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Tech wraps up regular season home slate on Monday against Furman

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BLACKSBURG – Amidst an action-packed final leg of the regular season, Virginia Tech will host Furman at Thompson Field on Monday afternoon.
 Blacksburg, Va. 2 P.M. ET ACCNX | Live Stats 

NEWS & NOTES


THE SERIES

  • The Hokies hold a 1-0 advantage in the series after meeting the Paladins for the first time last season in Greenville, S.C.
  • Olivia Vergano had a six-goal game, along with two assists, that spurred Tech on to a 21-10 victory on March 15, 2022.
  • Virginia Tech's 21 goals in that game tied the team's season-high and the result capped off a six-game win streak.

A WIN WOULD...

  • Be Virginia Tech's fifth consecutive non-conference win.
  • Be Virginia Tech's first non-conference home win of the season.
  • Secure a winning record in the regular season. 

LAST TIME OUT

  • The Hokies are coming off an 16-12 defeat to No. 19 Clemson on Saturday afternoon.
  • Olivia Vergano and Maura O'Malley were productive, combining for eight goals, but the Tigers' Hanna Hilcoff had six goals alone that led the ranked side to victory.
  • Virginia Tech was tied 12-12 with Clemson at the 8:44 mark in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers finished the game on a 4-0 run that included five draw controls.

RECORD HUNTING

  • Two Hokies are in the running for the program's single-season draw control record that is currently held by Tristan McGinley (96 in 2018). Freshman Sarah Gresham currently has 86 draw controls this season, while Vergano has 84. 
  • Gresham claimed the freshman draw control record earlier this season when she reached 74, while Vergano ranks eighth all-time in career draw controls already with 157.
  • Freshman Jocelyn Torres currently holds a 9.95 GAA, which is third in Tech's single-season GAA history.