It’s Monday, which means it’s time for our TopDrawerSoccer.com College Goal of the Week battle. The format is a little different this week, because for the first time, we’ve got a battle between teammates for the right to hoist the TDS GOTW trophy.

Both goals come from Virginia’s big 3-1 win over Marquette last weekend to book passage to the final eight in the NCAA men’s tournament. The madness in it was that Virginia played down a man for 89 minutes after Matt Brown picked up a red 57 seconds into the game. Virginia faces UConn next, but here we focus on a pair of wonderful goals that got the Wahoos there in the first place.

First up is a brilliant free kick from Scott Thomsen, a powerful left back with an educated left foot and a knack for assisting on game-winning goals. This time he bagged one of his own, curling this effort into the far corner in the 24th minute to open the scoring. It was only Thomsen’s second goal of the year, and his first since the season opener against Louisville. The keeper had no chance, as Thomsen rounded his kick around the diving effort to shock the Golden Eagles.

Thomsen’s foe this week is none other than teammate Darius Madison, who powered home a wondervolley just after the restart for a 2-0 lead and the eventual game-winner. Eric Bird plunged down the left flank and shuttled in a cross to Madison, who cut inside only to find the 6-foot-3 Jake Taylor waiting. Taylor swung his foot toward the incoming ball, but he mistimed his kick. Madison did not. He connected beautifully on a full sprint, looping his kick toward the left post to leave the keeper grasping at air. Much, much harder even than it looks.

Madison and Thomsen both played integral roles in Virginia’s wacky 3-1 win over Marquette on 10 men. So which one takes home the hardware this week as the TopDrawerSoccer.com Goal of the Week winner?

Which Wahoo wins the TDS College Goal of the Week? Scott Thomsen

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