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UVa Women's Soccer wins ACC Opener 4-0 over NC State

Posted: Updated: Sep 14, 2012 01:28 AM EDT

The 5th ranked UVa women's soccer team got goals from Caroline Miller 86 seconds apart in the second half to cruise by NC State 4-0.  Virginia wins its 8th straight game.

Miller becomes the 13th Cavalier player ever to score 30 career goals.   Thursday night was her seventh career multi-goal game.   The Cavaliers scored their first goal of the game in the ninth minute on a corner kick. Olivia Brannon scored her first goal of the season.   The Cavaliers got some insure in the 73rd minute with a goal from Kate Norbo.

"We saw a lot of good things in this performance," said head coach Steve Swanson. "In the first half, we created a lot of chances, but weren't as sharp as we could be in the final third. We were able to do a better job in the second half taking advantage of those chances and were able to get three goals."

Virginia improves to 8-1.   The 'Hoos host #6 North Carolina Sunday at 2 p.m.

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