Virginia scored three goals in the last 30 minutes of the match as the second-ranked Cavaliers knocked off No. 1 Clemson 3-1 Sunday in the ACC Championship Game in Cary, N.C.
The win gave the Cavaliers, the No. 2 seed in the tournament, their first ACC Championship in 10 years.
Clemson scored its lone goal early in the first half as the team took advantage of a corner kick at the 18:30 mark. Kimarni Smith delivered the corner into the box onto the head of captain Malik Mbaye. Not making great contact, the ball fell back to the foot of forward James Brighton who delivered a strike into the back of the net, giving the Tigers a 1-0 lead.