Quick Recap: Virginia Beats Richmond 34-17 in Season-Opener

Virginia opened up the 2022 soccer season and the Tony Elliott period of UVA soccer with a 34-17 victory over Richmond on Saturday at Scott Stadium. Learn on for a quick abstract of the sport, adopted by a wrap-up of the important thing workforce and particular person statistics. Keep tuned to CavaliersNow for extra postgame protection.

Sport Abstract

Richmond struck first on their second possession, utilizing a hurry-up offense that featured principally quick passes and runs between the tackles, carrying down the UVA protection till Savon Smith ran untouched into the top zone for a nine-yard rating. 

The Cavaliers responded with a 21-0 scoring run and scored touchdowns on four-straight drives. Lower than 30 seconds after the Spiders drew first blood, the Cavaliers had been celebrating their very own landing as Brennan Armstrong discovered Lavel Davis Jr., who made a person miss and took it 56 yards for a landing, his first for the reason that 2020 season and the primary TD of the Tony Elliott period. 

On Virginia’s subsequent possession, the Cavaliers had been extra methodical, marching down the sector behind some sturdy runs from Perris Jones, who punctuated a 14-play, 83-yard drive with a 15-yard landing run. After one other defensive cease, UVA scored once more as Brennan Armstrong took it himself, breaking free down the sideline for a 64-yard landing run. That run additionally made Armstrong UVA’s all-time chief in whole offense, passing Shawn Moore. 

Richmond stopped the bleeding with a discipline objective, however Virginia scored on the subsequent drive on a landing run by Mike Hollins, who fumbled on his approach into the top zone, however managed to leap on it. 

After constructing a 28-10 halftime lead, the Cavaliers had been out of types to start out the third quarter. A Dontayvion Wicks fumble led to a landing for Richmond on a Savon Smith five-yard catch. On the following UVA possession, Armstrong was hit because the threw and had his go intercepted by Aaron Banks, giving the ball again to Spiders with an opportunity to make it a one-possession recreation. As a substitute, the UVA protection made a cease and Richmond missed a discipline objective to maintain the rating at 28-17. 

The UVA offense was held scoreless within the third quarter, however managed to search out the top zone early within the fourth. Richmond got here at Armstrong on a blitz however he was capable of finding Perris Jones, who was left large open on a wheel route. Jones bobbled the ball for a second however secured it for his first-career landing seize. 

The 34-17 rating would maintain for the remainder of the sport as Virginia begins the 2022 season 1-0. 

Stat Wrap-Up

Virginia: 505 whole yards, 259 dashing yards, 246 passing yards

Brennan Armstrong: 21/33, 246 passing yards, 105 dashing yards, 2 passing TDs, 1 dashing TDs, 1 interception

Dontayvion Wicks: 6 receptions, 47 yards

Lavel Davis Jr.: 4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 landing

Perris Jones: 19 carries, 104 yards, 1 landing

Richmond: 330 whole yards, 170 dashing yards, 160 passing yards

Reece Udinski: 23/34, 160 passing yards, 1 landing

Jasiah Williams: 9 receptions, 67 yards

Savon Smith: 13 carries, 88 yards, 1 dashing landing, 4 receptions, 26 receiving yards, 1 receiving landing

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