Cavaliers Host Army in NCAA First Round Friday

CHARLOTTESVILLE -- The Virginia women's soccer team opens play in the 2008 NCAA Tournament Friday as it hosts Army in a first-round match at Klöckner Stadium. Game time is 5 p.m. and is the first game of a NCAA doubleheader with West Virginia and Princeton to follow at 7:30 p.m.

Virginia is the No. 2 seed in the UCLA region and enters the tournament with a 13-4-3 record. Last week, the Cavaliers reached the semifinals of the ACC Tournament before falling to Virginia Tech in penalty kicks following a 1-1 tie. Army is making its first ever NCAA Tournament appearance after winning the Patriot League championship by upsetting regular season champion Navy 1-0 in overtime in the final. Friday's game is the first ever meeting between the Cavaliers and the Black Knights.

Tickets are $9 for reserved seats, $7 for adult general admission, and $5 for youth/student general admission. Fans can order tickets for the tournament online on the UVa Athletics Tickets Web site and by phone through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office at 800-542-UVA1 (8821) or 434-924-UVA1 (8821). Tickets are also available at the gate beginning one hour prior to the start of play.

Game-day parking is $5 per day. Parking is available at University Hall.

The winners of Friday’s games will meet in the second round, a game scheduled for noon Sunday at Klöckner Stadium.