2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NSCAA poll No. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 14
2018 record 7–4–2 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach Mike Brizendine (10th season)
Assistant coach Jeff Kinney (4th season)
Assistant coach Patrick McSorley (9th season)
Home stadium Thompson Field
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#2 Wake Forest 5 –1 –0  13 –1 –0
#11 Louisville 3 –1 –2  7 –2 –3
NC State 2 –3 –1  8 –3 –2
Boston College 2 –3 –0  4 –3 –3
#24 Syracuse 1 –3 –1  6 –4 –2
Clemson 0 –5 –0  5 –6 –1
Coastal
#1 North Carolina 4 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
#14 Virginia 3 –1 –1  8 –1 –2
#17 Duke 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
Virginia Tech 2 –3 –1  7 –4 –2
#9 Notre Dame 2 –2 –0  6 –4 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –4 –0  6 –7 –0
As of October 13, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represents Virginia Tech during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 47th season of the university fielding a program. The Hokies played their home games at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies are led by tenth year head coach Mike Brizendine.

Background

The 2017 Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–10–0 overall record and a 3–5–0 ACC record. The Hokies were seeded ninth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hokies won their first round match up against NC State, but fell to eventual champions Wake Forest in the second round. The Hokies earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Virginia Tech defeated Air Force in the first round, before losing to Michigan State in the second round.

At the end of the season, one Hokie men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Ben Lungaard.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Morten Lamps0GK6'2"185SeniorFlensburg, GERGraduated
Ben Lungaard1GK6'5"200SeniorGreenville, DEDelcared for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 21st overall by Columbus Crew SC
Collin Verfurth3MF/DF6'4"185SeniorAshburn, VAGraduated
Elias Tamburini9DF5'10"170SeniorHelsinki, FINGraduated
Marcelo Acuna11FW6'2"180SeniorSan José, CRCGraduated
Matt Dudon19DF5'11"175SeniorDayton, OHGraduated
Rodrigo Zampieri20DF6'0"170SeniorSão Sebastião do Paraíso, BRAGraduated
Gino Rossi22FW6'0"170SeniorSchenectady, NYGraduated
Forrest White23MF6'0"165SeniorCrozet, VAGraduated

Players arriving

The Hokies announced the signing of nine players on February 8, 2018.[2] The Hokies announced two more signings on March 17, 2018.[3]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
David Alm
DF
 SWEBoo, SWEHammarby IFN/A[4]
Nicholas Blacklock
FW
 USAWade, PAPhiladelphia Union[5]
Kahlil Dover
FW
 USAReston, VABraddock Road YC[6]
Nathan Durst
DF
 USAAshburn, VALoudoun Soccer Club[7]
Sivert Haugli
DF
 NOROslo, NORBaerum SKN/A[8]
Vincent Jackson
FW
 USASouthfield, MIMichigan Wolves Crew Soccer Club[9]
Connor Jordan-Hyde
GK
 USAKansas City, KSSporting Kansas City AcademyN/A[10]
Daniel Seungmin Kang
FW
 USAFairfax, VABraddock Road YC Academy[11]
Christopher Little
MF
 USAAshburn, VALoudoun Soccer Club[12]
Evans Moyo
MF
 USARound Hill, VALoudoun Soccer ClubN/A[13]
Esteban Gonzales Rivera
DF
 CRCSan José, CRCUniversidad HispanoamericanaN/A[14]
Mathjis Swaneveld
GK
 NEDSchoonhoven, NEDCVV de Jodan BoysN/A[15]

Squad

Roster

Updated: August 23, 2018[16]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Connor Jordan-Hyde
1 Netherlands GK Mathijs Swaneveld
2 United States DF Will Mejia
3 Norway DF Sivert Haugli
4 Sweden DF David Alm
5 Iceland DF Jon Ingason
6 United States FW Brendan Moyers
7 United States FW Nico Quashie
8 United States FW James Kasak
9 United States MF David Sanz
10 United States MF Chris Little
11 United States FW Arion Sobers-Assue
12 Finland MF Emil Koho
13 Canada DF Nikal Clarke-Smith
14 United States FW Kahlil Dover
No. Position Player
15 United States MF Kristo Strickler
16 United States MF Rory Slevin
17 Switzerland DF Marc Hoppler
18 South Korea MF Daniel Kang
19 United States DF Nathan Durst
20 Costa Rica MF Esteban Gonzalez
21 United States MF Camron Lennon
22 United States FW Vincent Jackson II
23 United States FW Evans Moyo
24 Finland MF Justus Kauppinen
25 United States GK Charles Filby
27 United States GK Hayden Kickbush
28 Costa Rica FW Sebastian Rodriguez
30 France FW Gaetan Roux
31 Germany FW Jakob Bluemler

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorWhit Babcock
Head CoachMike Brizendine
Assistant CoachJeff Kinney
Assistant CoachPatrick McSorley
Volunteer Assistant CoachKyle Renfro

Source:[16]

Schedule

Source:[17]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 11*
4:00 PM		 West Virginia W 4–1  –
(–)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
August 14*
7:00 PM		 at Old Dominion W 3–2  –
(–)		 Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Norfolk, VA
August 18*
7:00 PM		 Villanova W 1–0  –
(–)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
August 24*
4:00 PM		 vs. Air Force
JMU Invitational		 W 2–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Sentara Park
Harrisonburgh, VA
August 26*
4:00 PM		 vs. Gardner–Webb
JMU Invitational		 W 2–1 2OT 2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Sentara Park
Harrisonburgh, VA
August 31*
7:00 PM		 No. RV at South Florida W 1–0  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Corbett Soccer Stadium (903)
Tampa, FL
September 2*
7:00 PM		 No. RV at UCF T 2–2 2OT 3–0–1
(0–0–0)		 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (249)
Orlando, FL
September 7
7:00 PM		 No. 21 at No. 10 Virginia
Rivalry		 T 1–1 2OT 3–0–2
(0–0–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,892)
Charlottesville, VA
September 11*
7:00 PM		 No. 16 at UNCG W 2–0  4–0–2
(0–0–1)		 UNCG Soccer Stadium (363)
Greensboro, NC
September 14
7:30 PM		 No. 16 No. 1 Wake Forest L 1–2  4–1–2
(0–1–1)		 Thompson Field (1,200)
Blacksburg, VA
September 18*
7:00 PM		 No. 14 Longwood W 5–1  5–1–2
(0–1–1)		 Thompson Field (217)
Blacksburg, VA
September 21
7:00 PM		 No. 14 at No. 18 NC State L 0–1  5–2–2
(0–2–1)		 Dail Soccer Field (786)
Raleigh, NC
September 28
7:00 PM		 No. 21 Syracuse W 1–0 2OT 6–2–2
(1–2–1)		 Thompson Field (927)
Blacksburg, VA
October 2*
7:00 PM		 No. 19 South Carolina L 1–2 2OT 6–3–2
(1–2–1)		 Thompson Field (323)
Blacksburg, VA
October 6
7:00 PM		 No. 19 at No. 3 North Carolina L 1–2  6–4–2
(1–3–1)		 Koskinen Stadium (2,074)
Durham, NC
October 12
7:00 PM		 Pittsburgh W 3–1  7–4–2
(2–3–1)		 Thompson Field (834)
Blacksburg, VA
October 16*
7:00 PM		 William & Mary    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
October 19
7:00 PM		 at Notre Dame    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Alumni Stadium
South Bend, IN
October 23*
7:00 PM		 at Davidson    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Alumni Soccer Stadium
Davidson, NC
October 26
7:00 PM		 Duke    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.

2019 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position


Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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5		 Wk
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7		 Wk
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United Soccer[18] RV 21 16 14 21 19 RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [19] 25 19 16 16 13 12 14

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Men's soccer announces the signing of nine during the signing period". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. February 8, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Hokies compliment class of 2018 with the additions of Durst, Jackson". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. March 17, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ "David Alm". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nicholas Blacklock". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kahlil Dover". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Nathan Durst". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sivert Haugli". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Vincent Jackson II". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Connor Jordan-Hyde". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Daniel Seungmin Kang". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Christopher Little". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Evans Moyo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Evans Moyo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Mathjis Swaneveld". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  16. 1 2 "Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "2018 Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  18. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  19. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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