Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – After playing a daunting pair of road contests to open the 2022 season, Virginia Tech men's soccer starts its home slate at 7 p.m. on Friday night against Radford at Thompson Field.
MATCH DETAILS
Date & Time: Friday, Sept. 2 | 7 p.m.
Location: Thompson Field (Blacksburg, Va.)
Stream: ACCNX
Stats: Here
THE SERIES
- The New River Rock is on the line in Friday's contest. Tech and Radford met 35 times between 1975 and 2012, but the derby has been on hold since 2012.
- Virginia Tech leads the series 22-12-2, including seven wins in the last 10 meetings.
- Kai Marshall's 60th-minute goal powered the Hokies past Radford in the last meeting on Oct. 23, 2012.
- The Hokies are 16-2 against the Highlanders at home. Radford's last win in Blacksburg came from a 2-0 result on Sept. 5, 2000.
LAST TIME OUT
- Tech fell 1-0 to No. 23 UCLA on Aug. 28 in Los Angeles, Calif. For the second time this season, the Hokies went into the break on the road tied 0-0. The Bruins found a late winner in the 81st minute that dropped Virginia Tech to 0-2 on the season.
- Misei Yoshizawa made his first career start for the Hokies.
A WIN WOULD…
- Be Mike Brizendine's 100th career win as head coach of Virginia Tech.
- Be Virginia Tech's eighth-straight non-conference regular season win at home. Tech last fell to a non-conference opponent at Thompson Field on Oct. 2, 2018.
SCOUTING RADFORD
- The Highlanders are 0-2 after the first week of play with road losses against Liberty (3-0) and Mount St. Mary's (4-1).
- Radford struck first against Mount St. Mary's in the 44th minute, but conceded four goals in the final 25 minutes of play to suffer its second defeat of the season.
- Five newcomers have started both games for the Highlanders: Samuel Schwarz, Jared Dubose, James Barrett, James Gardev and Alex Kryazhev.