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2011 HOKIE GAME NOTES • GAMES 9 & 10 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S SOCCER Kelly Shuman, Athletics Communications Intern 460 Jamerson Athletic Center, Blacksburg, VA 24061 • Office: 540-231-1494 • Cell: 434-981-3977 • Email: [email protected] 2011 Schedule / Results GAME 9 vs. Appalachian State / GAME 10 at # 6 Maryland (7-1-0, 0-0-0 ACC) VIRGINIA TECH vs. Appalachian State VIRGINIA TECH at #6 Maryland Thursday, September 15, 2011 • 6 p.m. Sunday, September 18, 2011 • 5 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result Thompson Field (2,028) • Blacksburg, Va. Ludwig Field (6,000) • College Park, Md. 8/ 12 EAST CAROLINA (Ex.) W, 4-1 Live Stats - www.hokiesports.com (Bottom of Page) 19 at UNC Greensboro W, 4-0 Live Stats - http://www.hokiesports.com/wsoccer/live/ 21 at James Madison W, 3-1 26 HIGH POINT W, 3-0 28 ELON W, 5-0 • The Virginia Tech women’s soccer team will take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers Thursday night at Thompson Field, before traveling to College Park, Md., for its ACC opener against the Maryland Terps. WAKE FOREST TOURNAMENT 9/ 2 vs. Campbell W, 3-2 SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS 4 vs. Connecticut W, 1-0 • The Appalachian State Mountaineers have started the 2011 season 3-3-0 with wins over UNC Asheville, Longwood and Virginia Commonwealth. The Mountaineers average 8.2 HILTON GARDEN HOKIE INVITATIONAL shots per game, while connecting on four goals this season. 9 VT vs. NEBRASKA L, 3-4 # • Freshman Julia Holz leads App State with two goals on the season and seven shots. 11 VT vs. LOYOLA (Md.) W, 3-0 Senior Katy Dodd and freshman Callie Johnson have both connected on one goal each for the Mountaineers. 15 APPALACHIAN STATE 6 p.m. • Sophomore Amy Kolowsky will most likely be in goal for the App State. The keeper has 18 at Maryland * 5 p.m. started all six games so far, recording 35 saves and two shutouts, while allowing five goals. 25 BOSTON COLLEGE * 12 p.m. 29 at Wake Forest * 7 p.m. SERIES INFO 10/ 2 at Duke * 2 p.m. • This will be the second all-time meeting between the two teams. The Hokies and 7 MIAMI * 7 p.m. Mountaineers first met in 1994 where Tech defeated Appalachian State, 3-0, in Buies Creek, N.C. 13 CLEMSON * 7 p.m. • Tech holds a 17-8-1 all-time advantage against current teams in the Southen 16 at NC State * 1 p.m. Conference, with a most recent 5-0 win over Elon on Aug. 28. 20 at Virginia * 7 p.m. 23 NORTH CAROLINA * 1 p.m. SCOUTING THE TERPS 27 FLORIDA STATE * 7 p.m. • The Terps, who are currently ranked No. 6 in the NSCAA Poll, have started the 2011 season 6-0-2, including tying 0-0 with No. 1 Stanford and James Madison. Maryland has ACC TOURNAMENT shutout all but one opponent, American, as they scored the only goal against the Terps. 30 at Quarterfinals TBA Maryland has outscored its opponents 24-1 so far, while averaging 19.4 shots per game. 11/ 4 at Semifinals TBA • Junior Olivia Wagner leads the squad with four goals, one assist and nine points on the 6 at Finals TBA season. Four other Terps have recorded three goals each. • In goal for Maryland will most likely be Yewande Balogun. The senior keeper has played All Times Eastern * Denotes ACC Opponent all eight games allowing just one goal and recording 27 saves, while charting five shutouts Home Games ALL CAPS for the Terps. Dates and Times Subject to Change # Denotes (2OT) SERIES INFO • The Hokies hold a 4-2-2 all-time advantage over the Terps. The two teams first met in 1995 and most recently collided in 2010, when the Hokies defeated Maryland 1-0 in Blacksburg. The Hokies are 2-2-1 in College Park, Md. 2011 HOKIE GAME NOTES • GAMES 9 & 10 Pg. 2 2011-12 VIRGINIA TECH LAST TIME OUT QUICK FACTS Tech closes Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational with a 3-0 win over Loyola Michels, Cramp and Conheeney connect on one goal each GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School ..............................Virginia Tech Location ..................................... Blacksburg, Va. BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech women’s soccer team closed out the Hilton Founded .....................................................1872 Garden Invitational with a 3-0 victory over the Loyola Greyhounds Sunday afternoon on Enrollment ...............................................31,000 Thompson Field. Brittany Michels, Katie Cramp and Kelly Conheeney each connected on Colors .......... Chicago maroon and burnt orange one goal for the Hokies. Nickname ................................................Hokies Tech (7-1-0) set the tone for the game early in the first half as it dominated the Grey- Conference ...................................Atlantic Coast hounds (1-7-0) offensively and kept control of possession the entire half. Brittany Michels Facility ...................................... Thompson Field was very active on corner kicks as the Hokies tallied seven in the half, but she was un- Capacity.....................................................2,028 Surface .........................................Natural Grass able to get a hold of anything. President ..............................Charles W. Steger Tech took the shooting edge in the first half 14-1, while it was a true team effort from the Director of Athletics.......................... Jim Weaver Greyhounds in the first half as they recorded three team saves. Website ............................ www.hokiesports.com The hard work finally paid off for Michels in front of the net, as she was able to get a Twitter ............................................VT_WSoccer hold of a Kelsey Loupee corner kick and head it into the back of the net in the 49th minute. WOMEN’S SOCCER History Kelly Conheeney put the Hokies up 2-0 in the 67th minute, after Jazmine Reeves was First Year ....................................................1993 taken down just inches outside the 18-yard box. Tech was awarded a free kick that was Overall All-Time Record ....................152-170-15 lifted over the Loyola wall and soared over the keeper’s hands into the back of the net. All-Time ACC Record ...........................23-36-10 ACC Tournament Appearances ........................4 Tech tacked on another goal at the 78:14 mark when Anne Lumpkin served in a long NCAA Tournament Appearances ......................4 ball from the right sideline that Katie Cramp was able to get a head on as she rose above Last NCAA Appearance ..............................2010 the crowd and redirected the ball into the top left side of the net. Last NCAA Opponent ................. Dayton (L, 0-3) Anna Romeiser got the start in goal for the Hokies, played the full 90 minutes and stopped Loyola’s only shot. Haracic also lasted the full 90 minutes and made 12 of the WOMEN’S SOCCER INFORMATION team’s 15 saves. 2010 Record ...........................................10-10-1 Home Record .............................................6-2-1 Road Record ..............................................3-4-0 PARTY LIKE ITS 1994 Neutral Record ...........................................1-4-0 • Before falling to Nebraska, 3-4, in double-overtime, the Hokies matched their best Starters Returning/Lost..................................7/3 season start with six consectutive wins since 1994. The 1994 squad shutout five of the six Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................13/5 opponents, while outscoring them 18-1. In the six victories this season, Tech has shutout Newcomers.......................................................9 four of its eight opponents, while outscoring them 19-3. COACHING STAFF Head Coach ................ Charles “Chugger” Adair HOKIES HOST HILTON GARDEN INVITATIONAL Alma Mater .............................. San Diego, 1993 • The Hokies hosted the Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational last weekend, inviting ACC- Years at VT .......... 1st as head coach/6th overall opponent Wake Forest, Nebraska and Loyola (Md.). Tech did not see action against Career Record ............................................0-0-0 Wake Forest and fell to the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a thrilling double-overtime game Office Phone .............................. (540) 231-6660 Office Fax .................................. (540) 231-3613 Saturday. Tech closed the invitational with a shutout against Loyola, including four Hokies Assistant Coach..............Erin Lycan, 1st season being selected to the Hilton Garden Hokie Invitational All-Tournament Team. Ashley Alma Mater ................................... Virginia, 2005 Manning, Kelly Conheeney, Brittany Popko and Anne Lumpkin all made the squad. Assistant Coach..........Pete Pososki, 1st season Alma Mater ................... Eastern Michigan, 2003 TECH DOMINATES WAKE FOREST TOURNAMENT ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORY • Tech dominated the Wake Forest Tournament, recording wins over Campbell (3-2) Mailing Address .................................................. and Connecticut (1-0). Four Hokies were named to the All-Tournament team, including ................. 460 Jamerson Athletic Center (0502) Shannon Mayrose, Brittany Popko, Kelsey Loupee and Kelly Conheeney. ........................................ Blacksburg, Va. 24061 Phone ........................................ (540) 231-6726 Fax............................................. (540) 231-6984 HOKIES RANKED NATIONALLY Assistant AD for Athletics Communications ........ • After recieving 48 votes the third week in the National Soccer Coachs Association of ......................................................... Dave Smith America poll, the Hokies entered week four at No. 25. In addition to the NSCAA Poll, Tech Women’s Soccer Contact ................................... entered the Top-25 in the Soccer America

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