Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech women's soccer team heads on the road for the first time in 2019, traveling to Athens, Georgia this weekend to take on a pair of SEC opponents in the Bulldog Classic hosted by the University of Georgia. The Hokies (2-0-0) will tussle with the home team on Friday night before facing the Auburn Tigers on Sunday.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Friday, August 30 - 7 PM
Turner Soccer Complex, Athens, Georgia
at Georgia Bulldogs (1-1-0)
Head Coach: Billy Lesesne (Fifth season)
Record at school: 20-45-9; career: same
Series: Tech leads 1-0-1; Last: Sept. 2, 2018 (T, 0-0)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: SEC Network Plus; Link: CLICK HERE
Bulldog Classic Preview (Georgia): Link
Sunday, September 1 - 2:30 PM
Turner Soccer Complex, Athens, Georgia
vs. Auburn Tigers (0-1-0)
Head Coach: Karen Hoppa (21st season, 27th overall)
Record at school: 237-154-3; career: 301-198-48
Series: First Meeting; Last: N/A
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: None
Auburn Tigers preview: Link
Top Notes for the Hokies (link to Game Notes pdf packet)
Tech success in August and in nonconference matches under Adair
- In its history, Tech holds an overall mark of 42-9-8 in matches played in the month of August, including marks of 25-1-6 at home, 12-7-0 on the road and 5-1-2 in neutral site matches.
- Since 2011, Chugger Adair's first season as head coach, the team has lost just one match in the month - at Alabama, 1-0, Aug. 30, 2018. Overall, the Hokies are 30-1-5 under Adair in the month - 17-0-3 at home, 9-1-0 on the road and 4-0-2 at neutral sites.
- The last time Tech lost in the month before last year's match was a neutral site game versus Long Beach State (2-1) on Aug. 29, 2010 at the Aggieland Invitational Tournament in College Station, Texas.
- The previous road loss in August was two days earlier, against the hosts Texas A&M on Aug. 27 (5-3).
- Tech's lone home loss in August dates back to Aug. 27, 2000 - a 3-2 setback to Seton Hall. The team is now unbeaten in its last 30 matches at home in the month.
- Under Adair, Tech has only lost 13 nonconference matches, nine in the postseason, and only four during the regular season - one at Tennessee, Sept. 10, 2017 (3-1), two matches in Blacksburg - Ohio State on Sept. 1, 2016 (2-1) and Nebraska on Sept. 9, 2011 (4-3), and last year in Tuscaloosa.
- In nine seasons under Adair, Tech is 59-4-6 in nonconference regular-season matches.
The Hokies versus this weekend's opponents (see more Page 2 of game notes)
- Versus Georgia, Tech is 1-0-1 with meetings each of the last two seasons against the Bulldogs.
- In Athens last year, the teams tied 0-0 in double-overtime, while Tech won 1-0 in Blacksburg in 2017. Alani Johnson scored the lone goal in the 18th minute, meaning the two teams have gone without a goal for 182 consecutive minutes and Mandy McGlynn has held Georgia scoreless for 200 straight minutes.
- This will be the first ever meeting between the Hokies and the Auburn Tigers.
- Tech's next three matches are all against SEC opponents (adding the Hokies' Alabama match at home next week) and all-time against current conference foes, the Hokies are 8-6-2.
- On the road, Tech has yet to win a match, but are 5-2-0 in neutral site match-ups, including a 1-0 double-overtime win in last year's NCAA Second Round against Arkansas.
Starting the season unbeaten after two matches and beyond
- For the 10th straight year and 17th overall, Tech is unbeaten after its first two matches, while a 2-0-0 start to the season has now been accomplished for the 12th time, but the first since 2017.
- Extending that to this weekend's matches, the Hokies are seeking their 10th 3-0-0 start in program history while a 4-0-0 start has only been done seven times (Tech started the 2017 season 4-0-0).
- Lastly, all-time after four matches, Tech has been unbeaten 12 times.