In the final non-conference match of the season, the Virginia women’s soccer team finally showed they weren’t invincible, as they fell 3-2 at Georgetown Sunday.
The match began at a frenetic pace, as the No. 3 Cavaliers (7-1-0) piled on both of their goals before the game had reached its 10th minute.
Virginia’s first goal came in the seventh minute when sophomore midfielder Betsy Brandon headed the ball off the crossbar and into the path of junior forward Veronica Latsko, who finished it off.
Soon after, in the ninth minute, Latsko sent in a ball to freshman forward Taylor Ziemer — who finished with aplomb to give the Cavaliers the 2-0 lead.
However, it was all downhill from there, as No. 20 Georgetown (6-1-0) wasted little time in its response, scoring from distance in the 14th minute and finishing off of a turnover in the 26th minute to even the score at 2-2.
Georgetown broke the tie before the half in the 38th minute, when junior midfielder Rachel Corboz fired in a lovely free kick over the Cavalier wall and past the outstretched arms of senior goalkeeper Morgan Stearns to move the Hoyas into the ascendancy.
While the Cavaliers kept the pressure on the Hoyas for the rest of the game, they were never able to find the equalizer and suffered their first loss of the season.
The three goals allowed marked the end of a seven-game streak where Virginia shutout its opponent.
The Cavaliers, however, will look to bounce back as they face Virginia Tech in the Commonwealth Clash Friday in Charlottesville.
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