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
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 24
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 24
Record3–1–0 (0–0–0 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
Pittsburgh  000 400 1.000
No. 1 Stanford  000 400 1.000
No. 13т Virginia  000 300 1.000
No. 3 Duke  000 200 1.000
No.Florida State  000 200 1.000
No.Notre Dame  000 201 .833
Louisville  000 310 .750
Miami (FL)  000 310 .750
SMU  000 310 .750
Syracuse  000 310 .750
No. 24 Virginia Tech  000 310 .750
No. 19 Wake Forest  000 310 .750
Boston College  000 211 .625
California  000 211 .625
No. 22 North Carolina  000 220 .500
Clemson  000 111 .500
NC State  000 031 .125
Conference champion
2025 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of August 26, 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   
Osborne Stadium
Lynchburg, VA
August 31*
6:00 p.m.,  FloCollege
No. 24at  Campbell   
Eakes Athletics Complex
Buies Creek, NC
September 4*
6:00 p.m.
at  Old Dominion   
Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Norfolk, VA
September 7*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
William & Mary   
Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 11
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
North Carolina   
Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
September 14
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Louisville   
Lynn Stadium
Louisville, KY
September 18
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at  Wake Forest   
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
September 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State   
Thompson Field
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
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [20] 141524Not released 
TopDrawer Soccer [21] 10924

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