2017 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team explained

Year:	2017
Team:	Virginia Tech Hokies
Sport:	soccer
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	10–10–0
Conf Record:	3–5–0
Head Coach:	Mike Brizendine
Hc Year:	9th
Asst Coach1:	Jeff Kinney
Ac1 Year:	3rd
Asst Coach2:	Patrick McSorley
Ac2 Year:	8th
Stadium:	Sandra D. Thompson Field
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Second Round
Captain:	Ben Lundgaard
Captain2:	Collin Verfurth
Captain3:	Marcelo Acuna

The 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 46th season of the university fielding a program. The Hokies played their home fixtures at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies were led by ninth year head coach Mike Brizendine.

Roster

Updated: August 21, 2017^[1]

Prior to the season Virginia Tech named the three captains shown above.^[2]

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Athletic director	Whit Babcock
Head coach	Mike Brizendine
Assistant coach	Jeff Kinney
Assistant coach	Patrick McSorley
Goalkeeper coach	Ryan Hulings

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Schedule

Source:^[3] |-!colspan=8 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Marcelo Acuna	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 25	^[4]
Marcelo Acuna	All ACC First Team	November 7	^[5]
Ben Lundgaard

Rankings

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll.

т

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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^[6]	17	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV					None Released	RV
TopDrawer Soccer ^[7]	20	20					RV	RV				RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.^[8]

See also

• Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
• 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
• 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's Soccer Roster . hokiesports.com . Virginia Tech University Athletics . 21 August 2017.
2. Web site: Brizendine announces captains for 2017 season. Virginia Tech Athletics. HokieSports.com. August 16, 2017. August 28, 2016.
3. Web site: 2017 Schedule & Results. hokiesports.com. July 28, 2017.
4. Web site: Acuna and Miralles Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. September 25, 2017. September 25, 2017.
5. Web site: ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. November 7, 2017.
6. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. July 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914054734/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx. September 14, 2016. dead.
7. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
8. Web site: 2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker. mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119040213/https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2018/tracker. dead.
9. Web site: Crew SC selects GK Ben Lundgaard in First Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft. columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018.