2016 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 45th season of the university fielding a program. The Hokies played their home fixtures at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.

2016 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
Wolstein Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinal
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
2016 record13–4–4 (3–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Kinney (2nd season)
  • Patrick McSorley (7th season)
Home stadiumSandra D. Thompson Field
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 2 Wake Forest 5 1 2  19 2 4
No. 6 Louisville + 5 2 1  14 6 2
No. 5 Clemson + 4 1 3  14 4 5
No. 11 Syracuse + 4 2 3  12 4 4
Boston College + 3 3 3  9 9 3
NC State 1 8 0  5 12 0
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 5 1 2  14 3 4
No. 13 Virginia + 4 2 3  11 4 5
No. 14 Notre Dame + 4 3 2  12 7 2
No. 8 Virginia Tech + 3 4 2  13 5 4
Duke 2 6 1  7 8 2
Pittsburgh 0 7 2  2 13 3
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 season proved to be one of the program's most successful seasons. The Hokies were ranked for the first time since 2008, and earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2007. In the NCAA Tournament, the Hokies reached the quarterfinals before losing to fellow ACC outfit, Wake Forest.[1]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
08/16/2016*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 3–1 
Thompson Field (227)
Blacksburg, VA
08/20/2016*
7:00 pm
at James Madison
Shenandoah Showdown
W 2–1 
University Park (Not reported)
Harrisonburg, VA
Regular season
08/26/2016*
7:00 pm
at No. 18 Ohio State
Wolstein Classic
W 1–0 2OT 1–0
Owens Stadium (1,979)
Columbus, OH
08/28/2016*
4:00 pm
vs. Oakland
Wolstein Classic
W 3–0  2–0
Owens Stadium (120)
Columbus, OH
09/02/2016*
7:00 pm
South Florida W 4–1  3–0
Thompson Field (879)
Blacksburg, VA
09/05/2016*
1:00 pm
at No. 24 Georgetown W 1–0  4–0
Shaw Field (1,149)
Washington, DC
09/09/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN+
No. 15 at No. 1 Notre Dame L 1–4  4–1 (0–1)
Alumni Stadium (1,824)
South Bend, IN
09/13/2016*
7:00 pm, Hokievision
No. 23 Longwood W 1–0  5–1
Thompson Field (367)
Blacksburg, VA
09/16/2016
6:00 pm
No. 23 NC State W 3–0  6–1 (1–1)
Thompson Field (1,156)
Blacksburg, VA
09/20/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 19 at Delaware W 2–0  7–1
Grant Stadium (725)
Newark, DE
09/23/2016
6:00 pm, ACCN+
No. 19 No. 7 Clemson L 1–2  7–2 (1–2)
Thompson Field (1,412)
Blacksburg, VA
09/30/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN+
No. 18 at Virginia
Commonwealth Cup
T 0–0 2OT 7–2–1 (1–2–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,989)
Charlottesville, VA
10/04/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN+
No. 18 VMI W 7–1  8–2–1
Thompson Field (623)
Blacksburg, VA
10/07/2016
6:00 pm, ACCN+
No. 18 Duke W 3–1  9–2–1 (2–2–1)
Thompson Field (193)
Blacksburg, VA
10/11/2016*
6:00 pm, Hokievision
No. 15 Wright State T 1–1 2OT 9–2–2
Thompson Field (253)
Blacksburg, VA
10/14/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 15 at No. 10 Syracuse L 0–1  9–3–2 (2–3–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,785)
Syracuse, NY
10/18/2016*
6:00 pm, ACCN+
No. 23 No. 9 Charlotte T 0–0 2OT 9–3–3
Thompson Field (223)
Blacksburg, VA
10/22/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN+
No. 23 at No. 3 North Carolina L 0–2  9–4–3 (2–4–1)
Fetzer Field (1,011)
Chapel Hill, NC
10/28/2016
6:00 pm
No. 23 Pittsburgh W 2–1  10–4–3 (3–4–1)
Thompson Field (453)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN+
No. 23 (9) at No. 25 (8) Boston College
First Round
T 2–2
L 2–4 pen.
 
10–4–4
Newton Soccer Complex (238)
Chestnut Hill, MA
NCAA Tournament
11/17/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
East Tennessee State
First Round
W 1–0  11–4–4
Thompson Field (495)
Blacksburg, VA
11/20/2016*
4:00 pm
at No. 9 (10) Charlotte
Second Round
W 3–2  12–4–4
Transamerica Field (1,023)
Charlotte, NC
11/27/2016*
12:00 pm
at No. 6 (7) Indiana
Third Round
W 2–1 OT 13–4–4
Armstrong Stadium (1,330)
Bloomington, IN
12/03/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 2 (2) Wake Forest
Quarterfinals
L 0–2  13–5–4
Spry Stadium (3,410)
Winston-Salem, NC

See also

References

  1. "Hokies end their season against No. 2 Wake Forest in the Elite Eight". Virginia Tech Hokies. HokieSports.com. December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
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