No. 6 Virginia Travels To No. 11 Penn State Sunday
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. –The No. 6 Virginia women’s soccer team (6-0-0) goes on the road to close out the non-conference portion of its schedule, facing No. 11 Penn State (4-2-0) at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
It is the first of a four-game road trip for the Cavaliers as ACC play begins next week.
BROADCAST INFORMATION/LIVE STATS
Sunday’s match at Penn State will be streamed online through the Big 10 Network Plus for subscribers to the streaming service. Fans can also keep up with the action through live stats. Links to both the web stream and the live stats are available at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account @UVAWomenSoccer.
QUICK KICKS
• Virginia remained at No. 6 in the United Soccer Coaches poll after a win over Hofstra last week
• UVA has gotten goals from 12 different players and assists from 12 different players
• Six different players have scored multiple goals, led by Betsy Brandon’s three goals
• Virginia has surrendered only two goals this season and allowed only 16 shots to date
•Laurel Ivory is 5-0-0 on the season and has not surrendered a goal in 388 minutes of play
• Taryn Torres is tied for the team lead in points with Brandon – both have seven points
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE HOOS
• Virginia improved to 6-0 on the season with a 6-0 win over Liberty on Thursday night
• It’s the first time UVA has scored five goals in back-to-back games since the 2015 season
• Betsy Brandon turned in her first multiple-goal game since her freshman season in 2015
• Lizzy Sieracki scored her first collegiate goal as part of the UVA scoring onslaught
• Montana Suttonscored at the 1:07 mark, while Meghan McCoolalso scored for UVA
THE SERIES WITH PENN STATE
• Penn State and UVA meet for the 14th time on Sunday with PSU leading 5-7-1 all-time
• UVA won the last meeting 3-2 in 2017 with Phoebe McClernon hitting the game-winner
• Virginia has won three straight in the series, winning in 2013, 2016 and 2017
• The Hoos have outscored the Nittany Lions 11-3 in those most recent three meetings
A LOOK AT PENN STATE
• Penn State enters the contest with a 4-2 record on the season
• The two losses came to No. 2 UCLA and at Wake Forest
• The Nittany Lions are coming off a 4-0 win over Syracuse
• Penn State also has a win over then No. 9 West Virginia
• Kerry Abello and Emily Ogle lead PSU with three goals each
• Abello, Shea Moyer and Charlotte Williams all have three assists
• PSU has out-scored its opponents 15-to-3 this season
• Amanda Dennis has all six starts in goal and all three decisions
UP NEXT FOR THE CAVALIERS
• UVA will continue to play on the road next week, opening ACC play at Virginia Tech in a 5:30 p.m.
contest on Friday (9/14)
• It will be the first meeting with the Hokies since the 2016 season
• Virginia leads the all-time series with Virginia Tech 19-3-1
• UVA has won two straight in the series, both 2-0 shutouts
• The Hoos have won seven of the last eight meetings, all shutouts
• The first meeting between came in the 1985 season, a 1-0 victory by the Cavaliers in Blacksburg
• It kicks off two straight weeks on the road for UVA who will continue ACC play at Clemson and Duke
the following week