No. 6 Virginia Hosts Miami University on Homecomings Weekend

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 6 Virginia field hockey team (8-3) closes out the weekend by hosting Miami University (7-3) on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. at Turf Field.

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 brings a five-match win streak into the game
• Virginia is coming off a 3-2 road win at No. 25 Duke on Friday night. The Cavaliers scored all three goals in the second quarter
• Senior Laura Janssen scored her team-leading eighth goal of the year at Duke. The highest-scoring season of her career was her sophomore year (2020-21) when she netted nine goals
• Janssen has scored a goal or had an assist in every game this season except against Temple and Boston College
• Freshman Daniela Mendez-Trendler, the reigning ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week, scored her sixth goal of the year at Duke. Mendez-Trendler has scored four goals in the last three games
• Freshman goalkeeper Jet Trimborn had her scoreless streak against conference opponents snapped at 223 minutes when the Blue Devils scored five minutes into the second quarter. It was the first goal she had allowed against an ACC opponent to start her collegiate career. It also snapped her streak of three-straight shutouts that she brought into the contest
• Annie McDonough had two assists in Friday’s game. She also had two assists against Syracuse
• The Cavaliers outshot Duke 18-4 after outshooting William & Mary 24-0 last Sunday. In the last two games, Virginia has outshot its opponents 42-4
• Prior to the William & Mary game, the last time Virginia held an opponent to zero shots on game was an Oct. 13, 2019 game at Miami University
• Virginia is 6-0 at home this season

HOMECOMINGS WEEKEND

• This is Homecomings Weekend for the University and numerous UVA field hockey alumnae will be in attendance at Sunday’s game
• Additionally, former UVA field hockey coach and administrator Jane Miller will be presenting the game ball in a pregame recognition

NOTING MIAMI UNIVERSITY

• Miami was ranked as high as No. 24 this season in the NFHCA Coaches Poll
• The Redhawks are coming off a shootout loss on Friday night at Mid-American Conference opponent Longwood, falling 2-1 to the Lancers
• Both teams scored their lone goals of the game in the first quarter
• Miami has won the last five MAC regular-season championships and was picked to repeat this year in the preseason coaches poll
• Claudia Negrete Garcia and Paula Peña Martinez are tied for the team lead with nine goals apiece. Macy McHale has nine assists
• Head coach Iñako Puzo spent two years as Virginia’s associate head coach (the 2009 and 2010 Final Four teams) with Michele Madison before taking the job at Miami where he has been named the MAC Coach of the Year five times
• Assistant coach Chip Rogers worked in UVA’s media relations department before joining Miami’s coaching staff
• Virginia leads the all-time series 13-0 

ON THE HORIZON

• Virginia hosts No. 14 Wake Forest (9-3, 2-1 ACC) on Friday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. at Turf Field