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Virginia Tech opens play in the 2015 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship on Saturday, Nov. 14 against the Bearcats of the University of Cincinnati. The match, set for 5 p.m., will be played at Thompson Field on the Virginia Tech campus.

Entering Tonight’s Match

The Hokies enter the match 14-3-2 overall ... Cincinnati is 13-5-5 on the season ... Tech is ranked 14th in the NSCAA poll and ninth in the TopDrawerSoccer.com polls ... Virginia Tech is a fourth seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Last Time Out: Notre Dame 3, Virginia Tech 0

The Hokies ended the regular season with a 3-0 loss at No. 14 Notre Dame on Oct 30 ... The Hokies finished the regular season fifth in the ACC.

Chugging Right Along

Virginia Tech head coach, Charles “Chugger” Adair, is now in his fifth season at the helm ... He has a 76-28-7 overall record (.716) and a 28-21-4 record in ACC competition (.566) ... He is 8-4 (.667) in NCAA Tournament matches ... A full bio is available on page 4 of this release.

All-ACC

Senior Ashley Meier and junior Murielle Tiernan have been named first team All-ACC in a vote by the league coaches ... Senior Jordan Coburn was named to the league’s third team ... This is the first time two Virginia Tech women’s soccer players have been named to the first team in the same season.

The Hokies vs. Cincinnati

This is the first meeting between the Hokies and the Bearcats ... Tech is 9-3-1 all-time against schools currently in the American Athletic Conference.

Hokies in the National Stats

Murielle Tiernan is seventh nationally in game-winning goals ... She is 17th nationally in goals per game and 22nd nationally in total goals ... She is 31st in points per game ... Jordan Coburn is 66th in total assists and 56th in assists per game ... As a team, the Hokies are 18th in won-loss percentage, 24th in total goals, 18th in scoring offense, 30th in total points and 28th in points per game.

Virginia Tech in the NCAA Tournament

This is the Hokies’ eighth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament ... In the seven previous appearances, Tech is 10-7 ... This is the Hokies’ ninth overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament, with a 10-8 overall mark ... The Hokies made their first NCAA appearance in the 2004 season, falling in the first round, 2-1, to William & Mary in Chapel Hill ... All eighth of Tech’s previous NCAA appearances have come since joining the ACC in 2004.

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