Article: Four-Star Virginia Rules Soccer Again; Wood's Goal Beats Favored Indiana In Title Game, 1-0

The Virginia men's soccer team surprised Indiana, a record crowd and just about everybody but itself today by defeating the top-ranked Hoosiers, 1-0, to claim an unprecedented fourth consecutive National College Athletic Association title.

Senior striker and Georgetown Prep graduate A.J. Wood scored the game's only goal in the 21st minute, setting the record for career goals in NCAA tournament play with 13. At the end of the game, Wood, who had never scored in an NCAA final, led the Cavaliers on a victory lap in front of 12,033 fans at Davidson College's Richardson Field, the largest crowd in final four history.

"We've accomplished something that may never be accomplished in Division I ...

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