No. 13 Cavaliers Set to Host Colgate Sunday

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The No. 13 Virginia’ mens soccer team (1-0-0) is set to host Colgate (0-1-0) to Klöckner Stadium on Sunday (Aug. 25). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

How to Follow
Sunday night’s match against Colgate 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 TV subscription. Links to both the 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
Single game tickets are also on sale with general admission tickets starting at $8 and reserved seats starting at $12. Concessions will be available at Klöckner Stadium for all home games and a clear bag policy is in effect. Outside food and drink is not permitted.

Noting Colgate

• Virginia’s second match of the season will feature the first meeting with Colgate in program history.
• Colgate comes to Klöckner Stadium fresh off facing another ACC opponent following a 1-0 loss at No. 25 Syracuse
• The Raiders come off an 8-10-2 season in which they appeared in the Patriot League semifinals
• Colgate was picked to finish fourth in the Patriot League preseason poll

Last Time Out

• Virginia began the season with a 3-0 win over Rider at Klöckner Stadium
• Danny Mangarov, Kome Ubogu and Nick Dang were among the goal scorers while Reese Miller, Paul Wiese and Albin Gashi each contributed assists
• Nick Dang scored his first goal as a Cavalier and became the first Virginia player to score on his debut since Mangarov accomplished the feat—also against Rider (8/9/22)
• Sophomore Cesar Cordova made his first collegiate start playing 78 minutes while registering four shots in the match

New Look Cavaliers

• The Cavaliers 2024 roster consists of 25 retuning players and 17 newcomers (nine transfers, eight freshmen).
• UVA’s returners feature a pair of outside backs Paul Wiese and Reese Miller as well as central midfielders Umberto Pelà and Albin Gashi.
• Virginia’s transfers bring with them a wealth of college soccer experience to the table including Lipscomb transfers Hayes Wood (21g, 12a) and Nick Dang (First Team All-ASUN Defender).

The Virginia Standard

• Virginia recorded back-to-back five-win seasons (2022-2023) for the first time since 2005-2006
• The Cavaliers are the only team in the conference coming off back-to-back five-win seasons in ACC play
• In 2022, Virginia went unbeaten on the road in ACC play with a 3-0-1 record
• This season, the ACC features 15 teams with the addition of California, SMU and Stanford. 10 of those 15 have been ranked in the preseason top-25
• Virginia is the only team in NCAA DI coming off back-to-back top-eight seeds in the NCAA tournament
• UVA was the No. 4 seed in 2022, and the No. 7 seed in 2023
• The Cavaliers earned back-to-back top-eight seeds for the first time in the program’s history since a six-year run from 1997-2002—a run that started in George Gelnovatch’s second season as head coach

The Virginia Captains
George Gelnovatch announced a trio of Virginia captains ahead of 2024 in Paul Wiese, Albin Gashi and Umberto Pelà.

• Wiese enters the season with the most appearances in a Cavalier shirt of any player on the current roster (55). He comes off a season in which he led the team in assists (8) ranking fifth among all players in the ACC and eighth among defenders in NCAA Division I.
• Gashi has been a fixture of the UVA midfield since his arrival in 2022. Since his debut as a freshman in the 2022 season opener, he has appeared in 34 of Virginia’s 38 games while making 28 starts.
• Pelà comes of a breakout season in 2023. The sophomore made started the first 18 games of the season before missing Virginia’s third round match in the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship due to injury.