2021 WOMEN’S SOCCER 11 NCAA APPEARANCES / COLLEGE CUP: 2013 / 24 ALL-ACC SELECTIONS / 3 ALL-AMERICANS / 2 NWSL DRAFT PICKS THE MATCHUP 2021 FIXTURES VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES CINCINNATI BEARCATS VS 3-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC 1-1-1, 0-0-0 AAC RECORD 3-0-0 Head coach: Charles “Chugger” Adair (San Diego, ’93) Head coach: Neil Stafford (Southern New Hampshire, ’96) ACC 0-0-0 Career record: 129-62-20 (11th season) Career record: 174-128-41 (19th season) NON-CONFERENCE 3-0-0 Record at Virginia Tech: 129-62-20 (11th season) Record at Cincinnati: 72-67-22 (ninth season) HOME 3-0-0 Record vs. Cincinnati: 2-0-0 Record vs. Virginia Tech: 0-2-0 AWAY 0-0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0-0 MATCH 4 | VIRGINIA TECH at CINCINNATI - AUG. 29, 2021 | 1 PM | ESPN+ | CINCINNATI, OHIO | GETTLER STADIUM (1,400) Day Date Opponent TV Time/Result QUICK COMPARISON Sun. Aug. 8 Loyola (Md.) EXH -- W, 2-0 EXH 3-0-0 Record 1-1-1 Thu. Aug. 12 Richmond -- W, 2-0 11 (3.67) Goals (per match) 3 (1.00) Thu. Aug. 19 Liberty ACCNX W, 3-0 0.33 Goals Against Avg. 0.93 Sun. Aug. 22 William & Mary ACCNX W, 1-0 +10 Goal Differential 0 Thu. Aug. 26 Elon ACCNX W, 7-1 8.33 SOG per match 4.00 Sun. Aug. 29 at Cincinnati ESPN+ 1 p.m. 8.33 Corners per match 4.33 @HokiesWSoccer @GoBearcatsWSOC Thu. Sept. 2 at James Madison JMU -- 5 p.m. Sun. Sept. 5 vs. Santa Clara JMU -- 11 a.m. STARTING XI - LAST MATCH Thu. Sept. 9 Villanova ACCNX 5 p.m. Sun. Sept. 12 at South Carolina -- 5 p.m. 4-4-2 Diamond Formation VIRGINIA TECH Sat. Sept. 18 North Carolina State * ACCNX 7 p.m. Pos # Name Note 10 12 Thu. Sept. 23 at North Carolina * ACCNX 7 p.m. GK 1 Alia Skinner 225 scoreless minutes Kozlova Powell Sun. Sept. 26 Duke * ACCN 5 p.m. D 14 Allie Lewis Team leader, minutes 4 D 20 Victoria Haugen 2021: two assists Gray D 21 Averi Visage Assist vs. Liberty 26 11 Sat. Oct. 2 at Pittsburgh * ACCNX 7 p.m. D 27 Ava Veith First career goal vs. Elon Pelkowski G. Johnson Thu. Oct. 7 at Clemson * ACCN 8 p.m. 7 M 4 Emily Gray Two-goal outing vs. Elon Tharrington Sun. Oct. 10 at Wake Forest * ACCN 5 p.m. M 7 Avery Tharrington Fri. Oct. 15 Florida State * RSN 5 p.m. 27 21 20 14 M 11 Gabby Johnson First point at Tech vs. Elon Veith Visage Haugen Lewis Thu. Oct. 21 Miami * ACCNX 7 p.m. M 26 Emma Pelkowski Four points, three matches Sun. Oct. 24 Boston College * ACCNX 12 p.m. F 10 Nicole Kozlova Tech goals leader (3 g) 1 Thu. Oct. 28 at Syracuse * ACCNX 7 p.m. F 12 Tori Powell Five points (2 g, 1 a) Skinner All times Eastern //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// * - ACC Match ACC - 2021 ACC Women’s Soccer Championship (TBA) KEY STORYLINES EXH - Exhibition JMU - Fairfield by Marriott Invitational (Harrisonburg, Va.) TECH OFF TO HOT START • On Tech’s fifth goal of • The Bearcats knocked off • Virginia Tech is off to its the match, Aino Vuorinen second-seeded Memphis, 1-0, seventh 3-0-0 start under head connected with Ava Veith, during the AAC semifinals before coach Chugger Adair (second yielding both players their dropping the 4-0 result to top- time within the last three first collegiate assist and goal, seeded South Florida. seasons). respectively. • Cincinnati is coming off a 1-0 • The Hokies are off to their best VEITH MAKES #SCTOP10 defeat to Xavier after conceding season-opening goal differential • Ava Veith’s first collegiate goal during the 81st minute. since 2014 (+10). - extending Virginia Tech’s lead to 5-0 on Aug. 26 against Elon KEEP IT CLEAN SEVENTH HEAVEN - received the No. 2 spot on • Virginia Tech posted • Virginia Tech’s seven goals SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays. consecutive season-opening THE SERIES against Elon on Aug. 26 (7-1 clean sheets for the fourth time victory) tied its third highest • Veith unloaded a 35-yard, during its program history (all goal count across program curling strike to the top right instances under Chugger Adair: Matches played: 2 history. shelf, preluding Holly Weber’s 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021). Virginia Tech record: 2-0-0 30-yard strike that took place Home: 2-0-0 on the other side of a 55-minute • Nicole Kozlova factored into WITH A WIN ... Away: 0-0-0 three of Tech’s four goals scored lightning delay. • Virginia Tech would be 4-0- Neutral: 0-0-0 within the opening 20 minutes 0 for the sixth time across of play. She became the Hokies’ SCOUTING CINCINNATI Chugger Adair’s first 11 seasons Tech streak: Won two third player to record five or • Cincinnati posted a 5-5-1 as head coach (started 8-0-0 First meeting: Nov. 14, 2015 • H • W, 4-0 more points within the last five record during the 2020-21 during the 2019 season). Last meeting: Aug. 25, 2019 • H • W, 2-0 seasons (Allyson Brown, Tori season, advancing to the AAC Last Tech win: Aug. 25, 2019 • H • W, 2-0 Powell). title match. 2021 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S SOCCER / HOKIESPORTS.COM / @HOKIESWSOCCER 1 VIRGINIA TECH WOMEN’S SOCCER 2021 VIRGINIA TECH NUMERICAL ROSTER QUICK FACTS No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School (College) Previous Club 0 Dare Burnett R-So. GK 5-10 Ashburn, Va. Briar Woods FC Virginia DA THE BASICS 00 Lauren Hargrove Fr. GK 5-9 Richmond, Va. Douglas S. Freeman Richmond United ECNL University Name: Virginia Tech 1 Alia Skinner So. GK 5-9 Fleming Island, Fla. Fleming Island United Soccer Alliance DA Location: Blacksburg, Va. Founded: 1872 2 Riley McCarthy So. D 5-4 Clifton, Va. James W. Robinson FC Virginia DA Enrollment: 36,000 3 Kendall Feighan R-So. F 5-3 Pleasant Valley, N.Y. Arlington New York City FC DA President: Dr. Timothy Sands 4 Emily Gray Sr. M 5-4 Sewell, N.J. Washington Township Penn Fusion DA Director of Athletics: Whit Babcock 5 Aino Vuorinen Fr. F 5-4 Espoo, Finland Haukilahti FC Honka Nickname: Hokies 6 Makenzie Graham Jr. M 5-9 State College, Pa. State College Pittsburgh Riverhounds Mascot: HokieBird 7 Avery Tharrington Fr. M 5-7 Springfield, Va. South County BRYC Elite Colors: Chicago Maroon & Burnt Orange 8 Ayden Yates So. F 5-6 Davidson, N.C. Lake Norman Charter Charlotte Soccer Academy DA Affiliation: NCAA Division I 9 Emma Steigerwald Sr. F 5-4 Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown East Penn Fusion DA Conference: Atlantic Coast (18th Season) 10 Nicole Kozlova R-Jr. F 5-5 Toronto, Ontario William Lyon Mackenzie C.I. GS United 11 Gabby Johnson R-Sr. M 5-3 Midlothian, Va. Veritas School (Delaware) Seattle Sounders WPSL HOME PITCH 12 Tori Powell So. F 5-9 Haymarket, Va. Battlefield FC Virginia DA Thompson Field 13 Karlie Johnson Sr. F 5-9 Keller, Texas Keller FC Dallas DA Capacity: 2,028 14 Allie Lewis Fr. D 5-9 Bloomsburg, Pa. Bloomsburg Penn Fusion SA Dimensions: 75x125 yards 15 Sophie Maltese Fr. F 5-7 Leesburg, Va. Briar Woods McLean ECNL Surface: Natural bluegrass 16 Erin Carleton So. M 5-8 Powder Springs, Ga. Hillgrove Concorde Fire Platinum ECNL 17 Maddy Baucom So. D 5-7 Waxhaw, N.C. Marvin Ridge NC Fusion ECNL TEAM INFORMATION Virginia Developmental Academy 2020-21 Record: 8-9-0 18 Lauren Gogal Fr. M/D 5-9 Annandale, Va. Northern Virginia CC Home / Away / Neutral: 4-3-0 / 4-4-0 / 0-2-0 19 Holly Weber R-So. M 5-6 Springfield, Va. Bishop Ireton McLean ECNL Conference Record: 4-4-0 20 Victoria Haugen So. D 5-7 Bristow, Va. Patriot FC Virginia DA Home / Away: 2-2-0 / 2-2-0 21 Averi Visage So. D 5-10 Acworth, Ga. Harrison Concorde Fire Platinum ECNL Conference Finish: t-6th 22 Taylor Bryan So. F 5-5 Brooklyn, N.Y. Xaverian Fury FC DA Postseason: ACC quarterfinals 23 Kate Bonshak So. F 5-4 Whitehall, Pa. Whitehall Lehigh Valley United Starters Returning/Lost: 9/2 24 Emmalee McCarter Sr. F/M 5-6 Charleston, S.C. James Island Charter South Carolina United FC Lettermen Returning/Lost: 22/8 25 Calista Heister Jr. F 5-7 Olean, N.Y. Olean WNY Flash Academy ECNL Newcomers: 10 26 Emma Pelkowski Fr. M 5-7 West Chester, Pa. Bayard Rustin Penn Fusion SA 27 Ava Veith So. D 5-9 Williamsburg, Va. Bruton Richmond United ECNL Total seasons: 29th 28 Victoria Moser Fr. F/D 5-8 Greensboro, N.C. Walter Hines Page NC Fusion First season: 1993 30 S.A. Phillips R-Jr. GK 5-7 Pawleys Island, S.C. Waccamaw South Carolina United FC All-Time Record: 281-232-46 32 Allie George Fr. F 5-11 Louisville, Ky. Sacred Heart Academy Javanon FC All-Time ACC Record: 68-79-23 All-Time ACC Tournament Record: 4-8-2 ACC Finals Appearances (Last): 2 (2013) COACHING & SUPPORT STAFF NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last): 11 (2019) Head Coach: Charles “Chugger” Adair (San Diego, ’93), 11th season as head coach Associate Head Coach: Drew Kopp (Pittsburgh, ’99), 10th season All-Time NCAA Record: 12-11-1 Assistant Coach: Matt Gwilliam (Elizabethtown, ’01), seventh season College Cup Appearances (Last): 1 (2013) Director of Operations: Macaulay Soto (Messiah, ’16), fifth season Strength & Conditioning: Brandon Dillard Athletic Trainer: Emily Whitaker Creative Communications: Mike Skovan MEDIA INFORMATION ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MEDIA ACCESS/CREDENTIALS 0 - Dare Burnett DAIR Outlets interested in obtaining media access to cover - Alia Skinner ah-LEE-ah Virginia Tech women’s soccer home matches must apply for 1 credentials through Mike Skovan (media contact) via email 3 - Kendall Feighan FAY-in at [email protected].