2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team explained

Sport:soccer
Year:2019
Team:Virginia Tech Hokies
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:10–6–3
Conf Record:2–4–2
Head Coach:Mike Brizendine
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Patrick McSorley
Ac1 Year:10th
Asst Coach2:Josh Dunn
Ac2 Year:1st
Stadium:Thompson Field
Champion:Fairfield Inn/JMU Invitational Champions
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:Third Round
Nscaarank:13
Tdsrank:12

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.

Background

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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 Carolina 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

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Arion Sobers-Assue 11 FW 6'0" Senior Graduated
Rory Slevin 16 MF 5'11" Senior Graduated

Players arriving

Virginia Tech announced its 2019 signing class of six players on November 28, 2018.[1]

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Beachside Academy [2]
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Roanoke Star [4]
SOCA [5]
SOCA [6]
HMMS Eagle FC [7]

Squad

Roster

Updated: December 2, 2019[8]

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic Director Whit Babcock
Head Coach Mike Brizendine
Assistant CoachPatrick McSorley
Assistant Coach Josh Dunn

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Schedule

Source:[9] |-!colspan=7 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate Ref.
Kristo StricklerAll-ACC Second TeamNovember 13, 2019[10]
Daniel PereiraAll-ACC Freshman Team

2020 MLS Super Draft

See main article: article and 2020 MLS SuperDraft.

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Rankings

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brizendine announces signing class. hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. November 28, 2018. July 30, 2019.
  2. Web site: Alex Adjetey. topdrawersoccer.com. July 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: Nicholas Blacklock. topdrawersoccer.com. July 30, 2019.
  4. Web site: Daniel Pereira. topdrawersoccer.com. July 30, 2019.
  5. Web site: Daniel Starr. topdrawersoccer.com. July 30, 2019.
  6. Web site: Kyle Stenzel. topdrawersoccer.com. July 30, 2019.
  7. Web site: Matt Zambetti. topdrawersoccer.com. July 30, 2019.
  8. Web site: Men's Soccer Roster. hokiesports.com . Virginia Tech University Athletics . August 20, 2019.
  9. Web site: 2019 Schedule. hokiesports.com. July 30, 2019. Virginia Tech Athletics.
  10. Web site: 2019 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Team Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. November 13, 2019.
  11. Web site: 2020 Superdraft. mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 14, 2020. January 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200109231133/https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2020/tracker. dead.
  12. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. December 17, 2019.
  13. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. December 16, 2019.