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Virginia Hosts No. 10 Pitt Friday for Senior Night

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s soccer team (5-7-2, 2-4-0 ACC) hosts No. 10 Pitt (8-4-0, 4-2-0 ACC) on Friday, October 22 for Senior Night at Klöckner Stadium. The match will kick at 7 p.m. on ACC Network.

Game Coverage: Links for the live stream for ACC Network subscribers and in-game live stats are available on VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also follow the Virginia men’s soccer official twitter account (@UVAMenSoccer) for in-game updates.

Admission: Fans can purchase single-game tickets in advance online at UVATix.com for $5. UVA athletics strongly encourages fans to avoid lines on game day and purchase their tickets online in advance, there are no fees when buying online. Single game tickets will be $10 at the window on game day. Group packages for parties of 20 or more are just $4 per ticket and are available online or over the phone in advance only.

MATCH NOTES

  • Virginia has won its last two matches against conference opponents.
  • The Cavaliers are 5-0 when scoring two or more goals this season.
  • UVA is coming off a 2-1 win at NC State last Friday.
  • Sophomore Leo Afonso scored his team-leading sixth goal of the season in the win over the Wolfpack.
  • Virginia is 0-2 against ranked opponents this season, falling in double overtime at Virginia Tech and dropping a 2-1 decision against Maryland.
  • Virginia added a home match against Mary Washington for Monday, October 25 at 5 p.m.

SENIOR NIGHT

  • Virginia will honor its three seniors, Oliver Gerbig, Cabrel Happi Kamseu and Daniel Wright, prior to the match.

AGAINST PITT

  • Virginia and Pitt are meeting for the 13th time in the series.
  • UVA leads the all-time series 7-4-1 and is 5-3-0 in games played in Charlottesville.
  • Pitt has won the last four meetings in the series, including both matches last season.
  • The last win for Virginia was a 2-0 victory on Sept. 28, 2018, at Pitt.

ABOUT PITT

  • Pitt is coming off a 1-0 double overtime loss at Notre Dame on Saturday (Oct. 16).
  • The Panthers are in a four-way tie for second in the ACC standings.
  • Pitt leads the ACC in assists per game (3.00), is third in the ACC in points per game (7.83) and fourth in scoring offense (2.42).
  • Jasper Loeffelsend leads the ACC and is second in the NCAA with seven assists this season.
  • Rodrigo Almeida leads Pitt with six goals and Veljko Petkovic has added five.

UP NEXT

Virginia hosts Mary Washington on Monday, October 25 at 5 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium.

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