In the Hokies second top twenty matchup of the week, Colorado (1-1) took a 5-1 lead in the opening twelve minutes of play and remained in control until the final whistle as they defeated Tech (1-2) 17-6 Saturday afternoon at the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility. "In the beginning it was 2-1," head coach John Sung said. "One of our kids throws it away and they go on a three-goal run and the next thing you know, it's 5-1. Out of our twelve starters, 10 of them are either freshmen or sophomores. They're young, they're learning and I know it's a tough road ahead but they're going to get better." We're going to clean up the messes that we made and be ready for Cincinnati on Wednesday." Morgan Berman made a career-high nine saves on the afternoon including stopping several Colorado free position opportunities. All-American Paige Petty had another strong showing tallying four goals, three ground balls and winning one draw control. Emma Crooks and Riley Reed also found their way onto the scoresheet as they each recorded one goal. Julia Bolte and Taylor Caskey also tallied points as both had one assist on the day 2/16/2019 2019 LACROSSE vs. COLORADO 2019 LACROSSE vs. COLORADO Colorado was led by Samantha Nemirov offensively as she had five goals and a game-high six points. The Hokies were unable to get into a flow offensively as a stout defense led by the Buffs Miranda Stinson made them earn everything and helped to force Tech into committing a 16 turnovers. Inside the box score Petty scored four or more goals in a game for the 8th time of her career Reiley Reed scored her first goal of the season and the third of her career The Hokies recoverd 25 ground balls to the Buffs 22 Tech converted 1 of 4 free position chances Game Notes Bolte made her first of the season, while sophomore Ella Tankersley earned the first start of the career. What's next Virginia Tech hosts the Cincinnati Bearcats on Wednesday, Feb. 20. First draw will be at 4 p.m. in the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility with coverage available on ACC Network Extra.