No. 3 Virginia Hosts No. 8 Saint Joseph's Sunday at Noon

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team (10-1) hosts No. 8 Saint Joseph’s (10-2) on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 12 p.m. at Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va.

FOR FANS

• The 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
• Admission is free for all regular-season home games at Turf Field
• The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a free UVA Field Hockey bucket hat

MATCH NOTES

• Virginia remained at No. 3 in this week’s NFHCA Coaches Poll, the same position it has held since the preseason
• This is Virginia’s third top-10 match of the season. UVA logged 1-0 road victories at No. 5 Duke and No. 9 Duke
• The 1-0 shutout victory against Louisville last Sunday was the fourth shutout of the season for UVA. The team is ninth in the nation with a 1.07 goals-against average
• Midfielders Daniela Mendez-Trendler and Suze Leemans are tied for the team lead in goals scored at 5 apiece. Mendez-Trendler leads the team in points (14) with Leemans in second with 12
• Senior back Emily Field ranks third in the ACC in assists per game (0.70)
• The Cavaliers and Hawks played each other twice last season. UVA won 2-1 in Philadelphia last year and 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Maryland
• Saint Joseph’s two losses this season have both been in overtime (at UConn and vs. UMass). Virginia’s lone loss was in overtime (at Boston College)

ON THE HORIZON

• Virginia plays its final two home games of the 2024 regular season next weekend, hosting No. 14 Syracuse on Friday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. and Miami (Ohio) on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 12 p.m. (Senior Day game)