Hokie Women lose in OT to Georgetown in NCAA Tournament

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech women's soccer team suffered a heartbreaking overtime loss as it fell to Georgetown, 3-2, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Thompson Field Sunday evening. Sarah Adams scored the deciding goal to advance the Hoyas.

Tech wraps up the season with a No.25 ranking and a 13-6-1 record. The six losses for the Hokies were the fewest in a season in program history. Georgetown, ranking 14th in the nation, stays alive and moves to 16-3-3 on the year.

The Hoyas started the first half with an early goal to go up 1-0 three minutes into the game. Daphne Corboz sent a cross into the 18-yard box and Colleen Dinn connected on it about 10 yards out to the lower right corner.

Back-and-forth play continued for the next 30 minutes. Tech received its first chance to put a point on the board in the 27th minute with a Katie Yensen shot that went high. The Hokies took two shots and a corner before notching their first goal.

Kelsey Loupee took a free kick about 35 yards out and found Ashley Meier, who headed it into the far corner to tie the game at one with five minutes left in the half.

Georgetown responded with a shot by Marina Paul, but the midfielder sent it high. Tech got the ball back two minutes later and Anne Lumpkin fed a racing Jazmine Reeves down field who connected on a low shot to the opposite corner at the 43:34 mark.

The two teams went into the break with the Hokies up 2-1. The Hoyas out shot Tech 6-5, while the Hokies took the 2-1 corner advantage in the first. Tech's goalkeeper Dayle Colpitts stopped three Georgetown shots, while Emma Newins notched one save for the Hoyas in the first 45 minutes of play.

Both teams came out of the break trying to create opportunities. Georgetown took the first shot of the half three minutes in, but Colpitts was there to make the stop. The Hokies responded with two from Mayrose in the 50th minute, but both went wide.

At the 65:58 mark, Meier took the ball up field and gave Tech the next opportunity to increase its lead. The midfielder dished the ball to Mayrose who beat the defender and went one on one with the keeper and fired a hard shot but Newins was there to make the grab.

The Hoyas tied the score at two in the 78th minute. Mary Kroening fed the ball from the right sideline, close to the five-yard box and Kaitlin Brenn jumped up and headed it in over Colpitts' head.

The Hokies continued to attack, eager to find the next goal. Tech notched back-to-back corners with the last one coming in the final 20 seconds and Mayrose jumped up for a header but went wide right to end regulation.

The extra period started with a Tech corner kick but the ball was quickly cleared out by the Hoyas. Less than two minutes later Georgetown moved the ball down field and Jessica Clinton crossed it from the left side to Adams, who lifted the ball over Colpitts and into the back of the goal.

Georgetown outshot the Hokies just 10-9 in the game, but Tech took the 5-1 edge in corners. Colpitts finished the game with five saves, while Newins made two saves for the Hoyas.

Hokie Women Shutout No. 7 Wake Forest, 3-0

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Virginia Tech women’s soccer team cruised past the No. 7 Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 3-0, Wednesday night in its final regular season contest at Spry Stadium. Katie Yensen, Ashley Manning and Jazmine Reeves connect on goals for the Hokies to mark the fifth-straight season the Hokies have upset a top-10 team unranked.

Tech improved to 13-5-1 overall and 4-5-1 in the ACC, while Wake Forest fell to 12-4-3 and 6-3-1 in the conference.

Tech didn’t waste any time putting a point on the board. Shannon Mayrose took the first shot of the game that hit the post and Yensen flew in for the rebound and put the first point on the board 93 seconds into the ball game.

10 minutes later as the Hokies continued to attack, was rewarded the first corner kick of the game. Kelsey Loupee served a low ball on the base line and found Kelsey Mitchell. Mitchell then laid a perfect ball in the box where Manning found the top left corner for the goal.

Wake Forest created two chances in the first, but the Tech goalkeeper, Dayle Colpitts remained solid and picked up two saves to keep the 2-0 ball game.

The two teams headed into the break with the Hokies outshooting the Deacs 8-6 and holding the 3-1 corner advantage.

 Tech continued with the momentum in the second. The Hokies did not allow a Deacon shot in the first 43 minutes and created themselves three opportunities before making it a 3-0 ball game.

At the 66:35 mark, Mayrose received the ball in the midfield and served the ball up the right sideline. Reeves used her speed and beat the defender to the ball and easily fired a shot by the Wake Forest goalkeeper, Aubrey Bledsoe.

The Hokies closed the game outshooting the Deacons 12-8 and took the 5-2 corner kick advantage. Five Hokies recorded multiple shots. 

Virginia Tech Goalkeeper, Dayle Colpitts

Colpitts picked up two saves to record the shutout for Tech and improved to 8-5-1 on the season. Bledsoe allowed three goals and stopped two shots and fell to 12-4-3 on the season.

The Hokies will now await Thursday’s Florida State, Miami game which determines the No. 8 seed in the ACC Tournament. The Hurricanes have to lose for Tech to receive the final seed and face off at Florida State Sunday at 1 p.m.

No. 11 UVA Women Blank No. 22 Virginia Tech, 5-0

Miller’s Hat Trick Fuels Virginia’s 5-0 Rout in Blacksburg

Cavaliers clinch ACC Tournament berth with victory

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The No. 11 Virginia women’s soccer team clinched a spot in the 2012 ACC Tournament in emphatic fashion, downing No. 22 Virginia Tech 5-0 on Sunday night at Thompson Field. Senior forward Caroline Miller (Rockville, Md.) led the Cavaliers with three goals and an assist, tying the school record for points in a game with seven.

The Cavaliers improve to 12-4-1 overall and 5-3-1 in the ACC with the victory, clinching their 19th consecutive season of finishing .500 or better in the conference. The Hokies fell to 12-5-1 overall and 3-5-1 in the ACC.

“This was a big result for us,” said head coach Steve Swanson. “Coming off the disappointing loss at Florida State last week, this was a good response by our team. We take this rivalry very seriously and knew we were going to have to be at our best to get a win down here. This is a big confidence builder for us moving forward.”

Virginia took the lead in the 29th minute of play on a gave-and-go play between Miller and Danielle Colaprico (Freehold, N.J.). Miller sent a through ball to Colaprico, who dribbled to the end line. Colaprico picked out Miller about 10 yards in front of goal, who fired a blast into the top of the net for her 10th goal of the season. With that goal, Miller became the first Cavalier to post double-digit goal totals in consecutive seasons since Kelly Hammond in 2003 and 2004.

The Cavaliers controlled play in the second half from the start and doubled their lead in the 66th minute. Morgan Brian (St. Simons Island, Ga.) won a ball in the midfield and found Miller at the top of the box. Miller took a touch and fired a shot just inside the post for her second goal of the night.

Miller completed her second career hat trick in the 74th minute as Makenzy Doniak (Chino Hills, Calif.) found her all alone at the six-yard box and she slotted home her 12th goal of the season.

Two minutes later it was Miller on the set-up of Virginia’s fourth goal of the night, as she threaded a ball into the box that Gloria Douglas (Fayetteville, N.C.) finished for her third goal of the season. With the assist, Miller tied the school record for points in a game with seven. It was seventh time the feat has been accomplished, the last coming by Miller against Liberty last season.

It was Miller’s 10th career multi-goal game and her fourth this season. Seven of those 10 multi-goal performances have come against ACC competition. She also moved into third place on Virginia’s career goal list with 37, and sixth on Virginia’s career points list with 89.

“I felt pretty good after warm-ups and was confident going into this game,” said Miller. “We knew we needed to get wins in these final two regular season games and we came out from the start ready to go tonight. We got the result we wanted here and now have to focus on Thursday.”

Virginia capped the scoring in the 84th minute when Shasta Fisher (Saugus, Calif.) tallied her first goal of the season. After a corner kick bounced out to her at the top of the 18, Fisher fired a shot that was blocked by a defender. The rebound came right back to her and she blasted the ball into the upper corner of the goal from the top of the 18-yard box.

“We have done a good job of finishing the chances we have created this season,” said Swanson. “The problem we have had at times against quality teams was creating a lot of good chances. We were able to do that tonight. We had 24 shots and a lot of them were quality shots. We have some good goal scorers on this team and when we create the chances we did tonight, we are going to put a good number into the net.”

Virginia outshot Virginia Tech 24-9 and had an 8-5 corner kick advantage. Danielle DeLisle (Baltimore, Md.) made four saves in goal for the Cavaliers to post her fifth shutout of the season. Dayle Colpitts made five saves at the other end for the Hokies.  

It marked the fourth consecutive shutout victory for the Cavaliers over the Hokies, having outscored their intrastate rival 16-0 in those contests over the past three seasons.

The Cavaliers will conclude the regular season on Thursday as they host Boston College. Game time at Klöckner Stadium is slated for 7 p.m. Prior to the game the four senior members of the team (Miller, Erica Hollenberg, Julia Roberts and Carrie Wisman) will be honored.  

#11 Virginia 5, #22 Virginia Tech 0

#11 Virginia (12-4-1, 5-3-1)                        1            4     -            5
#22 Virginia Tech (12-5-1, 3-5-1)            0            0    -            0

Scoring Summary

1. UVa. Caroline Miller 10 (Danielle Colaprico 5) 29’
2. UVa. Caroline Miller 11 (Morgan Brian 2) 66’
3. UVa. Caroline Miller 12 (Makenzy Doniak 7) 74’
4. UVa. Gloria Douglas 3 (Caroline Miller 3) 76’
5. UVa. Shasta Fisher 1 (unassisted) 84’

Shots: UVa 24, VT 9

Corners: UVa 8, VT 5

Saves: UVa 4 (Danielle DeLisle 4), VT 5 (Dayle Colpitts 5)

Fouls: UVa 6, VT 6

Attendance: 873

No. 22 Virginia Tech Women Blank Clemson, 3-0

No. 22 Hokies cruise past the Clemson Tigers, 3-0

Meier, Coburn, Manning connect on goals

CLEMSON, S.C. – The No. 22 Virginia Tech women’s soccer team cruised
past the Clemson Tigers, 3-0, Thursday night at the historic Riggs
Field. Ashley Meier, Jordan Coburn and Ashley Manning connected on the
Hokie goals.

Tech improved to 12-4-1 overall and 3-4-1 in the ACC, while the Tigers
fell 5-10-2 and 0-9-0 in the conference.

The game started off with the Hokies attacking hard. Their first
corner kick came five minutes into the game, but the Tiger defense was
there to clear the ball out. Tech continued attacking with three
unanswered shots before the first goal at the 11:20 mark.

Meier took the ball up the field and made moves past the defenders and
took a shot that the Clemson keeper, Hunter Rittgers, blocked. Katie
Yensen flew in to try and connect but Rittgers was there again but
couldn’t grab it. Meier was there to connect on the goal about 12
yards out.

The first half ended with Clemson’s third shot of the game at the
43:35 mark and the Hokie keeper Dayle Colpitts picked up her second
save of the night. The two teams went into the break with Tech up 1-0.

Tech took the 8-3 shot advantage in the first half, while taking two
corners. Clemson’s Rittgers picked up three saves.

The Hokies continued with the momentum in the second, taking another
corner just two minutes in but the ball was cleared. Meier set up the
second corner of the half off her fifth shot of the game, which was
deflected out.

The corner kick taken by Kelsey Loupee at the 51:43 mark was cleared
by the Tigers. But the ball found Coburn at the top of the 18-yard box
and the freshman fired one past the new Clemson keeper, Morgan Hert,
to go up 2-0.

With just under 20 minutes to go, the Hokies increase the dominant
lead to three. Meier took the ball down the left sideline and
perfectly placed the ball in the 18-yard box and Manning flicked it to
the top left corner for her third goal of the season.

Up 3-0 with 16 minutes remaining, Caroline Kelly entered the game for
the first time in 11 contests as she replaced Colpitts in goal. The
freshman received action quickly and stopped a Clemson shot at the
75:52 mark to pick up her first save of the night.

The Hokies closed the game out, outshooting the Tigers 13-7 and took
the 4-2 corner advantage. Meier led both teams with five shots with
two goal and three points.

Colpitts recorded the win for the Hokies as she moved to 7-4-1 on the
season and picked up two saves. Kelly picked up the final two saves
for the Hokies. Rittgers took the loss and moved to 5-8-2 overall and
stopped three shots.

Tech returns to Blacksburg for its final home contest of the season
Sunday against in-state rival Virginia at 5 p.m. Prior to kickoff the
Hokie staff will honor its senior class for their dedication to the
program.

NSCAA Women's National Rankings, UVA 14, Va Tech 22

The latest NSCAA Women's National Rankings are out and UVA dropped one spot from 13 to 14 while Virginiat Tech slipped from 19 to 22.

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No. 19 Virginia Tech Women Tie Miami, 1-1

CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The No. 19 Virginia Tech women’s soccer team concluded a tough two-game road trip with a scoreless draw against Miami Sunday afternoon at Cobb Stadium. Junior Dayle Colpitts remained perfect in goal, as she recorded a season-high seven saves to move the Hokies to 11-4-1 on the season and 2-4-1 in the ACC.

The Hurricanes moved to 7-6-2 overall and 2-4-1 in conference, as both teams still remain tied with seven points in the conference standings behind seven teams. 

“Today was a difficult game for us at Miami,” commented head coach Chugger Adair. “It was a big game and a hard fought match that we worked hard on. To get a result ending in a draw in our conference is a good result and we will take a point whenever we can get one. I thought both teams played hard, created chances and had opportunities. A tie on the road at Miami on a difficult field to play at against a tough, hard fought Miami team, we are happy with the point.”

The game started off with a lot of back-and-forth action. Miami’s Ally Andreini took the first shot of the game almost two minutes into the first half, but went high. The game was interrupted by a Hokie injury at the 4:42 mark. Jodie Zelenky collided unintentionally with a Hurricane defender and did not return.

Four minutes later, Shannon Mayrose took the first Tech shot that went on goal but Miami’s goalkeeper Emily Lillard was there to make the stop.

The two teams traded shots but were unable to connect and the first half ended with the score still at zero. The Hokies and Hurricanes went into the break with four shots and a corner kick each. 

Miami grabbed the intensity early in the second and out shot the Hokies 9-2 in the final regulation. Mayrose tried to put the Hokies up one at the 65:45 mark but Lillard was there to stop the only Tech shot on goal. Colpitts remained solid stopping all five of the Hurricanes’ shots on goal to force the game into the first overtime.

Both teams battled for possession and were unable to create any chances, as the final overtime period began.

Time became a factor as both teams continued to battle, but the clock quickly ticked down to zero without a goal being scored. Both teams found just one opportunity in the final overtime period, but both goalies remained perfect.

Miami out shot the Hokies 14-7 and both teams recorded four corner kicks. The Hurricanes’ Tara Schwitter recorded a game-high six shots, while Mayrose led the Hokies with two shots and two on goal.

Both goalies earned the shutouts, playing all 110 minutes. Colpitts charted a season-high seven saves and moved to 6-4-1 on the season, while Lillard stopped four shots and moved to 5-6-2 overall.

Tech is back in action as it continues on the road Thursday with a 7 p.m. ACC matchup against Clemson. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3.

No. 19 Virginia Tech Women Lose to Florida State, 1-0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The No. 19 Virginia Tech women’s soccer team fell to top-ranked Florida State, 1-0, Thursday night Florida State’s Soccer Complex. Hikaru Murakami’s first-half goal was the deciding factor as the Seminoles continue to be the only undefeated team in the nation (13-0-0) and 6-0-0 in the ACC. The Hokies fell to 11-4-0 overall and 2-4-0 in the conference.

“Tonight was a difficult game and I think Florida State is a very good team and there is a reason why they are the No. 1 team in the country right now,” commented head coach Chugger Adair. “It was a challenge for us tonight and it was an opportunity we were looking forward to. We didn’t do a good job defending in the first half. I think we gave up way too many corners and set pieces. We got ourselves backed up against a wall and unfortunately gave up the early goal.”

Florida State took control quickly and attacked early taking 11 shots in the first. The Hokies found just two opportunities, but Florida State’s goalkeeper Kelsey Wys was there to stop the one shot on goal taken by Shannon Mayrose 12 minutes in.

The Seminoles found the back of the net at the 26:18 mark when Murakami was fed the ball by Jamia Fields and fired one about 25 yards out. The ball hit the crossbar and bounced in past Dayle Colpitts in goal for the game-winner.

The first half closed out with the Seminoles having the 11-2 shot advantage and took eight corners, while Tech recorded one.

The Hokies jumped out in the second trying to make opportunities but the No. 1 defense in the nation held on to the 1-0 lead for the remainder of the game. Tech’s closest chance to tying the score at one was when Jazmine Reeves took a header in the box, but it just went over the crossbar at the 78:45 mark.

“The second half was much better. We tightened things up and were a lot more organized and gave up less. However, we didn’t create as much until the last few minutes. We tried to push the game and unfortunately the result went against us. But we are looking forward to a good hard fought match against Miami on Sunday.”

Time became a factor as the Hokies’ offense tried to make chances but just couldn’t find an opening. Tech’s defense played very solid limiting the Seminole offense to just four shots on goal.  

Colpitts took the loss and fell to 6-4-0, while stopping three shots. Wys improved to 12-0-0 with the win and recorded one stop for the Seminoles. Two Seminoles recorded a game-high four shots, while Mayrose, Anne Lumpkin and Reeves recorded shots for the Hokies.

Tech is back in action when it travels further south for a 1 p.m. matchup against Miami Sunday afternoon.

No. 15 Va Tech Women Defeat Sooners, 4-1

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The No. 15 Virginia Tech women’s soccer team cruised past the Oklahoma Sooners, 4-1, Sunday evening at Thompson Field in its final non-conference match of the season. The Hokies conclude non-conference play with a 9-0-0 record this season which marks the first time Tech went undefeated outside of its conference. Ashley Meier, Katie Yensen, Jazmine Reeves and Ellie Zoepfl all found the back of the net for the Hokies.

Tech (10-3-0) opened the game up early, attacking hard and receiving the first corner kick of the game at the 1:28 mark. After Oklahoma (4-6-4) cleared the ball out of the box, the Hokies quickly got the ball back and fired the first shot of the game but the Jordan Coburn shot went high.

Just two minutes later, Tech put the first point on the board as Shannon Mayrose fed Meier the ball inside the 18-yard box and she connected about seven yards out at the 3:52 mark. This was the earliest goal in 21 games for the Hokies. The last time Tech scored this early was Oct. 13, 2011 when the Hokies beat Clemson, 3-0.

Tech took four shots and two corners before Jazmine Reeves fired a hard shot that the Sooner’s goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire couldn’t grab and Yensen flew in and found the back of the net to make it a 2-0 ball game at the 33:55 mark.

Oklahoma had two opportunities to put a point on the board before the half. Renae Cuellar and Amy Petrikin both fired a shot on goal but the Hokie goalkeeper Dayle Colpitts was there to make the stops.

The two teams went into the break with the Hokies holding the 9-2 shot advantage and took three corners.

The second half consisted of a lot of back-and-forth play, until Oklahoma briefly opened up taking a shot in the 78^thminute that the Hokie defense blocked. But Katharine Nutman rebounded and fired one past Colpitts for the goal at the 77:11 mark.

Tech responded with two of their own. After a corner and a Hokie shot, Morgan Conklin fed Reeves the ball inside the 18-yard box and Reeves chested the ball down and fired a hard one right past Devonshire to make it a 3-1 ball game.

With four minutes left in regulation, Anne Lumpkin got the ball around midfield and passed it to Zoepfl on the right sideline. Zoepfl took the ball up field and fired a hard shot to the upper far corner for the final goal of the game and the first of her career.

Tech closed the game out with the 17-6 shot advantage and took nine corners, while the Sooners only recorded two. Reeves led both teams with five shots and three on goal.

Colpitts (6-3-0) charted her sixth win of the season and stopped four shots, while Devonshire (4-6-4) took the loss and picked up five saves.  

The Hokies hit the road for the first time in four games as they travel to Florida for a tough ACC weekend. Tech will stop at top-ranked Florida State first on Thursday for an 8 p.m. match that will air on RSN, before heading further south to Miami Sunday.

No. 15 Virginia Tech Women fall to No. 9 Duke

BLACKSBURG, Va. – After a hard fought battle, the No. 15 Virginia Tech women’s soccer team fell to the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils, 3-2 in overtime Thursday night at Thompson Field. Tech took the lead early and stuck with it despite falling behind, but Duke found the back of the net first in overtime to take the win. Ashley Meier and Kelsey Loupee were the goal scorers for the Hokies, while Duke’s Laura Weinberg scored twice and Kaitlyn Kerr added one of her own.

The game opened with Duke (9-3-1, 3-2-1 ACC) dominating possession but the Hokies (10-3-0, 2-3-0 ACC) took advantage of every opportunity they had to begin the game. Early on, Julia Goldsworthy crossed a pass to Shannon Mayrose who was up close to the goal, but unable to capitalize as the nearby goalie trapped the ball to stop the effort.

After another up-close, powerful attempt from Jazmine Reeves, Tech was finally able to break through and get on the board. Meier stuck with her initial effort and it paid off as she scored her fifth goal of the season in the 30^th minute. Meier was crashing the middle when Reeves sent the ball back towards the crowd from the end line. Meier controlled the pass and quickly fired a hard shot but it ricocheted off the cross bar and returned to her feet. Taking advantage of the second opportunity she kept the ball on the ground this time, sneaking it under the left side of the diving keeper.

Less than two minutes later Meier was as it again as she created space after going one-on-one with a Duke defender. She launched the ball from the left side of the 18-yard box, but it sailed wide right.

Continuing to attack, Katie DeTuro nearly added a second goal towards the end of the opening half when she was body-to-body with Duke’s keeper on one of Tech’s four corners, but the goalie took the slight edge in the air and punched the ball over the goal.

Tech led the way in every statistical category at the half, outshooting the Blue Devils 8-4 in the first half.

Duke saw resurgence as it dominated play to open the second half, but the Hokies would not allow them to steal the momentum. Tech keeper Dayle Colpitts made a pair of diving saves, the first of which she was able to punch over the goal and the second she dove and stopped the shot, being forced to hold on with a Duke forward nearby.

In the 66th minute, Weinberg was able to tie the game up when she fired from just beyond the 18 and slipped the ball in under a diving Colpitts.

Five minutes later the Blue Devils took a temporary advantage when Kerr put away a cross from Mollie Pathman to make it a 2-1 game. Pathman brought the ball to the left end line and served it in back towards the crowd in front of the goal. Kerr controlled the pass and snuck the ball just inside the right post and just out of Colpitts’ reach.

Refusing to give up, the Hokies continued to battle and attack. Reeves nearly set up an opportunity for Tech when she weaved her way down the right ride of the field and served a pass into the middle, but the Duke defense was prepared for it and after a scrum was able to clear it out.

Tech’s resiliency paid off in the 75th minute when Kelsey Loupee was in the right place at the right time. A scramble ensued after a Tech corner and after the ball went bouncing around inside the goalie’s box it was knocked out to the feet of Loupee, who threaded the stray ball across the field into the other side of the net.

With the game tied a two apiece, play got chippy late in the second half as two yellow cards were issued, one to each team. Both squads continued to attack but were unable to take the advantage, as the game headed to overtime for the second time at Thompson Field this season. Overall on the year this marked the third overtime game for Tech and the fourth for the Blue Devils.

Duke was the first to fire in the overtime period, but Colpitts helped the ball over the goal and out of play. Though both team’s had opportunities, the Blue Devils decided the match when Weinberg again found the back of the net. Kim DeCesare crossed the ball and Weinberg received it, making a move to her left before sending it towards the goal. The ball bounced off the left post before rolling into the net.

Duke finished the game outshooting the Hokies 18-12, also taking the advantage on corners, 9-7.

Despite the loss, Colpitts’ effort all game kept the Hokies in the match. She finished the game with just fives but her direction and aggressive play helped Tech battle the top-10 opponent to the end. Duke’s Tara Campbell got the win and made just one save in the game.

The Hokies will remain at home to finish out the week of play as they break from conference play to host Oklahoma on Sunday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m.

No. 16 Virginia Tech Women Beat No. 18 Maryland, 1-0

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Junior Katie DeTuro’s 44th-minute goal lifted the No. 16 Virginia Tech women’s soccer team over No. 18 Maryland, 1-0, Sunday evening at Thompson Field. The Hokies handed the Terps their first ACC loss as they fell to 8-3-2 overall and 4-1-1 in the conference. This is the ninth shutout of the season for Tech as it improved to 10-2-0 on the season and 2-2-0 in the ACC. 

The game started out very physical, as 21 of the 29 fouls were called in the first half. Tech set the tone early as it took the first shot of the game a little over a minute into regulation. Shannon Mayrose fired a shot at the 1:12 mark but Maryland’s Rachelle Beanlands was there to make the stop.

The Hokies took three more shots before notching the goal with 2:11 remaining in the half. The ball was sent up field to Ashley Meier, who quickly dished it to DeTuro. The junior made a quick move past a Terp defender and fired a hard shot past Beanlands that found the back of the net.  

Tech controlled the tempo throughout the half and outshot Maryland 5-3, while the Terps took the 2-1 corner kick advantage.

Both teams came out strong in the second and continued to attack. Maryland took eight more shots, while Tech had seven opportunities to increase its lead. The Terps had two close chances to find a goal as Becky Kaplan’s shot in the 26th minute hit the crossbar and Haley Brock fired a close call at the 48:20 mark that hit the post.

Maryland out cornered the Hokies, 9-4, while Tech outshot the Terps 12-11. Maryland’s Olivia Wagner and Brock led both teams with three shots apiece, while four Hokies recorded two shots each.

Tech’s strong backline of Kelsey Mitchell, Jordan Coburn, Amanda Gerhard and Julia Goldsworthy helped Dayle Colpitts (5-2-0) pick up her 16th career shutout. The junior stopped all four shots on goal that Maryland fired. Out of the 12 Tech shots, the Hokies recorded seven on goal as Beanlands (8-3-1) took her third loss of the season and picked up six saves.

The Hokies return to action with another tough ACC match Thursday hosting No. 4 Duke Thursday at 7 p.m. on Thompson Field.