March 12, 2013
Hokies set for California swing
Tech to face UC Davis, Cal
12F
Virginia Tech (4-4) 10616
UC Davis (1-5) 347
  • Aggie Stadium - 49

Game Notes PDF

Series Info

All Time vs. UC Davis: 1-0 • At VT: 1-0 • At UC Davis: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0

Notes: Tech leads the brief all-time series agains the Aggies ... The Hokies topped UC Davis a season ago in Blacksburg, 18-14 ... The game was then-freshman Meg Bartley’s coming out as she came off the bench to tally five points, scoring four goals and assisting another ... Brooke Martin buried three goals and had an assist.

Scouting UC Davis

UC Davis enters the week at 1-4 on the season falling to Cal, 18-12, over the weekend. The Aggies break up conference play hosting Virginia Tech, and are riding a three-game losing streak into the Tuesday game.

Elizabeth Datino leads the team with 15 goals and 10 assists on the year. Kai Murphy has manned the cage for the Aggies and boasts the team’s record, making 39 saves so far this season, good for a .371 save percentage.

Series Info

All Time vs. California: 1-0 • At VT: 1-0 • At California: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0

Notes: Like with UC Davis, Tech has only met Cal once and the meeting came in Blacksburg in 2000 ... The Hokies topped Cal 19-5 in the mid season victory.

Scouting California

Cal enters the week at 2-2 on the season after topping conference foe UC Davis, 18-12 a week prior. The Bears will host Iona in a midweek game before welcoming the Hokies to Berkley, which will cap off a four-game home stand for the Bears.

Megan Takacs and Gabby Christman are leading the Bears with 10 goals apiece. Though she has yet to score a goal, Lizz Lavie paces the team with seven assists so far.

Megan McGinnis has been in cage for Cal and has made 34 saves on the season, good for a .479 save percentage.

Last Time Out

The Hokies returned to conference play last weekend, but fell to No. 20 Boston College 15-7. Despite being down 10-1 at the half, the Hokies cleaned things up in the second half, committing just one turnover and putting points on the board. Seniors Libby Rosebro and Brooke Martin lead the team with three points each as Rosebro put away two goals and assisted another, and Martin assisted a pair of scores and buried one of her own.

Tech went on a three-goal run midway through the half, which included both of Rosebro’s scores, and tacked two more on in the closing minutes, but the difference was too much to overcome.

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