Men’s soccer: No. 17 UVA defeats Georgetown in friendly

The UVA men’s soccer team defeated Georgetown, 2-0, Saturday night in exhibition action at Klöckner Stadium. The contest was a matchup of preseason top-20 teams – Georgetown is No. 10 in the preseason NSCAA rankings, while UVA is No. 17.

Paddy Foss (Sr., South Riding, Va.) and Edward Opoku (So., Rye, N.Y.) scored for Virginia.

Georgetown out-shot Virginia, 15-12, with a 7-6 edge in shots on goal. UVA took nine corner kicks, while Georgetown earned seven corners.

The teams played a scoreless first half, although Georgetown jumped out fast and hit the crossbar in the opening minute of the game. UVA broke the stalemate in the 55th minute after Georgetown committed a foul in the box. Foss took the penalty kick but was denied by JT Marcinkowski, but Foss collected the rebound and tapped it home for the goal.

UVA added a goal in the 69th minute as Sheldon Sullivan (R-Jr., Stafford, Va.) slid a pass near the goal line and under the diving goalkeeper to connect with Opoku, who easily scored.

Virginia kicks off its regular-season schedule on Friday, Aug. 26, at home with a top-25 matchup against No. 21 Coastal Carolina

Regular-Season Ticket Information

A limited number of reserved season tickets remain available and are $45 apiece. General admission season tickets are available for adults ($20), Youth/Senior ($15) and UVA Faculty/Staff ($15).

Single-game tickets are $9 for reserved seats if available, $7 for adults and $5 for youth, seniors and faculty/staff. Group ticket orders of 20 or more tickets are $4 per ticket.

All fans can order season tickets online, in person or by telephone. To purchase tickets online, visit VirginiaSports.com/Tickets. In-person purchases can be made at the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Telephone purchases can be made by calling 1-800-542-UVA1 (8821) or locally at 434-924-UVA1 (8821).

The Cavaliers boast an outstanding 11-match home schedule, highlighted by visits from five 2015 NCAA qualifiers – Coastal Carolina, national runner-up Clemson (Sept. 17), Hofstra (Oct. 4), Radford (Oct. 11) and Notre Dame (Oct. 14).