2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

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.

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
2019 record10–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick McSorley (10th season)
  • Josh Dunn (1st season)
Home stadiumThompson Field
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 –1 –1  18 –2 –2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 –2 –0  16 –5 –2
NC State + 3 –4 –1  9 –7 –3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 –4 –1  10 –8 –2
Boston College + 2 –4 –2  9 –6 –3
Syracuse + 2 –4 –2  8 –7 –4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡ 6 –1 –1  21 –1 –2
Pittsburgh + 4 –3 –1  10 –8 –2
Notre Dame + 3 –5 –0  10 –8 –1
North Carolina 3 –5 –0  7 –8 –3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 –4 –2  10 –6 –3
Duke 2 –5 –1  7 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background
Main article: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

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 Caorlina 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" 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]
Daniel Pereira
MF
 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. 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 MF  USA Kyle Stenzel
5 DF  ISL Jon Ingason
6 FW  USA Brendan Moyers
7 FW  USA Nico Quashie
8 FW  USA James Kasak
9 MF  VEN Daniel Pereira
10 MF  USA Chris Little
11 FW  USA Daniel Starr
12 MF  FIN Emil Koho
13 DF  CAN Nikal Clarke-Smith
14 FW  USA Kahlil Dover
15 MF  USA Kristo Strickler
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  USA Nick Blacklock
17 DF   SUI Marc Hoppler
18 FW  USA Jacob Labovitz
19 DF  USA Nathan Durst
20 MF  USA Femi Adu
21 MF  USA Camron Lennon
22 DF  USA Mason McClendon
23 FW  USA Evans Moyo
24 MF  FIN Justus Kauppinen
25 GK  USA Matt Zambetti
26 DF  USA Chris Nicola
27 GK  USA Hayden Kickbush
30 FW  GHA Alex Adjetey
31 FW  GER Jakob Bluemler
32 MF  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
Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
James KasakSporting Kansas City484DF

Source:[13]

Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
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[14] 16 10 9 17 18 22 22 RV 25 22 22 19 23 None Released 13
TopDrawer Soccer [15] 19 19 19 17 15 13 10 12 16 17 20 19 13 12 11 12 12 12

See also

References
  1. "Brizendine announces signing class". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. November 28, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  2. "Alex Adjetey". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  3. "Nicholas Blacklock". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  4. "Daniel Pereira". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  5. "Daniel Starr". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  6. "Kyle Stenzel". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  7. "Matt Zambetti". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  8. "Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  9. "2019 Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  10. @ODUMensSoccer (August 20, 2019). "Exhibition Final VT 2, ODU 0 #ODUSports #Monarchs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Men's soccer game vs. Longwood postponed". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  12. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  13. "2020 Superdraft". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  15. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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