No. 2 Virginia Set to Take on No. 7 Liberty and William & Mary
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 2 Virginia field hockey team (9-1, 5-1 ACC) is set to host No. 7 Liberty (10-1, 4-0 BIG EAST) on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. at Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va. before traveling to Williamsburg, Va. to compete against William & Mary (1-10, 0-2 CAA) on Sunday, Oct. 19 at Busch Field at 1 p.m.
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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vs. William & Mary
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MATCH NOTES
- Virginia remained No. 2 in the NFHCA Week 5 poll after moving up to No. 2 in Week 4 and 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 recorded five shutouts, four against ranked teams
- Senior Madison Orsi earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week and junior Emma Watchilla earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week (10/7) after defeating No. 9 Duke in double overtime
- 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 (21) and game-winning goals (2)
- Freshman Lauren Sloan and senior Lauren Kenah leads the team in assists with three
ON THE HORIZON
The Cavaliers travel to Louisville, Ky. to take on No. 19 Louisville on Friday, Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. at Turf Field in Charlottesville, Va. Admission is free for all regular-season contests at Turf Field.