No. 6 Virginia Travels for ACC Match at No. 25 Duke

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 5 Virginia field hockey team (7-3, 2-1 ACC) takes on No. 25 Duke (4-7, 0-3 ACC) on Friday, Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. at Williams Field at Jack Katz Stadium in Durham, N.C.

BROADCAST INFORMATION

• The match will stream online on ACCNX through the ESPN app. It is available through participating TV providers that carry ACCN
• Live stats be available
• Links are posted on VirginiaSports.com

NOTING THE CAVALIERS

• Virginia moved up one spot in this week’s NFHCA poll to a season-best No. 6 ranking. The Cavaliers have been ranked in the top 10 since the Week 1 poll
• Virginia is coming off three-straight shutout victories including a 3-0 win against Syracuse and a 2-0 victory against Louisville
• In Sunday’s 3-0 win against No. 19 William & Mary, Virginia outshot the Tribe 24-0. The last time UVA kept a team from taking a shot in a game was Oct. 13, 2019 against Miami (Virginia’s opponent this coming Sunday)
• Freshman goalkeeper Jet Trimborn has yet to allow a goal in conference play with 204 scoreless minutes to date
• Trimborn was named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week, the second-straight week being lauded by the conference, after logging shutouts against Louisville and William & Mary last weekend
• Trimborn has a 0.818 save percentage and a 0.45 goals-against average. Having only played 4 ½ games, she does not yet meet the minimum for national or ACC statistical ranking
• Freshman midfielder Daniela Mendez-Trendler was named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week last week after scoring both goals against Louisville and the game-winner against William & Mary
• Mendez-Trendler was the sixth different Cavalier to score a game-winner this season and is the only player to have done so twice
• Mendez-Trendler is second on the team in goals scored (5) and points (13)
• Senior striker Laura Janssen continues to lead the team in scoring with 7 goals and 15 points
• Janssen is tied for fifth in the ACC with 0.70 goals per game average and seventh with 1.50 points per game
• Mendez- Trendler is ninth in the ACC in points per game at 1.30
• Sophomore back Jans Croon is eighth in the ACC, averaging 0.38 assists per game

NOTING DUKE

• Duke has lost its last three games including a 3-0 loss at Wake Forest last Sunday
• Hannah Miller is fourth in the ACC in assists per game at 0.55. She leads the team with 12 points
• Logan Clouser leads the team in goals with four
• Piper Hampsch has started 10 of 11 games for Duke. She had a 0.607 save percentage and a 2.56 goals-against average
• Virginia leads the all-time series 38-22
• Last year, the Cavaliers prevailed in double-overtime against the Blue Devils. Amber Ezechiels scored the game-winner with 1:42 remaining in the second overtime
• Duke head coach Pam Bustin was an assistant coach for Michele Madison at Michigan State (1992-97)
• Friday’s game will be Duke’s Morgan’s Message game, emphasizing the importance of mental health for student-athletes

ON THE HORIZON

• Virginia closes out the weekend by hosting Miami University (7-4, 3-0 MAC) on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. during Homecomings Weekend

MORGAN’S MESSAGE

• Morgan’s Message is an organization formed to honor the memory of former Duke women’s lacrosse player Morgan Rodgers, who committed suicide in July 2019
• The aim of Morgan’s Message is to try to “eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health within the student-athlete community and equalize the treatment of physical and mental health in athletics. We aim to expand the dialogue on mental health by normalizing conversations, empowering those who suffer in silence, and supporting those who feel alone.”
• Last spring, Danielle Husar created a documentary detailing UVA student-athlete’s involvement with the cause. You can watch that piece below.