7-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1989•1991•1992•1993•1994•2009•2014 13 COLLEGE CUP APPEARANCES 1983•1989•1991•1992•1993•1994•1995 2020 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: 7-2-1 : Oct. 18 : Klöckner Stadium Last Meeting: 10/18/19, L, 2-0 | First Meeting: 9/5/1982, W, 3-0 Last UVA Win: 9/28/2018, W, 2-0 | Last UP Win: 10/18/19, L, 0-2 : 7:30 p.m. : ACCNX Streak: L-2 : Charlottesville, Va. : www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=va PITTSBURGH VIRGINIA Head Coach Jay Vidovich George Gelnovatch LAST 10 VS. PITT (7-2-1) 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Career Record 303-162-56 339-131-59 Date H/A/N Result Date H/A/N Result Overall: 1-0-1 | ACC: 1-0-1 Record at School 31-41-6 Same 9/5/1982 H W, 3-0 10/21/2016 A T, 0-0 (2OT) Home: 1-0-0 | Away: 0-0-1 | Neutral: 0-0-0 Year at School Fifth Season 25th Season 11/5/2002 H W, 2-0 10/20/2017 H W, 2-1 (2OT) Streak: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10/4/2013 H W, 5-0 9/28/2018 A W, 2-0 DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT 2020 Record 3-0-0 (2-0-0 ACC) 1-0-1 (1-0-1 ACC) 10/4/2014 A W, 3-0 10/31/2018 H # L, 0-2 Fri. 10/9 LOUISVILLE* ACCNX W, 2-1 (2OT) 2019 Record 10-8-2 (4-3-1 ACC) 21-2-1 (6-1-1 ACC) 10/16/2015 H W, 3-1 10/18/2019 H L, 0-2 Wed. 10/14 at Virginia Tech* ACCN T, 1-1 (2OT) # ACC Tournament MATCH NOTES Sun. 10/18 PITT* ACCNX 7:30 p.m. Sat. 10/24 at Notre Dame* ACCNX 1 p.m. FOR STARTERS Fri. 10/30 SYRACUSE* RSN 8 p.m. • Pitt and Virginia are in first place (four points) and second place (three points), respectively in the ACC North Region. A victory for the Cavaliers would land them in sole possession of first place in the ACC North at the midway point of the ACC regular Fri. 11/6 VIRGINIA TECH* RSN 4 p.m. season. ACC TOURNAMENT • Virginia carries an eight-game win streak at Klöckner Stadium that dates back to last season. Sun. 11/15 ACC Quarterfinals1 ACCN TBA • The Cavaliers come into Sunday unbeaten in their last eight matches (7-0-1) against ACC opponents (including postseason) Wed. 11/18 ACC Semifinals1 ACCN TBA dating back to 2019. The streak began after a 2-0 loss at home to Pitt at Klöckner Stadium Oct. 18, 2019. 2 • Head Coach George Gelnovatch is seeking his 90th career ACC regular season victory and looking to become only the third Sun. 11/12 ACC Championship ESPNU TBA coach in ACC history with 90 league wins. Home matches in BOLD CAPS • After Sunday, Virginia will have played half of its six-game ACC-only regular season in nine days. *denotes ACC matches • Virginia is 4-1 against its last five matches against teams ranked in the top-five. Its only loss, the National Championship game 1NC Campus Sites | 2Cary, N.C. (WakeMed Soccer Park) against then-No. 3 Georgetown last season that ended in a PK shootout. TECH TIE NOTABLE SPRING DATES • Virginia earned a point after a 1-1 draw in Blacksburg on Friday night. Joan Gibert Fuertes scored his first goal as a Cavalier Wed. 2/3/20 First Day of spring competition just 1:26 seconds after the Hokies grabbed the initial lead in the 76th minute. Sun. 4/18/20 NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday • Both teams had numerous scoring opportunities in the match, including Irakoze Donasiyano’s penalty kick attempt in the 61st minute. Thurs-Mon. 5/13-17/20 NCAA College Cup • The Hokies outshot Virginia 23-11 but only five shots landed on target compared to Virginia’s four shots on goal. • Virginia is unbeaten in its last 16 matches (10-0-6) against their Commonwealth foe. 2020 RECORD WHEN 2020 RECORD VS. Overtime: 1-0-1 Ranked Teams 0-0-0 PANTHER UPSETS Leading at half: 0-0-0 Top-10 Teams 0-0-0 • Virginia has two losses in the last 17 games at Klöckner Stadium, both 2-0 setbacks at the hands of Pitt. Trailing at half: 0-0-0 Non-conf. opponents 0-0-0 • Last season, the Panthers upset the then-No. 1 ranked Cavaliers at Klöckner Stadium, one of two losses all year en route to Tied at half: 1-0-1 Virginia Teams 0-0-1 the program’s ninth appearance in the National Championship game. Scoring First: 1-0-0 • In 2018, Pitt shocked Virginia in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament. It was Virginia’s earliest exit in the tournament and Pitt’s first ever win over the Cavaliers. 2020 VIRGINIA LEADERS GOALS MINUTES PLAYED THE HEAD COACHES Nathaniel Crofts 1 Joan Gibert Fuertes 219 • Pitt’s Jay Vidovich (303 wins) and Virginia’s George Gelnovatch (339 wins) are two of 20 active head coaches with 300-plus career wins. Philip Horton 1 Irakoze Donasiyano 219 • Gelnovatch and Vidovich rank third and fifth, respectively, all-time in career wins while coaching the ACC. Joan Gibert Fuertes 1 Oliver Gerbig 219 • Head to head, Gelnovatch owns a 23-11-6 edge over Vidovich in his time at Wake Forest (21-9-5) and now Pitt (2-2-1) Bret Halsey 219 ASSISTS Andreas Ueland 219 LATE MATCH FIREWORKS Joan Gibert Fuertes 1 • Virginia has yet to score a goal or concede a goal in the first half of both of its matches this season. Isaiah Byrd 1 • In 2019, Virginia allowed four goals in the final 15 minutes of regulation. This season, Louisville evened the match on Oct. 9 in the 90th minute while Virginia Tech scored a go-ahead score on Wednesday (Oct. 14) in the 76th minute. • A penalty kick drawn by freshman Leo Afonso and converted by Philip Horton against Louisville proved to the latest goal by the POINTS Cavaliers since Jean-Christophe Koffi’s game-winner against Pitt on Oct. 20, 2017. Joan Gibert Fuertes 3 Nathaniel Crofts 2 Latest Cavalier Goals since 2005 Philip Horton 1 11/8/11 vs. WF – Brian Span (109:40) Isaiah Byrd 1 9/5/08 vs. George Mason – Brian Ownby (109:17) 9/29/09 vs. VCU – Chris Agorsor (109:00) SAVES 10/9/20 vs. Louisville – Philip Horton (108:56) Colin Shutler 12 10/1/13 vs. VCU - Eric Bird (106:40) 10/20/17 vs. Pitt – Jean-Christophe Koffi (106:30) Early impact VIRGINIA IN THE POLLS US TDS SA CSN RPI NATIONAL PICTURE Preseason n/a 1 n/a 7 n/a • Virginia is ranked fifth for the third-straight week and has been ranked in the top 5 in all but one week since Sept. 17, 2019. Week 1 (9/21) 3 1 3 7 n/a The last time the Cavaliers were outside the top-5 was after dropping a 2-0 decision to Pittsburgh last season. Week 2 (9/28) 5 2 5 n/a n/a • In the first United Soccer Coaches poll of the fall (Sept. 22), Virginia was ranked No. 3 in the country. Despite not playing a Week 3 (10/5) 5 4 5 n/a n/a match, the Cavaliers have slipped to No. 5 in the last two polls. Week 4 (10/12) 5 4 5 n/a n/a • Virginia has been ranked in the top five in the United Soccer Coaches Poll in all but one week since Sept. 17, 2019 • Virginia opened the season as the nation’s top team in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Power Rankings and were dropped to No. 4 US - United Soccer Coaches | TDS - TopDrawerSoccer.com | CSN - College Soccer News | in its latest rankings (Oct. 15). SA - Soccer America 2020 ROSTER / BREAKDOWN No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown Previous School Club 0 Alex Rando GK R-Fr. 6-4 180 New York, N.Y. The Beacon School NYCFC 1 Colin Shutler GK Gr. 6-1 185 Middleburg, Va. Briar Woods Loudoun FC 2 Eben Noverr D R-Fr. 6-3 185 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Highlands Ranch Colorado Rapids 3 Isaiah Byrd M R-Fr. 6-0 170 Gainesville, Va. Patriot BRYC Elite 4 Reed Kessler D R-Fr. 6-3 185 New York, N.Y. Brooklyn Technical High School BW Gottschee 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 8 Bret Halsey M Jr. 5-9 150 Sterling, Va. Potomac Falls Loudoun 99 Boys Red 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. Patrick Henry Roanoke Star SC 12 Kevin Ogudugu F/M So. 5-8 163 Oslo, Norway Wang Oslo Valerenga IF 13 Kaya Ignacio F/M Fr. 5-8 160 Georgetown, Texas UT Austin High School Houston Dynamo Academy 15 Julian Anderson M Fr.