No. 10 Virginia Travels To No. 2 West Virginia Thursday
Aug. 23, 2017
| No. 10 Virginia (1-0-0) at No. 2 West Virginia (1-0-0) | |
| Date & Time | Aug. 24 – 7 p.m. |
| Location | Morgantown, W.Va. | Dick Dlesk Stadium |
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| Multimedia | Live Stats | Live Video |
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 10 Virginia (1-0-0) women’s soccer team continues to play on the road to begin the season, traveling to face No. 2 West Virginia (1-0-0) at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Dick Dlesk Stadium.
Fans can follow the action live through live stats and a video stream that will be linked at VirginiaSports.com at kick off. Fans can also keep up with the action by following the program’s official Twitter account @UVAWSoccer.
QUICK KICKS
– UVA is coming off a 2-0 win at UNCW with a goal scored in each half to defeat the Seahawks
– Sophomore Alissa Gorzak hit the first goal, while freshman Taryn Torres added the other goal
– Freshman Laurel Ivory turned in her first clean sheet, playing all 90 minutes in goal at UNCW
– The Cavaliers have a roster with 18 players who are sophomores or younger entering 2017
– UVA returns six starters, including two All-ACC selections and an All-ACC Freshman selection
– Departed are five starters, including two 2016 All-Americans and 2016 ACC Offensive Player of the
Year and 2016 ACC Midfielder of the Year Alexis Shaffer
THE SERIES WITH WEST VIRGINIA
– UVA and WVU have faced off 14 times with the Cavaliers leading 9-3-2 in all meetings
– Virginia won the last meeting 2-1 on August 19, 2011 in the UVA home opener that season
– The Cavaliers lead the Mountaineers 3-2-1 in meetings played in Morgantown
– UVA’s last win in Morgantown came with a 2-0 win in the 2006 NCAA Tournament
– The Hoos have played at West Virginia just twice since that 2006 game, in 2008 and 2010
UP NEXT FOR THE HOOS
– UVA will face the Liberty Flames on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. in the Hoos’ home opener
– It marks the first of five straight games at Klöckner Stadium for the Cavaliers
– The Hoos lead the series 13-0-0 with Liberty and are 12-0-0 in games played at Klöckner
– UVA will play a variety of teams in that stretch, including top-10 foes UCLA and Penn State
– Virginia is 246-45-20 all-time at Klöckner Stadium for an .823 winning percentage