2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team explained

Year:	2018
Team:	Virginia Tech Hokies
Sport:	soccer
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	11–7–3
Conf Record:	3–4–1
Head Coach:	Mike Brizendine
Hc Year:	10th
Asst Coach1:	Jeff Kinney
Ac1 Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Patrick McSorley
Ac2 Year:	9th
Stadium:	Thompson Field
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Third Round
Nscaarank:	17
Tdsrank:	14

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.

Background

See main article: article and 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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Morten Lamps	0	GK	6'2"	185	Senior		Graduated
	1	GK	6'5"	200	Senior		Declared for the 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 21st overall by Columbus Crew SC
Collin Verfurth	3	MF/DF	6'4"	185	Senior		Graduated
Elias Tamburini	9	DF	5'10"	170	Senior		Graduated
Marcelo Acuna	11	FW	6'2"	180	Senior		Graduated
Matt Dudon	19	DF	5'11"	175	Senior		Graduated
Rodrigo Zampieri	20	DF	6'0"	170	Senior		Graduated
Gino Rossi	22	FW	6'0"	170	Senior		Graduated
Forrest White	23	MF	6'0"	165	Senior		Graduated

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
				N/A^[4]
				^[5]
		Reston, VA	Braddock Road YC	^[6]
		Ashburn, VA	Loudoun Soccer Club	^[7]
			Baerum SK	N/A^[8]
			Michigan Wolves Crew Soccer Club	^[9]
			Sporting Kansas City Academy	N/A^[10]
			Braddock Road YC Academy	^[11]
			Loudoun Soccer Club	^[12]
			Loudoun Soccer Club	N/A^[13]
			Universidad Hispanoamericana	N/A
			CVV de Jodan Boys	N/A^[14]

Squad

Roster

Updated: August 23, 2018^[15]

Team management

Position	Staff
Athletic director	Whit Babcock
Head coach	Mike Brizendine
Assistant coach	Jeff Kinney
Assistant coach	Patrick McSorley
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Kyle Renfro

Source:

Schedule

Source:^[16] |-!colspan=7 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

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

See main article: article and 2019 MLS SuperDraft. Virginia Tech did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 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^[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

• Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
• 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
• 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season

Notes and References

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