VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES - WEEKEND NO. 1

Record Home Away Neutral Streak Overall 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 - ACC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 - - - - Nonconf. 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 - 10 NCAA TOURNAMENT BERTHS • 5 ROUND OF 16 APPEARANCES • 2013 COLLEGE CUP 2019 Schedule/Results WEEKEND INFORMATION AUGUST (0-0-0) E Thu. 22 LIBERTY 7 p.m. Thursday, August 22 - 7 PM E Sun. 25 CINCINNATI 1 p.m. Thompson Field, Blacksburg, Virginia + Fri. 30 at Georgia ! 7 p.m. vs. Liberty Flames (0-0) Head Coach: Lang Wedemeyer (3rd season, 20th overall) SEPTEMBER (0-0-0) Record at school: 16-18-3; career: 177-141-42 + Sun. 1 vs. Auburn ! 2:30 p.m. Series: Tech leads 8-1-0; Last: Sept. 10, 2006 (W, 2-0) E Thu. 5 ALABAMA 7 p.m. E Sun. 8 YALE Noon Sunday, August 25 - 1 PM Fri. 13 vs. College of Charleston % 5 p.m. #25 Virginia Tech Thompson Field, Blacksburg, Virginia S Sun. 15 at UNC Wilmington % 1:30 p.m. HOKIES vs. Cincinnati Bearcats (0-0) E Sat. 21 MIAMI * 7 p.m. Head Coach: Neil Stafford (7th season, 17th overall) R Thu. 26 at #9 Virginia * 5 p.m. (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC) Record at school: 60-44-18; career: 162-115-37 R Sun. 29 at Clemson * 1 p.m. Series: Tech leads 1-0-0; Last: Nov. 14, 2015 (W, 4-0) Head Coach OCTOBER (0-0-0) Chugger Adair Gameday Coverage N Sun. 6 #8 DUKE * 2 p.m. at Tech: 106-48-18 Live Stats (both): http://vthoki.es/19WS-LiveStats R Thu. 10 #1 FLORIDA STATE * 7:30 p.m. 9th season Broadcast: ACC Network Extra Career: same N Sun. 13 at #21 NC State * 5 p.m. Link for Thursday: https://es.pn/30kJLSc same E Fri. 18 #23 WAKE FOREST * 8 p.m. Link for Sunday: https://es.pn/2KTB2zQ E Thu. 24 BOSTON COLLEGE * 7 p.m. NO. 25 TECH OPENS 2019 SEASON AGAINST FLAMES AND BEARCATS U Sun. 27 at #2 North Carolina * 3 p.m. Tech in season and home openers E Thu. 31 at Pittsburgh * 7 p.m. - Overall, the Hokies are 16-7-3 in season openers, are unbeaten in 10 straight (9-0-1; had won nine straight before last year's season-opening 0-0 tie versus ) and they are 7-0-1 under head coach NOVEMBER (0-0-0) Chugger Adair. Sun. 3 Quarterfinals @ TBA - In home openers, Tech is 7-0-1 under Adair and is unbeaten in 18 straight matches (14-0-4; had won Fri. 8 Semifinals @ TBA 11 in a row before last year's home-opening tie) dating back to 2001. Overall, the team has posted a 20- Sun. 10 Final @ TBA 2-4 mark in home openers, losing just the 1993 and 2000 home openers. F-S. 15-16 NCAA First Round TBA - The Hokies are unbeaten at 6-0-3 when their season opener coincides with their home opener. - Over the past eight seasons under Adair, Tech has outscored its opponents 22-2 in season openers BOLD -- Home games played at Thompson Field All Times are EST + -- SEC Network Plus S -- Seahawk Digital Network and hold a 28-3 edge in goal differential in home openers during the same span. E -- ACC Network Extra N -- ACC Network R -- Regional Sports Network U -- ESPNU The Hokies versus this weekend's opponents (see more Page 2) ! -- Bulldog Classic, Athens, Georgia % -- Battle By The Beach, Wilmington, North Carolina - Combined, Tech is 9-1-0 versus Liberty and Cincinnati, with the majority of those wins coming against * -- ACC game @ -- ACC Championship the Flames (8). However, those two teams have not faced each other in the regular season since 2006. - Liberty and Tech have played scrimmages each of the last two falls, with both ending in ties - 0-0 last Rankings are based on United Soccer Coaches poll year in Lynchburg (Aug. 10) and a 1-1 draw against the Flames at Thompson Field on Aug. 8, 2017. - IIn a 5-0 Hokie win over the Flames on Sept. 24, 2002, Kjersti Trout set Tech's single game school 2018 ACC FINAL Standings record for goals and points, when she scored four of the five goals for eight points in the victory. - Cincinnati makes its first appearance in Blacksburg since its 2015 NCAA First Round match against Bold = NCAA participant; Italics = VT 2019 Opponent the Hokies back on Nov. 14, which Tech won 4-0. ----- ACC ------Overall --- - Murielle Tiernan scored the game winner in the 25th minute, her 14th of the year, while Alani Johnson TEAM W L T PTS W L T PCT tallied back-to-back goals just over four minutes apart (53rd and 57th minute) to put the game away. 1. North Carolina 10 0 0 30 20 4 2 .808 - Kaylyn Smith faced just three shots and had to make one save to record the shutout in goal. 2. Duke 8 1 1 25 16 4 2 .773 3. Virginia 7 3 0 21 16 5 1 .750 The Hokies start the season ranked No. 25 - Tech is one of seven Atlantic Coast Conference programs to be ranked in the United Soccer Coaches' 4. Boston College 6 3 1 19 14 5 1 .725 Preseason Top 25 poll, the organization announced Aug. 6. 5. Louisville ‍ 6 4 0 18 12 7 0 .632 - The Hokies check in at No. 25 after ending the 2018 season ranked 21st. Clemson 6 4 0 18 12 9 0 .571 - It was the first time since the end of the 2015 campaign Tech was ranked at the end of the year and it's 7. Florida State 5 4 1 16 20 4 3 .796 the first time the Hokies will open a season ranked since 2016, when they started out at No. 17. 8. Virginia Tech 5 5 0 15 11 8 3 .568 - TopDrawerSoccer, which tabbed the Hokies the No. 23 program in the nation at the end of the 2018 9. Wake Forest 4 6 0 12 9 9 2 .500 season, has Tech listed as one of five programs in the "Others considered" category outside the Top 25. Notre Dame 4 6 0 12 8 10 0 .444 - College Soccer 360, which does a "Composite Top-50", has Tech at No. 29. 11. NC State 3 5 2 11 11 7 4 .591 Follow the Hokies on social media 12. Miami 3 6 1 10 6 9 3 .417 13. Pittsburgh 0 10 0 0 4 12 1 .265 VTWSoccer @HokiesWSoccer @HokiesWSoccer Syracuse 0 10 0 0 3 15 0 .167 @HOKIESWSOCCER • VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S SOCCER • HOKIESPORTS.COM VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES - WEEKEND NO. 1 VIRGINIA TECH QUICK FACTS TECH VERSUS LIBERTY General Information Overall: 8-1-0 • Streak: W4 Last 10 Meetings - 8-1-0 School (Nickname)...... Virginia Tech (Hokies) Home: 5-0-0 • Away: 3-1-0 • Neutral: 0-0-0 2006 Sept. 10 Blacksburg, Va. W 2-0 First Meeting: Sept. 6, 1993 in Lynchburg, Va. • W, 4-3 City, Zip...... Blacksburg, Va. 24061 2004 Sept. 19 Blacksburg, Va. W 4-1 Last Meeting: Sept. 10, 2006 in Blacksburg, Va. • W, 2-0 Founded...... 1872 2003 Oct. 2 Lynchburg, Va. W 2-1 Virginia Tech Liberty 2002 Sept. 24 Blacksburg, Va. W 5-0 Enrollment...... 34,000 Total goals scored: 29 9 2001 Oct. 16 Lynchburg, Va. 1-2 L OT Colors...... Chicago maroon & burnt orange Average: 3.22 1.00 2000 Sept. 1 Blacksburg, Va. W 1-0 Affiliation...... NCAA, Division I Most goals scored: 6 (1999) 3 (1993) 1999 Sept. 1 Lynchburg, Va. W 6-2 Conference...... Atlantic Coast (16th season) Shutouts by (last): 4 (2006) - (---) 1994 Sept. 6 Blacksburg, Va. W 4-0 President...... Dr. Timothy D. Sands Largest Margin of win: 5 (2002) 1 (2001) 1993 Sept. 6 Lynchburg, Va. W 4-3 Athletics Director...... Whit Babcock Longest win streak: 4 (2002-) 1 (2001) Team Information TECH VERSUS CINCINNATI Overall Record In 2018...... 11-8-3 Overall: 1-0-0 • Streak: W1 Last 10 Meetings - 1-0-0 Home/Away/Neutral...... 6-2-2/4-6-1/1-0-0 Home: 1-0-0 • Away: 0-0-0 • Neutral: 0-0-0 2015 Nov. 14 *Blacksburg, Va. W 4-0 Conference Record...... 5-5-0 First Meeting: Nov. 14, 2015 in Blacksburg, Va. • W, 4-0 Home/Away...... 3-2-0/2-3-0 Last Meeting: Nov. 14, 2015 in Blacksburg, Va. • W, 4-0 * = NCAA First Round Match Conference Finish...... Eighth Virginia Tech Cincinnati Total goals scored: 4 0 Conference Tournament...... 0-1 Average: 4.00 0.00 Starters Returning...... 9/2 Most goals scored: 4 (2015) - (---) Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 15/3 Shutouts by (last): 1 (2015) - (---) Newcomers...... 7 Largest Margin of win: 4 (2015) - (---) Longest win streak: 1 (2015-) - (---) Soccer Information Home Field...... Thompson Field (2,028) TECH ... ON THIS DATE - AUGUST 22 Surface...... natural bluegrass Overall: 1-0-0 • Streak: W1 Last 10 Matches - 1-0-0 Dimensions...... 75 by 125 yards Home: 1-0-0 • Away: 0-0-0 • Neutral: 0-0-0 2014 Fri. VCU W 6-0 First season...... 1993 First match: 2014, VCU, Blacksburg, Va. • W, 6-0 All-Time Record...... 258-218-44 Last match: 2014, VCU, Blacksburg, Va. • W, 6-0 All-Time ACC Record...... 60-71-21 Virginia Tech Opponents All-Time ACC Tournament Record...... 4-7-2 Total goals scored: 6 0 ACC Finals Appearances (last)...... 2 (2013) Average: 6.00 0.00 NCAA Appearances (last)...... 10 (2018) Most goals scored: 6 (2014) - (---) Shutouts by (last): 1 (2014) - (---) All-Time NCAA Record...... 12-10-1 Largest Margin of win: 6 (2014) - (---) College Cup Appearances (last)...... 1 (2013) Longest win streak: 1 (2014-) - (---) Media Information Women's Soccer Contact...... Marc Mullen TECH ... ON THIS DATE - AUGUST 25 Overall: 2-1-1 • Streak: W2 Office Phone...... 540-231-1894 Last 10 Matches - 2-1-1 Home: 2-0-1 • Away: 0-1-0 • Neutral: 0-0-0 Cell Phone...... 540-998-5900 2017 Fri. COLL. OF CHARLESTON W 5-1 First match: 2000, Charlotte, Charlotte, N.C. • L, 3-2 2013 Sun. ETSU W 1-0 Email...... [email protected] Last match: 2017, Coll. of Charleston, Blacksburg, Va. • W, 4-0 2006 Fri. GEORGE MASON 1-1 T 2OT Office Address...... 401 Cassell Coliseum, 2nd Floor Virginia Tech Opponents 2000 Fri. at Charlotte 2-3 L ...... 675 Washington Street SW Total goals scored: 9 4 ...... Blacksburg, VA 24061-0502 Average: 2.25 1.00 Athletics Website...... hokiesports.com Most goals scored: 4 (2017) 3 (2000) Shutouts by (last): 2 (2017) - (---) Largest Margin of win: 4 (2017) 1 (2000) WHAT IS A HOKIE? Longest win streak: 2 (2013-) 1 (2000) Probably the most frequently asked question regarding Virginia Tech athletics and the answer dates back to INTERVIEW POLICY 1896 when Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College Game Days - Coach Adair and any requested players will be available to the media changed its name to Virginia Polytechnic Institute. after the match and following a 10-minute cooling off period. For home games, player interviews With it came a contest held by the student body for will take place first on the field, while Coach Adair will follow. writing a new cheer and senior O.M. Stull won first prize Non Game Days - All coach and player interview requests need to be arranged through the for his “Old Hokie” yell. Later, when asked if “Hokie” had Tech Strategic Communications Office - contact Marc Mullen (o: 540-231-1894; e: [email protected]). any special meaning, Stull said the words had no hidden Players and coaches should not be contacted directly under any circumstances. or symbolic meaning, but had been thought up in an effort to get attention. “Hokie” soon became a nickname JUST "VIRGINIA TECH", PLEASE! for all Tech teams and for those people loyal to Tech While the full name of the school is Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the school athletics. Below is the “Old Hokie” yell: is commonly referred to as “Virginia Tech.” Founded in 1872, as Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical Hoki, Hoki, Hoki Hy! College, the university changed its named to Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1896. Fans of the athletic Tech! Tech! V.P.I.! department, as well as media covering the Hokies, shortened the name to VPI, but it eventually became Sola-Rex Sola-Rah Virginia Tech. The “State University” was added in 1970 to bring the official title to what it is today Polytech-Vir-gin-i-a!! Those covering Hokie athletics are asked to refer to the university as “Virginia Tech.” VPI and SU, Rae, Ri, V.P.I. VPI&SU, VT, VA Tech or Virginia Tech University are not recognized names and should not be used. @HOKIESWSOCCER • VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S SOCCER • HOKIESPORTS.COM VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES - WEEKEND NO. 1 Hokies finish preseason with 2-0 record - The good news last year was that when the Hokies THOMPSON FIELD - Tech played two scrimmages during preseason scored a goal, they are 11-1-1. training and came out on top in both, shutting out - Lastly, when reaching the half in a scoreless tie, HOME OF THE HOKIES Marshall 3-0 on Aug. 10 and defeating George the Hokies were 4-1-2 and overall, they are 4-1-3 Mason 2-1 on Aug. 17. when the match was tied at the break. Thompson Field serves as the home of the Tech - At Thompson Field against the Thundering Herd, - The last time Tech came back from a deficit to win men’s and women’s soccer teams as well as the the Hokies held a 10-2 in shots in the first half but the a game was Oct. 15, 2017 at Notre Dame, scoring team. Located in the center of the Tech match was scoreless at the end of the first half. twice in the second half after trailing 1-0 at the break. athletics complex, the facility ranks as one of the - Holly Weber quickly changed that scoring 1:42 - The last time Tech lost a game it was leading was finest for both soccer and lacrosse in the ACC. after the break and then 83 seconds later to put the Oct. 23, 2016, when Miami scored twice, the second Located across from Lane Stadium, the Hokies’ Hokies up 2-0. Her first goal was off a pass from in double overtime, to win 2-1 in Coral Gables. football home, Thompson Field was completed in Mikayla Mance and Emily Gray set up the second. the fall of 2003 and dedicated in 2008 in the name - Allyson Brown provided the final tally five McGlynn, again, named to the preseason All- of Sandra D. Thompson, a longtime supporter of minutes later, off her own rebounded shot. ACC team women’s athletics at Tech. - Tech played three of its goalkeepers, with Mandy - Senior Mandy McGlynn, who racked up a The field is a bluegrass playing surface and McGlynn getting a bulk of the time (42 minutes) and number of honors last season which included being measures approximately 75 by 120 yards. It is making a save, while Alice Hamel played 28 minutes named to the All-ACC First Team, a first for a Tech equipped with an underground irrigation and and S.A. Phillips closed the game with one save. goalkeeper, has been named to the 2019 Preseason drainage system that allows for it to be ready for - At George Mason, Tech needed a game winner All-ACC Women's Soccer Team, as announced by play quickly following rainstorms. Emma Steigerwald, assisted by Sydney Ash, to the league office on Aug. 8. The athletics department has gradually made break a 1-1 tie and leave Fairfax, Virginia with the win. - McGlynn was one of 11 student-athletes to make improvements since the venue opened in 2003. - Stats were not kept in the match, however, the preseason team, which was voted on by the The most recent updates to the complex includes Emmalee McCarter opened the evening's scoring conference's coaches. She was also named to the new light fixtures and a videoboard for the start of in the second half as she scored the Hokies' first preseason team before the 2018 season. the 2019 soccer season and access to upgraded goal, assisted by Molly Feighan, before the Patriots - She was a 2018 United Soccer Coaches team rooms for use during pregame and halftime of found the back of the net with an equalizer. All-Atlantic Region Second Team member after matches played at Thompson Field. starting 22 matches and playing every single minute In 2005, workers completed a new restroom Tech's success in August & under Adair (2,056:43), the second-most in a season at Tech. facility for the complex, and during the summer of - In its history, Tech holds an overall mark of 40-9-8 - The Jacksonville, Florida native stopped 91 shots 2008, a new game operations center was erected in matches played in the month of August, including (seventh) for a 79.8 save percentage (eighth) and atop the stadium above the grandstand. marks of 23-1-6 at home, 12-7-0 on the road and posted a 1.01 goals against average (T-fifth). She The approximately 900-square foot facility now 5-1-2 in neutral site matches. also recorded 10 shutouts (second), won 11 matches includes one dedicated broadcast booth for ACC - Since 2011, Adair's first season as head coach, (T-third) and became the first Tech goalkeeper to Network TV broadcasts. The area also has two the team has lost just one match in the month - at play every minute of the season in goal since 2004 covered areas on each end devoted to camera Alabama, 1-0, Aug. 30, 2018. Overall, the Hokies are (Mallory Soldner, 1,800). operations for these broadcasts. There is a similar 28-1-5 under Adair in the month - 15-0-3 at home, - She helped the Hokies make a return trip to both booth on the opposide side of the center, where 9-1-0 on the road and 4-0-2 at neutral sites. the ACC and NCAA Championship tournaments, working media members who are covering the - The last time Tech lost in August before last year's a run that saw Tech reach the Round of 16 for the Hokies have access along with the opportunity for match was a neutral site game versus Long Beach first time since 2014. She recorded back-to-back teams to record their video as well. State (2-1) on Aug. 29, 2010 at the Aggieland shutouts to open the NCAAs, which included a first In the main area of the center is a large working Invitational Tournament in College Station, Texas. round upset at No. 17 Texas. area for game operations, which includes the - The last time the team lost on the road in the - Entering the 2019 season, she is second all-time scoreboard and videoboard, PA, official statistics month was two days earlier, against the hosts Texas at Tech in wins (29), shutouts (22) goals against and visiting school officials. A&M on Aug. 27 (5-3). average (1.06) and save percentage (78.1), third in The climate-controlled facility contains a state-of- - Tech's lone home loss in August was back on Aug. minutes played (5,262) and fourth in saves (221). the-art sound system and Ethernet capability The 27, 2000 - a 3-2 setback to Seton Hall. The team is Internet-ready facility allows Tech’s official athletics unbeaten in its last 28 matches at home in the month. Starting Streaks and Ironwomen website, hokiesports.com, to originate live stats of - Under Adair, Tech has only lost 13 nonconference - During the 2018 season, five players started all 22 the Hokies’ matches from the press box. Above the matches, nine in the postseason, and only four during matches - Emily Gray, Jordan Hemmen, Kelsey grandstand is a wired camera deck. the regular season - one at Tennessee, Sept. 10, Irwin, Mandy McGlynn and Jaylyn Thompson. Between each team’s bench area is the Sandy 2017 (3-1), two matches in Blacksburg - Ohio State - Thompson, a senior, currently holds the longest D. Thompson Press Box. Formerly the press on Sept. 1, 2016 (2-1) and Nebraska on Sept. 9, consecutive starts streak on the team at 50 straight operations center for the field, the facility is now 2011 (4-3), and last year's in Tuscaloosa. matches, as she started the final 10 during the 2016 used as a halftime room for game officials and as - In eight seasons under Adair, Tech is 57-4-6 in season and all 18 in 2017. an auxiliary area for press and game operations. nonconference regular-season games. - McGlynn's streak is the second longest, now at This is also were the replay monitor is housed for 41 - having started the last match of 2016 and all 18 ACC Broadcasts. In 2018 Tech games, scoring first was critical matches in 2017 as well. Thompson Field, which has been expanded - Last season in Tech matches, only once did the - Hemmen started all 17 matches she appeared in since it was opened, now features approximately team that scored the day's first goal not go on to win during the 2017 campaign, but only started the last 2,028 bench-back seats, where each fan has an the match, and that was then-No. 22 Georgetown, 16 consecutively, and is now at 38 straight starts. unobstructed view of the playing surface. Spacious which resulted in a 1-1 draw on Aug. 19. - Gray became the first freshman at the school to area around the field allows for nearly 1,500 more - Since then, the team that scored the match's start every match since 2013 (Murielle Tiernan). fans to watch games. first goal was 19-0, with the Hokies holding an 11-0 - Irwin has started 34 straight matches and has record while the opponents were 8-0, with one double played every single minute of them. Dating back QUICK FACTS overtime 0-0 tie in the mix (Sept. 2 at Georgia). to Sept. 4, 2017 versus Longwood, the last match Women's Soccer - In fact, once the first goal had been scored, the she did not start, she played the final 66:05 minutes Seasons in use 17th Season team who scored never relinquished the lead and had of that contest and has played 3,302:05 straight Overall Record 97-43-19 (.670) Games: 159 gone on to register a shutout in 15 of those contests, minutes since. ACC Record 32-32-12 (.500) Games: 76 with Tech earning eight of them. - McGlynn's streak is even longer, as she has Big East Record 1-2-0 (.333) Games: 3 - In all, Tech and its opponents combined for 19 not been subbed out since Aug. 25, 2017 - vs. the vs. Non-Conference 64-9-7 (.844) Games: 80 shutouts in 22 matches last year (Tech 10, Opp 9), College of Charleston. McGlynn did not play the final vs. Ranked Teams 16-31-8 (.364) Games: 55 which surpassed the most prior of 17 in 2011 (Tech 14 minutes, but has played every one since - a streak in Overtimes 8-6-16 (.533) Games: 30 11, Opp 6) in 23 matches played that season. of 3,506:43 straight minutes. @HOKIESWSOCCER • VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S SOCCER • HOKIESPORTS.COM VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES - WEEKEND NO. 1 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Club Hometown High School No. Name 0 Dare Burnett Fr. GK 5-10 FC Virginia DA Ashburn, Va. Briar Woods 14 Alexa Anderson 00 Alice Hamel r-So. GK 5-8 LMVSC Patriots West Springfield, Va. West Springfield 27 Sydney Ash 1 Mandy McGlynn Sr. GK 5-9 Storm 98/99 ECNL Jacksonville, Fla. Sandalwood 15 Allyson Brown 2 Holly Weber Fr. M 5-6 McLean ECNL Springfield, Va. Bishop Ireton 5 Cassidy Brown 3 Jaylyn Thompson Sr. D 5-5 Penn Fusion 97 Voorhees, N.J. Eastern Regional 0 Dare Burnett 4 Emily Gray So. M 5-4 Penn Fusion DA Sewell, N.J. Washington Township 6 Caroline Cipolla 5 Cassidy Brown Fr. M 5-6 FC Virginia DA Clifton, Va. Centreville 26 Molly Feighan 6 Caroline Cipolla Jr. D 5-4 Richmond United ECNL Richmond, Va. Mills E. Godwin 28 Mak Graham 7 Kiersten Hening So. M/D 5-4 Richmond United ECNL Midlothian, Va. James River 4 Emily Gray 8 Kelsey Irwin Gr. D 5-6 ECNL San Diego, Calif. Cathedral Catholic 00 Alice Hamel 9 Emma Steigerwald So. F 5-4 Penn Fusion DA Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown East 25 Calista Heister 10 Nicole Kozlova r-Fr. F 5-5 GS United Toronto, Ontario, Canada William Lyon Mackenzie C.I. 16 Jordan Hemmen 11 Grace Sklopan So. M 5-3 McLean ECNL Alexandria, Va. Thomas A. Edison 18 Kara Henderson 12 Mikayla Mance Sr. F/M 5-3 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Pittsburgh, Pa. Yough 7 Kiersten Hening 13 Karlie Johnson So. F 5-9 FC Dallas DA Keller, Texas Keller 8 Kelsey Irwin 14 Alexa Anderson Jr. M 5-5 BRYC Elite Alexandria, Va. Falls Church 13 Karlie Johnson 15 Allyson Brown Jr. F 5-7 Loudoun SC Leesburg, Va. Loudoun County 10 Nicole Kozlova 16 Jordan Hemmen Sr. M/D 5-11 Pacific NW Soccer Club Seattle, Wash. Liberty 12 Mikayla Mance 17 Olivia Odle r-So. D 5-6 Carolina Rapids Academy Matthews, N.C. Weddington 24 Emmalee McCarter 18 Kara Henderson r-So. M 5-7 Tophat SC ECNL Atlanta, Ga. Norcross 1 Mandy McGlynn 19 Lilly Weber Sr. M 5-3 FC Virginia ECNL Springfield, Va. Bishop Ireton 20 Caroline O'Connor 20 Caroline O’Connor Fr. D 5-9 Match Fit Academy ECNL Rumson, N.J. Red Bank Catholic 17 Olivia Odle 22 Bridget Patch Sr. F 5-5 Albertson Fury ECNL Islip, N.Y. St. John the Baptist 22 Bridget Patch 24 Emmalee McCarter So. F/M 5-6 South Carolina United FC Charleston, S.C. James Island Charter 30 S.A. Phillips 25 Calista Heister Fr. F 5-7 WNY Flash Academy ECNL Olean, N.Y. Olean 11 Grace Sklopan 26 Molly Feighan So. F 5-5 Lagrange Chargers Pleasant Valley, N.Y. Arlington 9 Emma Steigerwald 27 Sydney Ash Fr. D 5-8 FC Virginia DA Leesburg, Va. Riverside 3 Jaylyn Thompson 28 Mak Graham Fr. M 5-9 Pittsburgh Riverhounds State College, Pa. State College 2 Holly Weber 30 S.A. Phillips r-Fr. GK 5-7 South Carolina United FC Pawleys Island, S.C. Waccamaw 19 Lilly Weber

COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF Charles “Chugger” Adair Head Coach (San Diego, 1993), Ninth Season Drew Kopp Associate Head Coach (Pittsburgh, 1999), Eighth Season Matt Gwilliam Assistant Coach (Elizabethtown, 2001), Fifth Season Macaulay Soto Director of Women’s Soccer Operations (Messiah, 2016), Third Season

PRONUNCIATIONS ROSTER BY CLASS 0 Dare Burnett...... DAIR 15 Allyson Brown...... AL-uh-sin Seniors (7) Sophomores (10) 1 Mandy McGlynn...... mic-GLIN 17 Olivia Odle...... OH-dle Hemmen, ^Irwin, Mance, McGlynn, Feighan, Gray, *Hamel, *Henderson, 6 Caroline Cipolla...... SUH-pole-uh 25 Calista Heister...... HIGH-stir Patch, Thompson, L. Weber Hening, Johnson, McCarter, *Odle, 9 Emma Steigerwald... STY-gur-wald 26 Molly Feighan...... FAY-in Sklopan, Steigerwald 10 Nicole Kozlova...... KOZ-low-vuh Juniors (3) 11 Grace Sklopan...... SKLO-pin Matt Gwilliam...... GWILL-um Anderson, A. Brown, Cipolla Freshmen (9) Ash, C. Brown, Burnett, Graham, Heister, ^ = Graduate; * = Redshirt *Kozlova, O'Connor, *Phillips, H. Weber ROSTER BY STATE Virginia (11) New Jersey (3) South Carolina (2) North Carolina (1) Alexa Anderson...... Alexandria Emily Gray...... Sewell Emmalee McCarter...... Charleston Olivia Odle...... Matthews Sydney Ash...... Leesburg Caroline O'Connor...... Rumson S.A. Phillips...... Pawleys Island Allyson Brown...... Leesburg Jaylyn Thompson...... Voorhees Texas (1) Cassidy Brown...... Clifton (1) Karlie Johnson...... Keller Dare Burnett...... Ashburn New York (3) Kelsey Irwin...... San Diego Caroline Cipolla...... Richmond Molly Feighan...... Pleasant Valley Washington (1) Alice Hamel...... West Springfield Calista Heister...... Olean Florida (1) Jordan Hemmen...... Seattle Kiersten Hening...... Midlothian Bridget Patch...... Islip Mandy McGlynn...... Jacksonville Grace Sklopan...... Alexandria International (1) Holly Weber...... Springfield Pennsylvania (3) Georiga (1) Ontario, Canada Lilly Weber...... Springfield Mak Graham...... State College Kara Henderson...... Atlanta Nicole Kozlova...... Toronto Mikayla Mance...... Pittsburgh Emma Steigerwald...... Downingtown @HOKIESWSOCCER • VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S SOCCER • HOKIESPORTS.COM VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES - WEEKEND NO. 1 Charles "Chugger" Adair Virginia Tech Head Coach - Ninth Season

On December 7, 2010, Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Jim Weaver announced the hiring of Tech’s fourth head women's soccer coach Charles “Chugger” Adair, the associate head coach for the team the previous five seasons. The 2018 season marked Adair's 13th season in Blacksburg and his eighth year as the Hokies' head coach. In that time, he's become the all-time wins leader in program history, ended the 2018 campaign with a 106-48-18 overall record, and became just the second soccer coach at the school to reach the 100-win milestone with the team's victory at Miami on Sept. 23 (Jerry Cheynet, 238 wins, 28 seasons for Tech men's soccer). He's also just the 10th women's soccer head coach to reach that mark in the ACC. Prior to Adair's arrival on campus, the women's program just once (2004) made the postseason - playing a game in both the ACC and NCAA tournaments. Since, the team has qualified for six ACC tournaments, playing for the conference title twice (2008 & 2013), and earned eight straight bids to the NCAA championship (2008-15) - nine overall, as the Hokies made it back to the tournament in 2018. Tech has reached the Sweet 16 four times under Adair (2009, 2011, 2014, 2018), but enjoyed its greatest success in 2013. THE ADAIR FILE That record-setting season included the Hokies posting a school-record 19 wins (most by any soccer team at the school), playing for the ACC title and advancing to the NCAA College Cup, where their season ended with a 3-2 loss to Florida State in a national semifinal game. Record at Tech Along with the great strides the Hokies have made on the pitch, the Tech women’s soccer program is also known for Seasons: ...... Ninth Season Games producing outstanding students who are major contributors off of it. Each year, the Hokies boast a high team grade point Record:...... 106-48-18 (.669) 172 average and have student-athletes who compete for state, regional and national academic recognition. In fact, during the ACC Record:...... 37-35-11 (.512) 83 2017-18 academic season, the team posted a program-tying best ever team GPA of 3.53 in the spring semester. Also, in vs Nonconference:...... 69-13-7 (.815) 89 the past three years, both Ashley Meier (2015) and Alani Johnson (2017) have received an ACC Postgraduate Scholarship, vs. Ranked Teams...... 17-38-7 (.331) 62 with Meier also earning an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship as well. Lastly, in 2018, Heather Timothy became Tech's sixth women's soccer player to earn the Skelton Award for Academic Excellence in Athletics - the highest designation handed Record at Home...... 55-20-10 (.706) 85 out by the Tech athletics department Record on Road...... 38-25-6 (.594) 69 In his eight seasons at Tech, Adair has led his program to a winning record each year, but saw a streak of double-digit Record at Neutral...... 13-3-2 (.778) 18 win totals come to an end in 2017 as the team posted a 7-6-5 mark, with the five ties setting a program record. Despite an 11-win season in 2016 - the team's ninth straight year with at least 10 wins - the Hokies saw their eight-year run of making Personal the NCAA championship come to an end. Hometown: Chula Vista, California In 2018, Tech returned to the 11-win mark and the NCAA tournament and reached the Round of 16. Along the way, the Hokies were one of two teams to knock off a nationally-seeded team in the opening round - defeating No. 17 Texas (a Wife: former Shelbylynn McBride four seed) 1-0 in Austin, Texas - the Longhorns lone home loss of the year. Another 1-0 victory, this one in double overtime, Children: daughters Alexandra, Madeline and Callie, in round two over Arkansas advanced Tech to its fourth ever Sweet 16. The Hokies ended the year ranked in two major sons Jack and Austin polls - 21st by the United Soccer Coaches and 23rd by Top Drawer Soccer. He was also on the sidelines as the Hokies played the program's 500th career match (August 19 versus Georgetown) and recorded its 250th career victory (Sept. Education 23 at Villanova). High School: Hilltop High In 2015, the Hokies went 15-4-2 and won their opening round game in the NCAA championship, while in the 2014 season, Adair led the Hokies to a 16-6 record and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the third time in school history. During College: University of San Diego that season, the Hokies set a school record for most goals in a season, with 62, and fewest goals allowed in a season, (B.S. in business administration, 1993) surrendering just 18, and reached a program-best No. 2 ranking in the country after starting the season at 10-0-0. Postgrad: University of San Diego (MBA, 1996) In their record-setting 2013 campaign, the Hokies beat three ranked teams during the regular season and then blew out then-No. 1 Virginia 4-2 in the ACC Tournament semifinals. They added two more ranked foes to their list of conquests when Playing Experience they downed West Virginia 1-0 and knocked off Santa Clara by advancing on penalty kicks in the NCAA Championships. San Diego State (1989) The Hokies were a No. 1 seed in the tournament and hosted four games in Blacksburg. The Hokies scored a then school- record 56 goals, breaking the mark of 45 set by the 2012 team, and shut out 12 opponents, tying the mark also set by the University of San Diego (1990-1993) 2012 squad. They finished the season with a school-best No. 4 ranking in the country. Professionally (1993-2003) In 2012, Adair, in his second season as the head coach, led the Hokies to a 13-6-1 record, which marked the program’s fifth straight 10-win season. Tech’s six losses were the fewest in program history, at the time, and 12 of the 13 wins were Coaching Experience shutouts. The team started 9-0-0, climbing into the Top 10 in the national rankings for the first time in school history, 1998-00 Men's assistant coach, reaching the No. 8 spot in late September. The Hokies played host to their first NCAA Championship game in Blacksburg, University of San Diego as they welcomed No. 14 Georgetown to Thompson Field, though it resulted in a 3-2 loss in overtime. In Adair’s first season as the head coach (2011), Tech matched its best finish in program history (at the time), making 2002 Men's and women's assistant coach, it all the way to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championship. Adair led the Hokies to a 14-8-1 overall record, which included Pacific University 11 shutouts. 2003 Women's assistant coach, Adair came to Tech in 2006 and served as the associate head coach under previous head coach Kelly Cagle for five San Diego Spirit (WUSA) seasons before being promoted. In Adair’s first season as an assistant to Cagle, the Hokies suffered a losing season, but 2004-06 Women's assistant coach, have not suffered a losing season since. In 2008, the Hokies advanced to the finals of the ACC Championship for the UC Santa Barbara first time, falling to North Carolina 3-0, and in 2009, the Hokies won 16 games, then a school record, and earned a final ranking of No. 12. 2006-10 Women's associate head coach, Adair came to Tech after holding the associate head coaching position at UC Santa Barbara for two seasons. While at Virginia Tech UCSB, his role involved all aspects of the soccer program, including recruiting, coaching, scouting, player management, 2011- Women's head coach, community relations and camps. Prior to his arrival at UCSB, he worked a six-year stint as Youth Soccer Coach/ Assistant Virginia Tech Director of Competitive Older Ages for the Del Mar Sharks. He served as an assistant for the University of San Diego’s men’s soccer team from 1998-2000. From there, he spent a Year-By-Year Record season as an assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams at Pacific University in Portland, Ore. Adair also possesses a great deal of playing experience, having played professionally for 10 years, including stints with 2011 14-8-1 (4-5-1 ACC) NCAA Sweet 16 the Los Angeles Galaxy of and the U.S. National Futsal Team. He also spent time playing for the 2012 13-6-1 (4-5-1 ACC) NCAA 1st round , Wichita Wings, Portland Timbers, San Diego Flash, Minnesota Thunder, Seattle Sounders, Milwaukee 2013 19-5-3 (9-3-1 ACC) ACC runners up, Wave, Carolina Dynamo and A.A. Ghent (Belgium) from 1993-2003. NCAA College Cup semifinalist Adair played soccer at the University of San Diego after transferring from San Diego State in the early 1990s. He earned 2014 16-6-0 (5-5-0 ACC) NCAA Sweet 16 All-America honors, was a two-year captain and helped USD to the NCAA finals, where the Toreros lost to Virginia. He 2015 15-4-2 (6-3-1 ACC) NCAA 2nd round scored 27 goals and had 23 assists in his three years at USD. He got his bachelor’s degree in business administration from USD in 1993 and he received his MBA from USD in 1996. 2016 11-5-3 (3-4-3 ACC) Adair is married to the former Shelbylynn McBride, and they have a daughter, Callie Lynn and a son, Austin Tate. He also 2017 7-6-5 (1-5-4 ACC) has two other daughters Alexandra and Madeline, and a son Jack 2018 10-7-3 (5-5-0 ACC) NCAA 2nd round @HOKIESWSOCCER • VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S SOCCER • HOKIESPORTS.COM VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES - WEEKEND NO. 1

@HokiesWSoccer Virginia Tech Com b in ed Team Statistics (as of Aug 20, 2019) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-8-3 6-2-2 4-6-1 1-0 CONFERENCE 5-5 3-2 2-3 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 6-3-3 3-0-2 2-3-1 1-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att Aug 17 SAN DI EGO T o 2 0-0 574 13 Karlie Johnson 22 6 0 12 26 .2 3 1 14 .5 3 8 3 0 - 0 Aug 19 # 22 GEORGETOWN T o 2 1-1 412 4 Emily Gray 22 2 6 10 45 .0 4 4 17 .3 7 8 0 0 - 0 Aug 24 UNCW W 2-1 475 16 Jordan Hemmen 22 4 0 8 30 .1 3 3 17 .5 6 7 3 0 - 0 Aug 26 HI GH POI NT W 2-1 342 8 Kelsey Irwin 22 3 1 7 17 .1 7 6 5 .2 9 4 1 0 - 0 Aug 30 at Alabama L 0-1 450 22 Kristina Diana 20 1 3 5 20 .0 5 0 6 .3 0 0 0 0 - 0 Sep 02 at Georgia T o 2 0-0 932 15 Allyson Brown 18 1 1 3 15 .0 6 7 4 .2 6 7 1 0 - 0 Sep 7 at Villanova W 3-0 765 19 Lilly Weber 9 1 1 3 9 .1 1 1 5 .5 5 6 0 0 - 0 Sep 10 ETSU W 2-0 376 12 Mikayla Mance 22 0 3 3 21 .0 0 0 8 .3 8 1 0 0 - 0 * Sep 20 at #7 Florida State L 0-3 821 11 Bridget Patch 18 1 0 2 18 .0 5 6 10 .5 5 6 1 0 - 0 * Sep 23 at Miam i W 2-0 225 25 Emma Steigerwald 22 1 0 2 11 .0 9 1 4 .3 6 4 1 0 - 0 * Sep 27 #6 VIRGINIA W 1-0 433 2 Molly Feighan 21 0 2 2 7 .0 0 0 7 1.000 0 0 - 0 * Sep 30 PI TTSBURGH W 2-0 318 24 Emmalee McCarter 22 0 1 1 19 .0 0 0 9 .4 7 4 0 0 - 0 * Oct 04 at # 11 Boston College L 0-3 428 7 Kiersten Hening 22 0 1 1 1 .0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 - 0 * Oct 07 at # 17 Duke L 0-2 676 27 Grace Sklopan 21 0 0 0 7 .0 0 0 3 .4 2 9 0 0 - 0 * Oct 13 #3 NORTH CAROLI NA L 0-2 683 3 Jaylyn Thompson 22 0 0 0 5 .0 0 0 1 .2 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 18 NOTRE DAME W 2-1 564 9 Heather Timothy 20 0 0 0 4 .0 0 0 2 .5 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 21 CLEMSON L 1-3 327 32 Mathilda Lindstrom 5 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 * Oct 25 at Louisville W 1-0 976 28 Abby Dolgos 1 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Oct 28 at #3 North Carolina L 0-2 380 26 Alia Abu El Hawa 21 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Nov 09 at # 17 Texas W 1-0 636 23 Sarah Smith 3 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Nov 16 vs Arkansas Wo2 1-0 402 20 Katherine Roth 2 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 Nov 18 at #3 North Carolina L 0-3 632 18 Kara Henderson 6 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 17 Olivia Odle 4 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATI STI CS VT OPP 5 Jen Boyles 3 0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 .0 0 0 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATI STI CS Total 22 21 19 61 255 .0 8 2 114 .4 4 7 11 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 21-255 23-231 Opponents 22 23 21 67 231 .1 0 0 115 .4 9 8 8 1 - 1 Goals scored per game 0.95 1.05 Shot pct. . 0 8 2 . 1 0 0 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho Shots on goal-Attempts 114-255 115-231 1 Mandy McGlynn 22 2056:43 23 1.01 90 .7 9 6 11-8-3 10/0 SOG pct. . 4 4 7 . 4 9 8 Total 22 2056:43 23 1.01 92 .8 0 0 11-8-3 10 S h o t s / G a m e 11.6 10.5 Opponents 22 2056:43 21 0.92 93 .8 1 6 8-11-3 9 CORNER KICKS 95 105 PENALTY KICKS 0-0 1-1 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total PENALTI ES Virginia Tech 10 10 0 1 21 Yellow cards 11 10 Opponents 11 12 0 0 23 Red cards 0 0 ATTENDANCE Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total T o t a l 4504 6921 Virginia Tech 99 137 7 12 255 Dates/ Avg Per Date 10/450 11/629 Opponents 98 125 4 4 231 Neutral Site # / Avg 1/402 Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Virginia Tech 36 50 3 3 92 Opponents 39 45 4 5 93

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Virginia Tech 33 55 4 3 95 Opponents 51 46 5 3 105

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Virginia Tech 111 149 6 6 272 Opponents 94 107 2 6 209

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