CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Virginia’ mens soccer team (4-4-3, 1-2-2 ACC) is set to travel to Boston College (3-3-5, 0-3-2 ACC) on Friday night (Oct. 11) at the Newton Campus Soccer & Lacrosse Field in Newton, Mass. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ACCNX.

How to Follow
Friday’s match against Boston College will be streamed on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) which is available on WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app 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).

The Series with the Eagles

  • The matchup with Boston College will mark the 18th meeting between the two programs all-time.
  • Virginia holds the advantage in the all-time series with a record of 8-5-4 against the the Eagles. The Cavaliers are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Boston College.
  • When facing the Eagles on the road, Virginia is 1-2-4 all-time with a pair of 1-1 draws in its last two trips to Boston—including the 2019 season when the Cavaliers were College Cup runners-up.
  • Virginia’s only road victory over Boston College was a 4-3 win in 2005.

Last Time Out

  • Virginia locked up its second consecutive win over ranked opposition with a 1-0 victory over No. 8 James Madison at Klöckner Stadium.
  • Though both teams created chances in a low-scoring affair, the match came down to the final minute when a low cross from Umberto Pelà was deflected into the net by a JMU defender to secure a second straight victory for the Cavaliers.
  • Virginia’s game-winning goal in the 90th minute against JMU was the first time the Cavaliers netted a game winner in the final minute of regulation since a 1-0 win over No. 19 New Hampshire (Joe Bell, 8/24/2018)

Wiese Approaching History

  • Virginia captain Paul Wiese is approaching the record books with his career assist tally
  • Currently at 21, Wiese needs just one more assist to make it to No. 10 all-time at Virginia
  • The last Virginia player to crack a top-10 list for a career total in an offensive stat category was Will Bates (2009-12) who ranks in Virginia’s top 10 in points (102), Goals (46), Shots (230), and game-winning goals (15).

Early Autumn Streaks

  • Both of the previous two seasons featured lengthy unbeaten runs that were kickstarted in late September and early October.
  • In 2022, Virginia started the season with a 4-3-0 record through its first seven games.
  • The Cavalier season would later feature an eight-game unbeaten run (3-0-5) that started on Oct. 7—Virginia played six top-25 teams over that stretch.
  • Virginia went on to earn the No. 4 overall seed in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.
  • In 2023, the Cavaliers started 4-3-1 in their first eight games.
  • Virginia tore off a 10-game unbeaten run (7-0-3) that started on Sept. 26.
  • The Cavaliers would earn the No. 7 overall seed in the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.

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