The women's soccer team continued having problems scoring as it fell to the Virginia Cavaliers 2-0 Wednesday night in Charlottesville, Va.
The win, which was the first in the ACC for the Cavs, improved Virginia to 8-5-2 overall and 1-3-1 in the ACC. With the loss Duke fell two games below .500, to 6-8-1 and 1-3-1 in conference.
"I think tonight was a huge win for us," Virginia head coach Steve Swanson said. "We played a tough game and we played well defensively and converted some chance to win. We are improving and we now have some momentum that we hopefully can build on."
Both defenses held tight early on, but the Wahoos found a crack in Duke's backfield when Alyssa Benitez netted a Noell Keselica throw-in in the 32rd minute to take a 1-0 Virginia lead. The Cavs then held tight and went into the final 45 with the lead.
Both teams played stellar defense tight in the second half, as the Blue Devils tried to break through Virginia's ironclad defense and pounded home the equalizer.
However, fortune turned to the other side of the field as Darci Borski beat Blue Devil goalie Thora Helgadottir on a quick counterattack breakaway for the game's second and final goal.
Borski, who moved into Virginia's all-time top 10 in points and goals, was set-up by freshman Julie Napolitano for the score.
Overall, the Cavaliers outshot Duke 13-6--a season low in shots for the Blue Devils.
It was the third time in 15 tries this season that Duke has been outshot. So far this season, the Blue Devils have been able to produce chances, but unable to finish.
In the net, Helgadottir was able to make four stops, meanwhile her UVa counterpart Anne Abernethy tallied only two.
And while the Blue Devils and Cavs both took a pair of corners, Duke out-fouled the Wahoos six to two.
The Blue Devils now have three regular season matches left before the ACC tournament.
Duke travels to Chapel Hill Sunday for archrival and second-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.
The Blue Devils then return home to play High Point Oct. 30 for Senior Night, before traveling to Wake Forest Nov. 2.
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