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: 41-4-6 : Nov. 6 : Klöckner Stadium Last Meeting: 10/14/20, T, 1-1 (20T) | 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) : 4 p.m. : RSN Streak: -- : Charlottesville, Va. : www.statbroadcast.com/events/statmonitr.php?gid=va VIRGINIA TECH VIRGINIA Head Coach Mike Brizendine George Gelnovatch LAST 10 VS. VIRGINIA TECH (6-0-4) 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Career Record 110-126-30 340-133-59 Date H/A/N Result Date H/A/N Result Overall: 2-2-1 | ACC: 1-2-1 Record at School 83-102-30 Same 10/19/2012 H W, 3-2 (OT) 9/30/2016 H T, 0-0 (2OT) Home: 2-1-0 | Away: 0-1-1 | Neutral: 0-0-0 Year at School 12th Season 25th Season 10/18/2013 A T, 1-1 (2OT) 9/15/2017 A W, 2-1 Streak: W-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9/12/2014 H W, 1-0 9/7/2018 H T, 1-1 (2OT) DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULT 2020 Record 2-1-2 (2-1-2 ACC) 2-2-1 (2-2-1 ACC) 11/5/2014 H # W, 1-0 10/25/2019 A W, 2-0 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) 10/23/2015 A W, 1-0 10/14/2020 A T, 1-1 (2OT) Wed. 10/14 at Virginia Tech* ACCN T, 1-1 (2OT) # ACC Tournament | $ NCAA Tournament MATCH NOTES Sun. 10/18 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 • Friday will be the second meeting between Virginia and Virginia Tech this season, only the third time the two schools have played twice in the same season (1961, 2014 & 2020). Fri. 11/6 VIRGINIA TECH* RSN 4 p.m. • The winner of Friday’s match will secure the ACC North Region second seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament. A draw and a ACC TOURNAMENT Notre Dame loss will secure the second seed for the Hokies. Sun. 11/15 ACC Quarterfinals1 ACCN TBA • Friday will mark the final home event at Klöckner Stadium in 2020. Despite clinching a berth into the ACC Tournament, all Wed. 11/18 ACC Semifinals1 ACCN TBA upcoming matches will be played at neutral sites. 2 • Virginia is seeking its 200th ACC regular season victory, no other program in the ACC has 200 regular season victories. Sun. 11/12 ACC Championship ESPNU TBA Home matches in BOLD CAPS ROUND TWO *denotes ACC matches • 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 1NC Campus Sites | 2Cary, N.C. (WakeMed Soccer Park) to begin the 2020 season for both teams on Oct. 3. • Virginia responded just one minute and 26 seconds after Virginia Tech scored the game’s opening goal in the 76th minute. • Joan Gibert Fuertes scored his first collegiate goal off a free kick to knot the game at one at the 77 minute mark. NOTABLE SPRING DATES • The Cavaliers were unsuccessful on PK attempt by Irakoze Donasiyano in the 61st minute. Wed. 2/3/20 First Day of spring competition • Virginia Tech out-shot Virginia 23-10 in the contest but the Cavaliers held over 60 percent of the game’s possession. Only five Sun. 4/18/20 NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday of the Hokies 23 attempts landed on target compared to four by the Cavaliers. Thurs-Mon. 5/13-17/20 NCAA College Cup POSTSEASON IMPLICATIONS • Virginia has clinched a berth in the upcoming eight team ACC Tournament (Nov. 15-22). 2020 RECORD WHEN 2020 RECORD VS. • A win over Virginia Tech secures the No. 2 seed in the North Region. Overtime: 1-2-1 Ranked Teams 0-1-0 • Seeds 2, 3 and 4 are all in play for the Cavaliers entering the weekend. The final bracket along with times and locations of the Leading at half: 0-1-0 Top-10 Teams 0-1-0 tournament matches is set to be announced after play has concluded on Friday night. Trailing at half: 0-1-0 Non-conf. opponents 0-0-0 Tied at half: 2-0-1 Virginia Teams 0-0-1 THE RIVALRY Scoring First: 2-1-0 • The last two matches at Klöckner Stadium have resulted in draws (2018 and 2016). The Cavaliers last victory against the Hokies on their home pitch came on Nov. 5, 2014 in the rivalry’s only ACC Tournament affair. 2020 VIRGINIA LEADERS • Since 2004, the two schools have met every season with the exception of 2015. GOALS POINTS • Virginia owns a 41-4-6 advantage in the all-time series that dates back to 1960. Nathaniel Crofts 1 Joan Gibert Fuertes 3 • George Gelnovatch is 14-2-6 against the Hokies in his tenure as head coach. • Virginia is 8-1-3 against Virginia Tech at Klöckner Stadium, its only setback coming on Oct. 29, 2005, a 2-1 golden goal victory Philip Horton 1 Philip Horton 3 for the Hokies. Joan Gibert Fuertes 1 Five tied (5) 2 Kaya Ignacio 1 BREAKING DOWN HOOS SCORING Nick Berghold 1 SAVES • All seven goals by Virginia this season have been scored by different goal scorers and no one on the team has scored multiple Axel Gunnarsson 1 Colin Shutler 14 goals this season. Andreas Ueland 1 Alex Rando 8 • Three of the seven UVA goals have come off set pieces, two off penalty kicks. • Penalty kick goals against Louisville (10/9) and Syracuse (10/30) proved to be game-winners. • Andreas Ueland, who’s PK against Syracuse last Friday, was the third Cavalier to attempt a PK this season (most since 2013). ASSISTS MINUTES PLAYED • Five of Virginia’s seven goals have come in the 60th minute or later and only one in the first half. Isaiah Byrd 2 Irakoze Donasiyano 503 Joan Gibert Fuertes 1 Oliver Gerbig 503 90-WIN CLUB Kaya Ignacio 1 Andreas Ueland 503 • Virginia head coach George Gelnovatch became the fastest coach in ACC history to record 90 league wins with a 1-0 victory Philip Horton 1 Bret Halsey 503 over Syracuse last Friday. Rafael Caipo 1 Axel Gunnarsson 424 • He is one of three coaches in ACC history to reach the 90-win plateau - John Rennie (Duke ) and I.M. Ibrahim. • In the process, Gelnovatch registered career win No. 340 and moved him into a tie for 10th in career victories among active NCAA D-I coaches. John Rennie (Duke) 95 wins in 29 seasons VIRGINIA IN THE POLLS I.M. Ibrahim (Clemson) 90 wins in 28 seasons US TDS SA CSN RPI George Gelnovatch (Virginia) 90 wins in 25 seasons Preseason n/a 1 n/a 7 n/a Week 1 (9/21) 3 1 n/a 7 n/a NO PLACE LIKE HOME Week 2 (9/28) 5 2 n/a n/a n/a • Both Cavalier victories this Fall have come at Klöckner Stadium. Week 3 (10/5) 5 4 n/a n/a n/a • Every year of its existence, Virginia has posted a .500 or above winning percentage at Klöckner Stadium and are 17-2 in the Week 4 (10/12) 5 4 n/a n/a n/a last 19 games in Charlottesville. • Virginia’s season-opening, 2-1 double overtime win over Louisville on Oct. 9 was also the 300th for the program at Klöckner Week 5 (10/19) NR 6 n/a n/a n/a Stadium. Week 6 (10/26) NR 9 n/a n/a n/a • Virginia has won 81 percent (301-60-27) of its matches at Klöckner Stadium since its opening in 1992. Week 7 (11/2) NR 8 n/a n/a n/a • Virginia went 15-1 at Klöckner Stadium in 2019, the most home wins of any team in the country and tied for the most in school history (1995). US - United Soccer Coaches | TDS - TopDrawerSoccer.com | CSN - College Soccer News | • Klöckner Stadium has hosted an NCAA Tournament match in all 28 years of its existence. 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.