No. 8 Virginia Returns To Road To Face Louisville, Notre Dame
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –The No. 8 Virginia women’s soccer team (9-2-0, 2-2-0 ACC) returns to the road this week, kicking off a two-match road trip at Louisville (9-2-0, 3-1-0 ACC) on Thursday night at 7 p.m. The Cavaliers will then continue to play on the road at Notre Dame on Sunday.
The matches 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. 8 in the rankings after a split in matches in week two of ACC play
• UVA returns to the road for two road games the week, its last two road games in ACC play
• To date, 12 different players have scored goals for UVA and 14 different players have assists
• Six different players have hit game-winning goals for the Cavaliers in the nine season wins
• Freshman Rebecca Jarrettleads the Cavaliers with five goals and 11 points this season
•Virginia is averaging almost three goals per game, while its two losses were both shutouts
•Taryn Torres and Sydney Zandi lead UVA with four assists each, UVA has 28 assists on 29 goals
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE HOOS
• Virginia won its first ACC home match of the season with a 5-1 victory over Wake Forest
• The Cavaliers were efficient with 11 shots, six on goal and five of this six finding the net
• Laurel Ivorysurrendered only her fifth goal of the season in the match with Wake Forest
• Meghan McCoolturned in her first multiple-goal game, including hitting the game-winner
• Sydney Zanditallied two assists, while Alexa Spaanstraadded a goal and an assist
THE SERIES WITH LOUISVILLE
• Virginia and Louisville have a young series with the Cavaliers leading 4-0-0 all-time
• The series began in 2014 with a 2-1 win on the road by Virginia over the Cardinals
• The two matches played at UL have been 2-1 wins, while both at UVA have been 1-0 wins
A LOOK AT LOUISVILLE
• Louisville is 9-2 on the season and 3-1 in the ACC entering the match
• The lone loss came in 5-1 fashion to North Carolina this past Sunday
• The Cards’ three ACC wins are over Notre Dame, Syracuse and Pitt
• Maisie Whitset leads UL with eight goals (and also has two assists)
• Brooklynn Rivers leads the team in points with 19 (7 goals, 5 assists)
• Louisville outscores opponents 26-to-11 on the season
• Gabby Kouzelos has every decision in goal with five shutouts to date
UP NEXT FOR THE CAVALIERS
• UVA continues to play on the road Sunday afternoon at Notre Dame
• The match with the Irish closes the ACC road schedule for UVA
• It is the final in a stretch of 5-of-6 ACC matches on the road
• It will be the sixth road match for UVA in its last seven overall
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