No. 3 Virginia Closes Regular Season on Friday at Wake Forest
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 3 Virginia field hockey team (12-3, 5-2 ACC) concludes the regular season with a road match against Wake Forest (7-9, 2-5 ACC) on Friday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. at Kentner Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C.
FOR FANS
- The match streams 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 moved back up to a No. 3 ranking in this week’s NFHCA Coaches Poll. The Cavaliers have been ranked in the top-four all season
- Virginia heads into the final game of conference play in a tie for third place with Boston College
- Virginia is averaging 2.47 goals per game and allowing its opponents 1.48
- Senior back Emily Field ranks 13th in the nation and fourth in the ACC in assists per game (0.64). Field has nine assists. She is looking to post double-digit assists for the second straight year, one shy of matching her 10 last season
- Junior midfielder Daniela Mendez-Trendler leads the team in points with 14
- Sophomore striker Emma Watchilla leads the team in goals with six
- Virginia leads the all-time series with the Demon Deacons 30-21
- Virginia won last year’s match-up 5-0 in Winston-Salem. In 2022, UVA won 3-2 in overtime in the ACC tournament semifinals after falling 1-0 in the regular-season meeting in Charlottesville
ON THE HORIZON
- Virginia returns to Winston-Salem to compete in the 2024 ACC Championship Nov. 5-8
- Brackets for the 2024 ACC Championship will be released on Friday night (Nov. 1) after the conclusion of the final regular-season match