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VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES - WEEKEND NO. 2 Record Home Away Neutral Streak Overall 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 W2 ACC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 - - - - Nonconf. 2-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 W2 10 NCAA TOURNAMENT BERTHS • 5 ROUND OF 16 APPEARANCES • 2013 COLLEGE CUP 2019 Schedule/Results WEEKEND INFORMATION AUGUST (2-0-0) E Thu. 22 LIBERTY W 3-0 Friday, August 30 - 7 PM E Sun. 25 CINCINNATI W 2-0 Turner Soccer Complex, Athens, Georgia + Fri. 30 at Georgia ! 7 p.m. at Georgia Bulldogs (1-1-0) Head Coach: Billy Lesesne (Fifth season) SEPTEMBER (0-0-0) Record at school: 20-45-9; career: same Sun. 1 vs. Auburn ! 2:30 p.m. Series: Tech leads 1-0-1; Last: Sept. 2, 2018 (T, 0-0) E Thu. 5 ALABAMA 7 p.m. E Sun. 8 YALE Noon Sunday, September 1 - 2:30 PM Fri. 13 vs. College of Charleston % 5 p.m. Virginia Tech Turner Soccer Complex, Athens, Georgia F Sun. 15 at UNC Wilmington % 1:30 p.m. HOKIES vs. Auburn Tigers (0-1-0) E Sat. 21 MIAMI * 7 p.m. Head Coach: Karen Hoppa (21st season, 27th overall) R Thu. 26 at #6 Virginia * 5 p.m. (2-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC) Record at school: 237-154-39; career: 301-198-48 R Sun. 29 at Clemson * 1 p.m. Series: First Meeting; Last: N/A Head Coach OCTOBER (0-0-0) Chugger Adair Gameday Coverage N Sun. 6 #10 DUKE * 2 p.m. at Tech: 108-48-18 Live Stats (both): https://georgiadogs.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary R Thu. 10 #1 FLORIDA STATE * 7:30 p.m. 9th season Broadcast (Friday): SEC Network Plus Career: same N Sun. 13 at #17 NC State * 5 p.m. Link: https://es.pn/2Zl1QTP same E Fri. 18 WAKE FOREST * 8 p.m. E Thu. 24 BOSTON COLLEGE * 7 p.m. HOKIES HEAD TO ATHENS TO FACE A PAIR OF SEC OPPONENTS U Sun. 27 at #2 North Carolina * 3 p.m. Tech success in August and in nonconference matches under Adair E Thu. 31 at Pittsburgh * 7 p.m. - In its history, Tech holds an overall mark of 42-9-8 in matches played in the month of August, including marks of 25-1-6 at home, 12-7-0 on the road and 5-1-2 in neutral site matches. NOVEMBER (0-0-0) - Since 2011, Chugger Adair's first season as head coach, the team has lost just one match in the Sun. 3 Quarterfinals @ TBA month - at Alabama, 1-0, Aug. 30, 2018. Overall, the Hokies are 30-1-5 under Adair in the month - 17-0-3 Fri. 8 Semifinals @ TBA at home, 9-1-0 on the road and 4-0-2 at neutral sites. Sun. 10 Final @ TBA - The last time Tech lost in the month before last year's match was a neutral site game versus Long Beach F-S. 15-16 NCAA First Round TBA State (2-1) on Aug. 29, 2010 at the Aggieland Invitational Tournament in College Station, Texas. - The previous road loss in August was two days earlier, against the hosts Texas A&M on Aug. 27 (5-3). BOLD -- Home games played at Thompson Field All Times are EST + -- SEC Network Plus F -- FloSports - Tech's lone home loss in August dates back to Aug. 27, 2000 - a 3-2 setback to Seton Hall. The team E -- ACC Network Extra N -- ACC Network is now unbeaten in its last 30 matches at home in the month. R -- Regional Sports Network U -- ESPNU - Under Adair, Tech has only lost 13 nonconference matches, nine in the postseason, and only four ! -- Bulldog Classic, Athens, Georgia % -- Battle By The Beach, Wilmington, North Carolina during the regular season - one at Tennessee, Sept. 10, 2017 (3-1), two matches in Blacksburg - Ohio * -- ACC game @ -- ACC Championship State on Sept. 1, 2016 (2-1) and Nebraska on Sept. 9, 2011 (4-3), and last year in Tuscaloosa. - In nine seasons under Adair, Tech is 59-4-6 in nonconference regular-season matches. Rankings are based on United Soccer Coaches poll The Hokies versus this weekend's opponents (see more Page 2) 2019 ACC Standings - Versus Georgia, Tech is 1-0-1 with meetings each of the last two seasons against the Bulldogs. -- Entering play Aug. 29 -- - In Athens last year, the teams tied 0-0 in double-overtime, while Tech won 1-0 in Blacksburg in 2017. Bold = 2018 NCAA participant; Italics = VT 2019 Opponent Alani Johnson scored the lone goal in the 18th minute, meaning the two teams have gone without a goal ----- ACC ----- --- Overall --- for 182 consecutive minutes and Mandy McGlynn has held Georgia scoreless for 200 straight minutes. TEAM W L T PTS W L T PCT - This will be the first ever meeting between the Hokies and the Auburn Tigers. Boston College - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 - Tech's next three matches are all against SEC opponents (adding the Hokies' Alabama match at home Clemson - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 next week) and all-time against current conference foes, the Hokies are 8-6-2. Florida State - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 - On the road, Tech has yet to win a match, but are 5-2-0 in neutral site match-ups, including a 1-0 Louisville - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 double-overtime win in last year's NCAA Second Round against Arkansas. Miami - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 Starting the season unbeaten after two matches and beyond North Carolina - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 - For the 10th straight year and 17th overall, Tech is unbeaten after its first two matches, while a 2-0-0 Notre Dame - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 start to the season has now been accomplished for the 12th time, but the first since 2017. Pittsburgh - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 - Extending that to this weekend's matches, the Hokies are seeking their 10th 3-0-0 start in program Syracuse - - - - 1 0 0 1.00 history while a 4-0-0 start has only been done seven times (Tech started the 2017 season 4-0-0). Virginia - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 - Lastly, all-time after four matches, Tech has been unbeaten 12 times. Virginia Tech - - - - 2 0 0 1.00 Follow the Hokies on social media Wake Forest - - - - 3 0 0 1.00 Duke - - - - 1 1 1 .500 VTWSoccer @HokiesWSoccer @HokiesWSoccer NC State - - - - 1 1 0 .500 @HOKIESWSOCCER • VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN'S SOCCER • HOKIESPORTS.COM VIRGINIA TECH GAME NOTES - WEEKEND NO. 2 VIRGINIA TECH QUICK FACTS TECH VS. SEC General Information Below are Tech's all-time results against SEC competition Overall: 8-6-2 • Home: 3-1-1 • Away: 0-3-1 • Neutral: 5-2-0 School (Nickname) .......................... Virginia Tech (Hokies) Italics = versus current SEC teams, not a member of the conference at the time of competition. City, Zip ............................................Blacksburg, Va. 24061 Founded ............................................................................1872 Opponent Date Location Results Notes Arkansas Nov. 16, 2018 Cary, NC. W 1-0 2OT NCAA Second Round Enrollment .....................................................................34,000 Georgia Sept. 2, 2018 Athens, Ga. T 0-0 2OT Colors ............................. Chicago maroon & burnt orange Alabama Aug. 30, 2018 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 0-1 L Affiliation .......................................................NCAA, Division I Conference ........................... Atlantic Coast (16th season) Tennessee Sept. 10, 2017 Knoxville, Tenn. 1-3 L Georgia Aug. 27, 2017 Blacksburg, Va. W 1-0 President ............................................. Dr. Timothy D. Sands Athletics Director ...........................................Whit Babcock Mississippi State Aug. 21, 2016 Charleston, S.C. W 2-1 Col. of Charleston Tourney LSU Aug. 19, 2016 Charleston, S.C. W 1-0 Col. of Charleston Tourney Team Information Overall Record In 2018 ............................................. 11-8-3 Tennessee Aug. 30, 2015 Blacksburg, Va. T 1-1 2OT Home/Away/Neutral ......................... 6-2-2/4-6-1/1-0-0 #17 Texas A&M Nov. 18, 2011 Charlottesville, Va. W 3-1 NCAA Second Round Conference Record .......................................................5-5-0 Home/Away .....................................................3-2-0/2-3-0 Vanderbilt Sept. 12, 2010 Blacksburg, Va. W 2-1 OT LSU Sept. 5, 2010 Winston-Salem, N.C. W 1-0 ACC/SEC Challenge Conference Finish .........................................................Eighth Kentucky Sept. 3, 2010 Winston-Salem, N.C. 1-2 L ACC/SEC Challenge Conference Tournament ...................................................0-1 #11 Texas A&M Aug. 27, 2010 College Station, Texas 3-5 L Starters Returning .............................................................. 9/2 #11 Texas A&M Sept. 5, 2008 Blacksburg, Va. 1-3 L Lettermen Returning/Lost ..............................................15/3 Newcomers ............................................................................. 7 #13 Tennessee Sept. 7, 2007 Blacksburg, Va. W 2-1 Soccer Information Missouri Sept. 15, 2000 Winston-Salem, N.C. 1-2 L Wake Forest/Nike Invite Home Field ....................................Thompson Field (2,028) TECH ... ON THIS DATE - AUGUST 30 Surface ........................................................natural bluegrass Overall: 1-2-2 • Streak: L1 Last 10 Matches - 1-2-2 Dimensions ..................................................75 by 125 yards Home: 0-0-1 • Away: 0-2-0 • Neutral: 1-0-1 2018 Thu. at Alabama 0-1 L First season ......................................................................1993 First match: 2003, George Mason, Fairfax, Va. • L, 4-2 2015 Sun. TENNESSEE 1-1 T 2OT All-Time Record ................................................. 260-218-44 Last match: 2018, Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. • L, 1-0 2013 Fri. vs. Louisville 1-1 T 2OT All-Time ACC Record ........................................... 60-71-21 Virginia Tech Opponents 2009 Sun. vs. Lehigh W 1-0 All-Time ACC Tournament Record ............................4-7-2 Total goals scored: 5 7 2003 Sat. at George Mason 2-4 L ACC Finals Appearances (last) ............................2 (2013) Average: 1.00 1.40 NCAA Appearances (last) .................................