Virginia now turns its attention to its first NCAA Tournament game, where the Cavaliers will travel to face off against a strong Maryland team Friday.
The Cavaliers opened ACC play on the road against No. 8 Louisville Louisville in a narrow 1-0 defeat before traveling to No. 12 Ohio State Sunday and picking up a big 2-1 win. The following weekend, Virginia defeated No. 13 Wake Forest in dominant fashion, but fell to No. 19 Old Dominion in a heartbreaker.
The Cavaliers kept the ball rolling by picking up their fourth overall victory of the season.
The softball team was unable to close out the season on a high note following a loss to Georgia Tech.
The Cavaliers led from start to finish in a stalwart showing, never looking back from the jump.
The Cavaliers finished behind No. 7 Louisville — who won the meet with 1181 points) — No. 5 NC State and No. 13 Virginia Tech in a meet loaded with top 25 teams,
The No. 2 Cavaliers finished with a score of 1486, just six and a half points short of the meet record set by Virginia at last year’s ACC Championships.
In her second season as a Cavalier, Kate Douglass continues to prove herself — recently being named to the 2020-21 U.S. Senior National Team.
The Cavaliers will look to build on improvements from earlier this season despite a four-game losing streak.
