Hokie ClubTALLAHASSEE, -- Virginia Tech ends the regular season with a 4-1 loss to Florida State on Thursday at the Seminole Soccer Complex in Tallahassee, Fla.
Virginia Tech drops to 10-6-2 overall and 4-5-1 in ACC play.
How it Happened
Florida State (12-2-2, 5-1-1 ACC) grabbed a quick 1-0 lead when Leilanni Nesbeth scored in the second minute of the match. The Seminoles added a second goal in the fourth minute from Onyi Echegini, Florida State's lead goal scorer.
The Hokies went on to hold off Florida State for the remainder of the first half 2-0. Virginia Tech stopped the Seminoles from scoring for 71 minutes before Echegini scored her second goal of the match in the 75th-minute.
Emmalee McCarter prevented the shutout for the Hokies putting the team on the scoreboard in the 83rd-minute.
Florida State was determine to put themselves in a good spot to end the season making it a 4-1 game in the final minute with a penalty-kick goal by Clara Robbins.
"We worked hard tonight and stuck to the game plan," said head coach Chugger Adair. "We tried to get back into the game late but unfortunately ran out of steam. When you play against top 10 teams you cannot afford to make some of the mistakes that we made and still try to win games. The women worked hard tonight and I am proud of their effort"
Game Note
- Lauren Hargrove piled up three saves for the Hokies out of 14 total Seminoles shots.
- Virginia Tech registered four shots on goal.
- Taylor Price and Tori Powell both made two shots on the Seminoles
- Emmalee McCarter scored her second goal of the season
UP NEXT
• The Hokies will await their fate for an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament during the selection show on Nov. 7th.
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