No. 12 UVA Faces Texas Tech In NCAA Second Round Friday
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –The No. 12 Virginia women’s soccer team (16-4) continues play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday (Nov. 16) when the Cavaliers face Texas Tech (14-5-2) in second-round action at the Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field at Baylor. Kick is set for 4 p.m. ET.
Fans can follow the action through a live stream on Facebook provided by Baylor or through live stats. Both are linked at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get match updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAWomenSoccer).
QUICK KICKS
• UVA is the three seed in the region and is ranked No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches poll
• Virginia is top 10 nationally in scoring offense, total goals, total points and total assists
• To date, 16 different players have scored goals for UVA and 17 different players have assists
• Eight different players have hit game-winning goals for the Cavaliers in the 16 season wins
• Freshmen Alexa Spaanstra leads the team in points (24) with nine goals, six assists
•Junior Meghan McCool is second on the team with eight goals – five of them game winners
• Four players have at least five goals this season and six have at least four assists this year
UVA IN THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
• Virginia is making its 31st appearance all-time in the NCAA Tournament
• The Hoos have played in 25 straight NCAA Tournaments – the second longest active streak
• Virginia advanced to the College Cup three times, in 1991, 2013 and 2014
• The Cavaliers advanced to the NCAA Championship match in 2014, finishing as runners-up
• Virginia has advanced to at least the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament the past 13 seasons
• Virginia holds a 43-26-6 record all-time in the NCAA Tournament
THE SERIES WITH TEXAS TECH
• Virginia and Texas Tech have never faced off against each other in women’s soccer
A LOOK AT TEXAS TECH
• Texas Tech is 14-5-2 and is coming off a 3-0 win over No. 21 Princeton in its first-round match
• The Red Raiders finished tied for third in the Big 12 with TCU and Texas by virtue of a 5-3-1 record
• Texas Tech has scored 33 goals this season while holding opponents to only 12 goals
• Goalkeeper Marissa Zuchetto has posted 13 shutouts this season and has been in goal for all 12 goals
• Forward Kirsten Davis leads the Red Raider offense with 21 points of seven goals and seven assists
• Forward Jade King is the leading goal producer for Texas Tech with eight goals this season for 16 points
• TTU has 11 different goal scorers this season with five who have three goals or more this season
MCCOOL’S HOT STREAK HELPS SPARK CAVALIERS DOWN THE STRETCH
• Junior forward Meghan McCool hit a hot streak that helped spark a five-match win streak (9/30-10/18)
• She turned in her first multiple-goal game with two goals and the game winner vs. Wake Forest
• She also scored in the win at Louisville, over Pittsburgh, NC State and Louisville in the ACC quarters
• McCool hit the game-winning goal in five of the last 10 matches (Wake, Louisville x2, Pitt, NC State)
SPAANSTRA ON A TEAR FOR CAVALIER OFFENSE IN SEASON’S SECOND HALF
• Freshman Alexa Spaanstra has been on a tear for the Hoos down the stretch this season
• She has scored in six of the last 10 matches, including game-winners vs. Syracuse and Monmouth
• In addition to scoring, she has assists in four of the last 10 matches (Wake, Louisville x2, Notre Dame)
• Spaanstra has recorded at least one point in seven of the last 10 matches played down the stretch
FRESHMAN CLASS HAS HELPED DELIVERE SUCCESS FOR CAVALIERS IN 2018
• The highly-ranked recruiting class (4th ranked) has delivered in its first year for the Cavaliers
• Alexa Spaanstra and Rebecca Jarrett are first and third on the team with 9 and 6 goals, respectively
• Spaanstra is the team leader in points (24), while Jarrett is third in points with 14 to date
• Ashlynn Serepca has added a goal and two assists in her 524 minutes and played in all 20 matches
• Claire Constant has seen 765 minutes in 19 matches and helped a defense post eight shutouts
• Michaela Moran has two victories, filling in for Ivory in the season opener while she was away for U20
World Cup competition and in the NCAA opener while she recovered from an injury
UP NEXT FOR THE CAVALIERS
• Should UVA win on Friday, the Cavaliers will face the winner of No. 2 seed Baylor and Vanderbilt
• The Cavaliers are 1-1 all-time against Vanderbilt and have never faced off against the Baylor Bears
• Sunday’s match will take place at 8 p.m. ET at the Sue Mays Soccer Field on campus at Baylor
• The winner of the regional pod will face off against the team that emerges from No. 1 seed
Georgetown’s region – that region includes the Hoyas, Washington State, Lipscomb and No. 4 seeded
Duke