Three up, three down for the UMass men’s soccer team in the NCAA Division I tournament.

The Minutemen’s Cinderella season continued as they defeated No. 11-ranked Virginia 1-0 in the Sweet 16 for their third win of the big dance.

UMass (13-3-5) applied consistent pressure throughout the contest and knocked on the door a number of times, and it finally punched one in thanks to an own-goal from the Cavaliers (10-7-3).

UMass defender Matt Fordham found space on the end line and sent a ball toward Virginia goalie Joey Batrouni. Trying to clear it out, Batrouni got a foot on the ball and poked it away from goal. But the ball quickly deflected off a Virginia defender and into the net to put the Minutemen ahead 1-0 with 18 minutes and change remaining in the second half.

In the first half, UMass recorded six more shots (8-2) than the Cavaliers, including a 3-0 advantage in shots on goal. The Minutemen also had an edge in corner kicks in the game, tallying seven compared to Virginia’s two. UMass star forward Alec Hughes was relatively quiet in the win, and teams are likely to throw the kitchen sink at him defensively the rest of the way, but the Minutemen still found a way to pop one in.

Just as Minutemen keeper Alec Geczy has done all season, he shined once more in the biggest game of his life – shutting down all three shots that came his way in the second half. The senior stopper has now surrendered only one goal in three tournament games.

UMass advanced to play at No. 3 Denver (12-3-4) in the Elite 8 with a trip to the Final Four on the line. Date and time for that game is still to be determined.

Men’s basketball

UMass 80, NJIT 68 – The Minutemen won their second game in a row, using a massive advantage inside to get past the Highlanders in a non-conference contest Sunday at the Mullins Center.

UMass, which improved to 3-5 overall, hosts Central Connecticut State on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The Minutemen shot 50 percent from the floor overall despite another miserable 3-point shooting performance (3-for-17). The home team doubled up NJIT in points in the paint (52-26).

UMass led 41-24 at halftime but the Highlanders chipped away and got the lead down to eight points on several occasions in the second half.

Daniel Rivera paced the Minutemen with 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Marqui Worthy went for a career-high 12 points. Shahid Muhammad put together a nice outing inside, scoring 10 points to go with five rebounds and a team-high four blocks. Rahsool Diggins continued to struggle shooting the basketball, and he finished with eight points on 3-of-13 from the floor (1-of-8 from 3).

Women’s basketball

Siena 57, UMass 53 – The host Saints outscored the Minutewomen by a 15-7 margin over the final six minutes of regulation, as UMass dropped its third game in a row on Sunday in Albany, N.Y.

UMass (2-5) led 46-42 but struggled shooting down the stretch.

Megan Olbrys had an impressive performance to pace the Minutewomen, as she was 9-of-10 shooting and finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds. Yahmani McKayle joined her in double figures with 13 points, while Stefanie Kulesza went for five points and nine boards.

UMass led 26-20 at halftime, but shot just 36.8 percent from the floor as a team and committed 21 turnovers.

Next up is a home game against Northeastern on Thursday (6 p.m.).