The third-ranked Virginia Cavaliers look to remain undefeated at home against California in college field hockey today.
This season Virginia (5-0) is off to arguably the best start in college field hockey. The Cavaliers have won all five of their matches with three of those coming against teams ranked in the top 20. Only two teams are ahead of the Cavaliers in the rankings early in the college field hockey season, with California (4-0) up next on the schedule today. This is the first conference match for both teams in the ACC with both teams looking to get off to a strong start in conference play. The Golden Bears will also try to remain undefeated while picking up the biggest upset early in the college field hockey season against what might be the best team in the country.
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Game Date: Sept. 20th, 2024
Game Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
TV: ACC Network (Local)
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In their undefeated start to the season the Golden Bears have wins against Michigan State in overtime (2-1), Northeastern (3-2), Kent State (3-1) and UC Davis (2-0) showing flashes of a team that could be in the top 20 rankings in the near future.
For the Cavaliers, they have really played well on both ends of the field, especially on the defensive end. This season they have only allowed one team to score multiple times and have two shutouts. Through five matches they have allowed four total goals while scoring 14 on the offensive end. Most of those goals came in a 7-0 win over Temple in the second match of the season.
In their three wins over ranked opponents the Cavaliers have a 5-2 scoring edge. Thos wins came against 16th ranked Penn State (2-1), 11th ranked Liberty (2-1) and fifth ranked Maryland (1-0). Another win today will keep pace with the top two teams in the country and give the Cavaliers the resume to move up to second or third.
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