No. 2 Virginia Returns Home To Host No. 17 Notre Dame Sunday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 2 Virginia women’s soccer team (12-1-1, 5-0-1 ACC) returns home after an extended road swing to host No. 17 Notre Dame (12-1-1, 6-0-0 ACC) in a 3 p.m. contest on Sunday at Klöckner Stadium.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
The match between the Cavaliers and Fighting Irish will be broadcast on ACC Network and will also be streamed through the ESPN app and at ESPN.com. Live stats will also be available. Links to both the live stats and web streams are at VirigniaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAWomenSoccer).
QUICK KICKS
• Virginia remained No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches rankings for the third straight week this week
• The Cavaliers kick off a stretch of three straight ACC home games after playing five of the first six on the road
• Virginia posted its third straight shutout at Syracuse on Sunday and has shut out five of six ACC opponents
• Diana Ordoñez moved into a tie for sixth all-time in goals (37) at UVA with her game winner at Boston College
• Alexa Spaanstra holds down the 10th spot in career assists (25) with her assist Sunday at Syracuse
• Laurel Ivory continues to be the NCAA’s active leader in shutouts across all divisions with 40 for her career
• Ivory is also riding a shutout streak of 492:55 since her last goal surrendered – the seventh longest in UVA history
• Ivory has four of the top 10 longest shutout streaks by a keeper in program history
• Lia Godfrey leads UVA with nine assists to tie her total from last season when she was ACC Freshman of the Year
• Haley Hopkins tied a career high with five points (2G, 1 A) in the 5-0 win at Syracuse on Sunday afternoon
• As a team, Virginia has scored 36 goals this season and allowed only seven with 10 total shutouts
THE SERIES WITH NOTRE DAME
• Virginia and Notre Dame face each other for the ninth time when the teams face off Sunday at Klöckner Stadium
• The Cavaliers lead the all-time series with the Irish 6-1-1 and are 2-1-1 in games played at Klöckner Stadium
• Virginia leads 3-1-1 in the last five meetings and have won back-to-back matches in the series
• The Irish picked up the win in the 2015 season with 2-1 victory in double overtime and drew 1-1 in 2017
• UVA won the last meeting 3-0 in 2019 on goals from Meghan McCool, Diana Ordoñez and Rebecca Jarrett
A LOOK AT THE IRISH
• Notre Dame enters the match with a 12-1-1 record and 6-0-0 in ACC play
• The Irish are coming off a 3-0 win at Louisville before taking down Clemson 2-1 in double overtime at home
• Sammi Fisher leads the Irish with 24 points off 10 goals and four assists. She has four game-winning goals.
• Olivia Wingate has matched Fisher in assists, also tallying four for the season
• A trio of keepers have seen action in at least four games each and combined for seven shutouts
• As a team, Notre Dame has scored 39 goals and allowed only nine goals this season
• Sunday’s match kicks off a stretch of three straight games against top 10 opponents for the Irish