Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer

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Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
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Founded1972;53 years ago (1972)
University Virginia Tech
Head coach Mike Brizendine (16th season)
Conference ACC
Location Blacksburg, Virginia
Stadium Thompson Field
(Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname Hokies, Fighting Gobblers
ColorsChicago maroon and burnt orange [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2007
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2007, 2016
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2007, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
NCAA Tournament appearances
2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Conference Regular Season championships
1997

The Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represents the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Hokies are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home matches at Sandra D. Thompson Field.

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Historically, Virginia Tech has been one of the weaker outfits in the ACC, regularly finishing towards the bottom of the conference standings. The program's most successful era came briefly in the early to mid-2000s, where the five years, the Hokies earned three berths into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. In 2003 and 2005, the Hokies made their first two appearances in the tournament, where they reached the second round of the tournament. In 2007, the team made a remarkable run to the College Cup, making their deepest run in tournament history. Since their 2007 run, they did not qualify for an NCAA Tournament bid again until 2016.

History

Oliver Weiss era, NCAA violations

The improved greatly with the arrival of head coach Oliver Weiss in 2000. Under Weiss, Tech has made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament (second round in 2003, 2005, first round in 2006, and the semifinals in 2007), the only four in school history. The team is currently ranked fourth in the nation under the Division I NSCAA/adidas National Rankings (last updated Tuesday, November 6, 2007). In the 2007 season, the team achieved its highest national ranking in school history when they reached #4 on October 23. The previous highest ranking was in the 2005 season at eighth in the country. Also, Tech set a new school record with a 15-game unbeaten streak (10-0-5 from September 2 to November 3) during the 2007 season.

The popularity for the team and game attendance has increased since the invitation to the Atlantic Coast Conference and with the 2006 FIFA World Cup. 2008 was by all accounts a rebuilding year, as the Hokies went winless (0-8) in ACC play.

In 2009, Coach Weiss resigned, days before the school self-reported recruiting violations to the NCAA in connection with Weiss allegedly fronting application fees for recruits. [2] Per NCAA rules, paying for a recruit's application fees, even if the recruit repays the loan, is not permitted. Mike Brizendine, a Weiss assistant and former head coach of Bridgewater College, was promoted to head coach to replace him.

Notable events

On September 11, 2011, the Hokies defeated the UNC Tar Heels 1–0 in extra time, making it one of the largest college soccer upsets of the 2011 season. Tech, at the time was unranked, while North Carolina was ranked first in the nation. [3]

Rivalries

Radford

A local derby between the two sides, Virginia Tech regularly plays against the Radford Highlanders men's soccer program.

Virginia

Virginia Tech's major rival in soccer is the Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer program. The two sides have a longstanding rivalry across all sports which translates over to soccer. Generally, matches between the two sides attract larger than average crowds. [4] In the 2005–06 and 2006-07 school years, the program-wide rivalry was called the Commonwealth Challenge. A renewed rivalry competition began for the 2014–15 season, called the "Commonwealth Clash."

Historically, Virginia has dominated the rivalry, leading the all-time series 34-5-7.

Roster

As of February 20, 2025 [5]

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
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Jacobi
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Hyan
2 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Olafur Floki Stephensen
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trey Gardiner
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Schroeder
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tino Vasquez
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Declan Quill
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samy Kolby
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Perez
10 FW Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Marcos Escoe
11 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Oliver Roche
12 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA CJ Coppola
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Laffey
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andy Sullins
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mathias Yohannes
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Hackenberg
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Willie Cardona
20 FW Flag of France.svg  FRA Malick Thiaw
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noe Uwimana
22 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Yonis Kireh
23 DF Flag of Cyprus.svg  CYP Sergios Feneridis
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Marcano
25 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Wenzel
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Harry Neill
27 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Timi Adams
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carter Hensley
31 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Harrison Krieg
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Glesius

Seasons

SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Virginia Tech (Independent)(1972–1994)
1972George Snead 2–4–3
1973George Snead 4–3–3
1974Jerry Cheynet 5–6–0
1975Jerry Cheynet 4–5–1
1976Jerry Cheynet 4–6–1
1977Jerry Cheynet 7–4–1
1978Jerry Cheynet 9–4–2
1979Jerry Cheynet 8–6–1
1980Jerry Cheynet 8–5–1
1981Jerry Cheynet 10–5–1
1982Jerry Cheynet 5–10–0
1983Jerry Cheynet 1–11–3
1984Jerry Cheynet 8–8–2
1985Jerry Cheynet 10–7–1
1986Jerry Cheynet 7–9–2
1987Jerry Cheynet 9–8–3
1988Jerry Cheynet 11–9–0
1989Jerry Cheynet 10–10–1
1990Jerry Cheynet 10–10–1
1991Jerry Cheynet 10–8–3
1992Jerry Cheynet 10–7–2
1993Jerry Cheynet 10–8–1
1994Jerry Cheynet 7–12–0
Independent (1972–1994) Total:193–165–33
Virginia Tech (Atlantic 10)(1995–1999)
1995Jerry Cheynet 8–10–26–3–2T–3rdA10 Semifinal
1996Jerry Cheynet 12–8–07–4–0T–4thA10 Semifinal
1997Jerry Cheynet 14–5–18–2–11stA10 Semifinal
1998Jerry Cheynet 11–9–17–3–1T–3rdA10 Final
1999Jerry Cheynet 11–8–07–4–0T–3rd
A10 Total:56–40–435–16–4
Virginia Tech (Independent)(2000–2000)
2000Jerry Cheynet 8–9–2
Independent (2000) Total:8–9–2
Virginia Tech (Big East)(2001–2003)
2001Jerry Cheynet 11–6–24–4–28thBig East Quarterfinal
2002 Oliver Weiss 10–7–15–5–09th
2003Oliver Weiss 14–5–37–3–02ndBig East Quarterfinal
NCAA Second Round
Big East Total:35–18–616–12–2
Virginia Tech (ACC)(2004–present)
2004Oliver Weiss 9–10–12–5–08thACC Quarterfinal
2005Oliver Weiss 10–5–53–2–34thACC Quarterfinal
NCAA Second Round
2006Oliver Weiss 11–8–12–5–18thACC First Round
NCAA First Round
2007Oliver Weiss 14–4–53–1–44thACC Semifinal
NCAA College Cup
2008Oliver Weiss 5–13–10–8–09thACC First Round
2009 Mike Brizendine 5–12–02–6–08thACC First Round
2010Mike Brizendine 5–13–11–6–19th
2011Mike Brizendine 4–13–21–6–19th ACC First Round
2012Mike Brizendine 7–10–30–7–19th ACC Quarterfinal
2013 Mike Brizendine 4–8–51–5–511th
2014Mike Brizendine 7–8–22–5–19th ACC First Round
2015Mike Brizendine 5–9–30–5–311th
2016 Mike Brizendine 13–5–43–4–29th ACC First Round
NCAA Quarterfinal
2017 Mike Brizendine 10–10–03–5–09th NCAA Second Round
2018 Mike Brizendine 11–7–33–4–17th NCAA Third Round
2019 Mike Brizendine 10–6–32–4–211th NCAA Third Round
2020 Mike Brizendine 7–6–45–5–22nd (North) NCAA Third Round
2021 Mike Brizendine 11–5–43–4–15th (Coastal) NCAA Second Round
2022 Mike Brizendine 3–14–10–8–06th (Coastal)
2023 Mike Brizendine 4–9–42–5–16th (Coastal)
2024 Mike Brizendine 7–6–41–5–214th
ACC Total:168–181–5639–105–31
Total:436–348–95

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source: [6]

Notable alumni

As of February 20, 2025

References

  1. ↑ "Virginia Tech University Trademarks" . Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. ↑ Berman, Mark (2009-08-25). "Yellow card for Tech as university reports violations to NCAA". The Roanoke Times.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Tech men top No. 1 UNC in soccer". Charlotte Observer. September 11, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Challenge". hokiesports.com.
  5. ↑ "2024 Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2013 Virginia Tech Men's Soccer History and Record Book" (PDF). Virginia Tech Athletics. HokieSports.com. pp. 4–6.
  7. ↑ "A10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer. Atlantic10.com. pp. 11–12. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "ACC All-Time Men's Soccer Standings" (PDF). Raycom Sports. Raycomsports.com. pp. 73–76. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "All-Time BIG EAST Men's Soccer Standings" (PDF). Big East. GRFX.cstv.com. p. 2.
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