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an easy start. Eight conference
teams
made
the
NCAA
Tournament a year ago and the
Hokies face seven of them this
season, so Tech needs to get
off to a good start in hopes of
making the ACC Tournament,
which now has been expanded
to eight teams.
Adair remains optimistic
about his squad’s chances.
His program will feature some
unfamiliar names to Tech
fans—but ones with no less
talent than those of the past.
“We’re trying to put ourselves
in position to make the ACC
tournament and another NCAA
Tournament,” Adair said. “We
want to put a run together and
see how far we can go. That’s
our goal.”
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Seven of the
eight players who
scored goals last
season return
8
Eight players
who played in all
21 games last
fall return
9
Alani Johnson
was second on
the team with
nine goals
10
This season, the Hokies
are hoping to make their
10th NCAA Tournament
appearance as a program
Bonus
Eleven teams
on Tech’s schedule made
the NCAA Tournament
last year
6
Six of the Hokies’
nine freshmen last
season played in at
least 14 games
1
Murielle Tiernan’s
eight-game winning
goals last fall ranked
first in the ACC
2
Murielle Tiernan’s
14 goals last fall
ranked tied for
second in the ACC
3
The Hokies
were third in the
ACC in goals per
game (2.24 gpg)
4
Alani Johnson
and Laila Gray scored
four goals each in
conference games
5
Kallie Peurifoy’s five
assists last season
lead all returning
players
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