CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The Virginia’ mens soccer team (3-4-3, 1-2-2 ACC) is set to host No. 10 James Madison (5-0-4, 1-0-1 SBC) on Tuesday night (Oct. 8) at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ACCNX.
How to Follow
Tuesday’s match against James Madison will be streamed on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) which is available on WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app for customers who have the ACC Network as part of their TV subscription. Links to both the broadcast and live stats are available at VirginiaSports.com. Fans can also get updates by following the program’s official Twitter account (@UVAMenSoccer).
The Series with the Dukes
- Tonight’s matchup with JMU will mark the 29th meeting between the two programs all-time.
- Virginia holds the advantage in the all-time series with a record of 20-5-3 against the Dukes. The series has been even in the last three meetings as the teams split a pair of wins and one draw.
- Virginia is 4-0-1 against ranked JMU teams.
Against Ranked Opposition
- Virginia enters the match with a 1-1 record against the nation’s top-25 this season—fresh off a victory over No. 19 Virginia Tech. The Cavaliers fell to No. 2 Stanford at home by a score of 1-0.
- The Cavaliers are 92-75-38 all-time against opponents ranked in the nation’s top-10. UVA has collected 12 wins over top-10 teams while outside the top-25 themselves.
Early Autumn Streaks
- Both of the previous two seasons featured lengthy unbeaten runs that were kickstarted in late September and early October.
- In 2022, Virginia started the season with a 4-3-0 record through its first seven games.
- The Cavalier season would later feature an eight-game unbeaten run (3-0-5) that started on Oct. 7—Virginia played six top-25 teams over that stretch.
- Virginia went on to earn the No. 4 overall seed in the 2022 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.
- In 2023, the Cavaliers started 4-3-1 in their first eight games.
- Virginia tore off a 10-game unbeaten run (7-0-3) that started on Sept. 26.
- The Cavaliers would earn the No. 7 overall seed in the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship.
The Virginia Standard
- Virginia recorded back-to-back five-win seasons (2022-2023) for the first time since 2005-2006
- The Cavaliers are the only team in the conference coming off back-to-back five-win seasons in ACC play
- In 2022, Virginia went unbeaten on the road in ACC play with a 3-0-1 record
- This season, the ACC features 15 teams with the addition of California, SMU and Stanford. 10 of those 15…