Virginia Soccer | Burns Lifts Cavaliers to 1-0 Win at No. 6 Louisville

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Atlantic Coast Conference introduced Tuesday (Sept. 16) that Virginia midfielder Luke Burns and goalkeeper Casper Mols, have been named Co-Offensive and Co-Defensive Players of the Week following a street win over No. 6 Louisville.

Burns earns the primary ACC weekly honor of his profession after netting a 73^rd-minute winner to stun No. 6 Louisville on the street 1-0. The sophomore made an on the spot affect on the Cavalier assault, scoring the second game-winning purpose of his profession simply 10 minutes after getting into in its place.

Mols, a former first-team All-American at Kentucky, secures his first ACC honor. The veteran goalkeeper recorded his fourth clear sheet of the season within the win over Louisville. Virginia wanted all 5 of his saves to protect a 1-0 victory, three of which got here within the last 25 minutes of the sport.

The Cavaliers are again in motion on Friday (Sept. 19) once they host No. 4 Wake Forest at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is about for 7 p.m.

2025 ACC Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 26 – Luka Lukic, Gr., F, California
Sept. 2 – Ransford Gyan, So., M, Clemson
Sept. 9 – Ransford Gyan, So., M, Clemson
Sept. 16 – Luke Burns, So., M, Virginia/Trevor Islam, R-So., M, Stanford

2025 ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 26 – Sam Joseph, Sr., GK, Virginia Tech
Sept. 2 – Mitch Ferguson, Sr., D, Notre Dame
Sept. 9 – Alex Svetanoff, Jr., GK, Louisville
Sept. 16 – Casper Mols, Gr., GK, Virginia/Andrej Borak, Fr., GK, Boston College