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Game #15
October 13, 2005
#5 Virginia (10-3-1, 5-1-0 ACC) at Virginia Tech (5-8-1, 1-4-0 ACC)
Virginia Tech Soccer Stadium
Blacksburg, Va.
7:00 pm
Livestats
Internet Radio on hokiesports.com
Today’s Game: The Cavaliers look for their 11th win of the season as they make their first trip to Blacksburg in a decade. Virginia is tied for the ACC lead at 5-1-0 after a 2-1 overtime win over Clemson on Sunday. The Hokies are 1-4-0 in the ACC after falling 4-2 at NC State Sunday.
The Series: This is the 10th all-time meeting between the schools with Virginia winning each of the previous nine meetings. Last season, the series resumed after an eight-year break as the Hokies joined the ACC. The Cavaliers won the regular season meeting 3-0 at Klockner Stadium and then defeated Virginia Tech again in the ACC quarterfinals, 8-0.
Commonwealth Challenge: Today’s game is worth one point in the Commonwealth Challenge between the Cavaliers and the Hokies. The women’s soccer matchup is the second-event of the year in the all-sports competition. Virginia currently leads the competition 0.5-0 after a volleyball win last week.
Against the State: Virginia Tech is the third of three in-state opponents for the Cavaliers this season (James Madison, Richmond). All-time, Virginia has a 76-21-10 record against intrastate opponents. Under Steve Swanson, the Cavaliers have been even more dominant against in-state opponents, going 26-1-2. The Cavaliers have won their last nine games against intrastate rivals, outscoring them 42-0 in those games (over the past two seasons).
Strong ACC Start: The Cavaliers are 5-1 in the ACC for just the second time in history (1998) and have never been 6-1 in the ACC before. Already this season, UVa opened the ACC season 4-0 for the first time in school history. Previously, the best starts to a conference season for the Cavaliers came in 1998 and 1999 when UVa started 3-0 in the ACC.
