The Virginia Cavaliers under Coach Steve Swanson do not give up. Ever. They have as much resilience as any team in college. And the Cavs needed every last drop of that resilience to overcome 1 – 0 and 2 – 1 deficits against the Penn State Nittany Lions in State College. With the win, the women advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
Penn State is the class of the Big 10 and, given that they are a relatively short five hour drive from Charlottesville, the teams have met frequently in out-of-conference play in recent years.