2025 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

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2025 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer
Virginia Tech Hokies logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–5–3 (0–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDrew Kopp (14th season)
Assistant coachMatt Gwilliam (11th season)
Home stadium Thompson Field
Seasons
←  2024
2026 →
2025 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍3–0–1 .8757–0–2 .889
No. 19 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍3–0–1 .8759–1–2 .833
No. 1 Virginia  ‍‍‍3–0–0 1.0009–0–1 .950
No. 2 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍3–0–0 1.0008–0–1 .944
Louisville  ‍‍‍3–1–0 .75010–2–0 .833
No. 3 Stanford  ‍‍‍2–0–1 .8338–1–1 .850
California  ‍‍‍2–0–1 .8336–1–5 .708
NC State  ‍‍‍1–1–2 .5002–6–4 .333
SMU  ‍‍‍1–1–1 .5007–3–1 .682
No. 22 North Carolina  ‍‍‍1–2–0 .3337–4–0 .636
No. 9 Duke  ‍‍‍1–3–0 .2506–3–1 .650
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍1–3–0 .2505–5–2 .500
Clemson  ‍‍‍0–2–2 .2503–3–5 .500
Boston College  ‍‍‍0–2–1 .1674–3–4 .545
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–3–1 .1254–4–4 .500
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍0–3–1 .1254–5–3 .458
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍0–3–0 .0006–4–1 .591
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of September 27, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represents Virginia Tech during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It is the 33rd season of the university fielding a program and 22nd competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies are led by fifteenth-year head coach Charles Adair and play their home games at Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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Previous season

The Hokies finished 14–6–3 overall and 6–2–2 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to the fourth seed North Carolina in the First Round. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament they were selected as the seventh seed in the Duke bracket. They defeated Tennessee in the First Round which earned them a trip to Los Angeles. There they defeated second seed and ninth ranked UCLA in the Second Round, and third seed and seventeenth ranked Iowa in the Round of 16. They traveled back east to face first seed and number one ranked Duke in the Quarterfinals. The Hokies run ended there as they lost to Duke 1–0. The appearance was only the second Quarterfinal in program history. Their fourteen overall wins and six ACC wins were the best since 2015.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Mikki Easter1GK5'9"Graduate Student Culpeper, Virginia Graduated
Anio Vuorinen5MF/DF5'4"Senior Espoo, Finland Graduated
Avery Tharrington7MF5'7"Senior Springfield, Virginia Graduated
Emma Garrelts8MF/DF5'6"Sophomore Park Ridge, Illinois —
Courtney Anderson9MF5'6"Junior Clifton, Virginia —
Viv Pope10FW5'6"Freshman Ashburn, Virginia —
Amelie D'Angillo11DF5'7"Freshman Silver Spring, Maryland —
Victoria Moser13MF/DF5'8"Senior Greensboro, North Carolina Graduated
Allie Lewis14DF5'9"Senior Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Graduated
Allie George 16FW/DF5'11"Senior Louisville, Kentucky Graduated; signed professional
contract with Racing Louisville FC [1]
Ella Bjorklund17DF5'6"Sophomore Wake Forest, North Carolina —
Lauren Gogal 18MF5'10"Senior Haymarket, Virginia Graduated
Sophie Maltese22FW5'7"SeniorAshburn, VirginiaGraduated
Emma Pelkowski26MF5'7"Senior West Chester, Pennsylvania Graduated; signed professional
contract with HB Køge [2]
Eden Skyers28DF5'6"Senior London, England Graduated
Mallory Mizelle30GK5'6"Senior Suffolk, Virginia Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Eliana Salama9FW5'3"Senior Pembroke Pines, Florida SMU [3]

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Madison Boutot
DF
 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Saint-Constant, Canada St. Hubert Soccer ClubStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Syrianna Davis
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Wake Forest, North Carolina NCFCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Christine Eiblmeier
DF
 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa, Canada Eintracht Frankfurt U19N/A [6]
Anna Garrow
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Roswell, Georgia Tophat SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Peyton May
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Wake Forest, North Carolina North Carolina Courage ECNLStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Hannah Pachan
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Uniontown, Ohio Cleveland Force FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Lily Pantaleo
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Shelby Township, Michigan Nationals ECNLStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Ellie Robertson
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Berkeley Heights, New Jersey PDA ECNLStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Chase Rooney
GK
 Flag of the United States.svg Manassas, Virginia Virginia Development AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Letizia Rossi
MF
 Flag of Italy.svg Monza, Italy AC Milan N/A [13]
Julia Tepes
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Medford, New Jersey Real Futbol AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Squad

Roster

As of August 12, 2025 [15]

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 Savannah Sabo
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chase Rooney
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Annie DeHaan
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Weir
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peyton May
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Pachan
6 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Madi Boutot
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ellie Robertson
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabby Ciocca
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eliana Salama
10 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Letizia Rossi
11 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Christine Eiblmeier
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lily Pantaleo
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kate Grannis
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kendall DiMillio
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ella Valente
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Garrow
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Syri Davis
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samantha DeGuzman
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kylie Marschall
21FFFlag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Lewin
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ashleigh Vizek
24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Natalie Mitchell
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Price
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lauren Carpenter
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julia Tepes
31 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Maysen Nelson
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ava Arengo
37 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Rosenbaum

Team management

PositionStaff
Head Coach Charles Adair
Associate Head CoachDrew Kopp
Assistant CoachMatt Gwilliam
Director of OperationsKatie Flores

Source: [15]

Schedule

Source: [16] [17]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 3*
5:00 p.m.		No. 14at  UNC Greensboro  None Reported [18]  —
 UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, NC
August 9*
1:00 p.m.		No. 14vs. No. 17  Vanderbilt  None Reported 
 MC Soccer Complex
Maryville, TN
Non-Conference Regular season
August 14*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		No. 14at  High Point W  2–0  1–0–0
 Vert Stadium (414)
High Point, NC
August 17*
5:00 p.m.,  ACCNX 		No. 14 VCU W  5–1  2–0–0
 Thompson Field (764)
Blacksburg, VA
August 21*
8:30 p.m., ACCNX		No. 15 Clemson W  4–0  3–0–0
Thompson Field (1,047)
Blacksburg, VA
August 24*
5:30 p.m., ACCNX		No. 15 Georgetown L  1–2  3–1–0
Thompson Field (1,135)
Blacksburg, VA
August 28*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 24at  Liberty T  1–1  3–1–1
 Osborne Stadium (521)
Lynchburg, VA
August 31*
6:00 p.m.,  FloCollege 		No. 24at  Campbell W  5–1  4–1–1
 Eakes Athletics Complex (231)
Buies Creek, NC
September 4*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		No. 20тat  Old Dominion L  1–2  4–2–1
 Old Dominion Soccer Complex (750)
Norfolk, VA
September 7*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 20т William & Mary T  3–3  4–2–2
Thompson Field (824)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 11
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 19  North Carolina L  1–2  4–3–2
(0–1–0)		Thompson Field (1,024)
Blacksburg, VA
September 14
1:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Louisville L  0–1  4–4–2
(0–2–0)		 Lynn Stadium (200)
Louisville, KY
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 16  Wake Forest L  1–2  4–5–2
(0–3–0)		 Spry Stadium (773)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 NC State T  4–4  4–5–3
(0–3–1)		Thompson Field (121)
Blacksburg, VA
October 4
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Virginia
Rivalry 		  
 Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
October 9
10:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Stanford   
 Cagan Stadium
Stanford, CA
October 12
4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  California   
 Edwards Stadium
Berkeley, CA
October 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Duke   
Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
October 23
8:00 p.m., ACCN		 Notre Dame   
Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
October 30
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Miami (FL)   
Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Natalie MitchellTop Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Third TeamAugust 12 [19]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [20] 14152420RV——Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [21] 10924————

References

  1. ↑ Keck, Matthew; Harvey, Preston (January 22, 2025). "Sacred Heart alumna Allie George looking to make a splash with Racing Louisville" (video). WLKY . Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Pelkowski inks professional contract with Denmark's HB Køge". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. January 31, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025 Women's Division I Transfer Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved July 5, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Madison Boutot". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Syrianna Davis". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Meet the 2025 Hokies: Christine Eiblmeier". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. June 5, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Anna Garrow". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Peyton May". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hannah Pachan". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lily Pantaleo". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ellie Robertson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Chase Rooney". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Meet the 2025 Hokies: Letizia Rossi". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. May 22, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Julia Tepes". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  16. ↑ "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Tech releases 2025 women's soccer schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
  18. ↑ @UNCGWSoccer (August 3, 2025). "Let's get this season started! 😎 ⚽️ Exhibition 1 🆚 Virginia Tech 📍Greensboro, N.C. 🏟️ UNCG Soccer Stadium 🕔 5PM 🎟️ FREE #letsgoG" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ "2025 Women's Division I Preseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  20. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  21. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer. September 22, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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