Virginia Wraps Regular Season Against Mary Washington Wednesday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Virginia’ mens soccer team (7-5-3) is set to wrap its regular season when it hosts Division III Mary Washington (15-0-1) on Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 30) at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. on ACCNX.
How to Follow
Wednesday’s match against Mary Washington 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).
Parking Advisory
Due to a concert at John Paul Jones Arena, fans are encouraged to park in the JPJ South lot, across from Klöckner Stadium. Please note that this lot must be vacated by 5:30 p.m.
The Series with the Eagles
- The matchup with Mary Washington will mark the second meeting between the two programs all-time.
- Virginia won the only other meeting by a score of 2-0 in 2021.
- Mary Washington enters the match with an unblemished 15-0-1 record and currently ranks No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll for NCAA Division III.
A Nose for Goal
- Virginia’s Nick Dang leads the Cavaliers for the 2024 season with six goals on the year.
- Dang’s goal tally currently ranks first among defenders in NCAA Division I
- Prior to his arrival at Virginia, Dang had scored just four goals in three seasons at Lipscomb
Wiese Makes History
- Virginia captain Paul Wiese joined the Virginia elite in a 4-2 win over American.
- Currently at 23 career assists, Wiese is now tied for 9th all time in the category at UVA.
- He becomes the first player to crack a top-10 list for a career total in an offensive stat category since Will Bates (2009-12) who ranks in Virginia’s top 10 in points (102), Goals (46), Shots (230), and game-winning goals (15).
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