2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team

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2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer
West Virginia Mountaineers logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
Conference Sun Belt Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
Record17–3–4 (5–1–3 SBC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAndy Wright (8th season)
Assistant coachNick Noble (7th season)
Home stadium Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Seasons
 2022
2024 
2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Marshall7 2 018 3 0
No. 19 UCF + 6 2 110 4 2
No. 3 West Virginia + 5 1 317 3 4
No. 18 James Madison + 4 2 310 5 5
Kentucky + 3 3 38 8 4
Georgia State 3 4 26 7 5
South Carolina 3 4 26 9 3
Old Dominion 2 6 15 7 5
Georgia Southern 1 5 32 9 6
Coastal Carolina 1 6 23 9 3
As of December 12, 2023
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.

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Previous season

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.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on August 14, 2023. [1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finishTeamPoints
1Kentucky93 (6)
2Marshall91 (2)
3West Virginia77 (1)
4UCF68 (1)
5South Carolina49
T–6Georgia State45
T–6Coastal Carolina45
8James Madison40
9Old Dominion26
10Georgia Southern16

Personnel

Roster

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
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jackson Lee
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Vaubel
3 DF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Frederik Jorgensen
4 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Brayden Borutskie
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Max Broughton
6 MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Dyon Dromers
7 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Marcus Caldeira
8 MF Flag of Finland.svg  FIN Otto Ollikainen
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Nyenka
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Crooks
11 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Luke McCormick
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Lenz
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Ross
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Barrett Saul
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Clark
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Max Trethewey
17 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yutaro Tsukada
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marc Bonnaire
19 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Kasimir Lauber
20 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Sergio Ors Navarro
21 MF Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Constantinos Christou
23 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Baer
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dante Huckaby
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Lehnert
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Gold
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew O'Neill
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lorenzo Nunez
30 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carlos Hernando
33 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Thomas Decottignies

Source: [2]

Coaching

2024 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
WVU
Alma Mater
Dan Stratford Head Coach4 West Virginia University (2007)
Andy WrightAssociate Head Coach8 West Virginia University (2007)
Nick NobleAssistant Coach7 West Virginia University (2006)
Ross HollandDirector of Operations2 University of Charleston (2016)
Tanner KolbStrength & Conditioning Coach6 Oklahoma State University (2007)
Ethan SolgerAthletic Trainer3 University of Florida (2012)

Competitions

Exhibitions

August 12 College of Charleston v West Virginia Charleston, SC
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
August 15 Radford v West Virginia Radford, VA
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Patrick D. Cupp Stadium
August 19 West Virginia v Charleston (WV) Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Regular season

August 241 West Virginia 3–0 California Baptist Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
August 282 West Virginia 2–0 Bucknell Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
September 13 Yale 0–2 West Virginia New Haven, CT
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Reese Stadium
September 54 American 1–2 West Virginia Washington, DC
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Reeves Field
September 95 West Virginia 1–0 Portland Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
September 156 UCF 2–2 West Virginia Orlando, FL
7:30 PM ESTStadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
September 197 West Virginia 1–0 Dayton Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
September 228 West Virginia 0–0 Georgia Southern Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
September 269 UNCG 1–2 West Virginia Greensboro, NC
7:30 PM ESTStadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium
September 3010 Georgia State 3–4 West Virginia Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM ESTStadium: GSU Soccer Field
October 411 West Virginia 1–1 Loyola (MD) Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
October 812 West Virginia 2–2 James Madison Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
October 1213 South Carolina 2–3 West Virginia Columbia, SC
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
October 18 14 West Virginia 5–2 Marshall Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
October 2215 Coastal Carolina 0–2 West Virginia Conway, SC
7:30 PM ESTStadium: CCU Soccer Field
October 2716 Kentucky 1–0 West Virginia Lexington, KY
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Bell Soccer Complex
October 3117 West Virginia 2–1 Old Dominion Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Sun Belt tournament

November 5Quarterfinals(3) West Virginia 3–1(6) Georgia State Orlando, FL
7:30 PM ESTStadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
November 8Semifinals(3) West Virginia 2–0(7) South Carolina Orlando, FL
7:30 PM ESTStadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
November 12Final(1) Marshall 3–2(3) West Virginia Huntington, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Hoops Family Field

NCAA tournament

November 19Second round(5) West Virginia 1–0 Louisville Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
November 25Third round(5) West Virginia 2–1 Vermont Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
December 2Quarterfinals(5) West Virginia 3–1 Loyola Marymount Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
December 8Semifinals(5) West Virginia 0–1(9) Clemson Louisville, KY
7:30 PM ESTStadium: Lynn Family Stadium

References

  1. "Sun Belt Announces Men's Soccer Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. August 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". wvusports.com.