| When |
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 |
| Where |
Klöckner Stadium -- Charlottesville, Va. |
| Time |
7 p.m. |
| Series History |
Virginia leads 4-1, Virginia won last meeting, 2-1, on Oct. 29, 2013 |
| Live Stats |
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ACCN EXTRA |
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team has little time to savor its six-goal explosion because it hits the road for another challenge. This time the Spartans visit Virginia under the lights.
This is the first of two consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponents for the Spartans, who begin the meat-and-potatoes portion of their non-conference slate. As the Spartans have a home date against Radford sandwiched in between critical contests against Virginia and Clemson.
First up are the Cavaliers, a program like UNCG that has received votes in the national polls at some point this season.
A LOOK AT THE SPARTANS
- UNCG is the preseason favorite to win the Southern Conference.
- The Spartans walloped Winthrop, 6-0, Saturday in their first road match of the season.
- UNCG got two goals from Theo Collomb, Joey Skinner, JC Ngando, Chase Gilley, and Theo Quartey.
- Collomb, Jack Birch, Sam Coad, Fernando Garcia, and Quartey added assists for the Spartans.
- Collomb has scored at least two goals in a match twice this season.
- Eight different Spartans have scored at least a goal this season.
- This was the most goals UNCG has scored in a single game under third-year head coach Chris Rich, surpassing the five it scored against UNC Asheville on Sept. 18, 2019.
- The last time UNCG scored six goals in a game was on Oct. 17, 2017, in a 6-1 road win against Wofford.
A LOOK AT THE CAVALIERS
- Virginia dropped a 3-1 match to Syracuse in its ACC opener on Friday night at Klöckner Stadium.
- Sophomore forward Leo Afonso scored the lone goal for the Cavaliers in the loss.
- Leo Afonso's goal was his second of the season to tie for the team lead.
- Paul Wiese now has four assists on the season and at least one assist in three matches.
- The defensive trio of Brown, Andreas Ueland, and Oliver Gerbig has played all 360 regular season minutes for the Cavaliers.
- Virginia opened the season with consecutive triumphs over Western Michigan (2-1) and High Point (2-0).
- The Cavs also dropped a 2-1 match to Maryland.
- This will be Virginia's fourth home match of the season.
- Virginia returns 17 letter winners from a year ago and welcomes a recruiting class of 13 to Charlottesville for 2021.
GAMECOVERAGE
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ADMISSION
Fans can purchase single-game tickets in advance online at UVATix.com for $5. UVA athletics strongly encourages fans to avoid lines on game day and purchase their tickets online in advance, there are no fees when buying online. Single game tickets will be $10 at the window on game day. Group packages for parties of 20 or more are just $4 per ticket and are available online or over the phone in advance only.
UP NEXT
- The Spartans return home to face Radford on Saturday at 7 p.m.
