No. 6 Virginia Travels To Virginia Tech Thursday For Commonwealth Clash Match
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –The No. 6 Virginia women’s soccer team (8-1-0, 1-1-0 ACC) continues ACC play on the road Thursday, traveling to face Virginia Tech (5-2-3, 1-1-0 ACC) in the Commonwealth Clash match between the two teams.
Thursday’s match is sponsored by Virginia Five Two Nine, the official college savings plan of University of Virginia Athletics. It is also a potential point in the Commonwealth Clash, the point rivalry series between University of Virginia and Virginia Tech and presented by Virginia Five Two Nine. This is the first Commonwealth Clash event of the new athletic season. Learn more about Virginia Five Two Nine and the competition at TheCommonwealthClash.com.
The match will air on ACC Network Extra, which is available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN3 through WatchESPN and the ESPN app. Fans can also keep up with the action through live stats linked at VirginiaSports.com or by following the program’s official Twitter account @UVAWomenSoccer.
QUICK KICKS
• Virginia moved to No. 6 in the rankings after a split week on the road to open ACC play
• UVA is ending a three game ACC road trip and 5-of-6 away from home to start ACC play
• To date, 12 different players have scored goals for UVA and 14 different players have assists
• The 12 different goal scorers is tied for third most by a team in the 2018 season
• Freshman Rebecca Jarrett leads the Cavaliers with four goals and nine points this season
•Senior Betsy Brandon and sophomore Taryn Torres are second with three, seven points
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE HOOS
• Virginia picked up its first ACC win of the season with a 2-1 win at No. 12 Duke on Sunday
• Rebecca Jarrett hit her third game-winner of the season to help lift UVA to the victory
• Laurel Ivory surrendered only her third goal of the season in the 90th minute of play
• Alissa Gorzak and AlexaSpaanstra assisted on the game-winner in the 77th minute
• The opening goal of the game came in the form of an own-goal by the Blue Devils
THE SERIES WITH VIRGINIA TECH
• Virginia and Virginia Tech have faced off 23 times with UVA leading the series 19-3-1
• The Hoos have won back-to-back matches against the Hokies and seven of the last eight
• The last seven wins by Virginia over Virginia Tech have all been shutouts by the Cavaliers
• Virginia is 5-1-0 in road matches with the Hokies and are 3-1-0 all-time at Thompson Field
A LOOK AT VIRGINIA TECH
• Virginia Tech is 5-2-3 this year and 1-1 in ACC play after a win over Miami this past weekend
• Virginia Tech is outscoring opponents 12-to-7 this season
• Forward Karlie Johnson leads the Hokies offense with four goals
• Keeper Mandy McGlynn has all the decisions for the Hokies with shutouts in all five victories
• McGlynn has posted 33 saves and allowed seven goals to date
• Virginia Tech’s losses have come to Alabama and Florida State
• The ties have come with No. 22 Georgetown, Georgia and San Diego
• A UVA and Virginia Tech connection exists on the pitch with VT keeper Mandy McGlynn having played
on the U20 USWNT with four UVA players this summer in the 2018 FIFA Women’s World Cup
UP NEXT FOR THE CAVALIERS
• UVA will return home to face Wake Forest on Sunday afternoon
• Virginia leads the all-time series with Wake Forest 18-7-3
• The teams faced off last season in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championships, a 2-1 win for the
Cavaliers in Charlottesville
• Wake is 5-3-1 this season and will host Boston College on Thursday
PROMOTIONS TO WATCH FOR IN RETURN HOME VS. WAKE FOREST
• Fans can take part in the fun at Klöckner Stadium throughout the season with a variety of promotions
• There will be a face painter and balloon artist at the stadium prior to the start of the match
• The first 250 fans in attendance at Klöckner Stadium will receive a free vuvuzela
• Members of the Virginia women’s soccer team will be on hand to sign autographs following the match