No. 3 Virginia Plays Friday at No. 11 Boston College
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team (9-0, 3-0 ACC) returns to conference play by taking on No. 11 Boston College (7-2, 2-0 ACC) on Friday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in Newton, Mass.
HOW TO WATCH
- Friday’s match will stream online on ACCNX through the ESPN app. It is available through participating TV providers that carry ACC Network
- Live stats are available
MATCH NOTES
- Virginia remained at No. 3 in the NFHCA Poll, a position they have held since the preseason poll
- Virginia is one of four unbeaten teams remaining in NCAA Division I
- The Cavaliers 9-0 start is their best start since 2010. Virginia’s best ever start to a season was 11-0 in 2010
- The Cavaliers are sixth in the nation in scoring margin (second in the ACC) at +2.19. UVA is seventh in both goals per game (3.22) and goals-against average (0.99)
- Virginia is on a nine-match win streak. BC has won five in a row
- BC has won five of the last six regular-season meetings with UVA’s only win in that span coming in the spring portion of the 2020-21 COVID season
- BC is the fifth match against a ranked opponent this year. With Cal coming in at No. 20 in this week’s rankings, all but five of its opponents this year have been ranked. Of the five unranked opponents, two (Miami and William & Mary) were NCAA tournament teams last year
ON THE HORIZON
- Virginia returns home to host No. 16 Louisville (5-5, 1-1 ACC) on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 12 p.m.