Hokies Sweep Opening Weekend

Blacksburg, VA - The Hokies started off the season with dominating wins over East Carolina and Western Michigan.

The Hokies welcome the Pirates of East Carolina to town in a battle of divisional rivals.  The Hokies got off to a hot start with the team jumping out to a 6-0 lead in the first followed by a 5-1 run into the second quarter.  The third quarter continued with much of the same as the Hokies stuck in 5 more to take a 18-2 lead going into the fourth quarter.  The Hokies finished down the stretch with 5 goals to take home a 23-3 victory over East Carolina.  The Hokies were paced in net by Hunter LeClair ('22) who had 6 saves and only 1 goals against and on the offensive end by attackmen Jared Cole (5G, 2A) and Aidan Smith (5G, 1A).  At the faceoff dot, Danny Gaffney and Adam Greenfield combined to go 24 of 27.

On Sunday the Hokies took on Western Michigan out of the UMLC.  The Broncos were up to the test and the first half was a defensive battle as the Hokies took a 6-2 lead into halftime.  In the third quarter the Hokies began to turn up the heat as they extended their lead to 9-3 and in the fourth they exploded offensively as they finished the game with an 8-2 run for win over the Broncos 17-5.  The Hokies were paced in net by goalie Hunter LeClair who gave up 4 goals while turning away 8.  On offensive they were once against paced by attackmen Jared Cole & Aidan Smith.  

The Hokies welcome #7 South Carolina to town this weekend on Friday night at 7pm.