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North Carolina State. The Cavaliers then played North Carolina to a 2-2 double-overtime tie before a bumpy stretch, which included losses to Maryland, Wake Forest and Florida State. However, a 5-0 win over Virginia Tech in Blacksburg gave the Wahoos momentum that would carry them into the ACC Tournament. In the game, star forward Caroline Miller, a fourth-year, notched a hat trick and UVa outshout the Hokies 24-9. "[It] was a big result for us," Swanson said following the game. "Coming off the disappointing loss at Florida State, [it] was a good response by our team. We take [the] rivalry very seriously and knew we were going to have to be at our best to get a win." In the ACC Tournament, Virginia topped UNC in the quarterfinals, FSU in the semifinals and Maryland in the final. The win over the Terrapins gave UVa its second ACC crown. The Cavaliers' previous title had come in 2004. "It's like all of your childhood dreams coming true," Miller told VirginiaSports.com after the game. "I was thinking about it this morning, how every little kid dreams of playing in this game, and my dream came true today." Recalling the stretch of stellar play, first-year forward Makenzy Doniak said everything just began clicking at the right time. "We came together as a team toward the end and really bonded off the field, which I think helped us on the field," Doniak said. "We really became a team. "We all cared about each other, and that translated onto the field and how we played. Winning that ACC really gave us a taste of what we could do." In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia easily defeated La Salle (4-1) and Rutgers (6-1) before falling at home to archrival Duke in the Sweet 16. In that contest, UVa fell behind by two goals early and never recovered. "Over the last 10 games, that was the one half of The Cavaliers captured the second ACC crown in program history, outscoring the opposition 9-2 in the process, and then advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament with a pair of decisive victories. photo courtesy UVa soccer that we didn't play special, and it cost us," Swanson said, "but I think overall looking back and reflecting on it, this team produced some really good soccer that was fun to watch and exciting to see. "I think they deserve a lot of credit." Virginia finished with an 18-5-1 record, including a 6-3-1 mark in the ACC.