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Women’s Soccer Alumna Carchio ’20 Set to Open Champions League Play
11/2/2020 1:10:00 PM | Women's Soccer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University women's soccer alumna Abby Carchio '20 is set to begin UEFA Women's Champions League play with Lithuania's Gintra Universitetas on Wednesday, November 4 in the First Qualifying Round.
A native of Lakeville, Mass., Carchio and her Gintra teammates will meet Slovan Bratislava for a home match at Savivaldybe Stadium (Siauliai Central Stadium) in Siauliai, Lithuania – a city in northern Lithuania that lies approximately 112 miles east of the Baltic Sea.
Since Carchio joined Gintra over the summer, the club has posted a 10-0-0 record in the A Lyga – the top division in Lithuania – with 84 goals for and two goals against. Slovan Bratislava – based in Bratislava, Slovakia – has posted a 2-0-3 mark in its last five matches. Of the 40 teams in qualifying, Gintra ranks fifth while Slovan Bratislava ranks 22nd based on UEFA club coefficients.
The Champions League's first qualifying round features 40 teams playing single elimination matches to reach the second qualifying round. After the draw for the second qualifying round on November 6, the 20 teams remaining in qualifying will compete on November 18 or 19 with the 10 winners advancing to the round of 32, joining the 22 teams that received byes directly into that round.
Gintra has won 16 straight A Lyga titles (2005-present) and will compete at the highest level of European club football for the 17th straight season after five appearances in the UEFA Women's Cup and now 12 straight appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League since the competition was re-branded in 2009. Gintra has reached the round of 32 on three occasions (2015, 2018, 2019) and the round of 16 once (2018).
A three-time First Team All-Ivy selection, Carchio finished her career ranked 15th all-time at Brown in career points (49), 16th in career goals (16), and eighth in career assists (17). In 2019, she played a key role in helping Brown win its first Ivy League title and make its first NCAA Championship appearance since 1994. This past fall she earned First Team All-Ivy and Second Team All-East Region honors, while gaining a spot in the NEWISA Senior Bowl and selection as a Senior CLASS Award candidate. As a junior she earned First Team All-Ivy, First Team All-New England, New England Midfielder of the Year, and Academic All-Ivy accolades, while ranking first in the Ivy League in points (28) and assists (eight) and second in goals (10).
Gintra Recent Results (10-0-0, 30 Points, 84 GF, 2 GA, +82 GD)
10/18: Gintra 5, Kauno Zalgiris 0
10/11: Gintra 8, Siauliu SG-FA 0
10/7: Gintra 19, Utenis Utena 0
10/4: Gintra 6, Banga 0
9/23: Gintra 6, Zalgris 0
9/13: Gintra 20, Utenis Utena 0
9/6: Gintra 7, Siauliu SG-FA 0
8/30: Gintra 8, Banga 1
8/16: Gintra 2, Kauno Zalgiris 1
8/12: Gintra 3, Zalgiris 0
2020-21 UEFA Women's Champions League Schedule
First Qualifying Round: November 3 or 4
Second Qualifying Round: November 18 or 19 (Draw on November 6)
Round of 32: December 8 or 9 and 15 or 16 (Draw on November 24)
Round of 16: March 3 or 4 and 10 or 11 (Draw on December 18)
Quarterfinals: March 23 or 24 and March 31 or April 1 (Draw on March 12)
Semifinals: April 24 or 25 and May 1 or 2
Final: May 16 (Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden)
A native of Lakeville, Mass., Carchio and her Gintra teammates will meet Slovan Bratislava for a home match at Savivaldybe Stadium (Siauliai Central Stadium) in Siauliai, Lithuania – a city in northern Lithuania that lies approximately 112 miles east of the Baltic Sea.
Since Carchio joined Gintra over the summer, the club has posted a 10-0-0 record in the A Lyga – the top division in Lithuania – with 84 goals for and two goals against. Slovan Bratislava – based in Bratislava, Slovakia – has posted a 2-0-3 mark in its last five matches. Of the 40 teams in qualifying, Gintra ranks fifth while Slovan Bratislava ranks 22nd based on UEFA club coefficients.
The Champions League's first qualifying round features 40 teams playing single elimination matches to reach the second qualifying round. After the draw for the second qualifying round on November 6, the 20 teams remaining in qualifying will compete on November 18 or 19 with the 10 winners advancing to the round of 32, joining the 22 teams that received byes directly into that round.
Gintra has won 16 straight A Lyga titles (2005-present) and will compete at the highest level of European club football for the 17th straight season after five appearances in the UEFA Women's Cup and now 12 straight appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League since the competition was re-branded in 2009. Gintra has reached the round of 32 on three occasions (2015, 2018, 2019) and the round of 16 once (2018).
A three-time First Team All-Ivy selection, Carchio finished her career ranked 15th all-time at Brown in career points (49), 16th in career goals (16), and eighth in career assists (17). In 2019, she played a key role in helping Brown win its first Ivy League title and make its first NCAA Championship appearance since 1994. This past fall she earned First Team All-Ivy and Second Team All-East Region honors, while gaining a spot in the NEWISA Senior Bowl and selection as a Senior CLASS Award candidate. As a junior she earned First Team All-Ivy, First Team All-New England, New England Midfielder of the Year, and Academic All-Ivy accolades, while ranking first in the Ivy League in points (28) and assists (eight) and second in goals (10).
Gintra Recent Results (10-0-0, 30 Points, 84 GF, 2 GA, +82 GD)
10/18: Gintra 5, Kauno Zalgiris 0
10/11: Gintra 8, Siauliu SG-FA 0
10/7: Gintra 19, Utenis Utena 0
10/4: Gintra 6, Banga 0
9/23: Gintra 6, Zalgris 0
9/13: Gintra 20, Utenis Utena 0
9/6: Gintra 7, Siauliu SG-FA 0
8/30: Gintra 8, Banga 1
8/16: Gintra 2, Kauno Zalgiris 1
8/12: Gintra 3, Zalgiris 0
2020-21 UEFA Women's Champions League Schedule
First Qualifying Round: November 3 or 4
Second Qualifying Round: November 18 or 19 (Draw on November 6)
Round of 32: December 8 or 9 and 15 or 16 (Draw on November 24)
Round of 16: March 3 or 4 and 10 or 11 (Draw on December 18)
Quarterfinals: March 23 or 24 and March 31 or April 1 (Draw on March 12)
Semifinals: April 24 or 25 and May 1 or 2
Final: May 16 (Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden)
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