2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

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2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Fairfield Inn/JMU Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 12
Record10–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick McSorley (10th season)
  • Josh Dunn (1st season)
Home stadium Thompson Field
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 –1 –118 –2 –2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 –2 –016 –5 –2
NC State + 3 –4 –19 –7 –3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 –4 –110 –8 –2
Boston College + 2 –4 –29 –6 –3
Syracuse + 2 –4 –28 –7 –4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡ 6 –1 –121 –1 –2
Pittsburgh + 4 –3 –110 –8 –2
Notre Dame + 3 –5 –010 –8 –1
North Carolina 3 –5 –07 –8 –3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 –4 –210 –6 –3
Duke 2 –5 –17 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 48th 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 eleventh year head coach Mike Brizendine.

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Background

The 2018 Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–7–3 overall record and a 3–4–1 ACC record. The Hokies were seeded seventh–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hokies won their first round match up against Syracuse, but fell to North Carolina in the second round. The Hokies earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the twelfth overall seed Virginia Tech defeated Charlotte in the second round, before losing to James Madison in the third round.

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Arion Sobers-Assue11FW6'0" Redshirt.svg Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Rory Slevin16MF5'11"Senior Middletown, NJ Graduated

Players arriving

Virginia Tech announced its 2019 signing class of six players on November 28, 2018. [1]

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Alex Adjetey
FW
Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Accra, Ghana Beachside AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Nicholas Blacklock
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hellertown, PA Philadelphia Union Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Flag of Venezuela.svg  VEN Roanoke, VA Roanoke StarStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Daniel Starr
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlottesville, VA SOCAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kyle Stenzel
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Staunton, VA SOCAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Matt Zambetti
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mechanicsburg, PA HMMS Eagle FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Squad

Roster

Updated: December 2, 2019 [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Stenzel
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 Venezuela (state).svg  VEN Daniel Pereira
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Little
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Starr
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
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristo Strickler
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Blacklock
17 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Marc Hoppler
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Labovitz
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Durst
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Femi Adu
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Camron Lennon
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mason McClendon
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 Matt Zambetti
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Nicola
27 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayden Kickbush
30 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Alex Adjetey
31 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jakob Bluemler
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Weber

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Whit Babcock
Head Coach Mike Brizendine
Assistant CoachPatrick McSorley
Assistant CoachJosh Dunn

Source: [8]

Schedule

Source: [9]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 16*
4:00 p.m.		No. 16at No. 23  West Virginia W 3–1 –
(–)		 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Morgantown, WV
August 20*
7:00 p.m.		No. 16 Old Dominion W 2–1 [10]  –
(–)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
August 24*
4:00 p.m.		No. 16No. 13  Georgetown L 0–3 –
(–)		Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
August 30*
7:00 p.m.		No. 16at  Loyola Marymount W  2–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Sullivan Field (0)
Los Angeles, CA
September 1*
7:00 p.m.		No. 16at  UC Santa Barbara W  3–1  2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Harder Stadium (1,500)
Santa Barbara, CA
September 6*
4:00 p.m.		No. 10vs.  Loyola
JMU Invitational		W  2–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		Sentara Park (0)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 8*
4:00 p.m.		No. 10vs.  Hofstra
JMU Invitational		W  4–3  4–0–0
(0–0–0)		Sentara Park (0)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 13
7:00 p.m.		No. 9No. 18  North Carolina L  1–3  4–1–0
(0–1–0)		Thompson Field (2,012)
Blacksburg, VA
September 17*
7:00 p.m.		No. 17 Grand Canyon W  4–0  5–1–0
(0–1–0)		Thompson Field (712)
Blacksburg, VA
September 20
7:30 p.m.		No. 17at  Louisville L  1–2  5–2–0
(0–2–0)		 Lynn Stadium (1,164)
Louisville, KY
September 27
1:00 p.m.		No. 18 Boston College T  2–2  2OT5–2–1
(0–2–1)		Thompson Field (1,232)
Blacksburg, VA
October 1*
7:00 p.m.		No. 22 Gardner-Webb W  4–0  6–2–1
(0–2–1)		Thompson Field (409)
Blacksburg, VA
October 5
7:00 p.m.		No. 22at No. 6  Clemson T  0–0  2OT6–2–2
(0–2–2)		 Riggs Field (1,639)
Clemson, SC
October 11
7:00 p.m.		No. 22at  Pittsburgh L  1–3  6–3–2
(0–3–2)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (621)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 18
5:30 p.m.		 Notre Dame W  2–1  7–3–2
(1–3–2)		Thompson Field (822)
Blacksburg, VA
October 22*
7:00 p.m.		No. 25 Longwood  Postponed [11]  0–0–0
(0–0–0)		Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
October 25
7:00 p.m.		No. 25No. 6  Virginia
Rivalry 		L  0–2  7–4–2
(1–4–2)		Thompson Field (1,738)
Blacksburg, VA
October 29*
7:00 p.m.		No. 22at  Princeton L  2–3  7–5–2
(1–4–2)		 Roberts Stadium (200)
Princeton, NJ
November 1
7:00 p.m.		No. 22at  Duke W  2–1  8–5–2
(2–4–2)		 Koskinen Stadium (793)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6
4:00 p.m.		(11) No. 22at (6) Louisville
First Round		W  2–0  9–5–2
Lynn Stadium (255)
Louisville, KY
November 10
5:00 p.m.		(11) No. 22at (3) No. 7  Wake Forest
Quarterfinals		T  2–2 (5–6 PKs)  2OT9–5–3
 Spry Stadium (2,009)
Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 24
4:00 p.m.		(10) No. 23No. 16  New Hampshire
Second Round		W  4–1  10–5–3
Thompson Field (420)
Blacksburg, VA
December 1
8:00 p.m.		(10) No. 23at (7) No. 7  Stanford
Third Round		L  1–2  10–6–3
 Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (664)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Kristo StricklerAll-ACC Second TeamNovember 13, 2019 [12]
Daniel Pereira All-ACC Freshman Team

2020 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
James Kasak Sporting Kansas City 484DF

Source: [13]

Rankings

Ranking movement
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United Soccer [14] 1610917182222RV2522221923None Released13
TopDrawer Soccer [15] 191919171513101216172019131211121212

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Brizendine announces signing class". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. November 28, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alex Adjetey". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nicholas Blacklock". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Pereira". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Daniel Starr". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Kyle Stenzel". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Matt Zambetti". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ "2019 Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  10. ↑ @ODUMensSoccer (August 20, 2019). "Exhibition Final VT 2, ODU 0 #ODUSports #Monarchs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Men's soccer game vs. Longwood postponed". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  12. ↑ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  13. ↑ "2020 Superdraft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  14. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  15. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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