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Virginia Women's Soccer Earns a No. 1 Seed in the NCAA Championship

The Cavaliers claimed one of four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament and will host High Point in the first round

Author:
Matt Newton
Publish date:
Nov 8, 2021 5:01 PM EST

The Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer team earned one of four No. 1 seeds in the 64-team NCAA Championship field, as announced during the NCAA women's soccer selection show on Monday evening.

UVA will host its first round matchup against High Point (10-7-2) at Klockner Stadium this Friday at 6pm. The Cavaliers are 16-2-2 this season and completed an undefeated run through ACC play to claim the school's third ACC regular season title. The Hoos advanced to the ACC Championship Game before falling to Florida State 1-0.

Virginia made the NCAA Tournament for the 28th consecutive season and is making its 34th NCAA Tournament appearance.

Virginia was one of three ACC teams to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, joining No. 1 overall seed Florida State and Duke. The ACC had nine teams qualify for. the NCAA Championship.

UVA's region of the NCAA Tournament includes No. 2 North Carolina, No. 3 Southern California, and No. 4 BYU. The region also includes fellow ACC team Clemson as well as Penn State, the only team other than Florida State who can claim a victory over the Hoos this season.

Virginia begins another quest to claim the program's first ever National Championship after the Hoos came up just short last season, losing to Florida State via penalty kick shootout in the semifinals of the College Cup last spring.

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