CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 14 Virginia women’s soccer team (9-3-4) hits the road to face No. 10 Florida State (9-3-3) in the quarterfinals of the ACC Championships. Kick is set for 8 p.m. at the Seminole Soccer Stadium.
Virginia and Florida State tied for fourth in the ACC with the Seminoles receiving the four-seed by tiebreak with more wins against common opponents. The teams did not face each other in the regular season.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday night’s game will be broadcast on ACC Network and streaming is available at ESPN.com and through the ESPN app. Live stats are also linked at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official account on X (@UVAWomenSoccer).
NOTING THE HOOS
- Virginia entered the week ranked No. 14 in the ISWOC/United Soccer Coaches poll and No. 17 in the latest rankings released by Top Drawer Soccer
- The Cavaliers enter the week at No. 12 in the RPI and have played a schedule that features nine teams ranked in the top 50 of the RPI out of 16 games this season - SMU is No. 52
- Virginia finished the season tied for fourth in the ACC with 17 points for the season
- Addison Halpern continues to pace the UVA offense with a team-leading 27 points on her team-leading 11 goals and five assists - she has factored into a goal in 11-of-16 games played
- Halpern, Victoria Safradin and Kyra Koopman all earned weekly honors from the ACC - Halpern named Offensive Player of the Week, Safradin as goalkeeper and Koopman as freshman
- Halpern was also named the IWSOC National Player of the Week and also the Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week following the Louisville win
- Halpern ranks second in the ACC in shots on goal per game (2.06) - which places her top 20 nationally - and is fourth in goals scored in the ACC (11) and tied for third in total points (27)
- The Virginia offense has spread the ball around this season with 12 different players recording a goal and 14 players notching an assist to date - nine different players got shots last outing at Duke
- Jordyn Hardeman has come on strong the last three weeks, vaulting into second on the team in points with four goals and an assist across the last six games
- Victoria Safradin is third in the league in goal against average (0.65) and save percentage ( .804) and is tied for first in shutuots (7) through the regular season
THE SERIES WITH FLORIDA STATE
- Virginia and FSU have faced each other 43 times with the Cavaliers leading the series 21-13-9
- The last meeting came in 2025 with Virginia winning a shootout in the ACC quarterfinals at FSU to advance in the ACC Championships
- Victoria Safradin came up with a big save in the final round of the shootout to help send the Hoos to the ACC semifinals
- The teams have met 11 times in ACC Tournament action with a tight series resulting in a 4-4-3 record in those meetings
VIRGINIA IN THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS - The Cavaliers make their 37th appearance in the ACC Tournament and have only missed two tournaments
- Virginia holds a 24-27-10 record in the ACC Championship following the 2025 Championships
- The Hoos have won the ACC Championships twice in program history - 2004 and 2012
• In its 10 draws, the Cavaliers have advanced on PKs three times, once being the 2004 title