No. 6 Virginia Kicks Off Homestand With Pitt Sunday
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –After starting ACC play with five of six matches on the road, the No. 6 Virginia women’s soccer team (11-2-0, 4-2-0 ACC) kicks off a four-match homestand on Sunday afternoon, hosting Pittsburgh (4-8-1, -0-6-0 ACC) in a 2 p.m. contest at Klöckner Stadium.
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.
TICKETS AVAILABLE
Fans can purchase tickets at a discounted rate in advance by going online to VirginiaSports.com/Tickets.
For all regular season home games, available reserved single-game tickets can be purchased in advance for $8 online or via mobile devices. Tickets are $10 at the sport-specific ticket office on game day. General admission single-game tickets are $5 in advance and $8 at the sport-specific ticket office locations on game day.
CLEAR BAG POLICY/SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE AT KLÖCKNER STADIUM
Virginia Athletics has a clear bag policy and entrance procedures in effect for Klöckner Stadium this season. Please review FAQs here: https://virginiasports.com/sports/2018/5/22/facilities-clear-bag-Disharoon-Klockner.aspx
PARKING IMPACTED SUNDAY
With multiple events occurring in the Klöckner Stadium area on Sunday afternoon and evening, parking will be impacted for the match with Pitt. Fans can park in the lots surrounding U-Hall and the McCue Center for free on a first come, first served basis. The surface lots and parking garage at John Paul Jones Arena will have free parking, but must be vacated by 4 p.m. for an event later Sunday evening.
QUICK KICKS
• Virginia moved to No. 6 in the polls after a winning at Louisville and Notre Dame last week
• UVA shutout the Cardinals on Thursday and are the only team to shut out Louisville in 2018
• To date, 13 different players have scored goals for UVA and 14 different players have assists
• Seven different players have hit game-winning goals for the Cavaliers in the 11 season wins
• Freshman Rebecca Jarrett leads the Hoos with five goals and 11 points ties for team lead
•Freshman Alexa Spaanstrais tied with Jarrett with 11 points (3 goals, 5 assists)
• UVA has spread the ball around offensively with 34 assists on 31 goals scored this season
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE HOOS
• UVA picked up a 3-0 victory over the Notre Dame Irish on Sunday at Alumni Stadium
• The shutout was the second of the weekend for UVA after shutting out Louisville on Thursday
• Laurel Ivory posted her fifth shutout of the season and the 14th of her career at Notre Dame
• Sydney Zandihit the game-winning goal over the Irish, her second goal of the season
• Montana Suttonfactored in all three goals Sunday, scoring one and assisting on two
THE SERIES WITH PITTSBURGH
• Virginia and Pittsburgh have faced each other five times with UVA leading 5-0-0 in the series
• The squads have met every year since the first meeting in 2013, twice in Charlottesville
• UVA has three straight shutouts after allowing one goal in each of the first two matches
A LOOK AT PITTSBURGH
• Pittsburgh enters the match with a 4-8-1 record on the season
• The Panthers have lost six consecutive matches this season
• Anna Rico leads Pitt with 7 points this season (3 goals, 1 assist)
• Juliana Vazquez and Dixon Veltri have two assists each for Pitt
• The Panthers have 11 goals scored and allowed 29 goals to date
• Two keepers have played significant time for the Panthers, with Amaia Pena making nine starts and
Katherine Robinson with four
PROMOTIONS TO WATCH FOR IN RETURN HOME VS. PITTSBURGH
• Fans can take part in the fun at Klöckner Stadium throughout the season with a variety of promotions
• The first 50 CavMan’s Crew members will receive a free scoop of ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s
• The first 500 fans in attendance at Klöckner Stadium will receive a free thunder stick
• Members of the Virginia women’s soccer team will be on hand to sign autographs following the match
UP NEXT FOR THE CAVALIERS
• UVA will continue to play at home hosting Syracuse and Florida State next week at Klöckner Stadium
• The Cavaliers will face Syracuse at 7 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 18) before FSU at 1 p.m. Sunday
• Sunday’s match will be Senior Day and will also be the first of two matches televised by Fox Sports
• The Cavaliers will close the regular season on Oct. 25 at home against NC State on Fox Sports