Freshman Will Bates and sophomore Brian Ownby each scored second-half goals to lift host and 12th-ranked Virginia to a 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Boston College before 1,610 fans at Klockner Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

The loss snapped BC’s four-game win streak that dated back to its Oct. 9 victory over Clemson.

UVA senior Neil Barlow assisted on both goal for the Cavaliers, who earned their 10th victory of the season and improve to 3-3 in ACC play.

The Eagles fall to 9-7 overall and 3-3 in conference competition.  The Eagles, Cavaliers and Duke Blue Devils are all tied for third in the league regular-season standings with nine points, one point behind second-place North Carolina.  Wake Forest and Maryland are tied for first place in the ACC with 13 points.  Each school has two conference games left except the Terps, who conclude their conference schedule on Oct. 31 against UVA.

Freshman forward Charlie Rugg (three shots) and junior co-captain Karl Reddick (two shots) led the Boston College offensive attack.


The Cavaliers totaled a 17-11 advantage in shots and a 7-5 edge in corner kicks.