No. 25 Virginia Continues ACC Play At No. 2 Duke

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 25 Virginia women’s soccer team (8-3-0, 1-3-0 ACC) continues ACC play on the road at No. 2 Duke (7-1-0, 3-0-0 ACC) on Thursday night (Oct. 3). Kick is set for 7 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium.

It’s the second straight top-five opponent for the Cavaliers who played at No. 4 North Carolina last week.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Thursday’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. 25 in the latest United Soccer Coaches rankings following last week’s loss at No. 4 North Carolina making it six straight weeks in the top 25 for the Hoos this season
• UVA moved up two spots in the RPI and are ranked No. 22 heading into Thursday’s game at Duke
• The Hoos play a challenging slate with six teams currently in the RPI top 25 on the schedule – five in the top 11 – and four of those are road games: at UNC (1), at FSU (8), at PSU (9) at Duke (11)
• Virginia has found ways to bounce back from a loss under Steve Swanson with the Hoos only falling in consecutive games 11 times in 25 years with Swanson at the helm of the program
• Only twice in 25 years under Swanson have the Hoos dropped three consecutive games with the other coming in the 2003 season
• 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
• McCormack returned to the pitch for the Hoos at UNC – her first game since the opening week – and scored her first goal of the season to give the Hoos a 2-1 lead at the time over the Tar Heels
• 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 19th nationally in game-winning goals this season.
• Cagle has been efficient as the UVA goal leader with six goals out of 10 shots on frame this season
• Twelve different Hoos have found the net this season as the Virginia offense has been spreading the ball around in 2024 and 10 different players have assisted on those goals
• Alexis Theoret has been a key cog in the ball distribution with a team-leading five assists to date

THE SERIES WITH DUKE

• Virginia and Duke have faced each other 51 times and the Cavaliers lead the all-time series 25-16-10
• Last season the teams played to a scoreless draw as injury depleted squads battled it out in Charlottesville
• Virginia leads 11-5-5 in games played on the road and 10-5-5 in games played at Koskinen Stadium
• It’s been a tight series over the last 10 matches dating back to 2017 with UVA leading 4-3-3 in those 10 meetings

ON DECK FOR THE HOOS

• Virginia returns home to host NC State next week with a Thursday (Oct. 10) matchup at Klöckner Stadium
• It will be Senior Night for the Hoos as the squad will recognize seven players prior to kick against NC State
• It’s the first of two games at home for the Hoos next week as UVA hosts SMU on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 13)