Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – No. 12 Virginia Tech fell 1-0 to Virginia on Thursday night at Thompson Field.
The Hokies finish the ACC slate at 6-2-2 – good for 20 points and the No. 5 seed in the ACC Women’s Championship. The No. 5 seed marks the best finish in ACC play for the Hokies since 2013.
Tech’s 11 wins are the most in a regular season since 2021.
How it Happened
Virginia controlled the game early and delivered the game-winning goal in the 12th minute. Despite trailing, the Hokies came out firing in the second half.
Natalie Mitchell had one of the best looks for the Hokies when she beat the goalkeeper to the ball and found herself with an open net, but her shot went just high. Taylor Price also had a great opportunity as her header in the 68th minute went wide left.
The Hokies outshot the Cavaliers 9-7 in the second half but were unable to find the equalizer.
The loss gives the Cavaliers one point in the Commonwealth Clash, presented by Smithfield. The score for the Commonwealth Clash currently is 2.0.-0.0 in favor of Virginia. For more information, hokiesports.com/commonwealth-clash.
Game Notes
• Tech finished the regular season slate at 11-4-3 with a 6-2-2 record in the ACC.
• The Hokies finish the ACC slate with 20 points and earn the No. 5 seed in the ACC Women’s Championship.
• The No. 5 seed marks the best finish in ACC play for the Hokies since 2013.
• Tech finished ACC play with six wins for the first time since 2015.
• Tech’s 11 regular season wins are the most since 2021.
• Tech improves to 4-20-2 all-time against Virginia.
• Tech has held opponents to one or fewer goals in 15 of 18 contests.
• The Cavaliers outshot the Hokies 14-12.
• Natalie Mitchell, Taylor Price and Anna Weir each recorded two shots apiece.
• Allie George, Kylie Marschall, Emma Pelkowski and Eden Skyers played the entirety of the match.
• Lauren Hargrove recorded three saves.
Up Next
Virginia Tech (11-4-3, 6-2-2 ACC) plays in the first round of the ACC Women’s Championship as the No. 5 seed at fourth-seeded North Carolina (14-4-0, 7-3-0) on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m. in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The game will be televised on ACC Network. Tickets will be available Friday and can be found here.