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No. 6 Mountaineers Travel to No. 4 Virginia
August 13, 2016 04:11 PM | Women's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 6-ranked West Virginia University women’s soccer team concludes its exhibition season at No. 4 Virginia on Sunday, Aug. 14, at 1 p.m., at Klöckner Stadium, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Sunday’s matchup is a battle between two 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight squads; neither team advanced to the College Cup.
“We’re looking forward to having another opportunity to play a high-level opponent like Virginia,” Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. “Tomorrow’s match provides us with a second chance to see the areas we will need to work on in order to continue our development as a team. We are all eager to get back on the field.”
The Mountaineers opened exhibition play with a 2-2 draw against Michigan on Aug. 8, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Down 1-0 early in the second half, sophomore forward Grace Cutler and junior midfielder Carla Portillo scored back-to-back goals to give WVU a lead it would maintain until the 90th minute, when UM tallied its second goal with 27 seconds remaining.
The Mountaineers finished with a 20-10 shot advantage, placing nine on frame to the Wolverines’ six. UM earned a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.
WVU goalkeepers Michelle Newhouse and Rylee Foster split time in net. Newhouse, a junior, made one save in the first half, while Foster, a freshman, stopped three in the second.
UVA also opened its exhibition season against UM and earned a 1-0 victory in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Aug. 11.
The Cavaliers return seven starters from 2015 and feature two Missouri Athletic Conference (MAC) Hermann Trophy watch list honorees in senior defender Kristen McNabb and senior midfielder Alexis Shaffer.
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