Virginia Picked to Finish Second in Coastal Division
ACC Preseason Poll | 2019 Schedule | 2019 Soccer Ticket Information
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Ranked 12th in the country by the United Soccer Coaches, the Virginia men’s soccer team was voted to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division in a poll of the league’s 12 head coaches.
Junior midfielder Joe Bell (Wanaka, New Zealand) was listed on the ACC Preseason Watch List which is comprised of one student-athlete from each ACC program. Bell was a United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region and a Third Team All-ACC selection last season. He was one of two Cavaliers to play in every minute of the team’s 17 matches.
Virginia received the fourth most total votes with 46 and was one of four programs to receive a first-place vote. The Cavaliers who finished fourth in the Coastal Division last season with a 3-2-2 record in conference play.
The Cavaliers were picked to finish second for the third-straight season, after advancing to the round of 16 in last year’s NCAA Tournament for the 27th time in program history. The Cavaliers have qualified for the NCAA postseason for 38-straight seasons, the longest streak in the history of college soccer.
Virginia returns 15 letterwinners from a season ago including its top four scorers – Nathaniel Crofts (4g, 6 a), Daryl Dike (5g, 1a), Cabrel Happi Kamseu (5g, 1a) and Bell (1g, 5a). In goal, junior Colin Shutler (Middleburg, Va.) returns after leading the ACC in save percentage (.796) in 2018.
Virginia will play its final two exhibition matches this week before opening up the season on Aug. 30 against Pacific. Admission is free to Tuesday’s friendly against Villanova and Saturday’s preseason finale against Drexel.
SEASON TICKET AND SINGLE GAME TICKET SALES INFORMATION:
Season and single-game tickets are on sale now. Season tickets provide the best value with general admission tickets available for $20 ($15 university staff) and include either men’s or women’s home games. For all regular season home games, reserved single-game tickets can be purchased for $8 online and in advance, and $10 at the box office on game day. General admission single-game tickets are $5 online and in advance, and $8 at the box office on game day.
Soccer season tickets are only available for delivery either as mobile or print-at-home, however upon request and in person only including at the game day ticket office an option for point-of-sale paper stock printing is available for $10 per account. Fans are encouraged to take advantage of discounted single game pricing by purchasing tickets in advance and using mobile ticketing options or printing their tickets at home.
2019 ACC Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll
Overall Champion
North Carolina, 9
Duke, 1
Virginia, 1
Wake Forest, 1
Atlantic Division
Wake Forest, 64 (9)
Louisville, 48 (1)
Syracuse, 42 (1)
NC State, 38
Clemson, 36 (1)
Boston College 18
Coastal Division
North Carolina, 65 (10)
Virginia, 46 (1)
Duke, 45 (1)
Virginia Tech, 38
Notre Dame, 36
Pitt, 16
First-place votes in parentheses
2019 Preseason Watch List
Kristofer Konradsson, Boston College, W/F, Sophomore, Gardabaer, Iceland
Malick Mbaye, Clemson, D, Senior, Dakar, Senegal
Daniele Proch, Duke, F, Senior, Riva Del Garda, Italy
Lamine Conte, Louisville, M/D, Senior, Conakary, Guinea
Mauricio Pineda, North Carolina, M/D, Senior, Bolingbrook, Ill.
David Loera, NC State, M, Junior, Orlando, Fla.
Felicien Dumas, Notre Dame, D, Graduate Student, Tokyo, Japan
Edward Kizza, Pitt, F, Junior, Kampala, Uganda
Ryan Raposo, Syracuse, M, Sophomore, Hamilton, Ontario
Joe Bell, Virginia, M, Junior, Wanaka, New Zealand
Kristo Strickler, Virginia Tech, F, Junior, Hilliard, Ohio
Bruno Lapa, Wake Forest, M, Senior, Curitiba, Brazil