No. 2 Virginia Hosts No. 9 Duke on Friday
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 2 Virginia field hockey team (8-0, 4–0 ACC) is set to host No. 9 Duke (6-3, 2-1 ACC) for Alumni weekend and ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation Game on Friday, Oct. 3 at 5 p.m. at Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va.
HOW TO WATCH
Live coverage of Friday’s game will be broadcast on ACCNX. Links to the live stream and live stats are available at VirginiaSports.com. Updates will also be posted to the team’s official Twitter account (@UVAFieldHockey).
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MATCH NOTES
- Virginia moved up to No. 2 in the NFHCA Week 4 poll after being ranked No. 3 in the Preseason, Week 1, Week 2 and Week 3 poll
- Virginia has been ranked in the top 10 of the NFHCA poll since the Week 1 poll of the 2022 season
- Freshman Lauren Sloan was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week (9/2) for impressive collegiate debut scoring one goal and contributing one assist in Virginia’s win over No.17 Penn State
- Junior goalkeeper Nilou Lempers earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week (9/9) after recording two shutouts in route to 1-0 victories against No.12 Ohio State and No.18 Rutgers
- Lempers has recorded four shutouts this season
- Sophomore Catalina Quinteros and senior Madison Orsi netted game winners in the BIG TEN/ACC Challenge
- Junior Mia Abello leads the team in goals (5), points (12), shots (19) and game-winning goals (2)
- Freshman Lauren Sloan and senior Lauren Kenah leads the team in assists with three
- Virginia enters the match up 42-23 all time against Duke
- Last time out the Cavaliers topped the Blue Devils 1-0 in Durham, N.C.
ON THE HORIZON
The Cavaliers return to action at Turf Field against No. 3 UNC on Friday, Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. and No. 6 Liberty on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. Admission is free for all regular-season contests at Turf Field.