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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 12 Virginia women’s soccer team (3-0-1) hosts West Virginia (2-2-0) in a 6 p.m. contest on Thursday night (Aug. 31) at Klöckner Stadium. The game with the Mountaineers kicks off a doubleheader with the Virginia men’s team.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Thursday night’s game against West Virginia will be streamed on ACCNX which is available 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 stream and broadcast are available at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAWomenSoccer).

PARKING ADVISORY
Due to construction in the area in the early part of the season that has eliminated spaces in the JPJ South lot, fans are encouraged to consider parking in the JPJ West lot and parking garage.

TICKETS AVAILABLE
Tickets are available for Thursday night’s contest and fans are encouraged to purchase in advance online at UVATix.com. Advance tickets online are $12 for reserved seats (if available) and $8 for general admission. If purchased at the gate, reserved seats are $15 if available and general admission set at $10.

Tickets are good for entry into both games of Thursday’s doubleheader and one-time re-entry is allowed with a ticket.

QUICK KICKS

  • Virginia remained undefeated and moved down to No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches rankings after a scoreless draw with Michigan and a 4-0 win at George Mason last week.
  • Virginia has posted four consecutive shutouts to start the 2023 season and are one of five NCAA DI teams to have four shutouts on the year (Abilene Christian, Clemson, Florida, Old Dominion).
  • Maggie Cagle tallied her second brace of the season in the last outing against George Mason for her second multiple-goal game of her career.
  • Freshman Victoria Safradin made her collegiate debut in goal against George Mason, making one save as she posted the solo shutout of the Patriots.
  • Yuna McCormack turned in her first multiple-assist game on Sunday against the Patriots as she connected on the first two goals of the game with Cagle and Talia Staude.
  • Freshman Allie Ross is right behind Cagle in offensive production this season with seven points as she has tallied three goals and an assist through the first four games.
  • Underclassmen have been critical in the offense for the Hoos this season with 11 of 14 goals to date coming from freshmen or sophomores.
  • Talia Staude tallied a career high three points with a goal and an assist Sunday at George Mason.
  • Cayla White picked up her 13th career shutout in last week’s draw with Michigan and now sits seventh all-time in the career shutout list at Virginia.
  • Virginia opens the year with six of its seven non-conference matches at home. Thursday night’s match against West Virginia kicks off a stretch of three straight that includes VCU and Iowa to close non-conference play.

THE SERIES WITH WEST VIRGINIA

  • Virginia and West Virginia have faced each other 19 times with the Hoos leading the series 12-4-3 against the Mountaineers.
  • The teams last met in the fall of 2021 when the Cavaliers picked up the 1-0 victory on the road at West Virginia.
  • In that meeting, Samar Guidry found Diana Ordoñez in the seventh minute for what proved to be the winning strike.
  • The teams have met 10 times in Charlottesville with the Hoos holding a 7-1-2 lead in those games at Klöckner Stadium.

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