Virginia Tech holds off Virginia, 2–1, in men’s soccer

Virginia Tech scored twice in the first half and held on for a 2–1 men’s soccer win over Virginia on Friday, October 2, at Klöckner Stadium.

Alvaro Ruiz-Mateos opened the scoring in the 11th minute, and Luke Hamel doubled the Hokies’ lead in the 24th. Marco Dos Santos converted a penalty in the 80th minute to bring Virginia within one, but the Cavaliers did not find an equalizer.

Caleb Tunks made seven saves for Virginia. Both teams finished with 15 shots.

The Hokies improved to 6–3–1 overall and 3–1–1 in the ACC. Virginia fell to 4–5–1 and 2–2.

Source: Official team report.

Prepared with AI assistance from the linked official source. Illustration: NSMT visual.