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Virginia Takes on Princeton Friday in the NCAA Semifinals
 
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 4 Virginia field hockey team (18-4, 4-2 ACC) faces No. 9 Princeton (17-4, 7-0 Ivy) in the 2019 NCAA Field Hockey Championship semifinals on Friday, November 22, at 3:45 p.m. at Wake Forest’s Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
 
Broadcast Information

  • The game will stream on NCAA.com
  • Live stats will be available through NCAA.com
  • Links for both are posted on VirginiaSports.com

 
Ticket Information

  • All Session Passes: Adult- $25, Student/Child- $15
  • Single Session Passes: Adult- $15, Student/Child- $10, Group of 10 or more- $10
  • Advance tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Wake Forest ticket office at 336-758-DEAC

 
Noting the Cavaliers

  • Virginia is the No. 3 seed in the tournament, but is ranked No. 4 in the final NFHCA Coaches’ Poll
  • This is Virginia’s fifth trip to the NCAA Semifinals after making back-to-back trip in 1997 and 1998 and again in 2009 and 2010
  • Virginia also advanced to the AIAW semifinals in 1978
  • Virginia is looking to advance to the national championship game for the first time in program history
  • Virginia has lost to Princeton each of the last three years in the NCAA Championship, twice in the first round, including a double-overtime loss in 2017, and on a last-second goal in the 2016 quarterfinals. Virginia also lost 5-2 to Princeton in the 2012 NCAA Quarterfinals
  • The Cavaliers have won 10 of their last 11 games. The only loss was falling in overtime to Boston College, 1-0, in the semifinals of the ACC Championship
  • Virginia are the fourth-quarter kids. The team has scored 19 goals in the fourth quarters of games this season, and 24 in the first through thirds. They are outscoring opponents 19-7 in the fourth quarter
  • The Virginia defense is fourth in the country with a 1.02 goals-against average
  • The team has tallied seven shutouts, including the 1-0 overtime victory over No. 3 Maryland in the NCAA quarterfinals
  • Virginia has had 12 different players score goals this season and has a well-rounded offense that does not have a single player in double-digits for goals scored
  • Virginia’s top two goal-scorers, senior Anzel Viljoen (Matamata, New Zealand) and freshman Cato Geusgen (Wassenaar, Netherlands), are both defenders
  • Viljoen leads the team with 25 points on seven goals and a team-high 11 assists
  • Viljoen has started every single game since her freshman year, and has tallied 17 goals with and 21 assists for 55 points
  • Geusgens paces the team with eight goals this season
  • Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Hausheer (West Windsor, N.J.) boasts a 0.95 goals-against average and a .750 save percentage in her first full season in the net. She redshirted last season and only appeared in eight games with 19 saves her freshman season of 2017

 
Noting Princeton

  • The Tigers are 3-1 versus ACC teams this season, dropping the season opener to North Carolina by a single goal, defeating Wake Forest and Duke in overtime, and downing Syracuse 5-1 in the first round of NCAA play last Friday
  • Princeton holds an 8-7 advantage in the all-time series
  • Virginia has lost to Princeton each of the last three years in the NCAA Championship, twice in the first round, including a double-overtime loss in 2017, and on a last-second goal in the 2016 quarterfinals. Virginia also lost 5-2 to Princeton in the 2012 NCAA Quarterfinals
  • Virginia’s last victory over the Tigers was a 2-0 win during the 2016 regular season
  • Princeton is unseeded in the tournament and were No. 9 in the final NFHCA Coaches Poll
  • The Tigers upset No. 2 seed UConn, 2-0, on Sunday in Storrs, Conn., to advance to the semifinals for the ninth time in program history
  • The Tigers are on a 12-game winning streak, the second longest in program history
  • Sammy Popper and Carla Tagliente were unanimous selections for Ivy Rookie and Coach of the Year
  • Clara Roth, Hannah Davey, Julianna Tornetta and Popper were named first-team All-Ivy. Ali McCarthy and MaryKate Neff were second-team All-Ivy while Grace Baylis was honorable mention All-Ivy

 
On the Horizon

  • Unseeded Boston College takes on top-seeded North Carolina in Friday’s 1 p.m. semifinal game
  • The winner of both of Friday’s semifinals will face one another in Sunday’s NCAA Championship match at 1 p.m.