Thursday, October 27 – 7 p.m.
Seminole Soccer Complex, Tallahassee, Fla.
vs. No. 5 Florida State (11-2-2, 7-2)
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• ACC Victories (10-5-2, 4-4-1): Virginia Tech defeated Syracuse 2-0 at home on Sunday marking the Hokies sixth shutout victory this season. Gabby Johnson scored the first goal of the game on a corner kick right into the net from the near left side of the pitch. The Hokies scored their second goal of the match starting from a corner kick. Syracuse headed the ball towards Natalie Mitchell who earned the assist by passing it to Lauren Gogal for her first career goal in the 88th minute.
Earlier this month, Tech defeated No. 3 North Carolina in a 2-1 match at Thompson Field on Oct. 1. North Carolina held the lead at the half 1-0. Taylor Bryan put the Hokies back in the game in the final third as she scored the equalizer in the 73rd minute. Tori Powell scored the go-ahead goal in the 85th minute to win the game for Tech. Powell’s goal earned her the title of ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week.
Tech went on a three game winning streak in the ACC with the win over North Carolina. The Hokies first defeated two ACC opponents with both games ending in shutout victories, No. 22 NC State 1-0 and Wake Forest 2-0. Freshman Taylor Price scored the lone goal of the game against NC State in the 63rd minute, her sixth goal of the season.
Virginia Tech is currently ranked fifth in overall shots (269) and fifth in points (107) in the ACC.
• Seminoles (11-2-2, 7-2): Florida State last defeated No. 20 Pittsburgh on Sunday 1-0, but not before falling to No. 2 North Carolina 2-1 in the week prior. The Seminoles scored the winning goal in the 67th minute against Pitt. Pitt put the pressure on in the second half with a shot advantage of 10-5. Both teams were tied in shots on goal (4) and corner kicks (4). Jenna Nighswonger led the team with five shots.
Florida State fell to North Carolina in the 58th minute of the match allowing two goals to go unanswered. The Seminoles took an early 1-0 lead with a goal in the 5th minute by Onyi Echegini. The Tar Heels answered back scoring their first goal in the 32nd…
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