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College Park, Md. - 1,062	1	2	T
(12) Virginia Tech	1	0	1
(19) Maryland	2	1	3

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 12 Hokies earned their first ACC loss of the season as No. 19 Maryland topped Tech, 3-1, in College Park, Md. The loss is Tech’s first in seven matches and first in ACC play. Jennifer Harvey was the lone goal scorer for the Hokies while Danielle Hubka, Ashley Grove and Becky Kaplan tallied scores for the Terrapins

Hubka put Maryland (10-2-1, 2-2-1 ACC) on the board first as she scored in the eighth minute, handling a rebound off Tech’s keeper, Kristin Carden, putting the ball into the right side of the net.

The Hokies (10-3-0, 4-1-0 ACC) would even the score in the 30^th minute as Harvey improved to 3-for-3 on the season in penalty kicks when she scored the first Hokie goal after a Maryland foul in the box. Harvey now totals six goals on the season.

The Terps struck again in the first half when Grove netted a goal after receiving a cross from teammate Jasmyne Spencer.

Tech went into the halftime break outshooting the Terps 9-8 in the first half and finished the game with 13 shots, compared to Maryland’s 15.

Kaplan furthered the Terrapin lead in the 67^th minute as she scored the final goal of the game after Sade Ayinde slipped the ball through the defense and Kaplan launched it into the left side of the net.

The Hokie defense would only allow the Terps to take three more shots after the goal as keeper, Carden, finished the match having made seven saves, facing 15 shots, 10 on goal.

Tech will break from ACC play to host Longwood on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The Hokies have yet to drop a game at Thompson Field this season.

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