UNC women’s soccer hosts Va. Tech in big sportsmanship week game

uncsoccerThe ACC will continue its sportsmanship awareness campaign by recognizing Fall Sportsmanship Week from Sept. 29 – Oct. 5 with No. 5 Virginia Tech traveling to Chapel Hill to play UNC Friday night, Oct. 3.

The game will be live on Regional Sports Networks (RSN) so check your local listing.

ACC Sportsmanship Weeks are a campaign to emphasize sportsmanship as it relates to ACC teams, the conference and fans by designating one week during the fall, winter and spring seasons.

Seven ACC women’s soccer matches are a part of Fall Sportsmanship Week. The other top 25 matchup this week as No. 4 Virginia going to No. 14 Notre Dame. Notre Dame sophomore goalkeeper Kaela Little is this week’s ACC Player of the Week. Little played an integral role in a pair of ACC victories for the Irish including a 2-0 upset at No. 2/3 Virginia Tech Sept. 25.

The ACC boasts six teams ranked in both the NSCAA and Soccer America Top 25 polls, the most of any league. Three teams are among the top five in the NSCAA poll (No. 2 Florida State, No. 4 Virginia and No. 5 Virginia Tech).

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