Vanderbilt soccer cross rusher Khordae Sydnor was helped off the sector after a play with 1:13 left within the second quarter of Saturday’s recreation in opposition to Virginia Tech.

Sydnor returned to the sport within the third quarter.

The play that prompted the damage was initially a 17-yard run for the Hokies, but it surely was known as again resulting from a holding penalty. The Commodores led, 17-0, on the time.

Sydnor transferred to Vanderbilt from Purdue within the offseason and was the starter at defensive finish. His backup is redshirt sophomore Linus Zunk. Sydnor had not recorded any stats within the contest previous to the damage.

Vanderbilt scored two touchdowns and a subject aim within the first half due to the trio of Diego Pavia, Quincy Skinner and Sedrick Alexander.

The Commodores have been remarkably wholesome within the preseason, with a lot of the accidents coming to gamers who had been already not going to be atop the depth chart.

The drive for the Hokies ultimately resulted in a subject aim, reducing Vanderbilt’s result in 17-3 with lower than a minute to go till halftime.

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Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X, previously Twitter, @aria_gerson.