2008 Review
2008 SUPERLATIVES
Team Highs Points........13....... vs. Charlotte.................. Sep. 14 Goals............ 5....... vs. Charlotte.................. Sep. 14 Assists......... 3....... 6 times, last vs. NCSU.. Oct. 4 Shots..........29....... vs. Longwood................Oct. 15 SOG............12....... vs. G. Washington....... Sep. 07 CKs..............12....... vs. Evansville.................Aug. 29 Fouls..........19....... at Florida St................... Sep. 28 Saves.........12....... vs. Virginia.....................Nov. 07
Team Lows Points.......... 0....... 4 times, last at BYU.........Nov. 13 Shots............ 5....... 3 times, last vs UVa.....Nov. 07 SOG.............. 2....... 2 times, last at UNC.........Oct. 12 Saves.............0........vs. Evansville.................Aug. 29 CKs................ 1....... 2 times, last vs UVa.....Nov. 07 Fouls............ 5....... vs. Evansville.................Aug. 29
Miami scored the equalizer with two minutes to play. Tech would leave Coral Gables with the tie and dropped a 3-1 decision to 2007 College Cup runner-up Florida State before hitting the road again, bound for Clemson, S.C. A secondconsecutive loss seemed near, but Tech senior Laurie Beth Puglisi knocked home the gametying goal with a mere 48 seconds remaining in the match. The Hokies ended their three-game road swing with a 0-1-2 league record and returned to Thompson Field to hand NC State a 3-0 loss for their first ACC win of the year. Next, Tech played host to No. 8 Virginia, a team Virginia Tech had not beaten in eight tries. Tech’s fortunes against the Cavaliers would change as junior Julian Johnson scored the game-winner and the Hokie defense held off a ferocious UVa attack down the stretch for the 1-0 win. Tech dropped a 4-0 decision to eventual national champion, No. 2 North Carolina before rebounding with a 2-0 victory over Longwood in
Opponent Highs Points........12....... at North Carolina.........Oct. 12 Goals............ 4....... 2 times, last at UNC.....Oct. 12 Assists......... 4....... 2 times, last vs. UNC...Nov. 09 Shots..........32....... at Florida State............. Sep. 28 SOG............14....... at Florida State............. Sep. 28 Saves.........10....... vs. G. Washington....... Sep. 07 CKs..............11....... at Boston College........Oct. 26 Fouls..........19....... vs. Virginia.....................Nov. 07 Opponent Lows Points.......... 0....... 9 times, last vs. FSU.......Nov. 07 Shots............ 3....... vs. Evansville.................Aug. 29 SOG.............. 1....... 5 times, last vs. Duke.Nov. 02 Saves........... 1....... vs. Virginia.....................Nov. 07 CKs................ 0....... 2 times, last vs. Md......Oct. 17 Fouls............ 2....... vs. Longwood................Oct. 15 the final non-conference match of the season. Jukich netted the game-winner against Maryland in a tightly contested 1-0, match and the Hokies pulled their conference record to 3-2-2 heading into the home stretch. Virginia Tech would drop two close contests to No. 13 Boston College and No. 19 Wake Forest prior to welcoming No. 11 Duke for senior day. Puglisi headed home the game-winner as the Hokies picked up the program’s first win against the Blue Devils in program history and secured the seventh seed heading into the ACC Tournament. The Hokies then proceeded to make ACC Tournament history, advancing past No. 5 Florida State on penalty kicks, 4-2, in the quarterfinals. Next up, Tech battled No. 12 Virginia to a 1-1 tie through regulation and two overtime periods in the semifinals. Freshman goalkeeper Kristin Carden turned in a huge performance for the Hokies in the penalty kick round, making four saves to propel Tech past its in-state rival. Virginia Tech would eventually fall to No. 4
Individual Highs Points.......... 5....... Jukich vs. NCSU............Oct. 04 Puglisi vs. Charlotte.... Sep. 14 Goals............ 2....... Jukich vs. NCSU............Oct. 04 Jukich vs. JMU . ........... Sep. 21 Puglisi vs. Charlotte.... Sep. 14 Chidester vs. Evans.....Aug. 29 Assists......... 3....... Johnson vs. JMU.......... Sep. 21 Shots............ 8....... Jukich vs. Long..............Oct. 15 Jukich vs. GW................ Sep. 07 SOG.............. 5....... Jukich vs. GW................ Sep. 07 Gray vs. Texas A&M..... Sep. 05 Saves.........10....... Carden at FSU.............. Sep. 28
North Carolina in the conference championship match, but the Hokies had already became the lowest seed to ever advance past the quarterfinal round, much less make the finals, since the ACC transitioned to its current 12-team format in 2005. For its efforts, Tech was awarded the program’s second bid to the NCAA Tournament and traveled to Provo, Utah, for a match against the Cougars of BYU. Tech’s magical run ended with a 2-0 loss at No. 22 Brigham Young, but the Hokies had much to show for their tremendous season. The team set a new high for ACC wins in a season and finished with a winning record for the second consecutive season. Leading scorer Emily Jukich was named second-team All-ACC, second-team All-MidAtlantic and first-team all-state by VaSID after tallying a career-high 15 goals in 2008. Jukich will enter her senior season as Tech’s all-time leading scorer. In addition, Kelly Cagle was named Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, while five Hokies earned Academic All-ACC accolades. The Hokies captured the program’s first win over Virginia last year, 1-0, during the regluar season and defeated the Cavaliers a second time during the ACC Tournament.
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