2011 HOKIE GAME NOTES • ACC - Quarterfinals 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 ACC QUARTERFINALS (12-6-1, 4-5-1 ACC) No. 1 Duke BLUE DEVILS Date Opponent Time/Result No. 8 VIRGINIA TECH at No. 1 DUKE 8/ 12 EAST CAROLINA (Ex.) W, 4-1 Sunday, October 30, 2011 • 1 p.m. 19 at UNC Greensboro W, 4-0 Koskinen Stadium (7,000) • Durham, N.C. 21 at James Madison W, 3-1 Live Stats - www.hokiesports.com (Right side of page) 26 HIGH POINT W, 3-0 Tournament Coverage - www.theacc.com/championships/11-acc-womens-soccer-championship.html 28 ELON W, 5-0 • The Hokies enter the postseason for the fourth consecutive season and fifth time in program history. All appearances have come as a member of the ACC. After wrapping WAKE FOREST TOURNAMENT up the regular season with two new school records and a big win against North Carolina, 9/ 2 vs. Campbell W, 3-2 Tech is set to face the ACC’s regular season champion, Duke, for the first time in the 4 vs. Connecticut W, 1-0 postseason. HILTON GARDEN HOKIE INVITATIONAL SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS 9 VT vs. NEBRASKA L, 3-4 # • The Blue Devils recently won the regular season ACC crown after defeating NC State, 1-0, to claim the top spot. Duke will begin its chase for its first everACC Tournament title 11 VT vs. LOYOLA (Md.) W, 3-0 on Sunday after putting together a 16-2-1 overall record this season and 8-1-1 conference record. 15 APPALACHIAN STATE W, 4-0 • Kelly Cobb leads the team with nine goals and 25 points on the year, while Laura 18 at Maryland * L, 1-2 Weinberg is close behind with seven goals. Mollie Pathman has tallied four goals and 25 BOSTON COLLEGE * L, 1-2 # leads the squad in assists with eight. 29 at Wake Forest * T, 0-0 # • In goal, Tara Campbell has played all 19 games and has only allowed six goals all season. The keeper has a 16-2-1 records and has earned 12 shutouts this year. 10/ 2 at Duke * L, 0-1 SERIES INFO 7 MIAMI * W, 2-1 • This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two teams with the Blue Devils 13 CLEMSON * W, 3-0 holding a 7-1-0 all-time record against the Hokies. The two squads first met in 2004 where 16 at NC State * W, 1-0 Duke defeated Tech, 9-3, in Durham, N.C., and most recently collided this season in 20 at # 11 Virginia * L, 0-4 Durham, N.C. as the Hokies fell 1-0. 23 #8 NORTH CAROLINA * W, 1-0 • Five of the seven years, Duke has been ranked in the Top-25 of the NSCAA Poll when 27 #17 FLORIDA STATE * L, 2-0 facing Tech. The Hokies have defeated the Blue Devils once when they were ranked 11th Home Games ALL CAPS in 2008, where Tech edged a 1-0 victory at Thompson Field. # Denotes (2OT) • The two teams have never faced eachother in the ACC Tournament. ACC CHAMPIONSHIP POST SEASON HISTORY Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 - Campus Sites • This marks the fifth overall bid to the ACC Tournament, including Tech’s fourth-straight #8 Virginia Tech at #1 Duke, 1 p.m. season. The Hokies first tournament appearance came in 2004, when Tech posted a 4-5-0 #7 Maryland at #2 Virginia, 1 p.m. conference record, while going 11-9-0 overall. The Hokies fell in the first round to fourth- #6 Florida State at #3 North Carolina, 1 p.m. seeded Virginia, 8-0. #5 Wake Forest at #4 Boston College, 1 p.m. • Tech’s best ACC Tournament outcome came in 2008, where the Hokies advanced to the Friday, Nov. 4, 2011 - WakeMed Soccer Park finals where they fell to North Carolina 3-0. In 2009, Tech advanced to the semifinals but Semifinals, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. on ESPN3 was bounced by Florida State 2-0, after topping Wake Forest 1-0 in overtime. Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 - WakeMed Soccer Park Finals, 1:00 p.m. on ESPNU • The Hokies hold a 2-4-2 all-time in their four prior ACC Tournament appearances, Kelly Conheeney, Julia Goldsworthy and Katie DeTuro are the only current Hokies to have earned a point the ACC Tournament. 2011 HOKIE GAME NOTES • ACC - Quarterfinals Pg. 2 2011-12 VIRGINIA TECH RANKING THE COMPETITION QUICK FACTS • Each of the eight teams competing in the 2011 ACC Tournament is ranked among this GENERAL INFORMATION week’s Soccer America Top-25. Four (No. 4 Virginia, No. 5 Duke, No. 7 Wake Forest Name of School ..............................Virginia Tech and No. 8 North Carolina) are ranked the Top-10. Duke is also ranked fourth in the most Location ..................................... Blacksburg, Va. recent NSCAA poll, while Wake Forest holds the No. 7 spot and Virginia is ranked ninth. Founded .....................................................1872 Enrollment ...............................................31,000 Colors .......... Chicago maroon and burnt orange LAST TIME OUT Nickname ................................................Hokies Tech falls to No. 17 Florida State, 2-0 Conference ...................................Atlantic Coast Four seniors honored before game Facility ...................................... Thompson Field Capacity.....................................................2,028 BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech women’s soccer team came up just short Surface .........................................Natural Grass against the No. 17 Florida State Seminoles, falling 2-0 at Thompson Field Thursday eve- President ..............................Charles W. Steger ning. The Hokies honored the team’s four senior, Brittany Michels, Rachel Beaumont, Ka- Director of Athletics.......................... Jim Weaver tie Cramp and Brittany Popko, prior to the game as they took to Thompson Field for the Website ............................ www.hokiesports.com final time in their Tech career. Twitter ............................................VT_WSoccer Florida State (12-6-0, 5-5-0 ACC) began the game attacking early as it fired two shots WOMEN’S SOCCER History and earned a corner kick in the opening seven minutes of the match. Play would continue First Year ....................................................1993 on to be back-and-forth from there. Tech (12-6-1, 4-5-1 ACC) first struck in the 21st min- Overall All-Time Record ....................164-176-16 ute when Kelly Conheeney struck, but the ball soared high. All-Time ACC Record ...........................27-41-22 Though the Seminoles did not dominate the first half, they controlled possession for much ACC Tournament Appearances ........................5 of the period and it eventually paid off in the 34th minute when Tiffany McCarty buried a NCAA Tournament Appearances ......................4 shot into the bottom right side of the net, just beyond the reach of Tech’s keeper Dayle Last NCAA Appearance ..............................2010 Colpitts. McCarty received a pass up the field from Tori Huster and she quickly took off Last NCAA Opponent ................. Dayton (L, 0-3) down the middle of the field straight for the goal, releasing the shot just inside the 18-yard box. WOMEN’S SOCCER INFORMATION Taking that lead into the halftime break, Florida State outshot the Hokies 7-1 in the 2010 Record ...........................................10-10-1 Home Record .............................................6-2-1 opening period with McCarty taking three shots as the only player to strike more than Road Record ..............................................3-4-0 once. Colpitts tallied three saves in the half. Neutral Record ...........................................1-4-0 The second half began in similar fashion, but the Seminoles were able to capitalize Starters Returning/Lost..................................7/3 much earlier on as Huster made it 2-0 in the 55th minute. Huster had an open look on net Letterwinners Returning/Lost ......................13/5 from about seven yards out after receiving a cross pass that was relayed down the field Newcomers.......................................................9 by McCarty and Jessica Price. Tech upped its time of possession in the second half as play often remained in the COACHING STAFF middle of the field. Conheeney struck again for the Hokies, this time in the 63rd minute Head Coach ................ Charles “Chugger” Adair but her shot was blocked from 12 yards out, forcing a corner kick. Kelsey Loupee served Alma Mater .............................. San Diego, 1993 Years at VT .......... 1st as head coach/6th overall the ball in on the corner but the aggressive Florida State defense quickly cleared it out. Career Record ..........................................12-6-1 Balanced play dominated the closing minutes of the match as Amanda Gerhard’s shot in Office Phone .............................. (540) 231-6660 the 82nd minute was the only attempt taken by either team in the closing 20 minutes of Office Fax .................................. (540) 231-3613 the game. Assistant Coach..............Erin Lycan, 1st season Florida State outshot the Hokies 9-3 in the match, though Tech held the Seminoles to Alma Mater ................................... Virginia, 2005 just two shots in the second half. Assistant Coach..........Pete Pososki, 1st season Conheeney finished the match with two shots, while Colpitts played the complete game in Alma Mater ................... Eastern Michigan, 2003 net and tallied three saves on the evening. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTORY McCarty led the way for the Seminoles with three shots and three points as she put Mailing Address .................................................. away the go-ahead goal and assisted the second score. Huster was the only other player ................. 460 Jamerson Athletic Center (0502) in the match to tally more than one shot as she fired twice and finished the day with three ........................................ Blacksburg, Va. 24061 points as well. Kelsey Wys got the win for Florida State but was not forced to make a Phone ........................................ (540) 231-6726 save in the match. Fax............................................. (540) 231-6984 Assistant AD for Athletics Communications ........ HOKIES SET NEW SCHOOL RECORD ........................................................