No. 4 Virginia Continues ACC Play At No. 12 Duke Sunday
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –The No. 4 Virginia women’s soccer team (7-1-0, 0-1-0 ACC) continues ACC play on the road Sunday, taking on No. 12 Duke (8-1-1, 2-0-0 ACC) in a 2 p.m. contest at Koskinen Stadium.
It is the second match of a three-match ACC road trip for the Cavaliers who will continue ACC play on the road Thursday evening at Virginia Tech.
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 Brandon, Rebecca Jarrettand Brianna Westruplead UVA with three goals each
•Taryn Torres leads UVA with three assists this season, while three players have two each
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE HOOS
• Virginia dropped its first match of the season on Thursday 1-0 in double overtime at Clemson
• The Cavaliers outshot Clemson 17-to-10 on the night, but the Tigers got the golden goal
• Laurel Ivory surrendered only her second goal of the season and made three saves
• Alexa Spaanstra led the Cavaliers with five shots, while Taryn Torresnotched four shots
• It was the first overtime match of the season for UVA and the first time UVA failed to score
THE SERIES WITH DUKE
• Virginia and Duke have faced off 43 times with UVA holding a 21-15-7 lead in the series
• The Blue Devils have won three straight in the series, including two 1-0 victories last season
• The last four matches have all been 1-0 results and five of six were decided by one goal
• Virginia is 9-5-4 in road matches with Duke and 8-5-4 in matches played at Koskinen Stadium
A LOOK AT DUKE
• Duke is 8-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in the ACC with road wins at
Syracuse and Miami to start conference play
• The Blue Devils fell to Illinois and played Georgetown to a draw
• Taylor Racioppi leads all Duke players with five goals to date
• Kayla McCoy leads the offense with five assists and three goals for a team-leading 11 points to date
• Duke has out-scored opponents 20-4 this season
• The Tigers have posted seven shutout this season, six of them wins
• Brooke Heinsohn has all the decisions in goal with 30 saves and has allowed all four goals
UP NEXT FOR THE CAVALIERS
• UVA will continue to play on the road Thursday, facing Virginia Tech in a makeup of the match
postponed due to Hurricane Florence
• Virginia leads the all-time series with the Hokies 19-3-1
• The teams last faced off in the 2016 season, a 2-0 win by UVA
• The last match in Blacksburg was a 2-0 win by UVA back in 2014
• Virginia Tech is 4-2-3 on the year with a match at Miami on Sunday
• The Hokies are outscoring opponents 10-to-7 this season
• A UVA and Virginia Tech connection exists on the pitch with VT keeper Amanda McGlynn having
played on the U20 USWNT with four UVA players this summer in the 2018 FIFA Women’s World Cup