Cavaliers to Host Hofstra at Home Tuesday Night

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s soccer team (8-4-1, 4-1-1 ACC) is set to take on Hofstra (9-3-1, 4-2-1 CAA) as the Cavaliers wrap up their non-conference schedule on Tuesday (Oct. 18) at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Tuesday night’s contest against Hofstra will be broadcast on ACC Network and will also be streamed through the ESPN app and at WatchESPN.com for customers who have the ACC Network as part of their television subscription. Live stats are also available and links to both the live broadcast and live stats are available at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAMenSoccer).

TICKETS AVAILABLE
Tickets are available for Tuesday night’s game and fans can purchase single-game tickets in advance online at UVATix.com. Reserved seats purchased in advance are $12 and general admission tickets are $8. UVA athletics strongly encourages fans to avoid lines on game day and purchase their tickets online in advance. Single-game tickets will be $15 at the gate on game day for reserved seats if available and $10 for general admission seats. Group packages for parties of 20 or more are $6 and are available for purchase over the phone in advance only.

FOR STARTERS

• Virginia sits in second place in the ACC Coastal Division trailing Duke by just one point
• The Cavaliers currently hold the No. 3 seed in the ACC with two conference games remaining
• Virginia comes off its third road victory of the season
• The last time the Wahoos played at Klöckner Stadium, Virginia battled No. 2 Duke to a scoreless draw
• Virginia ranks No. 4 in the NCAA in shots per game with an ACC-leading mark of 4.15
• Virginia goalkeeper Holden Brown ranks No. 8 nationally in shutouts this season with six to his credit
• As a team, Virginia ranks third in the ACC with 26 total goals

AGAINST THE PRIDE

• Tuesday’s match will be only the fourth meeting between the Pride and the Cavaliers
• Virginia is 3-0 against Hofstra all-time with each game being played in Charlottesville
• George Gelnovatch has been at the helm for Virginia in each of the three prior meetings
• The last time the teams faced off was in the 2017 regular season when the Cavaliers earned a 4-0 win over the Pride

ROAD WARRIORS

• The Cavaliers return home following a 2-1 road victory at reigning national champions No. 18 Clemson to improve to 3-0 on the road
• Virginia’s first true road trip of the season featured a pair of statement victories for the Cavaliers over No. 3 Syracuse and No. 10 Pitt
• Virginia is the only ACC school to win each of its road games so far this season
• Virginia’s 3-0 record is the first time UVA has been 3-0 on the road in ACC play since the 2018 season

NOTING HOFSTRA

• Hofstra enters the match as winners in nine of its last ten matches
• In their last contest, the Pride fell to Elon in CAA action by a score of 3-1
• Hofstra is led by Eliot Goldthorp offensively with 27 points (11 goals, five assists)
• The Pride come off a season in which they advanced to the third round of the NCAA tournament
• Hofstra sits in second place in the CAA standings

ON THE HORIZON

The Cavaliers will stay at home to host No. 10 Wake Forest in their final home game of the season on Saturday (Oct. 22) at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.