Women's Soccer Hosts Clemson on Sunday

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CHARLOTTESVILLE – The No. 8 Virginia women’s soccer team begins a three-game homestand on Sunday as it hosts Clemson. Game time at Klöckner Stadium is 1 p.m., and the game will be webcast on VirginiaSports.com.

Tickets are $7 for adult general admission and $5 for youth, senior and faculty/staff general admission. Fans will receive the third of four sets of women’s soccer trading cards, while supplies last. There will also be Virginia soccer wristbands for youth, while supplies last.

Virginia (10-3-2, 4-2-1 ACC) is coming off a 1-0 overtime victory at NC State on Thursday. It was the Cavaliers’ third overtime win in ACC play this season. Chantel Jones (Midlothian, Va.) posted her 40th career shutout in the win over the Wolfpack, becoming the third player in NCAA history to reach that mark.

Clemson (5-9-0, 0-7-0 ACC) is looking for its first conference win since 2007 and enters the game having lost its last nine games. The Tigers suffered a 3-0 loss at Virginia Tech on Thursday in their last game.

The all-time series is tied 10-10-1, with Virginia holding a 6-3-1 edge in Charlottesville. The Cavaliers are 7-0-1 against the Tigers since 2004, including last season’s 6-0 win in Clemson.

Virginia will continue the homestand on Thursday as it hosts Virginia Tech. Game time is 7 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally by Fox Soccer Channel.