No. 11 UVa. blasts Richmond
The No. 11 Virginia men’s soccer team scored four goals in a nine-minute span in the first half to break open a scoreless match and roll to a 7-1 win over Richmond Monday evening in front of 1,786 spectators in the home opener at Klöckner Stadium. UVa also scored three goals in a 12-minute period of the second half.
“We played well tonight and were probably a little wounded after our last game (against West Virginia),” Virginia head coach George Gelnovatch said. “Give Richmond and coach Clint Peay credit. They played very hard.”
Will Bates scored a pair of goals and dished out two assists for Virginia (1-1-0) as he tied a career high with his six-point effort. UVa received goals from six others in rolling to the win.
True freshman Spencer LaCivita earned his first career win in goal after stopping four shots. Richmond goalkeeper Thomas Hand made eight saves. LaCivita was one of five UVa freshmen in the starting lineup and one of 11 who saw 10 or minutes of action Monday.
Virginia held a dominating 28-8 edge in shots, including a 16-5 advantage in shots on goal. Both teams attempted five corner kicks.
The teams played 27 scoreless minutes before the Cavaliers broke loose for four goals in a wild nine-minute span. Brian Span started the scoring after a great cross into the box from Bates and finished by ripping it past Hand. Just over four minutes later, Ari Dimas cranked from 25 yards out and perfectly placed it in the far left corner to push the lead to 2-0.
UVa scored 53 seconds later, as Bates lofted a cross across the box to freshman Chris Somerville, who powered home his shot from six yards out for his first career goal. Richmond (0-1-0) answered just 43 seconds later as Timmy Albright headed in a corner kick from Spencer Schiff, but UVa quickly quashed the UR momentum with another goal just over two minutes later. After Bates was pulled down in the box in the 36th minute, he was awarded a penalty kick and calmly finished it to push the UVa lead to 4-1.
UVa went 20 minutes without a goal in the second half before scoring three times in just under 12 minutes. After a great lead pass from Dimas, Bates broke away and dribbled around the goalkeeper before tapping in his second goal of the evening in the 66th minute. After a host of substitutions, the Cavalier reserves got into the act as freshman Kyle McCord, on his first career shot, slipped a goal just inside the right post off an assist from fellow rookie Calvin Rezende.
UVa concluded its scoring onslaught in the 78th minute when McCord crossed to Felipe Libreros, who touched it past Hand for the goal.
Virginia will compete in the Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational this weekend in Blacksburg. UVa will battle Cincinnati at 5 p.m. Friday before matching up with Wisconsin at noon Sunday.
No. 6 UVa. women blast Liberty
The No. 6 Virginia women’s soccer team had its biggest offensive explosion in six years as it downed Liberty 9-1 Friday night in front of 1,183 fans at Klöckner Stadium. Caroline Miller (Rockville, Md.) led the Cavalier attack, posting Virginia’s first hat trick in three seasons.
“This was a good result for us,” said head coach Steve Swanson. “Any time we play an in-state opponent, we know we are going to get their best shot. We have known that we have a lot of players who can score, and that was certainly evident on the box score tonight. That kind of scoring distributionis something we have always stressed. We have shown that already this season and hopefully that continues.”
Miller led a group of seven different goal scorers on thenight. In addition, nine different Cavaliers recorded an assist, led by Shasta Fisher’s (Saugus, Calif.) first two career assists.
The Cavaliers (3-0-0) took the lead in the 17th minute as Morgan Brian (St. Simons Island, Ga.) buried a shot from the top of the 18-yard box. Olivia Brannon (Troy, Mich.) scored her first career goal in the 23rd minute as she headed home a Molly Menchel (Alexandria, Va.) corner kick. Miller scoredher first goal of the evening in the 38th minute as she dribbled through numerous defenders before slotting home a shot from 10 yards out. Emily Perrin (Charlottesville, Va.) scored her first career goal when she headed in a Fisher cross in the 41st minute. Erica Hollenberg (Fairfax Station, Va.) closed out the first half scoring in the 43rd minute when she knocked in a cross from Danielle Colaprico (Freehold, N.J.) to give Virginia a 5-0 lead at the break.
Virginia extended the lead to 6-0 in the 48th minute as Millerblasted in her second goal of the night. She completed her hat trick in the 53rd minute, off a cross from Lauren Alwine (Elizabethtown, Pa.). Amber Fry (Northfield, Ill.) recorded her first goal of the season in the 71st minute as she scored off a give-and-go with Gloria Douglas (Fayetteville, N.C.). Douglas scored Virginia’s final goal of the night in the 79th minute as she found the back of the net from the top of the 18-yard box. Liberty (0-1-0) scored its goal in the 88th minute as Aimee Luurtsema scored on a breakaway after a through ball from Megan Warner.
Miller recorded the 11th hat trick in school history, the first since Sinead Farrelly accomplished the feat at Clemson in 2008. She also tied school records with three goals and seven points in a game.
The Cavaliers’ nine goals were their most since a 9-0 win over Richmond in 2005.
Overall Virginia outshot Liberty 24-6, and had a 10-0 cornerkick edge. Chantel Jones (Midlothian, Va.) made two saves for the Cavaliers, while Karen Blocker made four saves for the Flames.
#17 WVU upsets #11 ‘Hoos in ACC-Big East Challenge
The No. 11 Virginia men’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to No. 17 West Virginia Friday in the ACC/Big East Challenge in the regular season opener at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Germantown, Md.
“West Virginia is the most athletic team we will play this season. We didn’t deal with that well, particularly in the first half and especially with a couple of guys out,” Virginia head coach George Gelnovatch said. “We did a better job against it in the second half and played better over the final 30 minutes a man down. Our response was good and we had some good chances in the last 30 minutes.”
WVU’s Eric Schoenle scored the game’s lone goal in the waning seconds of thefirst half to provide the final margin. WVU posted an 11-3 edge in shots, including 5-0 on shots on goal. WVU also held a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.
West Virginia controlled play for much of the first half, yet neither team put a shot on goal until WVU’s Travis Pittman hit a roller in the 27th minute which UVa goalkeeper Spencer LaCivita easily corralled.
The Mountaineers broke through for the match’s lone goal with just 22 seconds remaining in the first half. After a Shadow Sebele corner kick toward the back post, Eric Schoenle headed it home to the far corner. WVU out-shot UVa, 6-0, in the first half.
Virginia’s comeback attempt was dealt a major blow in the 55th minute when Hunter Jumper was sent off after earning his second yellow card. Despite playing a man down for most of the second half, UVa put considerably more pressure on the WVU defense during the final 45 minutes. UVa took four corners and three shots in the second half after recording none of either in the first half.
UVa’s bestscoring opportunity came in the 66th minute following an Ari Dimascorner kick. Freshman Eric Bird put a head on it, but the ball clanged off the near post.
LaCivita came up with a sprawling save in 88th minute after Nick Claudio broke free from the UVa defense, keeping the Cavaliers in the game. LaCivita finished with four saves in his college debut.
Virginia returns home at 7 p.m. Monday to face Richmond at Klöckner Stadium. It marks the Cavaliers’ lone home match in the first five games this year.
UVa. women rout UR
The No. 10 Virginia women’s soccer team used a balanced scoring attack to down Richmond 6-0 on Sunday night at Klöckner Stadium. The Cavaliers had five players score a goal and nine players record a point as they improved to 2-0-0 on the season.
First-year Danielle Colaprico (Freehold, N.J.) scored her first two career goals to lead Virginia, while Gloria Douglas (Fayetteville, N.C.) had a career-high three assists and Erica Hollenberg (Fairfax Station, Va.) had two assists.
“It was great to get this result tonight,” said head coach Steve Swanson. “Richmond is always a very dangerous and well organized team. Early on we weren’t sharp, but once we got the first goal we seemed to settle down. We were then able to find the seams and get some good looks. I just wish we could have made that adjustment sooner. Overall I was pleased. We got a lot of players some good minutes and helped establish some more roles.”
The Cavaliers took the lead in the 22nd minute as Douglas’ cross was knocked in by Molly Menchel (Alexandria, Va.) for the sophomore defender’s first career goal. Four minutes later Julia Roberts (Frederick, Md.) doubled the lead as she blasted a shot from the top of the area into the upper corner. Just over two minutes later Colaprico scored her first career goal off a through ball from Douglas to make the score 3-0. Virginia held that advantage at halftime.
Virginia extended the lead to 4-0 in the 49th minute as Kate Norbo (Roanoke, Va.) one-timed a shot from inside the box for her first goal of the season. Caroline Miller (Rockville, Md.) notched her first goal of the season in the 63rd minute off an assist from Hollenberg. Colaprico closed out the scoring in the 88th minute, scoring again off an assist from Douglas.
Overall Virginia outshot Richmond 25-4, and had a 6-1 corner kick edge. Chantel Jones (Midlothian, Va.) made one save for the Cavaliers as she recorded her 34th career shutout, moving to within one of the ACC career record of 35 set by Aly Winget of North Carolina. Andrea Young made seven saves at the other end for the Spiders (0-1-1).
The Cavaliers continue their season-opening nine-game homestand on Friday as they host Liberty. Game time at Klöckner Stadium is 7 p.m.
No. 10 UVa. women’s soccer opens with win over No. 13 WVU
The No. 10 Virginia women’s soccer team opened the 2011 season with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over No. 13 West Virginia in front of 998 fans Friday night at Klöckner Stadium. Gloria Douglas’ (Fayetteville, N.C.) goal in the 89th minute gave the Cavaliers a win in their home opener for the 22nd consecutive season.
“This was a great result, especially for the first game of the season,” said head coach Steve Swanson. “It really had the feel of a NCAA Tournament game; it had that intensity. I thought we did a lot of good things, other than a 10-second period of the first half when we gave up a goal against the run of play. The way we were moving the ball and the chances we were getting, I was confident we could get some goals.”
West Virginia (0-1) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the eighth minute, scoring on the game’s first shot. After a corner kick, the ball bounced around in the box until it was headed in by Erica Henderson. The Mountaineers held that lead until the 23rd minute as Morgan Brian (St. Simons Island, Ga.) blasted in a cross by Molly Menchel (Alexandria, Va.) for her first career goal to even the score. The Cavaliers nearly took the lead in the 31st minute as Menchel’s long-range shot rattled off the crossbar, but the game remained scoreless at halftime.
Virginia (1-0) had the better of possession and chances in the second half, but the game remained tied until late in the second half. In the 89th minute, Julia Roberts (Frederick, Md.) flicked on a throw-in to Douglas, who was at the top of the six-yard area. She turned on her defender and as she fell she slotted a shot past the outstretched keeper and just inside the far post. It was the sophomore’s fourth career game-winning goal.
“That was a great finish by Gloria,” said Swanson. “She could easily start for us, but she gives us so much of a spark coming off the bench. She has scored some big goals for us and tonight was another one.”
Overall Virginia outshot West Virginia 12-7, while the Mountaineers had a 6-4 corner kick edge. Chantel Jones (Midlothian, Va.) made two saves for the Cavaliers, while Sara Keane made three saves at the other end for West Virginia.
The Cavaliers continue their season-opening nine-game homestand on Sunday as they host Richmond. Game time at Klöckner Stadium is 7 p.m.
#3 UVa. soccer falls to UNC, 1-0
#2 North Carolina edged #3 Virginia, 1-0, in Atlantic Coast Conference men’s soccer action Friday night at Klöckner Stadium. Kirk Urso scored the game-winning goal for the Tar Heels in the 59th minute as UNC remained unbeaten in conference play (6-2 overall, 4-0 ACC).
With the loss, Virginia’s record went to 6-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the ACC.
“I told the team before the game that it would come down to inches,” UVa head coach George Gelnovatch said. “And it literally did. These are two good teams that played very hard tonight.”
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Defending national champions, #2 in the preseason national polls – and #3 in the ACC. That’s where ACC coaches voted the Virginia men’s soccer team in their preseason voting.
North Carolina and Maryland were slotted at one and two. UNC is the last team to knock off the Cavs, 1-0 in double overtime back on Oct. 2, 2009.
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Defending national champions, #2 in the preseason national polls – and #3 in the ACC. That’s where ACC coaches voted the Virginia men’s soccer team in their preseason voting.
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#3 UVa. soccer falls to UNC, 1-0
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With the loss, Virginia’s record went to 6-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 in the ACC.
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