Hokie ClubBLACKSBURG - The Virginia Tech women's soccer team remains in Blacksburg for one more match before heading out on the road for a contest on Sunday. Tech faces its fourth straight Top 10 opponent on Thursday night in No. 5 Florida State with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. The Hokies will be wearing pink jerseys as part of the Cancer Awareness Game against the Seminoles. On Sunday, Tech will battle its first non-ranked opponent since Miami (Sept. 21) in the NC State Wolfpack, a program that is receiving votes, though, and has an RPI of 22.
GAMEDAY INFORMATION
Thursday, October 10 - 7:30 PM
Thompson Field, Blacksburg, Virginia
vs. #5 Florida State Seminoles (10-2-0, 4-0-0 ACC)
Head Coach: Mark Krikorian (15th season, 26th overall)
Record at school: 268-62-30; career: 436-111-36
Series: FSU leads 17-0-2; Last: Sept. 20, 2018 (L, 3-0)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: Regional Sports Networks; Link: CLICK HERE
FSU Preview/Game notes: Link
Sunday, October 13 - 5 PM
Dail Soccer Field, Raleigh, North Carolina
vs. NC State Wolfpack (6-4-2, 1-1-2 ACC)
Head Coach: Tim Santoro (7th season)
Record at school: 56-67-12; career: same
Series: Tech leads 9-5-0; Last: Oct. 22, 2017 (L, 1-0)
Live Stats: CLICK HERE
Broadcast: ACC Network; Link: CLICK HERE
NC State Preview/Game notes: Link (when available)
Top Notes for the Hokies (link to Game Notes pdf packet)
Facing ranked foes, four straight, and all in top 10
- The Hokies are currently in a four-match stretch where they will face four straight ranked opponents, which marks just the fifth time in program history during the regular season and the eighth time overall.
- Three times Tech had a stretch of four straight, the last was Sept. 16-Oct. 1, 2016 (0-3-1), while its longest was a six-match span from Sept. 23-Oct. 17, 2010 - which included three straight against top 10 teams - at No. 1 North Carolina (L, 2-1), No. 7 Maryland (W, 1-0) and at No. 4 Boston College (W, 2-1).
- Thursday's match will mark the first time Tech has faced four straight programs ranked in the Top 10.
- All-time, Tech is 30-87-14 (131 games - 28.2 win percentage) against ranked foes. Under head coach Chugger Adair (nine seasons), the Hokies are 17-40-8 (32.3), while they were 13-47-6 (24.2) prior.
More on the Hokies versus ranked teams
- The Hokies' 1-0 win over No. 6 Virginia last year (Sept. 27) marked the team's first victory over a top 10 program since Nov. 8, 2013 - vs. No. 1 Virginia, 4-2 at the ACC Championship semifinal in Cary, N.C.
- Prior to the 2018 victory, the Hokies had not beaten a ranked foe in 14 attempts - since Oct. 4, 2015, when Tech went on the road and beat No. 22 Duke (4-2). The team was 0-9-5 between the two wins.
- Last season, the Hokies were 2-6-1 vs. ranked teams, last beating No. 17 Texas (1-0) on the road in the first round of the NCAA Championship, while they are 0-2-1 this season.
- In its history, Tech is 11-54-5 against programs ranked in the top 10 and 5-34-3 vs. the top 5.
- Tech's last four losses, and 8-of-9, have been to ranked teams, including three times last year to UNC.
Tech versus this week's opponents (see more Page 2 of game notes)
- All-time, the Seminoles have not been too kind to the Hokies as Florida State owns a 17-0-2 mark in the series, including a 6-0-1 record in Blacksburg, and has won two straight.
- Back on Oct. 22, 2015 in a match at Thompson Field, Tech was able to hold Florida State scoreless for 110 minutes to earn the last of its two ties against the Seminoles, which ended a nine-match losing streak.
- On the flip side, since 2007, Tech owned the series against NC State, with eight straight wins, before the Wolfpack registered a 1-0 double overtime win against the Hokies in the last meeting (Oct. 22, 2017).
- Overall, Tech is 9-5-0 against NC State, and is 6-2-0 on the road. The Hokies have won five straight in Raleigh by a combined 15-2 count. Tech's last loss there was a 4-2 decision on Oct. 9, 2005.
McGlynn breaks school record for career shutouts
- Behind a seven-save performance against No. 10 Duke (Oct. 6), Tech's Mandy McGlynn posted the 30th shutout of her Tech career breaking the school record in the process.
- McGlynn, who has cemented her place among Tech's all-time goalkeepers, needed to make four saves in the final 10 minutes of action to preserve the shutout. It was her league-leading eighth of the season, already the third-most ever in a single season, and broke the career mark, which she had shared at 29 with Dayle Colpitts (2010-13) entering the match.
McGlynn named a Senior CLASS candidate
- Tech's goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn has been named as one of 30 candidates for the 2019 Senior CLASS Award for her achievements both on and off the field, the organization recently announced.
- McGlynn is one of four goalkeepers to be selected to the initial list and the only ACC player chosen as a candidate. The Jacksonville, Florida native has already been named an All-ACC Preseason First Team member and earned a school record fourth ACC Defensive Player of the Week honor back on Sept. 17.
- The candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists and will be placed on the official ballot.