Hokies start three-game residence stand
Soccer
9/5/2022 8:00:00 AM
This Saturday evening marks the return of Hokie Nation to Lane Stadium because the Virginia Tech soccer crew hosts its 2022 residence opener towards ACC foe Boston School.
Kickoff is ready for 8 p.m. ET underneath the lights, with ACC Community’s The Huddle on the town, and tickets are nonetheless out there beginning at $65. This weekend’s contest may even be Tech’s annual Orange Impact sport. Followers can order this 12 months’s T-shirt on-line, though transport just isn’t assured previous to gameday, or decide one up on Saturday from the Hokie Store’s trailer in Lot 4.
TV: Saturday’s sport might be televised on ACC Community with Dave O’Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselback (analyst) and Kelsey Riggs (sideline) on the decision.
Radio: The Virginia Tech Sports activities Community, together with its flagship station 105.3 FM, “The Bear,” in Blacksburg. will carry Saturday’s sport over the airwaves. Invoice Roth will deal with play-by-play duties whereas Mike Burnop gives colour commentary and Zach Mackey studies from the sideline.
Streaming: Catch the sport on-line at ESPN.com and within the ESPN cell app.
Stay Audio: Take heed to stay audio protection of Saturday’s sport at HokieSports.com/Watch and within the HokieSports cell app.
Stay Stats: Monitor the sport by means of stay stats on HokieSports.com, together with play-by-play updates and full crew and particular person statistics.
Social Media: Keep related with the Hokies on Twitter (@HokiesFB), Instagram (@hokiesfb) and Fb (@VirginiaTechFB).
Three Issues to Know
1. The Hokies have had success at residence early. Tech is 103-23-1 for a .815 profitable proportion in residence openers since its opening season in 1892, and is presently on a six-game profitable streak in residence openers relationship again to 2016. Since 1988, Tech has gone a powerful 31-3 (.912) in residence openers, with its final loss coming towards then-No. 1 Ohio State 42-24.
2. Tech begins sturdy towards ACC foes in Lane. Although it has been uncommon for Tech’s first residence sport to be league play, with it solely taking place thrice because it joined the ACC in 2004, because it usually performs a nonconference foe, it has been capable of be undefeated in these video games. Enjoying off the group of Hokie Nation that’s licking its chops to cheer on its crew, Tech has overwhelmed Georgia Tech (2012), NC State (2020) and then-No. 10 North Carolina (2021), with two of the three outings being one-score video games and the electrical surroundings being the distinction. Lastly, Tech might be taking part in in its twentieth Orange Impact sport (Tech followers put on orange) and is 13-6 in these matchups.
3. Some historical past between Tech and BC. The 2 colleges have been in the identical convention twice, because the pair was within the BIG EAST collectively for over a decade (1993-03), then Tech jumped to the ACC in ’04 and the Eagles adopted in ’05. The Hokies lead the all-time sequence 19-11 (.663) and are 8-5 at residence versus the Eagles. The Hokies flexed their dominance over the Eagles when the 2 have been within the BIG EAST, proudly owning an 8-3 (.727) benefit, whereas it has been somewhat extra neck and neck after the 2 arrived to the ACC (11-8, .579).
High Performers of Week 1
Operating again Keshawn King: King had a breakout efficiency in Norfolk, ending with 111 speeding yards on 19 carries to associate with a 6-yard landing reception. It marked his second profession 100-yard outing on the bottom and essentially the most speeding yards by a Tech participant in a season opener since Trey Edmunds notched 132 speeding yards towards Alabama again on Aug. 31, 2013.
Linebacker Dax Hollifield: Hollifield did somewhat little bit of the whole lot towards Previous Dominion. He completed with 10 tackes, together with 1.5 TFL, to associate with two pressured fumbles, two go breakups and one fumble restoration, showcasing his versatility as the most effective linebackers within the ACC. Hollifield’s 10 tackles have been essentially the most by a Hokie in a season opener since Rayshard Ashby’s 13 tackles towards Boston School on Aug. 31, 2019. He additionally turned simply the second participant since 2007 to file two pressured fumbles and one fumble restoration in the identical sport.
Tight finish Nick Gallo: Gallo emerged as a prime goal for quarterback Grant Wells in Week 1, recording profession highs with seven catches and 49 receiving yards to steer the Hokies in each classes.
Defensive again Nasir Peoples: Peoples asserted himself properly towards ODU, tying Hollifield for the crew lead in tackles with 10, together with a number of huge hits and a key solo cease on third down. He additionally added 1.5 TFL to his stat line on Friday evening.
