2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

The 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 47th 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 tenth year head coach Mike Brizendine.

2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 17
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 14
2018 record11–7–3 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Kinney (4th season)
  • Patrick McSorley (9th season)
Home stadiumThompson Field
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –0  18 –3 –0
No. 16 Louisville ‡ 4 –2 –2  11 –5 –3
NC State + 2 –4 –2  10 –7 –3
Boston College 2 –5 –1  4 –8 –4
Syracuse + 1 –4 –3  7 –7 –4
Clemson 2 –6 –0  7 –9 –1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 –1 –0  14 –4 –1
No. 11 Duke + 5 –3 –0  11 –7 –2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –1  11 –7 –3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 –2 –2  10 –4 –3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –1  11 –7 –3
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –1
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background
Main article: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

The 2017 Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–10–0 overall record and a 3–5–0 ACC record. The Hokies were seeded ninth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hokies won their first round match up against NC State, but fell to eventual champions Wake Forest in the second round. The Hokies earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Virginia Tech defeated Air Force in the first round, before losing to Michigan State in the second round.

At the end of the season, one Hokie men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Ben Lungaard.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Morten Lamps0GK6'2"185SeniorFlensburg, GERGraduated
Ben Lungaard1GK6'5"200SeniorGreenville, DEDeclared for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 21st overall by Columbus Crew SC
Collin Verfurth3MF/DF6'4"185SeniorAshburn, VAGraduated
Elias Tamburini9DF5'10"170SeniorHelsinki, FINGraduated
Marcelo Acuna11FW6'2"180SeniorSan José, CRCGraduated
Matt Dudon19DF5'11"175SeniorDayton, OHGraduated
Rodrigo Zampieri20DF6'0"170SeniorSão Sebastião do Paraíso, BRAGraduated
Gino Rossi22FW6'0"170SeniorSchenectady, NYGraduated
Forrest White23MF6'0"165SeniorCrozet, VAGraduated

Players arriving

The Hokies announced the signing of nine players on February 8, 2018.[2] The Hokies announced two more signings on March 17, 2018.[3]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
David Alm
DF
 SWEBoo, SWEHammarby IFN/A[4]
Nicholas Blacklock
FW
 USAWade, PAPhiladelphia Union[5]
Kahlil Dover
FW
 USAReston, VABraddock Road YC[6]
Nathan Durst
DF
 USAAshburn, VALoudoun Soccer Club[7]
Sivert Haugli
DF
 NOROslo, NORBaerum SKN/A[8]
Vincent Jackson
FW
 USASouthfield, MIMichigan Wolves Crew Soccer Club[9]
Connor Jordan-Hyde
GK
 USAKansas City, KSSporting Kansas City AcademyN/A[10]
Daniel Seungmin Kang
FW
 USAFairfax, VABraddock Road YC Academy[11]
Christopher Little
MF
 USAAshburn, VALoudoun Soccer Club[12]
Evans Moyo
MF
 USARound Hill, VALoudoun Soccer ClubN/A[13]
Esteban Gonzales Rivera
DF
 CRCSan José, CRCUniversidad HispanoamericanaN/A[13]
Mathjis Swaneveld
GK
 NEDSchoonhoven, NEDCVV de Jodan BoysN/A[14]

Squad

Roster

Updated: August 23, 2018[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Connor Jordan-Hyde
1 GK  NED Mathijs Swaneveld
2 DF  USA Will Mejia
3 DF  NOR Sivert Haugli
4 DF  SWE David Alm
5 DF  ISL Jon Ingason
6 FW  USA Brendan Moyers
7 FW  USA Nico Quashie
8 FW  USA James Kasak
9 MF  USA David Sanz
10 MF  USA Chris Little
11 FW  USA Arion Sobers-Assue
12 MF  FIN Emil Koho
13 DF  CAN Nikal Clarke-Smith
14 FW  USA Kahlil Dover
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  USA Kristo Strickler
16 MF  USA Rory Slevin
17 DF   SUI Marc Hoppler
18 MF  KOR Daniel Kang
19 DF  USA Nathan Durst
20 MF  CRC Esteban Gonzalez
21 MF  USA Camron Lennon
22 FW  USA Vincent Jackson II
23 FW  USA Evans Moyo
24 MF  FIN Justus Kauppinen
25 GK  USA Charles Filby
27 GK  USA Hayden Kickbush
28 FW  CRC Sebastian Rodriguez
30 FW  FRA Gaetan Roux
31 FW  GER Jakob Bluemler

Team management
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorWhit Babcock
Head CoachMike Brizendine
Assistant CoachJeff Kinney
Assistant CoachPatrick McSorley
Volunteer Assistant CoachKyle Renfro

Source:[15]

Schedule

Source:[16]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 11*
4:00 pm		 West Virginia W 4–1  –
(–)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
August 14*
7:00 pm		 at Old Dominion W 3–2  –
(–)		 Old Dominion Soccer Complex
Norfolk, VA
August 18*
7:00 pm		 Villanova W 1–0  –
(–)		 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
Regular season
August 24*
4:00 pm		 vs. Air Force
JMU Invitational		 W 2–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Sentara Park
Harrisonburgh, VA
August 26*
4:00 pm		 vs. Gardner–Webb
JMU Invitational		 W 2–1 2OT 2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Sentara Park
Harrisonburgh, VA
August 31*
7:00 pm		 No. RV at South Florida W 1–0  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Corbett Soccer Stadium (903)
Tampa, FL
September 2*
7:00 pm		 No. RV at UCF T 2–2 2OT 3–0–1
(0–0–0)		 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (249)
Orlando, FL
September 7
7:00 pm		 No. 21 at No. 10 Virginia
Rivalry		 T 1–1 2OT 3–0–2
(0–0–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,892)
Charlottesville, VA
September 11*
7:00 pm		 No. 16 at UNCG W 2–0  4–0–2
(0–0–1)		 UNCG Soccer Stadium (363)
Greensboro, NC
September 14
7:30 pm		 No. 16 No. 1 Wake Forest L 1–2  4–1–2
(0–1–1)		 Thompson Field (1,200)
Blacksburg, VA
September 18*
7:00 pm		 No. 14 Longwood W 5–1  5–1–2
(0–1–1)		 Thompson Field (217)
Blacksburg, VA
September 21
7:00 pm		 No. 14 at No. 18 NC State L 0–1  5–2–2
(0–2–1)		 Dail Soccer Field (786)
Raleigh, NC
September 28
7:00 pm		 No. 21 Syracuse W 1–0 2OT 6–2–2
(1–2–1)		 Thompson Field (927)
Blacksburg, VA
October 2*
7:00 pm		 No. 19 South Carolina L 1–2 2OT 6–3–2
(1–2–1)		 Thompson Field (323)
Blacksburg, VA
October 6
7:00 pm		 No. 19 at No. 3 North Carolina L 1–2  6–4–2
(1–3–1)		 Koskinen Stadium (2,074)
Durham, NC
October 12
7:00 pm		 Pittsburgh W 3–1  7–4–2
(2–3–1)		 Thompson Field (834)
Blacksburg, VA
October 16*
7:00 pm		 William & Mary W 4–0  8–4–2
(2–3–1)		 Thompson Field (324)
Blacksburg, VA
October 19
7:00 pm		 at No. 16 Notre Dame W 5–2  9–4–2
(3–3–1)		 Alumni Stadium (514)
South Bend, IN
October 23*
7:00 pm		 No. 18 at Davidson T 2–2  9–4–3
(3–3–1)		 Alumni Soccer Stadium (302)
Davidson, NC
October 26
7:00 pm		 No. 18 No. 14 Duke L 0–2  9–5–3
(3–4–1)		 Thompson Field (274)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
October 31
7:00 pm		 (7) No. 22 (10) Syracuse
First Round		 W 3–1  10–5–3
 Thompson Field (294)
Blacksburg, VA
November 4
1:00 pm		 (7) No. 22 (2) No. 4 North Carolina
Quarterfinals		 L 0–3  10–6–3
 WakeMed Soccer Park (507)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
3:00 pm		 (12) No. 19 No. 14 Charlotte
Second Round		 W 1–0  11–6–3
 Thompson Field (446)
Blacksburg, VA
November 25*
4:00 pm		 (12) No. 19 James Madison
Third Round		 L 0–3  11–7–3
 Thompson Field (740)
Blacksburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Kristo Strickler ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 22, 2018 [17]
Kristo Strickler All-ACC Second Team November 7, 2018 [18]
Mathijs Swaneveld All-ACC Third Team

2019 MLS Super Draft
Main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft

Virginia Tech did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer[19] RV 21 16 14 21 19 RV RV 18 22 24 19 None Released 17
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 25 19 16 16 13 12 14 15 10 8 12 11 9 14 14 14

See also

References
  1. "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. "Men's soccer announces the signing of nine during the signing period". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. February 8, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  3. "Hokies compliment class of 2018 with the additions of Durst, Jackson". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. March 17, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  4. "David Alm". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  5. "Nicholas Blacklock". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  6. "Kahlil Dover". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  7. "Nathan Durst". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. "Sivert Haugli". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  9. "Vincent Jackson II". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  10. "Connor Jordan-Hyde". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  11. "Daniel Seungmin Kang". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  12. "Christopher Little". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  13. "Evans Moyo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  14. "Mathjis Swaneveld". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  15. "Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  16. "2018 Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  17. "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 22, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  18. "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  19. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  20. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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