Hokie ClubVirginia Tech travels to Wake Forest and Clemson this weekend, to conclude a tough, three-match road swing. Tech plays at Wake Forest on Thursday night at 7 p.m. and then takes on No. 7/9 Clemson on the Tiger's home pitch on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
Entering This Weekend’s Matches
The Hokies enter the weekend 11-1-1 overall and 3-1 in conference action... Wake Forest is 4-7-2 on the season and 1-3 in ACC play ... Clemson was 9-1-1 overall and 3-1 in conference play, heading into Thursday’s match against Virginia ... Tech is ranked ninth in the NSCAA poll and fifth in the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll ... Wake Forest is unranked and Clemson is ranked seventh in the NSCAA poll and ninth in the TDS.com poll.
Last Time Out: No. 9 VT 4, No. 22 Duke 2
The Hokies earned their third consecutive ACC victory with a 4-2 win at No. 22 Duke on a rainy Sunday afternoon in Durham ... Tech took a 1-0 lead into the half, following the first career goal by Anissa Dadkhah, on a cross from Madi Conyers ... In the second half, Laila Gray, Murielle Tiernan and Caroline Kerns added goals to give Tech a 4-0 lead en route to the victory.
Some Interesting Numbers
With the Hokies’ 4-2 win at No. 22 Duke on Sunday, Virginia Tech is now 61-0 all-time when scoring four-or-more goals ... The four goals scored by the Hokies are the most against an ACC opponent since Oct. 23 of last season, when Tech won 5-0 at Syracuse ... It is the most goals Tech has scored against a nationally-ranked team since Sept. 5, 2014, when the Hokies defeated No. 13 Georgetown, 6-1, at Thompson Field.
Our Newest Hokie
Head coach Chugger Adair relied heavily on associate head coach Drew Kopp and assistant coach Matt Gwilliam prior to the win over Duke, for a very good reason ... On Friday, Adair and his wife, Shelbylynn, welcomed the birth of their their second child, son Austin Tate Adair ... Shelbylynn is an assistant coach on the Virginia Tech volleyball team.
Murielle is the Tops!
Virginia Tech junior forward, Murielle Tiernan, scored Tech’s second goal of the Longwood match and in doing so, recorded her 30th career goal ... She now has 35 career goals ... That puts her alone in first place on the Virginia Tech all-time goals list ... In the loss to No. 3 UNC, Tiernan scored her 32nd goal and in doing so, set a new school record for career points ... She now has 83 career points and is tied for eighth in career assists, with 13.
Ashley’s Not Far Behind
Virginia Tech senior midfielder, Ashley Meier, scored her 28th career goal in Tech’s win over Davidson and now has 30 career goals ... That puts her alone in second place on the Virginia Tech all-time goals list, behind teammate Murielle Tiernan ... Meier enters Thursday’s match in third place in career points, with 72 ... Meier has 177 career shots, fifth place on Virginia Tech’s all-time list.
The Hokies vs. Wake Forest
The Hokies are 5-6-2 all-time against Wake Forest ... WFU won the last meeting, 1-0, in Blacksburg last season ... Tech is 2-3-1 in road games in the series and is 2-1-1 against the Demon Deacons under Chugger Adair ... The Hokies are 4-5-2 in regular season ACC games against Wake ... Tech is 49-78-15 all-time against schools currently in the ACC and 43-60-12 in ACC games.
The Hokies vs. Clemson
The Hokies are 6-2-3 all-time against Clemson ... Tech has won the last six meetings, most recently a 2-0 win last year in Blacksburg ... Tech is 2-1-1 in road games in the series and is 4-0 against the Tigers under Chugger Adair ... The Hokies are 6-2-3 in regular season ACC games against Clemson ... Tech is 49-78-15 all-time against schools currently in the ACC and 43-60-12 in ACC games (Entering Thursday night’s match at Wake Forest).
Chugging Right Along
Virginia Tech head coach, Charles “Chugger” Adair, is now in his fifth season in charge of the Hokies ... He has a 73-26-6 overall record (.724) and a 25-19-3 record in ACC competition (.564) ... A full bio is available on page 4 of this release.
Cornering the Market
So far this season, the Hokies have done a great job generating set plays via the corner kick ... Tech leads the ACC with 102 corner kicks so far this season.
More Stats Numbers
Murielle Tiernan is ninth nationally in both game-winning goals and goals per game ... She is 11th in total goals, 15th in points per game and 24th in total points ... All five marks lead the ACC ... Jordan Coburn is 20th in assists per game (third-best in the ACC) and 26th in total assists (second-best in the ACC).