No. 19 Virginia Hits The Road For Matchup At No. 4 UNC

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 19 Virginia women’s soccer team (8-2-0, 1-2-0 ACC) heads back out on the road in ACC play with a 7 p.m. contest at No. 4 North Carolina (10-1-0, 3-0-0 ACC) on Friday night (Sept. 27).

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Friday’s match will be streamed on ACCNX which is available at ESPN.com and through the ESPN app. Live stats will also be available and links are at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official account on X (@UVAWomenSoccer).

QUICK KICKS

• The Cavaliers moved to No. 19 in the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings following last week’s loss to No. 16 Notre Dame in a hard-fought 1-0 contest at Klöckner Stadium
• The Hoos check in among the top 25 teams in the nation in RBI at No. 24 this week
• The Hoos play a challenging slate with six teams currently in the RPI top 25 on the schedule – three in the top eight – and three upcoming on the road for UVA: at UNC (2), at FSU (8) and at Duke (24)
• Virginia has found ways to bounce back from a loss under Steve Swanson with the Hoos only falling in consecutive games 10 times in 25 years with Swanson at the helm of the program
• Alexis Theoret tied a career high with two assists in the win at Miami – both on set pieces – and currently ranks fourth in the ACC in total assists this season with five assists entering the week
• Maggie Cagle hit the game-winning goal at VCU for her 17th career goal and eighth game winner. She ranks second in the ACC and 11th nationally, while Allie Ross is eighth in the ACC with two GWG
• Cagle has been efficient as the UVA goal leader with 9-of-22 shots on frame and the five goals
• The scoring duo have nine of 22 goals and combined with a stingy defense to have the Hoos among the top 30 teams nationally in goal differential (+16) entering the weekend
• 11 different Hoos have found the net this season as the Virginia offense has been spreading the ball around early in 2024 and nine different players have assisted on those 11 goals
• Yuna McCormack brought home a bronze medal after playing with the US U20 Women’s Youth National Team in the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia over the last few weeks
• Victoria Safradin ranks third in the ACC in shutouts with four solo shutouts this season so far

THE SERIES WITH NORTH CAROLINA

• Virginia and North Carolina  have faced off 50 times with the Tar Heels leading the overall series 40-5-5
• North Carolina won the last meeting in Charlottesville by a score of 1-0 in the 2023 season
• All five wins in the series by the Hoos have come on the road or in a neutral-site contest
• UVA is 4-17-1 in Chapel Hill, but 1-0-1 at Dorrance Field that includes a 3-2 win in the 2022 season

UP NEXT FOR THE HOOS
Virginia continues to play on the road next week with a single game at No. 3 Duke on Thursday (Oct. 3).