CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The No. 8 Virginia women’s soccer team (13-2-3) will host No. 11 Duke (11-4-2) in an ACC quarterfinal contest at Klöckner Stadium on Sunday (Oct. 30). Kick is set for 8 p.m.
Virginia is the No. 4 seed in the ACC Women’s Soccer Championships while Duke is the No. 5 seed. The winner will advance to the semifinals against No. 1 seed North Carolina in a game that will be played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION
Sunday night’s contest against Duke will be broadcast on the ACC Network and a stream 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 purchase in advance online at UVATix.com. Reserved seats (if available) are $12 while general admission tickets are $8. Students are admitted free with a valid student ID.
QUICK KICKS
• Virginia holds down the No. 8 spot in the polls and is No. 7 in the latest RPI released by the NCAA.
• UVA locked up a four seed for the ACC Tournament with a win at Miami in the regular-season finale.
• Virginia hosts Duke in the ACC quarterfinals in a rematch of a 1-0 victory by the Hoos on October 2.
• The Cavaliers make a 35th straight appearance in the ACC Tournament having advanced to the league’s postseason tournament every year since it’s inception in the 1988 season.
• Alexa Spaanstra hit her second straight game winner at Miami following a brace and an assist for a career-high five points against NC State that included the game-winning goal.
• Spaanstra has 102 career starts and the fourth-most games played by an active NCAA player.
• Maggie Cagle entered the week tied for fourth nationally in game-winning assists as one of only six players with at least five game-winning assists. She is 12th nationally in total assists and second in the ACC.
• Haley Hopkins is among the NCAA leaders in total goals (21st – 11) and points (22nd – 26). She is second in the ACC in total goals and is third in the ACC in total points this season.
• As a team, Virginia is second in the ACC in scoring offense (2.44 gpg) and goals (44) while ranking top five in assists (36) and points (124). UVA is top 15 nationally in goals,…