Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG – The Hokies came back twice to secure a 2-2 draw with the Liberty Flames on Thursday night.
Lilli Lubic and Anna Weir each scored to help keep the Hokies undefeated this season.
How It Happened
Liberty opened the scoring off a corner kick in the eighth minute with a header. After some back-and-forth, the Hokies found the tying goal on a Lilli Lubic strike in the 33rd minute. The buildup started in Tech’s defensive half as Peyton May played the ball out wide to Ellie Robertson. Robertson brought the ball inside, sending a pass to Eliana Salama, who beat a defender and slipped the ball through to Lubic. Lubic held off the defender before sending it past the goalkeeper to level the game at 1-1.
first goal in maroon & orange for @lil_lubic 🌟#Hokies pic.twitter.com/W4231siWlf
— Virginia Tech Women's Soccer (@HokiesWSoccer) August 20, 2026
With three minutes left in the first half, the Flames found their second goal, building up from the back before a strong individual effort and a shot to the upper 90 gave Liberty a 2-1 lead into halftime.
Twelve minutes into the second half, Hannah Pachan drew a free kick after a Liberty player caught her from behind. Salama lined up for the free kick, taking it directly to the goal where it rebounded off the goalkeeper and fell to Weir, who finished into the side netting.
staying alive on the play = Hokies goal 🙌#Hokies pic.twitter.com/IcDzMEyGM8
— Virginia Tech Women's Soccer (@HokiesWSoccer) August 21, 2026
Liberty nearly found the go-ahead goal with four minutes remaining after a shot from outside the box forced Julianna Trujillo to make a fingertip save off the crossbar. The Flames attempted to follow it up with the ball bouncing toward the back of the net but were called for a foul on Trujillo, keeping the score at 2-2.
Game Notes
- Tech moves to 2-0-1 on the season
- Tech was outshot for the first time this season, 16-13 by the Flames
- Tech is now 11-2-2 against Liberty all-time
- Lilli Lubic scored her first goal as a Hokie and her sixth career goal
- Anna Weir recorded her second goal in as many games
- Eliana Salama found the assist on Lubic’s goal for her second of the year
- Gabby Ciocca made her first career start
- Julia Tepes started on the backline for the first time this season
- Anna Garrow made her first appearance of the season
- Madi Boutot, Peyton May and Celine Kampmann all played the entirety of the game
Up Next
The Hokies (2-0-1) will face Maryland (2-0-0) in their fourth and final home game of August on Sunday, August 23 at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ACCNX.