Thursday, October 27 – 7 p.m.
Seminole Soccer Complex, Tallahassee, Fla.
vs. No. 5 Florida State (11-2-2, 7-2)
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• ACC Victories (10-5-2, 4-4-1): Virginia Tech defeated Syracuse 2-0 at house on Sunday marking the Hokies sixth shutout victory this season. Gabby Johnson scored the primary aim of the sport on a nook kick proper into the online from the close to left facet of the pitch. The Hokies scored their second aim of the match ranging from a nook kick. Syracuse headed the ball in direction of Natalie Mitchell who earned the help by passing it to Lauren Gogal for her first profession aim within the 88th minute.
Earlier this month, Tech defeated No. 3 North Carolina in a 2-1 match at Thompson Field on Oct. 1. North Carolina held the lead at the half 1-0. Taylor Bryan put the Hokies again within the recreation within the ultimate third as she scored the equalizer within the 73rd minute. Tori Powell scored the go-ahead aim within the eighty fifth minute to win the sport for Tech. Powell’s aim earned her the title of ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
Tech went on a 3 recreation profitable streak within the ACC with the win over North Carolina. The Hokies first defeated two ACC opponents with each video games ending in shutout victories, No. 22 NC State 1-0 and Wake Forest 2-0. Freshman Taylor Price scored the lone aim of the sport towards NC State within the 63rd minute, her sixth aim of the season.
Virginia Tech is at the moment ranked fifth in total photographs (269) and fifth in factors (107) within the ACC.
• Seminoles (11-2-2, 7-2): Florida State final defeated No. 20 Pittsburgh on Sunday 1-0, however not earlier than falling to No. 2 North Carolina 2-1 within the week prior. The Seminoles scored the profitable aim within the 67th minute towards Pitt. Pitt put the stress on within the second half with a shot benefit of 10-5. Both groups had been tied in photographs on aim (4) and nook kicks (4). Jenna Nighswonger led the group with 5 photographs.
Florida State fell to North Carolina within the 58th minute of the match permitting two targets to go unanswered. The Seminoles took an early 1-0 lead with a aim within the fifth minute by Onyi Echegini. The Tar Heels answered again scoring their first aim within the thirty second minute to tie the sport at the half. According to Florida State information, FSU has remained unbeaten since 2010 when main at the half.
The Seminoles have a +31 aim differential over their opponents rating the group third in targets (42) and fourth in targets allowed (11) within the ACC.
•Hokie Power : Virginia Tech has had 12 athletes rating at-least one aim this season, with Taylor Price main the best way with eight targets and three assists. Price is ranked second amongst freshman within the ACC this season in each targets and factors (19). She has been on the ACC prime 10 aim scoring record all season lengthy scoring her first aim within the first recreation of the season. She has gone on to attain one aim in three consecutive recreation every resulting in a Virginia Tech victory. Price was named to the College Soccer News Women’s National Team of the Week after scoring the game-winning aim towards No. 22 NC State 1-0.
Natalie Mitchell added two photographs to her complete within the match towards Syracuse for a complete of fifty photographs on the season. Similar to Price, Mitchell has been ranked within the prime ten in photographs all through the whole season. She is at the moment ranked tied for ninth in photographs, and ranked fourth in assists (8). Price and Mitchell had been ranked within the prime 15 of the TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 100 midseason record. Price was ranked fifth and Mitchell 11th.
•Recognition: Taylor Bryan was named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two targets towards No. 13 Virginia within the ultimate third. Victoria Haugen was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week. Haugen was a key a part of the Hokies success in each shutout victories performed towards NC State and Wake Forest, enjoying the total 90 minutes in every.
•Watch Out for FSU: Jenna Nighswonger stands out on the group with 51 photographs, 19 factors, and 11 assists. Nighswonger was named the National Player of the Week helping in three of 5 targets towards No. 12 Duke on Oct. 13. Onyi Echegini is ranked ninth in targets within the ACC with seven, one aim behind Price. Echegini scored three targets towards Boston College of their first ACC matchup. Jody Brown rounds out the trio powerhouse group with six targets and 6 assists. Brown scored two targets towards Clemson and Duke earlier this season.
UP NEXT
• The Hokies will await their destiny for an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament in the course of the choice present on Nov. seventh.
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