CONNOR: Two Virginia men’s soccer alumni secure transfers in Europe — who will have a bigger impact?
By Caroline Connor | March 11, 2022Both were key players in the 2019 campaign that saw Virginia reach the NCAA Tournament Final.
Both were key players in the 2019 campaign that saw Virginia reach the NCAA Tournament Final.
Dike will be taking his talents to England after spending time playing for Orlando City.
The loss eliminated Virginia from the ACC Tournament and likely marks the end of its season.
The Cavaliers (6-7-3, 2-4-1 ACC) scored goals in the 15th and 56th minutes of the game and held the Eagles (8-4-2, 1-0-1 C2C) scoreless to win their final regular-season home game.
The Panthers led 2-0 at halftime, but the Cavaliers used a big second half rally to earn a draw.
Virginia is coming off a much needed victory on the road against NC State, while No. 10 Pittsburgh is recovering from a double-overtime loss to Notre Dame.
After leading in the early going, the Cavaliers were unable to hold on in overtime against Denver.
As a historically elite soccer program, consecutive losing seasons now appears to be a reality for Coach George Gelnovatch’s program.
The men's soccer team has had their fair share of struggles lately, most recently losing to Notre Dame.
The Cavaliers (3-5-1, 0-3-0 ACC) scored three goals in the second half to knock off the Rams (5-3-1, 1-1-0 Atlantic 10) and snap a three-match losing streak.
The Cavaliers fell twice in frustrating fashion last week — losing in double overtime to James Madison and faltering in the final minutes to North Carolina.
It was a hard-fought game, but the Hokies edged the Cavaliers 2-1 in double overtime.
The Orange (3-2-0, 1-0-0 ACC) scored two quick goals in the first half, and the Cavaliers (2-2-1, 0-1-0 ACC) were unable to rally.
Despite jumping out to an early lead, the Cavaliers were unable to pull off the upset victory after a strong second half by Maryland.
The Cavaliers expect to face more roster turnover this season, as they bring in 12 new players to an extremely young team with 21 underclassmen — 11 of which are true freshmen.
The men's soccer team managed to come out on top against High Point after converting on penalty kick opportunities.
The Cavaliers followed their strong preseason performance with an impressive season-opener against the Broncos.
While all three players played 966 minutes and registered a grand total of one shot, zero assists, and zero goals, they made contributions well beyond the box score on defense and as playmakers.
With this loss, the Cavaliers finished the regular season with three straight losses to ACC opponents.
The Cardinals (4-8-1, 3-2 ACC) scored two goals in the first half to top the Cavaliers (7-7-1, 2-3 ACC) 2-1.