As Virginia prepares to face Cornell in the NCAA semifinals in Foxborough, Mass., on Saturday, Carroll figures to be, like he has all season, an important cog in an offense that ranks No. 1 in Division.

The Cavaliers, looking extremely worthy as the tournament’s No. 1 seed, jumped the eighth-seeded Blue Jays early, then overwhelmed Hopkins en route to a 19-8 knockout before a crowd of 12,142.

The Cavaliers, looking extremely worthy as the tournament’s No. 1 seed, jumped the eighth-seeded Blue Jays early, then overwhelmed Hopkins en route to a 19-8 knockout before a crowd of 12,142.

Against the 16th-seeded Wildcats, Virginia seemed to have at least temporarily cured its woes.

Behind five goals from Brian Carroll, four from Danny Glading and three apiece from Steele Stanwick and John Haldy, No. 1-seeded UVa (14-2) pounded Villanova, 18-6, in front of a crowd of 2,921.

“He was pretty nonchalant about it,” Michael Colley recalled. “It was just another day at the office for him.”

“I never thought we gave the play away,” said Virginia coach Dom Starsia, when asked about playing with a big lead.

Duke, behind three goals from Matt Danowski and stellar play in goal from tournament MVP Dan Loftus, held off a late rally and downed UVa, 11-9, in front of a crowd of 3,758.