BLACKSBURG – A new chapter in the Virginia Tech men's soccer team's 2021 season begins on Wednesday night at Thompson Field, as Boston College comes to town for the first round of the ACC Championship.
MATCH DETAILS
Opponent: Boston College
Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov. 3 | 7 p.m.
Location: Thompson Field (Blacksburg, Va.)
Live Stats: HERE
Watch: ACCNX
Free Admission
The Hokies (9-4-3, 3-4-1 ACC) are the No. 8 seed in the ACC field, while the Eagles (6-6-2, 2-4-2 ACC) hold the No. 9 spot. In their meeting on Oct. 1, neither side could find a breakthrough and the match ended 0-0 after 110 minutes of play.
Since last month's match, both teams have struggled to find a consistent run of form, each with three wins a piece. On the last night of ACC regular season play, both teams dropped road results. Boston College fell in overtime to N.C. State (7-7-2, 1-5-2, ACC), while the Tech lost to No. 1-seeded Pitt (10-4-1, 5-2-1 ACC) after going down to 10 men early on.
Due to his first half sending off, Sivert Haugli will miss Wednesday's game. The senior defender has been pivotal to Virginia Tech's success this season – having played all 1444 minutes of competition until the red card.
Battling injuries and consistency in the starting lineup has plagued the Hokies recently, and despite missing Haugli, they will look for some stability to bring back the form that inspired the midseason seven-match unbeaten streak.
Wednesday's match will be streamed live on ACCNX with Bailey Angle and Josh Braun on the call.
The winner of Wednesday's contest will travel to Pitt on Sunday for a 4 p.m. quarterfinal match.
ON-CAMPUS PARKING UPDATE
Virginia Tech Parking Services has implemented a change to its on-campus parking policy to more effectively manage parking for the growing population of permit holders who engage in university activities after traditional business hours. Beginning August 2021, on-campus parking lots will be metered until 10 p.m. on weekdays, Monday through Friday. Visitors to Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus will now need to pay to park on campus using one of three options:
- ParkMobile App (available here)
- Go online to purchase a daily parking permit
- Visit the Parking Services office at 505 Beamer Way between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. to purchase a daily permit
To learn more about campus parking, please click here. If anyone has questions, please email parking@vt.edu or call (540) 231-3200.