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CHARLOTTESVILLE The No. 11 Virginia women’s soccer team couldn’t take advantage of a 22-6 shot advantage and played to a 0-0 tie with No. 13 Duke Thursday night at Klckner Stadium. With the tie, the Cavaliers are now 12-3-2, while the Blue Devils are 12-3-3.
“The way the game went, it is disappointing not to get three points,” said head coach Steve Swanson. “We had our chances and did enough good things to win, but we let them off the hook with some of our decisions in the offensive third of the field.”
The Cavaliers dominated the chances, forcing Blue Devil keeper Cassidy Powers to make several key saves throughout the game. Virginia’s best chance came in the 59th minute when Sinead Farrelly (Havertown, Pa.) dribbled through the Duke defense and was alone on Powers. She slipped a shot past the keeper that hit off the inside of the post but bounced out.
“The defense played extremely well tonight to shut down a team as offensively strong as Duke,” said Swanson. “For the whole game, first half, second half, the overtimes, we were the aggressor. We forced the game and were unfortunate not to put one of those chances away.”
In addition to the 22-6 shot advantage, Virginia had a 4-0 corner kick advantage. Celeste Miles (Garland, Texas) made two saves for Virginia to post her eighth shutout of the season, while Powers made 10 saves for Duke.
The Cavaliers will conclude the regular season on Sunday as they host Wake Forest at 2 p.m. Prior to the game, the senior class will be honored.
VIRGINIA 0, DUKE 0
#13 Duke (12-3-3, 4-2-3) 0 0 0 0 – 0
#11 Virginia (12-3-2, 6-2-1) 0 0 0 0 – 0
Scoring:
none
Cautions:
none
Shots: UVa 22, Duke 6
Corners: UVa 4, Duke 0
Saves: UVa 2 (Miles 2), Duke 10 (Powers 10)
Fouls: UVa 14, Duke 11
Weather: 48 degrees, clear
Attendance: 631