VIRGINIA TECH 2012 WOMEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES Kelly Shuman, Athletics Communications Intern 460 Jamerson Athletic Center, Blacksburg, VA 24061 • Office: 540-231-1494 • Cell: 434-981-3977 • Email: [email protected] GAME INFORMATION GAME 19: #7 WAKE FOREST GAME 19 Date/Time: Wednesday, Oct. 24 • 7:00 p.m. VIRGINIA TECH Hokies (12-5-1, 3-5-1 ACC) Opponent: Wake Forest Atlantic Coast Conference Site: Winston-Salem, N.C. (Spry Stadium) Head Coach: Charles “Chugger” Adair (San Diego, 1993) • Second Season Live Stats: hokiesports.com Live Video: hokiesports.com vs. Series: Wake Forest leads 5-3-2 ACC: Wake Forest leads 4-2-2 #7 WAKE FOREST Demon Deacons (12-3-3, 5-2-1 ACC) Blacksburg: Wake Forest leads 2-1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference Winston-Salem, N.C.: Wake Forest leads 3-1-1 Head Coach: Tony da Luz (San Diego, 1985) • 16th Season First Meeting: Sept. 23, 2000 - Tech lost, 5-1 - Winston-Salem, N.C. • Coming off a tough 5-0 loss to the No. 14 Virginia Cavaliers, the Hokies need to secure their spot in the ACC Last Meeting: Tournament with a result at No. 7 Wake Forest Wednesday night. Sept. 29, 2011 - Tied, 0-0 (2OT) - Winston-Salem, N.C. WEDNESDAY’S MATCH • Wednesday marks the final game during the Hokies’ regular season SCHEDULE/RESULTS • The Demon Deacons enter Wednesday with an overall record of 12-3-3 and 5-2-1 in the conference Date VT Rank Opponent Time/Result • Wake Forest is coming off a 2-1 win over the No. 10 North Carolina Hilton Garden Inn Hokie Invitational • The Demon Deacons have outscored its opponents, 30-13 8/17 22 UNC Wilmington W, 1-0 (2OT) • Katie Stengel leads Wake Forest with seven goals, two assists, 31 shots and 15 on goal 8/19 22 Richmond W, 2-0 • Aubrey Bledsoe has played all 18 games in goal for the Demon Deacons and has a 12-3-3 record and 44 saves Husker Classic • Wake Forest hasn’t lost a game in six-straight contests 8/24 16 at Nebraska W, 3-2 (OT) 8/26 16 vs. Iowa State W, 1-0 THE SERIES 8/31 13 Mount St. Mary’s W, 4-0 • This marks the 11th meeting between the two teams and Wake Forest leads 5-3-2 9/2 13 at American W, 3-0 • The series dates back to 2000 where the Demon Deacons defeated the Hokies 5-1 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Wake Forest Invitational • Virginia Tech hasn’t lost to Wake Forest in four-straight seasons with the last two meetings resulting in a tie 9/7 11 vs. Illinois W, 1-0 • Its last loss came in 2008 when the Hokies fell 2-1 in Blacksburg to a No. 19-ranked Wake Forest 9/9 11 vs. Massachusetts W, 2-0 • The Demon Deacons have been ranked in the top 25 in every meeting expect 2000 9/16 9 NC State * W, 3-0 9/20 8 at #18 North Carolina * L, 1-3 LAST TIME OUT 9/23 8 #4 Boston College * L, 1-2 • Coming off a convincing 3-0 win over Clemson last Thursday, the Hokies fell to No. 14 Virginia, 5-0 9/30 16 #18 Maryland * W, 1-0 • Virginia’s Caroline Miller notched the first three goals for her second-career hat trick • The Cavaliers outshot Virginia Tech 24-9 and took the 8-5 corner advantage 10/4 15 #9 Duke * L, 2-3 (OT) • Dayle Colpitts took the loss for the Hokies and fell to 7-5-1 on the season and picked up five saves 10/7 15 Oklahoma W, 4-1 10/11 19 at #1 Florida State * L, 0-1 ACC TOURNAMENT ON THE LINE 10/14 19 at Miami * T, 0-0 (2OT) • The Hokies are in need of a point Wednesday, as they are one point behind Miami in the ACC standings 10/18 22 at Clemson * W, 3-0 • If Virginia Tech wins and Miami loses to Florida State Thursday, the Hokies are automatically in the tournament 10/21 22 #14 Virginia * L, 0-5 • If Miami wins, the Hurricanes clinch the final spot 10/24 - at #7 Wake Forest * 7:00 p.m. • Miami has to lose if the Hokies tie the Demon Deacons 2012 ACC Tournament 10/28 - Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) 1 p.m. FRESHMAN ON SPORTSCENTER TOP-10 11/2 - Semifinals (Cary, N.C.) TBA • Freshman Ashley Meier’s first goal not only put the Hokies up 1-0 against Clemson on Oct. 21, it made it on 11/4 - Championship (Cary, N.C.) TBA SportsCenter’s Top-10 Plays 2012 NCAA Championships • The midfielder flicked the ball to herself about 15-yards out and connected to the upper right corner 11/9 - First Round (Campus Sites) TBA 11/16 - Second Round (Campus Sites) TBA LIVE ON TV 11/18 - Third Round (Campus Sites) TBA • On Thursday, Oct. 11, Virginia Tech was live on TV for the first time this season against top-ranked Florida State 11/23 - Quarterfinals (Campus Sites) TBA • The Hokies and Seminoles kicked off at 8:05 p.m. on RSN 11/30 - College Cup Semi’s (San Diego, Calif.) TBA • Virginia Tech fell to the Seminoles 1-0 on Thursday night 12/2 - College Cup Final (San Diego, Calif.) TBA • Game will aired live on the following channels: FS South, Sun Sports, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic and NESN * Denotes conference matches SUNDAY AT 5PM • The game against Maryland marked the first time the Hokies have played a 5 p.m. game this season • The last time Virginia Tech played a 5 p.m. match was Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 at then-No. 6 Maryland • The Hokies fell 2-1 at Ludwig Field after having the 1-0 lead at halftime • Virginia Tech plays three 5 p.m. games this season hokiesports.com 2012 Virginia Tech Women’s Soccer Game Notes MITCHELL BECOMES TECH’S ALL-TIME LEADER 2012 VIRGINIA TECH • In her final game at Thompson Field when the Hokies faced Virginia on Oct. 21, Kelsey Mitchell became Tech’s all-time QUICK FACTS leader in career games started GENERAL INFORMATION • The senior has started every game in her career, good for a total of 86 Name of School ..................................... Virginia Tech Location ..............................................Blacksburg, Va. CHUGGIN’ ALONG Founded .............................................................1872 • With not even two seasons under his belt, head coach Chugger Adair notched his 25th win as Virginia Tech’s head Enrollment .......................................................31,000 coach Sunday, Oct. 7 against Oklahoma Colors ..................Chicago maroon and burnt orange • In Adair’s first season the Hokies matched a program-best Sweet 16 run and set the school record with most shutouts Nickname ........................................................Hokies in a season with 11 Conference ...........................................Atlantic Coast • This year, he’s continued the success with sweeping the non-conference schedule for the first time in program history Facility .............................................. Thompson Field with the 4-1 win over Oklahoma and set school records with most consecutive shutouts (6), best season start (9-0-0) Capacity .............................................................2,028 and most consecutive wins (9) Surface .................................................. Natural Grass President .......................................Charles W. Steger MEIER EARNS HARDEE’S STAR OF THE WEEK HONOR Director of Athletics ................................ Jim Weaver • Freshman Ashley Meier was named Virginia Tech’s Hardee’s Star of the Week Monday, Oct. 8 Website ..................................www.hokiesports.com • The freshman midfielder notched two goals this past week to bring her season total to six on the year which is second Twitter ................................................... VT_WSoccer in team scoring • She charted the first goal of the 4-1 win over Oklahoma this past Sunday to help the Hokies sweep non-conference WOMEN’S SOCCER HistorY play for the first time in program history. • Throughout the weekend she tallied seven shots, including a team-high of five against then-No. 9 Duke last Thursday First Year .............................................................1993 Overall All-Time Record ........................... 177-183-28 MECHANICSBURG RIVALS All-Time ACC Record .................................... 30-46-12 • Sophomore Jodie Zelenky and Duke’s freshman Cassie Pecht met again for the first time in two years against Duke ACC Tournament Appearances .................................5 • The two are from the same hometown, Mechanicsburg, Pa., and attended rival high schools NCAA Tournament Appearances ..............................5 • Zelenky played for Mechanicsburg High School and Pecht attented Cumberland Valley High School and they competed Last NCAA Appearance .......................................2011 against eachother for three years Last NCAA Opponent ......................... Virginia (L, 4-0) • Zelenky has started the past four games at midfield and will go against Pecht, a forward that has started all 12 games for the Blue Devils WOMEN’S SOCCER INFORMATION • The Hokies fell to Duke 3-2 in overtime, Pecht fired two shots and played 84 minutes, while Zelenky played all 97 in 2011 Record .................................................... 14-8-1 the midfield Home Record ..................................................... 7-3-0 Road Record ...................................................... 4-5-1 SHUTTING OUT LEFT AND RIGHT Neutral Record .................................................. 3-0-0 • The Hokies made history as they recorded their longest consecutive shutout streak in program history Starters Returning/Lost ........................................ 8/3 • The 3-0 shutout over NC State on Sept. 16 was Virginia Tech’s sixth-straight shutout which broke the Hokie record (5) Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................ 13/5 which dates back to 1994 Newcomers...............................................................9 • Virginia Tech has outscored its opponents 32-17 this season COACHING STAFF MAYROSE EARNS HARDEE’S STAR OF THE WEEK HONOR Head Coach ........................Charles “Chugger” Adair • Redshirt junior Shannon Mayrose was named Virginia Tech’s Hardee’s Star of the Week Monday, Sept. 17 Alma Mater.......................................San Diego, 1993 • The forward scored the first two goals to help lift the Hokies past NC State, 3-0 Years at VT ................