CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The West Virginia women’s soccer team continues play in the NCAA tournament with a second-round match against Central Connecticut State at
4 p.m. today.
Today’s match will be streamed live on ESPN3.
“Central Connecticut is a high-quality team that knows how to win,” WVU coach Nikki Izzo-Brown said. “They haven’t lost since Oct. 3, so we are going to have to play our best 90 minutes to advance to Sunday.”
Today’s match marks the third meeting between the Mountaineers (11-7-2) and Blue Devils, with WVU holding a 2-0 advantage. The two teams have not met since 2000.
WVU enters the match after earning a 2-0 win over Georgetown in the first round last week.
The Blue Devils (13-4-4) earned a 1-0 upset win over No. 4-seeded Rutgers to earn a spot in the second round.
The winner of today’s match will advance to face the winner of No. 3 Virginia and Washington State on Sunday at 5 p.m. in Charlottesville.
