No. 7 Virginia Plays at Drexel on Sunday
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 7 Virginia field hockey team (12-3, 3-2 ACC) closes out the weekend by playing at Drexel Virginia will head to Philadelphia to take on Drexel (3-10, 1-2 CAA) on Sunday, October 20 at 12 p.m., in Philadelphia, Pa.
Broadcast Information
- A live video stream and live stats will be available for the match
Noting the Cavaliers
- The Cavaliers bring a four-game win streak into the game
- Senior back Anzel Viljoen (Matamata, New Zealand) added a goal and an assist to her team-leading points tally in Friday night’s 3-2 overtime victory over No. 5 Duke. Viljoen now has 18 points
- Both Viljoen and freshman back Cato Geusgens (Wassenaar, Netherlands) scored their fifth goals of the year against Duke
- Sophomore back Amber Ezechiels (Niew Vennep, Netherlands) scored the game-winner. It was her first goal of the season and the first game-winning goal of her career
Scouting Drexel
- Drexel is coming off a 2-1 loss to William & Mary on Friday night. A penalty stroke at the beginning of the fourth quarter made the difference on Friday as the Tribe came away with the win
- Puk Thewessen leads the team with 12 points. She has four goals on 10 shots-on-goal
- Each of the Dragon’s last seven games have been decided by one goal (2-5 record in those games)
- Virginia is 4-0 all time against Drexel, including an 8-1 victory last season in Philadelphia
On the Horizon
- Virginia is off next weekend before hosting No. 17 Liberty on Monday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cavaliers’ Senior Day game