It was quite the weekend for Virginia sports: the men’s soccer team thrashed #1 Wake Forest 6 – 3 (and were up 5 – 0 at one point,) the football team beat Stanford 48 – 20 as they gained almost 400 yards in the first half, volleyball swept the Sports Import Classic by beating Ohio State and Troy, and field hockey beat #13 Boston College and #4 Syracuse.
Oh, and the #1 ranked women’s soccer team took care of business at Syracuse, winning 3 – 0 against the Orange.
Let’s stipulate that field hockey’s win over Syracuse is more impressive than the soccer’s win as Syracuse’s team hasn’t won an ACC game in almost three years. But a week after the Hoos defeated #9 Penn State and #2 Duke, Steve Swanson’s charges held serve in what could have been a trap game. (Checks notes. Maybe not. Clemson, a team that started out with a top 25 pre-season ranking, has one loss and three ties in their last four games.)…