Virginia Tech showed that it should not be forgotten as the Hokies crushed No. 7 Clemson, 5-2, in Blacksburg on Saturday night.
Ghanaian star Patrick Nyarko put Tech ahead with two first-half goals. Brent Dillie made it 3-0 early in the second half before Mark Buchholz put the Tigers on the board from the penalty spot. Charles Campbell and Dillie added two more goals for Virginia Tech, before Clemson's Frederico Moojen closed out the scoring in the 72nd minute.
Both Marcus Reed and Ben Nason had two assists each in the match for the Hokies.
With the win, Virginia Tech improves to 9-4-1 overall and 2-3-1 in the ACC. Clemson falls to 10-3-1 overall and 2-3-1 in league play.