Blacksburg, Va. – Winthrop's four-game losing streak came to an end as it earned a 1-1 draw at Virginia Tech, Wednesday night in non-conference men's soccer action.
Winthrop (5-8-2, 2-3-0 Big South) 1, Virginia Tech (7-5-3, 3-2-1 ACC) 1
Oct. 21, 2026 | Thompson Field
Scoring Summary
32' – VIRGINIA TECH – Vazquez (unassisted)
48' – WINTHROP – Jelaca (Murray, Perez)
Game Recap
- Eagles generated a couple of corners in the early minutes of the match but it was Virginia Tech that had the first good chance
- Alex Perez was open in front of goal but he pulled his shot wide right off a cross in the 9th minute
- In the 17th minute, Lucas Lindstrup tried to create an opening inside the box and fired a left footed shot outside the six that sailed high over the bar
- In the 25th minute, Perez received a pass near the top of the corner of the 18, took a couple of dribbles to his left and fired a shot to the lower right corner but Euan Brindley was in position to collect the ball on the save
- In the 32nd minute the Eagles nearly grabbed the first lead of the match as Caleb Swenson received a past and dribbled into the box with space to goal and as he neared the six fired a shot to the lower left corner at the near post but his shot pinged off the post and was cleared away
- Chase Vazquez gave the Hokies the lead in the 37th minute as he dribbled in the box trying, twice trying to open space away from an Eagle defender and then fired a shot that took a bit of deflection off the defender and into the lower right corner
- Pablo Ortega nearly equalized in the 43rd minute as he chased down a bouncing ball in the box and flicked it over a defender
- Ortega collected the ball, it bounced off a Hokie defender and then back to Ortega who's shot from just outside the edge of the six was just wide left of the post
- After trailing 1-0 at the half, the Eagles found the equalizer in the early minutes of the second half as Jorge Perez's free kick to the back post found Josh Murray's head who put the ball in front of goal and Teo Jelaca placed the ball into the net
- Alfie Humphrey had a good look at getting the Eagles in front in the 69th minute as a ball served into the box was flicked backwards by Jelaca and found the foot of Humphrey but his shot from inside the box just missed the left side of the frame
- Moments later the Hokies had their turn as Mehdi Kettani tried to fire a loose ball on goal but his shot was a little slow and Yannis Kugel was able to dive and catch the ball as other Hokie players were closing in
- In the 78th minute Owen Deer chased down a cross that was too far and he curled a cross back in front of goal right to Jelaca who struck a volley on frame but it hit a defender near the edge of the six to block the ball from getting to goal
Notables
- The Eagles picked up their first result against an ACC opponent since Sept. 10, 2003 when they earned a 1-1 draw at #24 Clemson
- The Hokies finished with a 21-8 advantage in total shots and 6-3 in shots on goal
- Winthrop and Virginia Tech combined for 27 fouls
- The Eagles earned five corners while the Hokies had seven
- Euan Brindley, who started in goal for the Eagles played 45 minutes and led the team with four saves
Looking Ahead
Winthrop returns home for its final regular season home game on Saturday, Oct. 24 as it hosts Gardner-Webb at 6 p.m. There will be a "Senior Night" ceremony during the pregrame.
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