[caption id="attachment_45916" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Freshman midfielder Eric Bird entered Friday's game against North Carolina tied for fourth on the team in scoring with one goal and two assists.
[caption id="attachment_45866" align="alignleft" width="218" caption="Senior defender Hunter Jumper comes back from suspension tonight.
[caption id="attachment_45702" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Junior forward Will Bates bursted out of the gates, scoring four times during the game's first 20 minutes.
[caption id="attachment_45611" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="After collecting a red card Friday night against No.
[caption id="attachment_45525" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="Junior forward Will Bates put Virginia ahead in the 71st minute after converting a penalty kick, but his goal was not enough.
[caption id="attachment_45458" align="alignleft" width="266" caption="Freshman forward Chris Somerville has started all six games for Virginia this season but has failed to find the net since a 7-1 romp against Richmond Aug.
[caption id="attachment_45318" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Senior defender Hunter Jumper picked up a yellow card during a physical 2-0 loss against Liberty.
[caption id="attachment_45254" align="alignleft" width="261" caption="Senior defender Hunter Jumper played all 90 minutes during the Cavaliers' 1-0 shutout against Duke last weekend.
[caption id="attachment_45184" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="Sophomore forward Brian Span scored Virginia's lone goal as the Cavaliers opened ACC play with a 1-0 win.
[caption id="attachment_45142" align="alignleft" width="258" caption="Forward Chris Somerville is one of 12 freshmen on the Virginia roster and has started all four games for the team and tallied a goal against Richmond.
[caption id="attachment_45087" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Since earning the starting nod against West Virginia in the Cavaliers' season opener, freshman goalkeeper Spencer LaCivita has collected 13 saves and shut out one opponent during his first four starts between the pipes for Virginia.
The No. 16 Virginia men's soccer team concluded the Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational with two wins in as many games this weekend.
[caption id="attachment_44708" align="alignleft" width="157" caption="Freshman midfielder Eric Bird earned the praise of coach George Gelnovatch after displaying crisp passing skills during Virginia's 7-1 rout of Richmond Monday.
[caption id="attachment_44490" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="After tying for the team lead with four assists last season, junior midfielder Ari Dimas almost created the equalizer against West Virginia when his corner kick found freshman midfielder Eric Bird, whose header bounced off the post.
[caption id="attachment_44453" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Junior forward Will Bates joins senior forward Brian Ownby and sophomore forward Brian Span to create a potentially lethal attack.
[caption id="attachment_44185" align="alignleft" width="199" caption="After earning all-ACC honors in 2010, senior forward Brian Ownby returns to the Cavalier attack after spending a summer working to build chemistry with junior forward Will Bates and sophomore forward Brian Span.
[caption id="attachment_39680" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Former Cavalier midfielder Ben Olsen played 12 seasons with D.C.
The Virginia men's soccer team will make its 30th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance tonight against Old Dominion, but for the first time since 2007, the Cavaliers will not begin the tournament with a bye. Virginia is also coming off a loss against rival Maryland in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.
Sixth-seeded Virginia defeated third-seeded Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament Wednesday before losing to eventual tournament champion Maryland in the semifinals Friday. The Cavaliers knocked the Demon Deacons out of the tournament thanks in part to junior midfielder Hunter Jumper's first goal of the season.
[caption id="attachment_38140" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="Junior defender Greg Monaco will need to shut down the Deacon attack Wednesday night.
