Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - Due to Hurricane Florence, last week's scheduled ACC opener against Virginia at Thompson Field was postponed, so the Hokies now open their 2018 ACC schedule in the Sunshine State, first taking on No. 7 Florida State Thursday night (9/20) before traveling to Miami to face the Hurricanes on Sunday (9/23).
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Thursday, September 20 - 7 PM
Seminole Soccer Complex - Tallahassee, Florida
vs. No. 7 Florida State Seminoles (7-1-1, 0-1-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Mark Krikorian (14th season at FSU, 25th overall)
Record at school: 245-57-8; career: 413-106-34
Series: 19th meeting; FSU leads 16-0-2
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: ACC Network Extra; Link: CLICK HERE
Sunday, September 23 - 12 PM
Cobb Stadium - Coral Gables, Florida
vs. Miami Hurricanes (3-4-2, 0-1-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Sarah Barnes (1st season at UM, 7th overall)
Record at school: 3-4-2; career: 63-45-16
Series: 18th meeting; Tech leads 9-4-4
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: ACC Network Extra; Link: CLICK HERE
Top Notes for the Hokies (link to Game Notes pdf packet)
Tech to open ACC slate on the road in the Sunshine State
- Due to Hurricane Florence, last week's scheduled ACC opener against Virginia at Thompson Field was postponed and will now be played next Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. To make the schedule work, the Pittsburgh game has also been pushed back a day and will now kick off at 4 p.m. next Sunday (9/30).
- The Hokies now open their 2018 ACC schedule in the Sunshine State, first taking on No. 7 Florida State Thursday night (9/20) before traveling to Miami to face the Hurricanes on Sunday (9/23).
- In its history, Tech is just 2-10-2 all-time in the state of Florida, with its only two wins against Miami during the 2006 (2-1) and 2014 (2-0) seasons. In the Sunshine State, the Hokies are winless in seven matches against the Seminoles and hold a 2-3-2 mark against Miami.
- See more on Tech's history versus these two opponents on page 2 of the game notes.
Hokies reaches two milestones this season; approaching one more
- Tech opened its 26th season of women's soccer with a pair of draws against San Diego (8/17) and then-No. 22 Georgetown (8/19). The Sunday match against the Hoyas was the 500th match in school history. In those first 500 games, Tech held a 247-210-43 overall record.
- With its 3-0 victory at Villanova on Sept. 7, the Hokies chalked up their 250th career win in program history, reaching the milestone in its 506th overall match.
- Tech head coach Chugger Adair enters the weekend just one victory shy of 100 in his coaching career, as he currently holds a 99-41-18 all-time mark.
- In eight seasons under Adair, Tech is 67-4-7 in nonconference regular-season games.
McGlynn notches fourth clean sheet, season-long third in a row
- This season, the Hokies' goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn has allowed just four goals through 780 minutes played, notching four wins and four shutouts.
- Of note on those four goals surrendered, one of them was a penalty kick (vs. High Point, 8/26) while another was an own goal (at Alabama).
- She currently has not allowed a goal in 364 consecutive minutes, her career long (non-consecutive playing minutes) is 469:13, while her current three straight shutout streak ties her career long.
- McGlynn has been climbing the Tech all-time charts in six categories (see page 5 for current list).
All-time leading scorer Murielle Tiernan notes come up twice in one weekend
- Kelsey Irwin scored a pair of goals in a 3-0 win at Villanova (9/7), becoming the first Hokie with a multi-goal game since Oct. 9, 2016 when Tiernan scored twice in a 3-2 victory at Boston College.
- Karlie Johnson has scored in back-to-back games, giving her a team-leading four goals this year. The last freshman to lead the team in goals or points was Tiernan in 2013 (11 goals, 27 points).