Women’s Soccer: Cavaliers will host Princeton in NCAA opening round

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Posted on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, 11:56 pm

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The Virginia women’s soccer team earned a four seed in its region and will host Princeton in a first-round matchup of the NCAA Tournament. Kick is set for Friday at 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium.

Princeton (14-4-0) claimed the Ivy League conference championship to lock up an automatic bid and also won the Ivy League regular-season title. The Tigers have scored 39 goals this season while allowing only 10. Princeton posted nine shutouts this season.

The NCAA Tournament field consists of 64 teams with first-round matchups happening at 32 campus sites. Play will continue on campus sites until the College Cup with the final four teams which will be held the weekend of Dec. 6-9 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. See the full bracket here.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets for the first-round NCAA Tournament matchup go on sale on Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. Reserved seats are $12 if available, while general admission seats are $8. Student tickets are available for $4. All tickets can be purchased online.

Reserved tickets will be on hold for any season ticket holders who had reserved seats during the regular season to purchase until 9 a.m. on Wednesday and can be renewed by calling the ticket office at 434-924-UVA1. After 9 a.m. on Wednesday, sale of reserved seats will open to the public online.

NOTING THE 2024 HOOS AND THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

  • Virginia (12-5-0) is making its 36th appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
  • The 36 appearances is second most of any team in NCAA Tournament history.
  • The Cavaliers faced three teams this season that earned their conference automatic bid by winning their conference tournament: Florida State (ACC), Howard (NEC) and James Madison (Sun Belt).
  • Virginia played the 13th toughest schedule this season and faced five teams ranked in the top 10 of the RPI – including playing the top three RPI teams on the road (Duke, UNC, FSU) and at No. 8 Penn State.
  • The Cavaliers faced nine teams that made it to the field of 64 this season, including seven teams that earned a seed in this year’s bracket and the other two claiming their conference titles.