CARY, N.C. — Virginia beat Akron 3-2 on penalty kicks after a scoreless game Sunday to win the NCAA Men’s College Cup.

The Cavaliers won the championship when Blair Gavin, who made the clinching penalty kick to help Akron eliminate North Carolina in Friday’s semifinals, sent the final shot high over the crossbar.
The second-seeded Cavaliers (19-3-3) claimed their sixth College Cup championship and first since they won four straight national titles from 1991-94.
Virginia led 3-1 after three rounds of penalty kicks after Zarek Valentin and Kofi Sarkodie failed to convert for the Zips (23-1-1). Virginia’s Jonathan Villanueva and Greg Monaco each had a chance to clinch the title, but Akron goalkeeper David Meves saved both shots.
That set the stage for Gavin, who had been 5-for-5 on penalty kicks this season.