The American University men's soccer team travelled to Virginia Tech on Tuesday night for a non-conference contest, and came up on the short end of a 1-0 decision.

American (4-4, 1-0 Patriot League) actually outshot Virginia Tech (3-4-1, 1-0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) by a 14-12 margin in the match, although the Eagles were unable to push anything behind Hokie goalkeeper Kyle Renfro.  The Eagles also held a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal in the 90 minutes in Blacksburg.

The difference in the match was a 55th minute goal by Virginia Tech's Mikey Minutillo, who was able to fire a straight-on shot from inside the goal box past American goalkeeper Matt Makowski.

Jack Scott led AU with four shots in the match, one of which was on goal. Scott had an opportunity to tie the match in the 83rd minute on a Jamie Davin corner kick, but his header sailed wide left.

Additionally, Davin and Mike Worden each recorded three shots for AU. Worden had the final legitimate scoring chance for the Eagles, although his 86th minute shot was saved by Renfro.

"We played well in stretches tonight, but as a team we did not bring the urgency necessary to win an ACC match on the road," Head Coach Todd West said. "After we allowed the goal, we brought the intensity level up but it was too late as we missed some opportunities. Hopefully we can take this lesson into our next conference game at Army on Saturday."

Makowski, who was named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week for his performances against Virginia and Bucknell last week, made three saves in net for the Eagles. He allowed the lone goal and faced 12 total shots from Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech's victory over the Eagles helps to avenge last year's 1-0 American win in Blacksburg on September 23, 2009. In that contest, Worden scored the lone goal of the match.

The Eagles will return to action when visit Army on Saturday, October 2, as they look to move to 2-0 in Patriot League play. Match time from West Point, N.Y., is slated for 7 p.m.