Women's Soccer ACCtion: Friday, October 30
Virginia and Virginia Tech win one-goal matches.
Virginia Tech's Emily Jukich scored the game-winning goal to give the Hokies a 2-1 win over Miami.

Virginia Tech's Emily Jukich scored the game-winning goal to give the Hokies a 2-1 win over Miami.

Oct. 30, 2009

Cavaliers Upset No. 4 Florida State 1-0
The Virginia women’s soccer team returned home for the first time in three weeks and delivered a 1-0 upset of No. 4 Florida State Friday night at Klöckner Stadium. Sinead Farrelly’s (Havertown, Pa.) goal in the 44th minute was all the Cavaliers needed to post their first win over a top-five team since 2003.

After the Seminoles got several good looks at goal early in the first half, the Cavaliers began building momentum throughout the opening 45 minutes. That pressure paid off in the 44th minute. A Virginia corner kick was cleared by the Seminoles to the top of the 18, where Farrelly collected the ball and fired a shot into the upper corner for her seventh goal of the season.

Each team had several chances in the second half, but the goalkeepers prevented additional scoring. Florida State’s best chance came in the 77th minute when Chantel Jones (Midlothian, Va.) made a save on a Tiffany McCarty breakaway.

Late heroics lift No. 17 Hokies past Miami, 2-1
The No. 17 Hokies scored with eight seconds remaining in the game to break a 1-1 tie and claim a 2-1 victory over the Miami Hurricanes. Senior leader Emily Jukich provided the game-winner for the Hokies, who now boast a near program-best 8-1 record at Thompson Field. The defeat also ends a two-year tying streak between the two teams and keeps the Hokies lossless against the Hurricanes in ACC play. Miami’s Brittany Steinbruch was the first to score in the match while Tech’s Jennifer Harvey also scored for the Hokies.

Though the Hokies held the upper hand in the first half, outshooting the Hurricanes 7-3, the first period was full of back-and-forth play. In the 43rd minute, Miami got things going when Steinbruch slipped in a goal just before halftime. Steinbruch dribbled the ball up Tech’s end of the field, changing direction 15 yards out to lose the defenders, then sailing the ball into the opposite side of the net, just past Tech’s diving keeper.

The second half would begin and end with Tech attacking Miami’s keeper Vikki Alonzo. The Hokies outshot the ‘Canes 13-1 in the half, also taking a whopping 10 corner kicks in the final period. After numerous attempts, Tech would finally get on the board in the 75th minute when Harvey tipped in the equalizer off a Julian Johnson throw-in. Johnson tossed the ball into the crowded box and Harvey was able to get a foot on it before it touched the ground, placing it into the wide open, bottom right side of the net.