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Men's Soccer

Late push not enough as Hokies fall at Furman

Both Yanis Belatrache and Dagur Trauastason recorded their third goals of the season

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GREENVILLE, S.C. – Virginia Tech fell 3-2 to Furman on Friday night at Stone Stadium.

The Hokies (7-5-1) struck first just over two minutes into the contest when Yanis Belatrache converted a penalty kick at the 2:06 mark to give Virginia Tech an early 1-0 advantage. The goal was Belatrache's third of the season.

Furman (5-3-4) responded late in the opening half, with Wilfer Bustamante converting a penalty kick in the 39th minute to send the teams into halftime tied at 1-1.

The Paladins took control in the second half, as Bustamante scored twice in a span of just over five minutes. He found the back of the net in the 60th and 65th minutes to put Furman ahead 3-1.

Virginia Tech continued to push forward in search of a response and cut the deficit to one in the 78th minute. Dagur Traustason scored his third goal of the season off an assist from Chase Vazquez, bringing the Hokies within 3-2 with just over 12 minutes remaining.

The Hokies generated opportunities down the stretch but were unable to find an equalizer.

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Virginia Tech will close out the remainder of their regular season at Thompson Field with three matches, the first on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 6 p.m. against Winthrop. The match will be aired on ACC Network Extra.