2021 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team explained

Sport:	women's soccer
Year:	2021
Team:	Virginia Tech Hokies
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	12–6–2
Conf Record:	5–3–2
Head Coach:	Charles Adair
Hc Year:	11th
Asst Coach1:	Drew Kopp
Ac1 Year:	10th
Asst Coach2:	Matt Gwilliam
Ac2 Year:	7th
Stadium:	Thompson Field
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Second Round
Nscaarank:	RV
Prev Year:	2020
Next Year:	2022

The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 29th season of the university fielding a program and 18th competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies were led by 11th year head coach Charles Adair and played their home games at Thompson Field.

The Hokies finished the season 12–6–2, 5–3–2 in ACC play to finish in eight place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament as only six teams were invited. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Ohio State in the first round before losing to Arkansas in the second round to end their season.

Previous season

See main article: 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACC played a reduced schedule in 2020 and the NCAA Tournament was postponed to 2021.^{[1] [2]} The ACC did not play a spring league schedule, but did allow teams to play non-conference games that would count toward their 2020 record in the lead up to the NCAA Tournament.^[3]

The Hokies finished the fall season 5–8–0, 4–4–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They were awarded the seventh seed in the ACC Tournament based on tiebreakers. In the tournament they lost to North Carolina in the quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 3–1–0 and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Squad

Roster

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Team management

Head coach	Charles Adair
Associate head coach	Drew Kopp
Assistant Coach	Matt Gwilliam

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Schedule

Source:^[5] |-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Regular Season|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.

2022 NWSL Draft

See main article: 2022 NWSL Draft.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: ACC Women's Soccer 2020 Preview College Soccer. 2020-11-10. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en.
2. Web site: NCAA Division 1 Council Approves Moving 2020 Fall Championships to Spring 2021. 2020-11-10. SI.com. en.
3. Web site: Atlantic Coast Conference Announces Spring Olympic Sports Schedules. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 26, 2021. February 10, 2021.
4. Web site: 2021 Women's Soccer Roster. hokiesports.com . Virginia Tech Athletics . March 10, 2022 .
5. Web site: 2021 Women's Soccer Schedule. hokiesports.com. March 10, 2022. Virginia Tech Athletics.
6. Web site: Ten ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2022 NWSL Draft. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 19, 2021. December 20, 2021.