No. 1 Women’s Soccer Heads To Charlottesville To Take On No. 22 Virginia

Thursday, September 21

Charlottesville, Va.

7 p.m. ET

North Carolina

#22 Virginia

Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim

No. 1 Women’s Soccer Heads To Charlottesville To Take On No. 22 Virginia

September 20, 2023 | Women's Soccer

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – North Carolina women's soccer, which checked in at No. 1 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll, hits the road to take on No. 22 Virginia on Thursday, Sept. 21, at Klöckner Stadium. It will be UNC's sixth top-25 matchup this season.

Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. in Charlottesville, Virginia, with the game being broadcast on ACCXN.

Match Info
Who: (1) North Carolina at (22) Virginia
Where: Charlottesville, Va. – Klöckner Stadium
When: Thursday, Sept. 21 – 7 p.m. ET
Links: Live Stream | Live Stats

Ten Things to Know

North Carolina checked in at No. 1 in the recent United Soccer Coaches poll for the first time this year in addition to holding the top spot in the season's first RPI.
Thursday will be the 50th meeting between the Tar Heels and Cavaliers in program history.
UNC leads the all-time series with UVA at 39-5-5. Carolina is 14-2-2 all-time in Charlottesville, including 10-2-2 at Klöckner Stadium.
The last meeting between the two teams was Sept. 17, 2022, in Chapel Hill, for a 3-2 UVA victory. Ally Sentnor scored once and Avery Patterson assisted both goals.
Carolina has only conceded four goals this season, and its defense has held all nine opponents to 11 shots or under.
Senior defender Maycee Bell was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 19 after UNC's 1-0 win over Virginia Tech. Bell helped keep the Hokies shotless during the second half and led the Tar Heels to their fifth shutout.
Carolina owns half of the ACC player of the week honors this season, and all but one on the defensive side: Savy King (Aug. 22, Sept. 5), Sam Meza (Aug. 29), Patterson (Sept. 12), Bell (Sept. 19).
2023 is the third time in program history the Tar Heels have had five or more ACC players of the week in a single season, and the first time it has been in consecutive weeks beginning in week one.
Friday's victory over Virginia Tech was UNC's 240th ACC win in program history. UVA ranks second all-time for conference wins with 179.
North Carolina was picked first in the ACC preseason coaches poll with 10 first-place votes and 166 points. Virginia was picked third with 139 points and one first-place vote.

The Tar Heels will arrive in Charlottesville with a perfect 6-0-3 record on the year, including a 1-0 mark to start ACC play. The Cavaliers also remain undefeated heading into Thursday's contest with a 5-0-3 (0-0-1) record.

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