2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

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2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 17
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 14
Record11–7–3 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Kinney (4th season)
  • Patrick McSorley (9th season)
Home stadium Thompson Field
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 1 018 3 0
No. 16 Louisville4 2 211 5 3
NC State + 2 4 210 7 3
Boston College 2 5 14 8 4
Syracuse + 1 4 37 7 4
Clemson 2 6 07 9 1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 1 014 4 1
No. 11 Duke + 5 3 011 7 2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 3 111 7 3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 2 210 4 3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 4 111 7 3
Pittsburgh 2 6 08 10 1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented 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 were led by tenth year head coach Mike Brizendine.

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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"185Senior Flensburg, GER Graduated
Ben Lungaard 1GK6'5"200Senior Greenville, DE Declared for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 21st overall by Columbus Crew SC
Collin Verfurth3MF/DF6'4"185Senior Ashburn, VA Graduated
Elias Tamburini9DF5'10"170Senior Helsinki, FIN Graduated
Marcelo Acuna11FW6'2"180Senior San José, CRC Graduated
Matt Dudon19DF5'11"175Senior Dayton, OH Graduated
Rodrigo Zampieri20DF6'0"170Senior São Sebastião do Paraíso, BRA Graduated
Gino Rossi22FW6'0"170Senior Schenectady, NY Graduated
Forrest White23MF6'0"165Senior Crozet, VA Graduated

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]

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
David Alm
DF
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Boo, SWE Hammarby IF N/A [4]
Nicholas Blacklock
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wade, PA Philadelphia Union Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kahlil Dover
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reston, VA Braddock Road YCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Nathan Durst
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashburn, VA Loudoun Soccer ClubStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Sivert Haugli
DF
Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Oslo, NOR Baerum SKN/A [8]
Vincent Jackson
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Southfield, MI Michigan Wolves Crew Soccer ClubStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Connor Jordan-Hyde
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kansas City, KS Sporting Kansas City AcademyN/A [10]
Daniel Seungmin Kang
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Fairfax, VA Braddock Road YC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Christopher Little
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashburn, VA Loudoun Soccer ClubStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Evans Moyo
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Round Hill, VA Loudoun Soccer ClubN/A [13]
Esteban Gonzales Rivera
DF
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC San José, CRC Universidad HispanoamericanaN/A [13]
Mathjis Swaneveld
GK
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Schoonhoven, NED CVV de Jodan BoysN/A [14]

Squad

Roster

Updated: August 23, 2018 [15]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Jordan-Hyde
1 GK Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Mathijs Swaneveld
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Mejia
3 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Sivert Haugli
4 DF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE David Alm
5 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Jon Ingason
6 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brendan Moyers
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nico Quashie
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Kasak
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Sanz
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Little
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arion Sobers-Assue
12 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Emil Koho
13 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nikal Clarke-Smith
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kahlil Dover
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristo Strickler
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rory Slevin
17 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Marc Hoppler
18 MF Flag of South Korea.svg  KOR Daniel Kang
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Durst
20 MF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Esteban Gonzalez
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Camron Lennon
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vincent Jackson II
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evans Moyo
24 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Justus Kauppinen
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charles Filby
27 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayden Kickbush
28 FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Sebastian Rodriguez
30 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaetan Roux
31 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jakob Bluemler

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic director Whit Babcock
Head coach Mike Brizendine
Assistant coachJeff Kinney
Assistant coachPatrick McSorley
Volunteer Assistant CoachKyle Renfro

Source: [15]

Schedule

Source: [16]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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  2OT2–0–0
(0–0–0)
Sentara Park
Harrisonburgh, VA
August 31*
7:00 pm
No. RVat  South Florida W  1–0  3–0–0
(0–0–0)
Corbett Soccer Stadium (903)
Tampa, FL
September 2*
7:00 pm
No. RVat  UCF T  2–2  2OT3–0–1
(0–0–0)
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (249)
Orlando, FL
September 7
7:00 pm
No. 21at No. 10  Virginia
Rivalry
T  1–1  2OT3–0–2
(0–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,892)
Charlottesville, VA
September 11*
7:00 pm
No. 16at  UNCG W  2–0  4–0–2
(0–0–1)
UNCG Soccer Stadium (363)
Greensboro, NC
September 14
7:30 pm
No. 16No. 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. 14at 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  2OT6–2–2
(1–2–1)
Thompson Field (927)
Blacksburg, VA
October 2*
7:00 pm
No. 19 South Carolina L  1–2  2OT6–3–2
(1–2–1)
Thompson Field (323)
Blacksburg, VA
October 6
7:00 pm
No. 19at 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 W  4–0  8–4–2
(2–3–1)
Thompson Field (324)
Blacksburg, VA
October 19
7:00 pm
at No. 16  Notre Dame W  5–2  9–4–2
(3–3–1)
Alumni Stadium (514)
South Bend, IN
October 23*
7:00 pm
No. 18at  Davidson T  2–2  9–4–3
(3–3–1)
Alumni Soccer Stadium (302)
Davidson, NC
October 26
7:00 pm
No. 18No. 14  Duke L  0–2  9–5–3
(3–4–1)
Thompson Field (274)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
October 31
7:00 pm
(7) No. 22(10) Syracuse
First Round
W  3–1  10–5–3
Thompson Field (294)
Blacksburg, VA
November 4
1:00 pm
(7) No. 22(2) No. 4 North Carolina
Quarterfinals
L  0–3  10–6–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (507)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
3:00 pm
(12) No. 19No. 14  Charlotte
Second Round
W  1–0  11–6–3
Thompson Field (446)
Blacksburg, VA
November 25*
4:00 pm
(12) No. 19 James Madison
Third Round
L  0–3  11–7–3
Thompson Field (740)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Kristo StricklerACC Offensive Player of the WeekOctober 22, 2018 [17]
Kristo StricklerAll-ACC Second TeamNovember 7, 2018 [18]
Mathijs SwaneveldAll-ACC Third Team

2019 MLS Super Draft

Virginia Tech did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings

Ranking movement
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Final
United Soccer [19] RV2116142119RVRV18222419None Released17
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 251916161312141510812119141414

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