Orange Lose At #15 Virginia

Saturday, October 3

Charlottesville, VA

7 PM

Syracuse University

4-6-2, 1-4-0

Virginia

6-2-2, 2-2-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Syracuse	0	0	0
Virginia	1	3	4

photo courtesy Virginia Athletics

10/3/2026 9:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score Highlights

No. 15 Virginia (6-2-2, 2-2-0) scored three times in a five-minute span late in the second half and defeated Syracuse (4-6-2, 1-3-0), 4-0, on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.

Syracuse goalkeeper Maya Naimoli, a junior, equaled her season-high save total with eight stops.

How The Match Was Decided

The game-winning goal came early in the contest. Virginia's Ella Carter started the play with a corner kick into the box and Giovana Canali headed the ball into the net, 8:48 into the match. Canali's goal was her third of the season.

Virginia Run Closes Out The Contest

The score remained 1-0 until late in the second half when Virginia unleashed a flurry of scores. Aniyah Collier started the stretch with her third goal of the season at 79:46. Addison Halpern stole the ball near midfield and led Virginia's transition before feeding Collier who attacked the net and tapped a shot past Naimoli with her right foot. Just 3:14 later, Jordyn Hardeman pushed the hosts' advantage to 3-0, stopping just outside of the box and drilling a left-footed attempt into the upper corner. Hardeman finished off the three goals in 5:06 of play with her third goal of the year on a penalty kick.

Naimoli, ACC Save Leader, Adds To Total

Naimoli entered the match ranked first in the conference in saves. She made eight saves for the second consecutive outing. Naimoli also had eight saves in Syracuse's 2-1 victory against Pittsburgh on Sept. 24.

She was tested throughout the game, but especially in the first 45 minutes when she came up with six stops. Her best save came 3:31 into the match. A Virginia corner kick found Canali alone in front but her attempt from point-blank range was turned away by Naimoli.

Notable Numbers

The Cavaliers remained unbeaten in the all-time series with Syracuse, improving their advantage to 10-0-1.
Virginia unloaded 23 shots on the Orange, including 12 on goal.
Eleven different Cavalier players posted at least one shot.
Syracuse managed one shot attempt.
The Cavaliers had a 6-1 advantage on corners.
Sophomore defender Bree Bridges logged the full 90 minutes for the 11th time in 12 matches.
Syracuse also received complete-game efforts from senior forward Moo Galbus, junior defender Jasmine Nixon, Naimoli, and junior forward Farrah Stephens-Martin.

Next Match

The Orange will face a second straight nationally-ranked opponent when Syracuse hosts Stanford on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. Admission is free at the SU Soccer Stadium.