The Hokies women’s soccer team got its first conference win Sunday, shocking the formerly undefeated No. 7 Maryland Terrapins, 1-0, in front of the home crowd.
The win breaks a two game losing streak and gives the Hokies (7-5-0) some momentum after starting conference play by losing to No. 11 Virginia and No. 1 North Carolina.
On a night when the Hokies needed a win badly, it was the freshmen that stepped up.
After a scoreless first half, freshman Ashley Manning tallied the only goal of the night off of a lob pass from sophomore Kelly Conheeney. It was just Manning’s second goal of her career and first against an Atlantic Coast Conference foe.
Goalie and fellow freshman Dayle Colpitts was also solid for the Hokies — tallying five saves and recording her third shutout of the season.
Tech’s next match will be at No. 2 Boston College on Sunday. It will be Tech’s fourth straight game against a Top 15 squad, and the third time in four games where the opponent is undefeated.
The Hokies lost their only matchup to the Eagles last season in a 1-0 affair at Thompson Field.
A version of this article appeared in the Oct 5 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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