2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

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ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 12
Record10–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
Fairfield Inn/JMU Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 12
Record10–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick McSorley (10th season)
  • Josh Dunn (1st season)
Home stadiumThompson Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 –1 –118 –2 –2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 –2 –016 –5 –2
NC State + 3 –4 –19 –7 –3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 –4 –110 –8 –2
Boston College + 2 –4 –29 –6 –3
Syracuse + 2 –4 –28 –7 –4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡ 6 –1 –121 –1 –2
Pittsburgh + 4 –3 –110 –8 –2
Notre Dame + 3 –5 –010 –8 –1
North Carolina 3 –5 –07 –8 –3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 –4 –210 –6 –3
Duke 2 –5 –17 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 48th season of the University fielding a program. The Hokies played their home games at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies were led by eleventh year head coach Mike Brizendine.

The 2018 Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–7–3 overall record and a 3–4–1 ACC record. The Hokies were seeded seventh–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hokies won their first round match up against Syracuse, but fell to North Carolina in the second round. The Hokies earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the twelfth overall seed Virginia Tech defeated Charlotte in the second round, before losing to James Madison in the third round.

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for departure
Arion Sobers-Assue11FW6'0"Redshirt SeniorMiami, FLGraduated
Rory Slevin16MF5'11"SeniorMiddletown, NJGraduated

Players arriving

Virginia Tech announced its 2019 signing class of six players on November 28, 2018.[1]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Alex Adjetey
FW
 GHAAccra, GhanaBeachside Academy[2]
Nicholas Blacklock
FW
 USAHellertown, PAPhiladelphia Union[3]
 VENRoanoke, VARoanoke Star[4]
Daniel Starr
FW
 USACharlottesville, VASOCA[5]
Kyle Stenzel
DF
 USAStaunton, VASOCA[6]
Matt Zambetti
GK
 USAMechanicsburg, PAHMMS Eagle FC[7]

Squad

Roster

Updated: December 2, 2019[8]

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. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Connor Jordan-Hyde
1 GK Netherlands NED Mathijs Swaneveld
2 DF United States USA Will Mejia
3 DF Norway NOR Sivert Haugli
4 MF United States USA Kyle Stenzel
5 DF Iceland ISL Jon Ingason
6 FW United States USA Brendan Moyers
7 FW United States USA Nico Quashie
8 FW United States USA James Kasak
9 MF Venezuela VEN Daniel Pereira
10 MF United States USA Chris Little
11 FW United States USA Daniel Starr
12 MF Finland FIN Emil Koho
13 DF Canada CAN Nikal Clarke-Smith
14 FW United States USA Kahlil Dover
15 MF United States USA Kristo Strickler
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW United States USA Nick Blacklock
17 DF Switzerland SUI Marc Hoppler
18 FW United States USA Jacob Labovitz
19 DF United States USA Nathan Durst
20 MF United States USA Femi Adu
21 MF United States USA Camron Lennon
22 DF United States USA Mason McClendon
23 FW United States USA Evans Moyo
24 MF Finland FIN Justus Kauppinen
25 GK United States USA Matt Zambetti
26 DF United States USA Chris Nicola
27 GK United States USA Hayden Kickbush
30 FW Ghana GHA Alex Adjetey
31 FW Germany GER Jakob Bluemler
32 MF United States USA Andrew Weber

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorWhit Babcock
Head CoachMike Brizendine
Assistant CoachPatrick McSorley
Assistant CoachJosh Dunn

Source:[8]

Schedule

Source:[9]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 16*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 16 at No. 23 West Virginia W 3–1  –
(–)		 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Morgantown, WV
August 20*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 16 Old Dominion W 2–1[10]  –
(–)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
August 24*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 16 No. 13 Georgetown L 0–3  –
(–)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
August 30*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 16 at Loyola Marymount W 2–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Sullivan Field (0)
Los Angeles, CA
September 1*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 16 at UC Santa Barbara W 3–1  2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Harder Stadium (1,500)
Santa Barbara, CA
September 6*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 10 vs. Loyola
JMU Invitational		 W 2–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Sentara Park (0)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 8*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 10 vs. Hofstra
JMU Invitational		 W 4–3  4–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Sentara Park (0)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 13
7:00 p.m.		 No. 9 No. 18 North Carolina L 1–3  4–1–0
(0–1–0)		 Thompson Field (2,012)
Blacksburg, VA
September 17*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 17 Grand Canyon W 4–0  5–1–0
(0–1–0)		 Thompson Field (712)
Blacksburg, VA
September 20
7:30 p.m.		 No. 17 at Louisville L 1–2  5–2–0
(0–2–0)		 Lynn Stadium (1,164)
Louisville, KY
September 27
1:00 p.m.		 No. 18 Boston College T 2–2 2OT 5–2–1
(0–2–1)		 Thompson Field (1,232)
Blacksburg, VA
October 1*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 Gardner-Webb W 4–0  6–2–1
(0–2–1)		 Thompson Field (409)
Blacksburg, VA
October 5
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 at No. 6 Clemson T 0–0 2OT 6–2–2
(0–2–2)		 Riggs Field (1,639)
Clemson, SC
October 11
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 at Pittsburgh L 1–3  6–3–2
(0–3–2)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (621)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 18
5:30 p.m.		 Notre Dame W 2–1  7–3–2
(1–3–2)		 Thompson Field (822)
Blacksburg, VA
October 22*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 25 Longwood  Postponed [11]  0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
October 25
7:00 p.m.		 No. 25 No. 6 Virginia
Rivalry		 L 0–2  7–4–2
(1–4–2)		 Thompson Field (1,738)
Blacksburg, VA
October 29*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 at Princeton L 2–3  7–5–2
(1–4–2)		 Roberts Stadium (200)
Princeton, NJ
November 1
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 at Duke W 2–1  8–5–2
(2–4–2)		 Koskinen Stadium (793)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6
4:00 p.m.		 (11) No. 22 at (6) Louisville
First Round		 W 2–0  9–5–2
 Lynn Stadium (255)
Louisville, KY
November 10
5:00 p.m.		 (11) No. 22 at (3) No. 7 Wake Forest
Quarterfinals		 T 2–2 (5–6 PKs) 2OT 9–5–3
 Spry Stadium (2,009)
Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 24
4:00 p.m.		 (10) No. 23 No. 16 New Hampshire
Second Round		 W 4–1  10–5–3
 Thompson Field (420)
Blacksburg, VA
December 1
8:00 p.m.		 (10) No. 23 at (7) No. 7 Stanford
Third Round		 L 1–2  10–6–3
 Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (664)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Kristo Strickler All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2019 [12]
Daniel Pereira All-ACC Freshman Team

2020 MLS Super Draft

Player Team Round Pick # Position
James KasakSporting Kansas City484DF

Source:[13]

Rankings

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