BLACKSBURG, Va. – The #15 Fighting Irish traveled to Blacksburg, Virginia to take on the Virginia Tech Hokies on Thursday afternoon. The Irish ultimately fell to the Hokies 13-12.
The Irish had seven different goal scorers in Jackie Wolak (3), Mary Kelly Doherty (2), Madison Ahern (1), Maddie Howe (1), Kelly Denes (1), and Jane McAvoy (1).
Kelly Denes led the Irish with seven draw controls along with teammate Madison Mote who collected five. Bridget Deehan finished the day with 13 saves.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Irish opened the contest immediately getting on the board with a goal from Kasey Choma on a free position attempt. The next three goals would all be from the Irish as Mary Kelly Doherty, Madison Ahern, and Jackie Wolak all put the ball in the back of the net to make it 4-0. Virginia Tech responded with two goals of their own before Wolak added her second goal of the day to finish out the quarter with a 5-2 Irish lead.
Kelly Denes opened the second quarter for the Irish with a goal to push the Irish lead to 6-2. Virginia Tech then went on a run that was stopped by Kasey Choma and Maddie Howe when they each scored. The Irish went into halftime with an 8-5 lead.
The third quarter was opened with a Hokie run that tied things at eight. A free position goal from Choma put the Irish back in front. Another goal from Jane McAvoy extended the Irish lead to put them back up 10-8. Two Hokie goals late in the third quarter would tie the score again, at 10.
The fourth quarter opened with the first three minutes scoreless. The Hokies scored to break the scoreless streak putting them in front of the Irish 12-10. Wolak put one on the board for the Irish with seven minutes remaining bringing them within one, 12-11. Another goal from Doherty brought the Irish back to tie it up at 12. Virginia Tech added one more to their tally to take the lead again and make the eventual final score 13-12.
The Irish will stay on the road as they travel to Charlotte, N.C. for a neutral site matchup against #20 Jacksonville. The game will have live stats available.
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