sunday, Virginia bounced back, blasting five goals past the Mustangs while holding them to just one goal.  Liv Rademaker, Sophia Bradley, Jordyn Hardeman, Aniyah Collier, and Mackenzie Mize scored Virginia’s goals in the 5-1 victory.

Next, the Cavalier head to Virginia Tech on Friday for a 7 p.m.

Men’s soccer survived a wild test against Queens on Tuesday with a 4-3 victory on the road.  After Arnold Matshazai got the scoring started for Virginia, Brendan Lambe, and Zachary Ehrenpreis brought the Wahoos’ lead to 3-1 after 20 minutes. When it seemed like the back-and-forth had ended, Joseph Van Straten scored for Queens in the 82nd minute to move the score to 3-2.  However, A.J. Smith hammered in the dagger five minutes later to put the game out of reach, and a late goal by Queens just over 30 seconds later brought the final score to 4-3 Virginia. 

The Cavaliers then returned on Friday to face California.  Marco Dos Santos found the back of the net after nine minutes, and the Virginia defense buckled down and kept a clean sheet to ensure that one goal was all the Hoos needed.  UVA won 1-0. 

This week, Virginia takes on Gardener-Webb at home Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m., before heading to Duke on Friday at 7 p.m.

Golf 

Bolstered by an individual win from Jaclyn LaHa, women’s golf finished runners-up at the Windy City Collegiate Invitational last week.  LaHa shot seven-under-par to take the individual title, and the team hit 10-over-par to finish just four strokes behind first place Stanford. 

The Cavaliers head to Stanford Friday for the Stanford Intercollegiate.  

Field Hockey 

Virginia’s woes in conference play continued with a 4-1 road loss to Boston College on Friday. Isabella Moore tied the match up for Virginia after the Eagles scored their first goal one minute into the match. After that, three unanswered goals from Boston College put the game out of reach. 

The Cavaliers will end its regular season on the road against Wake Forest on Friday at 6 p.m.

Volleyball 

Virginia lost a road contest against Duke on Friday 3-2.  After dropping the first set, Virginia won the next two to take a 2-1 lead going into the fourth set.  Duke grinded out a 25-23 victory in set four, then sent the visitors packing after hammering out a 15-13 victory in set five. 

No. 25 North Carolina then swept Virginia 3-0 on Sunday, ensuring the Hoos came home from their road trip winless.   

Virginia hosts Virginia Tech at home on Wednesday at 7 p.m., before concluding the home and home in Blacksburg on Friday at 6 p.m. 

Tennis 

Women’s Tennis was at home for the Wahoowa Invitational over the weekend, facing West Virginia, Marshall and James Madison over the course of the weekend. 

Virginia went 19-2 in singles matches, and a perfect 8-0 in doubles 

The ITA Atlantic Regional begins Thursday for the Cavaliers in Lynchburg.