7-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1989•1991•1992•1993•1994•2009•2014 13 COLLEGE CUP APPEARANCES 1983•1989•1991•1992•1993•1994•1995 2020-21 CAVALIER MEN’S SOCCER 1997•2006•2009•2013•2014•2019 Contact: Scott Fitzgerald | E-mail: [email protected] | O: (434) 924-9878 | C: (908) 246-6818 | www.VirginiaSports.com SERIES AT A GLANCE MATCH DETAILS All-time Series: 41-4-6 : March 19 : Klöckner Stadium Last Meeting: 11/6/2020, L, 0-1| First Meeting: 11/19/60, W, 2-1 Last UVA Win: 10/25/19, W, 2-0 | Last VT Win: 10/29/05, W, 2-1 (OT) : 2 p.m. : ACCNX Streak: -- : Charlottesville, Va. : http://statb.us/b/335801 VIRGINIA TECH VIRGINIA Head Coach Mike Brizendine George Gelnovatch LAST 10 VS. VIRGINIA TECH (5-1-4) 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Career Record 112-129-30 343-136-59 Date H/A/N Result Date H/A/N Result Overall: 5-5-1 | Fall ACC: 2-3-1 | Spring ACC: 1-1-0 Record at School 85-105-30 Same 10/18/2013 A T, 1-1 (2OT) 9/15/2017 A W, 2-1 Home: 4-2-0 | Away: 1-2-1 | Neutral: 0-1-0 Year at School 12th Season 25th Season 9/12/2014 H W, 1-0 9/7/2018 H T, 1-1 (2OT) Streak: L-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/5/2014 H # W, 1-0 10/25/2019 A W, 2-0 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT 2020-21 Record 4-3-2 (0-2 ACC Sp.) 5-5-1 (2-0 ACC Sp.) 10/23/2015 A W, 1-0 10/14/2020 A T, 1-1 (2OT) Fri. 10/9 LOUISVILLE* ACCNX W, 2-1 (2OT) 2019 Record 10-6-3 (2-4-2 ACC) 21-2-1 (6-1-1 ACC) 9/30/2016 H T, 0-0 (2OT) 11/6/2020 H L, 0-1 Wed. 10/14 at Virginia Tech* ACCN T, 1-1 (2OT) # ACC Tournament | $ NCAA Tournament MATCH NOTES Sun. 10/18 #2 PITT* ACCNX L, 2-3 (OT) Sat. 10/24 at Notre Dame* ACCNX L, 1-2 (2OT) FOR STARTERS Fri. 10/30 SYRACUSE* RSN W, 1-0 • Virginia and Virginia Tech will meet for the third time this season, the first time the Cavaliers have played an opponent three times in a season since squaring off against Notre three times in 2014. Fri. 11/6 VIRGINIA TECH* RSN L, 0-1 • Virginia comes into the match in a four-way tie for second place in the ACC Coastal Division. • Friday will mark a stretch of three-straight games at home for Virginia. Over the course of six games in 2020-21, Virginia FALL ACC TOURNAMENT boasts a 4-2 mark on its home pitch. Sun. 11/15 at #2 Wake Forest ACCN W, 2-0 • The Cavaliers are 0-1-1 against Virginia Tech this season and dropped a friendly to the Hokies, 1-0 prior to the spring season. Wed. 11/18 vs. #2 Clemson1 ACCN L, 1-2 • Virginia is 5-1-4 against Virginia Tech in the last 10 meetings. THE RIVALRY SPRING SCHEDULE • Virginia owns a 41-5-6 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to 1960. Tues. 3/1 GEORGE MASON ACCNX W, 3-0 • Seven of the last 13 matches between the two schools have required extra time Sun. 3/7 NOTRE DAME* ACCNX W, 1-0 (OT) • Virginia Tech won its first match at Klöckner Stadium since 2005 with a 1-0 victory in the fall regular season finale. Sat. 3/13 at North Carolina ACCNX L, 0-2 • Two of the last three matches at Klöckner against Virginia Tech have been draws. The Cavaliers last victory against the Hokies Fri. 3/19 VIRGINIA TECH* ACCNX 2 p.m. on their home pitch came on Nov. 5, 2014 in the rivalry’s only ACC Tournament affair. Tue. 3/23 CENTRAL ARKANSAS ACCNX 5 p.m. • Since 2004, the two schools have met every season with the exception of 2015. • George Gelnovatch is 14-3-6 against the Hokies in his tenure as head coach. Sun. 3/28 DUKE* ACCNX 1 p.m. Fri. 4/2 at Louisville* 7 p.m. PREVIOUS TWO MEETINGS Thurs. 4/8 at Pitt* ACCNX 7 p.m. ROUND ONE – OCT 14, 2020 – BLACKSBURG, Va. Tue. 4/13 ACC Divisional Playoff TBA • The then-No. 5 Cavaliers and Hokies played to a 1-1 draw in Blacksburg back on Oct. 14, a match that was originally supposed Sat. 4/17 ACC Championship (at Clemson) TBA to begin the 2020 season for both teams on Oct. 3. Fri. 5/14 NCAA College Cup Semifinal2 TBA • Virginia responded just one minute and 26 seconds after Virginia Tech scored the game’s opening goal in the 76th minute. 2 • Joan Gibert Fuertes scored his first collegiate goal off a free kick to knot the game at one at the 77 minute mark. Sun. 5/16 NCAA College Cup Final TBA • The Cavaliers were unsuccessful on PK attempt by Irakoze Donasiyano in the 61st minute. • Virginia Tech out-shot Virginia 23-10 in the contest but the Cavaliers held over 60 percent of the game’s possession. Only five Home matches in BOLD CAPS of the Hokies 23 attempts landed on target compared to four by the Cavaliers. *denotes ACC matches 1Chapel Hill, N.C. | 2Cary, N.C. (WakeMed Soccer Park) ROUND TWO – NOV. 6, 2020 - CHARLOTTESVILLE • Daniel Pereira was credited with the game-winner in the 32nd minute. His shot ricocheted off a Cavalier defender crossing up Virginia goalkeeper Alex Rando for the uncontested score. • The loss to Hokies was the first since Oct. 29, 2005 and snapped Virginia’s 16-game unbeaten streak against its Common- wealth counterpart. 2020-21 RECORD WHEN 2020-21 RECORD VS. • Virginia Tech held a 12-10 advantage in shots in the match. Overtime: 2-2-1 Ranked Teams 1-2-0 • The contest featured six yellow cards, five shown to Virginia Tech players. Leading at half: 2-1-0 Top-10 Teams 1-1-0 Trailing at half: 0-4-0 Non-conf. opponents 1-0-0 LAST TIME OUT Tied at half: 3-0-1 Virginia Teams 1-1-1 • Virginia suffered its first loss of the spring last Saturday, a 2-0 setback at North Carolina. Scoring First: 5-1-0 • The Tar Heels scored both of its goals just 1:35 apart, beginning in the 34th minute on a penalty kick. • North Carolina, the top defense in the ACC this season, withstood a handful of quality chances in the second half to record the VIRGINIA IN THE POLLS clean sheet. US TDS SA CSN RPI • Virginia netminder Alex Rando made a career-high, five saves in a losing effort. Preseason n/a 1 n/a 7 n/a • It marked only the second time in the last 17 meetings against North Carolina that a match was decided by two or more goals. Week 1 (9/21) 3 1 n/a 7 n/a • UNC’s first goal was the first conceded by the Cavaliers in 220 minutes of game action this spring. Week 2 (9/28) 5 2 n/a n/a n/a Week 3 (10/5) 5 4 n/a n/a n/a Week 4 (10/12) 5 4 n/a n/a n/a 2020-21 VIRGINIA LEADERS Week 5 (10/19) NR 6 n/a n/a n/a GOALS ASSISTS POINTS SAVES Week 6 (10/26) NR 9 n/a n/a n/a Cabrel Happi Kamseu 2 Isaiah Byrd 2 Axel Gunnarsson 6 Colin Shutler 22 Week 7 (11/2) NR 8 n/a n/a n/a Axel Gunnarsson 3 Eight tied (8) 1 Cabrel Happi Kamseu 4 Alex Rando 18 Week 8 (11/9) NR 10 n/a n/a n/a Nathaniel Crofts 1 Nick Berghold 4 Week 16 (3/1) n/a NR n/a 29 n/a Philip Horton 1 Joan Gibert Fuertes 3 MINUTES PLAYED Week 17 (3/9) 24 NR n/a 23 n/a Joan Gibert Fuertes 1 Philip Horton 3 Irakoze Donasiyano 1047 Week 18 (3/15) NR NR n/a 24 n/a Kaya Ignacio 1 Kevin Ogudugu 3 Oliver Gerbig 1047 US - United Soccer Coaches | TDS - TopDrawerSoccer.com | CSN - College Soccer News | Nick Berghold 2 Kaya Ignacio 3 Andreas Ueland 1041 SA - Soccer America Andreas Ueland 1 Andreas Ueland 3 Axel Gunnarsson 871 Kevin Ogudugu 1 Bret Halsey 772 Jeremy Verley 1 2020-21 ROSTER / BREAKDOWN No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School Club 0 Alex Rando GK Fr. 6-4 180 New York, N.Y. The Beacon School/Stanford NYCFC 00 Scott Williams GK Fr. 6-3 195 Cincinnati, Ohio The Seven Hills School Columbus Crew SC Academy 2 William Citron D So. 6-0 180 Eastchester, N.Y. Iona Prep/Cornell NYCFC 3 Isaiah Byrd M R-Fr. 6-0 170 Gainesville, Va. Patriot BRYC Elite 5 Oliver Gerbig D Jr. 6-2 195 Taipei, Taiwan Taipei American School/Coastal Carolina 6 Jeremy Verley M Fr. 5-10 165 Kingston, Jamaica Milton Academy (Mass.) Boston Bolts 7 Spencer Patton D Sr. 5-11 165 Morrisville, Pa. La Salle College High School Match Fit Academy 9 Philip Horton F So. 6-0 185 New Albany, Ohio New Albany Columbus Crew SC Acad. 10 Nathaniel Crofts F Sr. 5-7 135 Sheffield, England Chaucer School Sheffield United FC 11 Irakoze Donasiyano F Sr. 5-9 155 Roanoke, Va.