Once again, George Gelnovatch has his Cavaliers playing their best soccer at the most important time of the year. 16 days after suffering a horrifying 4-1 loss

However, since the loss, Virginia is 2-0 and has been rebuilt with confidence after wins over Division III program Mary Washington as well as NC State. On the other side of the grass, while the Panthers’ most recent match was a loss against Syracuse, they had already clinched the ACC Tournament’s top-overall seed and a first-round bye.

Wednesday night, No. 3-seed Duke hosted 14th-seed Virginia Tech in Koskinen Stadium for the first round of the ACC tournament. The Blue Devils fought through lockdown defense for a 2-0 victory that will keep them at home for a quarterfinal matchup against California Sunday.