2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, College Cup | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 5 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 4 |
Record | 17–3–4 (5–1–3 SBC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Andy Wright (8th season) |
Assistant coach | Nick Noble (7th season) |
Home stadium | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Marshall ‡ | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 UCF + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 West Virginia + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 17 | – | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 James Madison + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt |
The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team represented West Virginia University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Dan Stratford, in his fourth season. They played their home games at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. This was the team's 63rd season playing organized men's college soccer and their second playing in the Sun Belt Conference.
The 2022 West Virginia team posted a 7–7–4 (3–1–4 Sun Belt) record. They were eliminated in the semifinals of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament and did not earn an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.
The coaches poll was released on August 14, 2023. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Points |
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1 | Kentucky | 93 (6) |
2 | Marshall | 91 (2) |
3 | West Virginia | 77 (1) |
4 | UCF | 68 (1) |
5 | South Carolina | 49 |
T–6 | Georgia State | 45 |
T–6 | Coastal Carolina | 45 |
8 | James Madison | 40 |
9 | Old Dominion | 26 |
10 | Georgia Southern | 16 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Source: [2]
2024 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer coaching staff | |||
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Name | Position | Seasons at WVU | Alma Mater |
Dan Stratford | Head Coach | 4 | West Virginia University (2007) |
Andy Wright | Associate Head Coach | 8 | West Virginia University (2007) |
Nick Noble | Assistant Coach | 7 | West Virginia University (2006) |
Ross Holland | Director of Operations | 2 | University of Charleston (2016) |
Tanner Kolb | Strength & Conditioning Coach | 6 | Oklahoma State University (2007) |
Ethan Solger | Athletic Trainer | 3 | University of Florida (2012) |
August 12 | College of Charleston | v | West Virginia | Charleston, SC |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex |
August 15 | Radford | v | West Virginia | Radford, VA |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Patrick D. Cupp Stadium |
August 19 | West Virginia | v | Charleston (WV) | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
August 241 | West Virginia | 3–0 | California Baptist | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
August 282 | West Virginia | 2–0 | Bucknell | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
September 13 | Yale | 0–2 | West Virginia | New Haven, CT |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Reese Stadium |
September 54 | American | 1–2 | West Virginia | Washington, DC |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Reeves Field |
September 95 | West Virginia | 1–0 | Portland | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
September 156 | UCF | 2–2 | West Virginia | Orlando, FL |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium |
September 197 | West Virginia | 1–0 | Dayton | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
September 228 | West Virginia | 0–0 | Georgia Southern | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
September 269 | UNCG | 1–2 | West Virginia | Greensboro, NC |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium |
September 3010 | Georgia State | 3–4 | West Virginia | Atlanta, GA |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: GSU Soccer Field |
October 411 | West Virginia | 1–1 | Loyola (MD) | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
October 812 | West Virginia | 2–2 | James Madison | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
October 1213 | South Carolina | 2–3 | West Virginia | Columbia, SC |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium |
October 18 14 | West Virginia | 5–2 | Marshall | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
October 2215 | Coastal Carolina | 0–2 | West Virginia | Conway, SC |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: CCU Soccer Field |
October 2716 | Kentucky | 1–0 | West Virginia | Lexington, KY |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Bell Soccer Complex |
October 3117 | West Virginia | 2–1 | Old Dominion | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
November 5Quarterfinals | (3) West Virginia | 3–1 | (6) Georgia State | Orlando, FL |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium |
November 8Semifinals | (3) West Virginia | 2–0 | (7) South Carolina | Orlando, FL |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium |
November 12Final | (1) Marshall | 3–2 | (3) West Virginia | Huntington, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Hoops Family Field |
November 19Second round | (5) West Virginia | 1–0 | Louisville | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
November 25Third round | (5) West Virginia | 2–1 | Vermont | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
December 2Quarterfinals | (5) West Virginia | 3–1 | Loyola Marymount | Morgantown, WV |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium |
December 8Semifinals | (5) West Virginia | 0–1 | (9) Clemson | Louisville, KY |
7:30 PM EST | Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium |