CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 2 Virginia women’s soccer team (8-1-1, 1-1-0 ACC) continues ACC play on Sunday (Sept. 25) when the Cavaliers return home to host Louisville (4-2-2, 1-1-0 ACC) in a 2 p.m. contest at Klöckner Stadium. It’s the first home ACC game of the season for Virginia.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday afternoon’s contest against Louisville will be streamed on ACCNX which is available through the ESPN app and at WatchESPN.com for customers who have the ACC Network as part of their television subscription. Live stats are also available and links to both the live stream and broadcast are available at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAWomenSoccer).
TICKETS AVAILABLE
Tickets are available for Sunday afternoon’s game and fans can purchase single-game tickets in advance online at UVATix.com. Reserved seats purchased in advance are $12 and general admission tickets are $8. UVA athletics strongly encourages fans to avoid lines on game day and purchase their tickets online in advance. Single game tickets will be $15 at the gate on game day for reserved seats if available and $10 for general admission seats. Group packages for parties of 20 or more are $6 and are available for purchase over the phone in advance only.
QUICK KICKS
• UVA jumped up to No. 2 in the rankings after rallying for a 3-2 win at No. 2 UNC last week.
• The No. 2 ranking is the highest of the year for UVA and the Hoos are also ranked No. 5 in the RPI.
• Lia Godfrey earned Player of the Week honors from Top Drawer Soccer after hitting the game-winning goal in the three-goal rally for the Hoos at North Carolina over the weekend.
• Maggie Cagle assisted on the Godfrey game winner at UNC and now has assisted on five game-winning goals this season in her six assists. She also hit a game winner on her only goal of the year.
• Cagle is tied for the lead nationally in game-winning assists and ranks 23rd nationally in assists per game (0.60) and is second in the ACC. She is 11th nationally in total assists (6).
• Virginia is coming off its first loss of the season with a 1-0 defeat at No. 18 Notre Dame Thursday.
• The Hoos rebound well after a rare loss, posting a 61-8-13 record in matches following a loss in the 23 years under head coach Steve Swanson.
• Virginia is looking to improve to 11-0-0 all-time against Louisville in Sunday afternoon’s match.
• Haley Hopkins is looking for…