CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW)- Virginia men’s soccer, as it celebrated Senior Night, blanked the Clemson Tigers to a delighted crowd at Klockner Stadium by a score of 4-0. Striker Nick Simmons, in his first full year with the Hoos, hammered home a hat trick, two of which came in the first half, alongside his strike partner Marco Dos Santos, who chipped in with the fourth to bury their opponents.
One final ACC test remains for the Hoos, they will end the season on the road against the SMU Mustangs at 7 p.m. Friday
Women’s Soccer: Women’s soccer opened a three-match homestand to close their season on Thursday evening as the No. 3 team in the country, welcoming national No. 7 Florida State. Despite taking the lead early in the second half, a Jordynn Dudley brace, along with an assist in the 89th minute, allowed the Seminoles to sink the Hoos 3-2 in another heartbreaker. Virginia did not wait long to get back to winning, however, handling the lowly Pittsburgh Panthers with ease, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon.
The Hoos will wrap up their regular season action at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Klockner Stadium against the Boston College Eagles.
Field Hockey: On the road against the Louisville Cardinals on Friday afternoon, the field hockey team took its twelfth win of the season by a 2-0 score. It came courtesy of two early goals from Mary Adams and Amelie Rees, and the seventh clean sheet of the season kept by UVA keeper Nilou Lempers. Two matches remain, both against ranked opponents for the Hoos and both at home. On Tuesday at 6 p.m., UVA will play host to the No. 11 Maryland Terrapins, and at 5 P.M. on Halloween night, the No. 6 Wake Forest Demon Deacons will come to town to close out the regular season for the Hoos.
Volleyball: Virginia Volleyball’s Florida road trip did not go to plan. They suffered a loss on Friday night against the Florida State Seminoles, despite taking the first set 25-21. Facing a ranked team in the No. 15 Miami Hurricanes, the Hoos only took set two, falling in four sets on Sunday afternoon. Returning home, Virginia will play host to Georgia Tech on Friday evening at 7 P.M., and Clemson at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Football: Earning the “Cardiac Cavs” moniker, football earned its third overtime win in four games after defensive backs Ja’Son Prevard and Emmanuel Karney stuffed UNC running back Benjamin Hall at the goal line on a failed two-point conversion to win the game 17-16. With the win, the Hoos move to 7-1 on the season.
Up next, they will head to the west coast to battle the California Golden Bears, beginning at 3:45 p.m.
More action: While baseball, softball, and basketball were in exhibition action last week, both the No. 1 men’s golf team and the women’s tennis teams grabbed hardware. Women’s Tennis team members won both the singles and doubles titles at the ITA Atlantic Regional in Blacksburg. Meanwhile, men’s golf became the first team in the 20-year history of the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Tournament to win it three times. The Hoos shot seven under as a team and won by a margin of 13 strokes.
