2021 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

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2021 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. RV
Record12–6–2 (5–3–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Kopp (10th season)
  • Matt Gwilliam (7th season)
Home stadium Thompson Field
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Virginia  ‍†‍‍y8–0–2 .90018–3–2 .826
No. 1 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y7–1–2 .80021–1–3 .900
No. 5 Duke  ‍‍‍y7–2–1 .75016–4–1 .786
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y7–3–0 .70014–6–2 .682
Clemson  ‍‍‍y6–3–1 .65012–7–1 .625
No. 14 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y5–2–3 .65012–3–3 .750
No. 25 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y6–4–0 .60016–6–0 .727
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y5–3–2 .60012–6–2 .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍4–6–0 .40011–7–0 .611
NC State  ‍‍‍y4–6–0 .4009–9–2 .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍3–6–1 .3507–7–2 .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1007–10–1 .417
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍1–9–0 .1004–12–0 .250
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–10–0 .0004–12–1 .265
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2021 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 7, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 29th season of the university fielding a program and 18th competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies were led by 11th year head coach Charles Adair and played their home games at Thompson Field.

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The Hokies finished the season 12–6–2, 5–3–2 in ACC play to finish in eight place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament as only six teams were invited. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Ohio State in the first round before losing to Arkansas in the second round to end their season.

Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021. [1] [2] The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament. [3]

The Hokies finished the fall season 5–8–0, 4–4–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were awarded the seventh seed in the ACC Tournament based on tiebreakers. In the tournament they lost to North Carolina in the quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 3–1–0 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

As of January 12, 2022 [4]

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
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Hargrove
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dare Burnett
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alia Skinner
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Riley McCarthy
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendal Feighan
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Gray
5 DF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Aino Vuorinen
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Makenzie Graham
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Avery Tharrington
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ayden Yates
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Steigerwald
10 FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Nicole Kozlova
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabby Johnson
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tori Powell
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Karlie Johnson
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie Lewis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Maltese
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Erin Carleton
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Gogal
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Holly Webber
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victoria Haugen
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Averi Visage
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Bryan
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kate Bonshak
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emmalee McCarter
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Calista Heister
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Pelkowski
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Veith
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victoria Moser
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA S.A. Phillips
32 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie George

Team management

PositionStaff
Head coach Charles Adair
Associate head coachDrew Kopp
Assistant CoachMatt Gwilliam

Source: [4]

Schedule

Source: [5]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 8*
11:00 a.m.		 Loyola (MD) W  2–0  –
 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
August 12*
5:40 p.m.		 Richmond W  2–0  –
Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
Non-Conference Regular season
August 19*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX 		Liberty W  3–0  1–0–0
Thompson Field (505)
Blacksburg, VA
August 22*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Williams & Mary W  1–0  2–0–0
Thompson Field (1,228)
Blacksburg, VA
August 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Elon W  7–1  3–0–0
Thompson Field (663)
Blacksburg, VA
August 29*
1:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at  Cincinnati L  1–2  3–1–0
 Gettler Stadium (523)
Cincinnati, OH
September 2*
5:00 p.m.		at  James Madison
Marriott Invitational		W  3–2  4–1–0
 Sentara Park (303)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 5*
11:00 a.m.		vs. No. 9  Santa Clara
Marriott Invitational		L  0–2  4–2–0
Sentara Park (119)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 9*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Villanova W  5–1  5–2–0
Thompson Field (332)
Blacksburg, VA
September 12*
5:00 p.m.,  SECN 		at No. 12  South Carolina W  1–0  6–2–0
 Stone Stadium (1,415)
Columbia, SC
ACC Regular Season
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 NC State W  1–0  7–2–0
(1–0–0)		Thompson Field (1,364)
Blacksburg, VA
September 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 4  North Carolina T  2–2  2OT7–2–1
(1–0–1)		 Dorrance Field (2,157)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 26
5:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 2  Duke T  1–1  2OT7–2–2
(1–0–2)		Thompson Field (923)
Blacksburg, VA
October 2
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 19at  Pittsburgh W  2–1  8–2–2
(2–0–2)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (732)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 7
8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 17at  Clemson L  0–1  8–3–2
(2–1–2)		 Riggs Field (152)
Clemson, SC
October 10
5:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 17at  Wake Forest L  3–4  8–4–2
(2–2–2)		 Spry Stadium (601)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 15
5:00 p.m.,  ACCRSN 		No. 1  Florida State L  0–2  8–5–2
(2–3–2)		Thompson Field (1,072)
Blacksburg, VA
October 21
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Miami (FL) W  5–0  9–5–2
(3–3–2)		Thompson Field (520)
Blacksburg, VA
October 24
Noon, RSN		 Boston College W  1–0  10–5–2
(4–3–2)		Thompson Field (619)
Blacksburg, VA
October 28
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Syracuse W  2–1  11–5–2
(5–3–2)		 SU Soccer Stadium (59)
Syracuse, NY
NCAA Tournament
November 12*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Ohio State
First Round		W  3–1  12–5–2
Thompson Field (797)
Blacksburg, VA
November 19*
7:30 p.m., SECN+		at (2) No. 7  Arkansas
Second Round		L  0–3  12–6–2
Razorback Field (1,505)
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [6] —RV——RVRV1917RVRVRVRVRVNot releasedRV
TopDrawer Soccer [7] ————————25—————————

2022 NWSL Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Emily Gray North Carolina Courage 13MF

Source: [8]

References

  1. ↑ "ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021". SI.com. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  4. 1 2 "2021 Women's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2021 Women's Soccer Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  7. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Ten ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2022 NWSL Draft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
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