Record breaking day sees Tech play complete game in rout of Old Dominion 23-3Record breaking day sees Tech play complete game in rout of Old Dominion 23-3
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Record breaking day sees Tech play complete game in rout of Old Dominion 23-3

Virginia Tech scored the game's first four goals and the Hokies would be relentless the rest of the afternoon, putting in program record-tying 23 goals in a rout of Old Dominion Wednesday afternoon. 
 
It was the program's first 20-goal margin of victory in its history, in this the 25thseason of competition. 
 
 
"We played Virginia Tech lacrosse for 60 minutes today," Virginia Tech head coach John Sung said. "We made some good adjustments today after the Duke game that I was really happy with. The girls shared the ball extremely well and we put ourselves in good positions to be successful."
 
The Hokies were led by their outstanding midfield trio of Mary Claire Byrne. Paige Petty and Emma Crooks. The three combined for 12 of the Hokies' goals with Crooks and Petty each tallying five goals on the afternoon. Byrne stuffed the stat sheet with two goals and two assists on the offensive end and contributed five ground balls, a draw control and three caused turnovers defensively. 
 
 
Eleven different Hokies scored points on the afternoon which saw nearly every available player earn minutes. 
 
In goal for the Hokies, Morgan Berman made five saves in the contest to continue her great start to the 2019 season. She also came up with five ground balls and caused one turnover. 
 
"Morgan had another good game for us," Sung said. "She gave up just three goals and she had some saves, I'm happy with that."
 
 
Three players; Lilly Siskind, Katie Miller and Glory Johnson each scored one goal for ODU, who falls to 1-5 with the result. 
 
Haleigh Wurzel made 13 saves in goal for the Monarchs. 
 
The Hokies caused 25 turnovers on the afternoon, while committing just 12 of their own.
 
Tech scored the game's final 10 goals, capped by captain Kelci O'Donnell's strike with 20 seconds to go. It was her first goal of the season. 
 
Sara Goodwin scored four points, Emma Harden had two goals, Taylor Caskey tallied three points, and Sarah Lubnow, Reilly Reed and Kiley Kettle each scored goals as well.
 
Inside the box score

  • Tech took 43 shots in the game, while ODU was only allowed 15 attempts.
  • The Hokies were quicker to loose balls, corralling 19 ground balls compared to ODU's 10.
  • Virginia Tech held an advantage on the draw circle, 15-10.
  • Tech converted six free position opportunities in the game. They were. 6 of 10, while ODU went 2 for 5.
  • Tech was 16 of 17 on the clear, a point of emphasis heading into the contest. 

 
Game Notes

  • The 23 goals scored matches the most in school history (23 vs Delaware in 2006).
  • The 20-goal margin was the largest in program history. Tech had previously won four different games by 19 goals.
  • Tied the record for goals scored (23 vs Delaware in 2006) 
  • Tech routed ODU a season 20-3 last season, the last time that the Hokies had given up three goals or fewer. 
  • Two players, Sam VanBuren and Julia Byrne each made their first career appearances for the Hokies.

What's next

  • The Hokies are back at home on Sunday, March 3 for a 3 p.m. draw against New River Valley foe Radford.