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Sept. 2, 2005
Game #4
September 4, 2005
#5 Virginia (3-0, 0-0 ACC) at #6 Penn State (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten)
Jeffrey Field
University Park, Pa.
1:00 pm
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Today’s Game: The Cavaliers hit the road for the second consecutive game as they travel north for a top-ten showdown with No. 6 Penn State. Both teams have 3-0 records on the season after posting wins in the mid-week. Virginia traveled to James Madison on Wednesday and downed the Dukes 1-0. The Nittany Lions hosted Loyola (Md.) on Thursday night and recorded a 5-0 win.
The Series: This is the fifth all-time meeting in the series, which Penn State leads 3-1. The Nittany Lions have won the last three meetings in the series. The last time the teams met was in the 2002 NCAA Tournament, a round of 16 game that Penn State won 3-0 at Jeffrey Field.
Against the Big Ten: Penn State is the only Big Ten team on the Cavaliers’ 2005 schedule. All-time, Virginia is 6-7-1 against current members of the Big Ten. The Big Ten is the only conference the Cavaliers have a losing record against. The Cavaliers enter Sunday’s match on a four match losing streak against the Big Ten since a 5-2 win over Penn State at Jeffrey Field in 1997.
Against the Top Ten: Sunday is the Cavaliers’ first meeting of the season against a team in the Soccer America Top Ten. The last time UVa played a team in the Soccer America Top 10, the #4 Cavaliers tied #1 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament Final last season (UVa won the title of penalty kicks, 5-4). Virginia’s last win over a top ten team came on September 24, 2004 when the #3 Cavaliers won at #8 Florida State, 1-0.
