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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –The No. 4 Virginia women’s soccer team (7-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC) opens Atlantic Coast Conference play on Thursday night, hitting the road to take on Clemson (6-3-0, 1-0-0 ACC) in a 7 p.m. contest at Historic Riggs Field.

It is the first match of a three-match ACC road trip for the Cavaliers who will continue play on Sunday afternoon at No. 12 Duke. 

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 up to No. 4 in the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings this week
• The initial RPI was released on Tuesday with the Cavaliers coming in at No. 14 nationally
• UVA has gotten goals from 12 different players and assists from 13 different players
• The 12 different goal scorers is tied for third most by a team in the 2018 season
• Betsy BrandonRebecca Jarrettand Brianna Westruplead UVA with three goals each
Laurel Ivoryis 6-0-0 on the season with nine saves and has allowed only one goal this year
 
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE HOOS
• Virginia improved to 7-0-0 on the season with a win at No. 11 Penn State on Sept. 9
• The Cavaliers scored two goals in the first half on the way to the 2-1 road victory
• Rebecca Jarrett hit what proved to be the game winner, her second of the season
• Anna Sumpter added her first career assist on the game-winner on the pass to Jarrett
• Brianna Westrupscored the opening goal in the sixth minute of play for the Cavaliers
 
THE SERIES WITH CLEMSON
• Virginia and Clemson have faced off 27 times with Virginia leading the series 15-10-2
• The Hoos have gone 8-0-2 in the last 10 meetings and have not lost since the 2003 season
• It’s a series of streaks – Clemson won 7 straight (1998-2003), UVA won 8 straight (2004-15) 
• Virginia holds a 12-0-2 record as part of a current 14-match unbeaten streak with Clemson
 
A LOOK AT CLEMSON
• Clemson enters the contest with a 6-3-0 record on the season
• The Tigers three losses came at Oregon, at No. 10 South Carolina and at home to West Virginia
• Miranda Weslake leads Clemson with five goals scored to date
• Sam Staab is the leading ball distributor with four assists
• Clemson has out-scored opponents 17-7 this season
• The Tigers have posted four shutout victories this season
• Clemson opened ACC play with a 2-1 win over Miami last weekend
• Sandy MacIver has a 4-1-0 record in goal through five matches played, while  Maddie Weber is 2-2-0 in 
   four matches
 
UP NEXT FOR THE CAVALIERS
• UVA will continue to play on the road Sunday, facing No. 12 Duke in a 2 p.m. contest at Koskinen Field
• Virginia leads the all-time series with Duke 21-15-7
• Duke has won three straight in the series, all of them 1-0 victories
• UVA’s last win in the series was a 1-0 victory in the 2015 season
• Duke is 7-1-1 on the season with a loss to Illinois and a draw with then No. 15 Georgetown
• The Blue Devils are outscoring opponents 18-to-4 this season 
• Duke will play at Miami on Thursday night before hosting the Hoos