2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

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2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. RV
Record10–6–2 (4–5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Kopp (11th season)
  • Matt Gwilliam (8th season)
Home stadium Thompson Field
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y8–2–0 .80020–5–1 .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y8–2–0 .80017–3–3 .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y7–2–1 .75017–3–3 .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y6–2–2 .70016–4–3 .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y6–2–2 .70015–5–3 .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y5–3–2 .60014–5–3 .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y4–3–3 .5508–5–5 .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y4–5–1 .45010–7–2 .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y3–6–1 .3509–7–3 .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍3–7–0 .3006–8–2 .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y2–6–2 .3007–7–6 .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍2–7–1 .2505–8–3 .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍1–6–3 .2508–7–3 .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍1–7–2 .2005–8–5 .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 30th season of the university fielding a program and 19th competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies were led by 12th year head coach Charles Adair and played their home games at Thompson Field.

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The team finished 10–6–2 overall and 4–5–1 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament as only six teams were invited. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team in the UCLA Bracket they travelled to seventh-seed West Virginia in the First Round. They lost the game 2–0 to end their season.

Previous season

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 at-large 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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Emily Gray 4MF5'4"Senior Sewell, New Jersey Graduated, drafted 3rd overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Emma Steigerwald9DF5'4"Senior Downingtown, Pennsylvania Graduated
Nicole Kozlova 10FW5'5" Redshirt.svg Junior Toronto, Canada Graduated, signed with HB Køge
Karlie Johnson13FW5'9"Senior Keller, Texas Graduated
Erin Carleton16MF5'8"Sophomore Powder Springs, Georgia N/A
Holly Weber19MF5'6" Redshirt.svg Sophomore Springfield, Virginia N/A
S.A. Phillips30GK5'7" Redshirt.svg Junior Pawleys Island, South Carolina Graduated

Recruiting Class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Courtney Andersen
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Clifton, Virginia TSJ FC VirginiaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Ella Ciardullo
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Milton, Georgia Tophat SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Kendall DiMillio
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Broadlands, Virginia TSJ FC VirginiaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Natalie Mitchell
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Temecula, California San Diego SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Maysen Nelson
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Woodbridge, Virginia TSJ FC VirginiaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Ines Obradovac
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Woodstock, Georgia United Futbol AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Bella Pontieri
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Jacksonville, Florida United Soccer AllianceStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Taylor Price
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Ashburn, Virginia TSJ FC VirginiaStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Emily Stanley
GK
 Flag of the United States.svg Grand Blanc, Michigan NationalsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Ella Valente
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Sterling, Virginia Virginia UnionNR [10] [11]

Squad

Roster

As of September 27, 2022 [12]

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 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ines Obradovac
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 Calista Heister
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bella Pontieri
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabby Johnson
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tori Powell
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victoria Moser
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie Lewis
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Maltese
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie George
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Courtney Andersen
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Gogal
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natalie Mitchell
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 Taylor Price
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Pelkowski
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Veith
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Ciardullo
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall DiMillio
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maysen Nelson
32 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emma Stanley
34 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Valente
35 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ruby Darling

Team management

PositionStaff
Head Coach Charles Adair
Associate Head CoachDrew Kopp
Assistant CoachMatt Gwilliam

Source: [12]

Schedule

Source: [13]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
5:00 p.m.		at  Richmond W 4–0 –
President's Field
Richmond, VA
August 13*
11:00 a.m.		at  Loyola (MD) W 1–0 –
 Ridley Athletic Complex
Baltimore, MD
Non-Conference Regular season
August 18*
6:00 p.m.,  FloSports 		at  William & Mary W  4–3  1–0–0
 Albert–Daly Field (1,096)
Williamsburg, VA
August 21*
12:00 p.m.,  ACCNX 		Indiana T  0–0  1–0–1
 Thompson Field (1,832)
Blacksburg, VA
August 27*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Delaware W  2–0  2–0–1
Thompson Field (603)
Blacksburg, VA
August 28*
7:00 p.m., FloSports		at  Elon W  5–1  3–0–1
 Rudd Field (513)
Elon, NC
September 1*
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at  Old Dominion W  3–0  4–0–1
 Old Dominion Soccer Complex (1,033)
Norfolk, VA
September 4*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Charlotte W  3–0  5–0–1
Thompson Field (329)
Blacksburg, VA
September 8*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 4  South Carolina L  1–2  5–1–1
Thompson Field (1,214)
Blacksburg, VA
September 11*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Northern Colorado W  5–2  6–1–1
Thompson Field (218)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 16
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Pittsburgh L  1–4  6–2–1
(0–1–0)		Thompson Field (708)
Blacksburg, VA
September 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  NC State W  1–0  7–2–1
(1–1–0)		 Dail Soccer Field (766)
Raleigh, NC
September 25
5:00 p.m., ACCN		at  Wake Forest W  2–0  8–2–1
(2–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (627)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 3  North Carolina W  2–1  9–2–1
(3–1–0)		Thompson Field (284)
Blacksburg, VA
October 6
6:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 24at  Miami (FL) L  1–3  9–3–1
(3–2–0)		 Cobb Stadium (392)
Coral Gables, FL
October 9
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 24at  Clemson L  1–2  9–4–1
(3–3–0)		 Riggs Field (723)
Clemson, SC
October 13
8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 13  Virginia
Rivalry 		T  3–3  9–4–2
(3–3–1)		Thompson Field (1,702)
Blacksburg, VA
October 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 5  Notre Dame L  0–1  9–5–2
(3–4–1)		Thompson Field (478)
Blacksburg, VA
October 23
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Syracuse W  2–0  10–5–2
(4–4–1)		Thompson Field (521)
Blacksburg, VA
October 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 5  Florida State L  1–4  10–6–2
(4–5–1)		 Seminole Soccer Complex (1,227)
Tallahassee, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 13
1:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at (7)  West Virginia
First Round		L  0–2  10–7–2
 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,221)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Victoria Haugen ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 27 [14]
Tori Powell ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 4 [15]
Taylor Bryan ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 18 [16]
Taylor Price All-ACC Third Team November 2 [17]
ACC All-Freshman Team

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [18] —RVRVRV——RV24——RVRVNot released—
TopDrawer Soccer [19] —————————————————


References

  1. ↑ "Courtney Andersen". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ella Ciardullo". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kendall DiMillio". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Natalie Mitchell". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Maysen Nelson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ines Obradovac". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bella Pontieri". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Taylor Price". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Emily Stanley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Ella Valente". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Meet the 2022 Hokies: Ella Valente". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech. July 22, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  12. 1 2 "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Duke's Cooper, VT's Haugen Claim ACC Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  15. ↑ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  16. ↑ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  17. ↑ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  18. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  19. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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