McGlynn makes seven saves as Hokies open 2018 season with a tieMcGlynn makes seven saves as Hokies open 2018 season with a tie
Women's Soccer

McGlynn makes seven saves as Hokies open 2018 season with a tie

BLACKSBURG – After a bit of a slow start, the Virginia Tech Women's Soccer team had numerous chances in the second half and two overtimes, but could not get a game winner and opened the 2018 season with a 0-0 tie against visiting San Diego on Friday night at Thompson Field.
 
The Hokies' goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn came up with two big stops early in the contest and made a total of seven in the match to register her 13th career shutout at the school, which is already good for third in school history.
 
Tech's Kristina Diana and Kelsey Irwin led the Hokies with three shots, including one in the 72nd minute for Diana off a cross from Emily Gray, but the shot was chipped wide left. Diana also nearly scored the game winner in just before the end of the first overtime on a corner kick, but that one curled wide right.
 
In the second overtime, the Hokies continued their pressure with the only five shots of the session which forced San Diego goalie Amber Michel to make two of her four saves on the night.
 
FROM COACH ADAIR

OF NOTE

  • The Hokies are now 16-7-3 in their 26 season openers, while now holding a 20-2-4 mark in home openers.
  • All-time, Tech is now 1-1-1 in three meetings against San Diego.
  • Today's game marked the earliest start to a season in the Hokies' history, matching the 2012 squad that also opened the season on Aug. 17.
  • Junior Jaylyn Thompson started her 29th straight match for the Hokies, the longest consecutive streak on the team.
  • McGlynn moved into fifth all-time at the school in career saves, now with 137, passing Kristin Carden (2008-09).
  • Tech played a school record seven overtime games last season, going 1-1-5. Those five ties also set a single-season school recor

(8/17/2018) 2018 WOMEN'S SOCCER OPENER

UP NEXT

  • Tech now turns its attention to No. 22 Georgetown, who was a 1-0 winner over Georgia in the first game of the day at Thompson Field. The Bulldogs and Toreros kick off Sunday's action at 11 am, followed by the Hokies and Hoyas at 1:30 p.m.