The Virginia men’s soccer team headed into this past weekend searching for its first ACC win in what was expected to be a tough match against No. 4 North Carolina.
The Cavaliers (6-2-3, 1-2-2 ACC) battled with the Tar Heels (8-2- 1, 3-1-1 ACC) on Friday night and snuck away with a 2-1 victory, perhaps their most significant win of the season. It was their first win over North Carolina since 2008.
Virginia was unable to get a lot going offensively in the first half, and North Carolina seized the momentum, taking a 1-0 lead into halftime.
The Cavaliers were able to respond in the beginning of the second half, when junior midfielder Pablo Aguilar scored on a header.
Virginia and North Carolina continued to battle in the final minutes of the contest. The Cavaliers were able to take advantage of their momentum and took the lead, courtesy of a tremendous one-on-one goal by sophomore forward Wesley Wade.
Wade scored the game-winning goal, his fourth of the season, with 12 minutes left in the match off of a nice assist from senior midfielder Nicko Corriveau.
Virginia’s junior goalkeeper Jeff Caldwell had another terrific performance, as he matched a career-high seven saves. Five of those saves came in the second half, as Virginia’s defense shut out the Tar Heels to preserve the slim lead.
Virginia has not lost since its anomalous 6-1 defeat at Louisville in September, and will now look to continue its momentum, playing host to Radford on Tuesday in a midweek intrastate matchup.
That match will take place at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville and is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.
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