Sport: | women's soccer |
Year: | 2023 |
Team: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 7–8–3 |
Conf Record: | 4–6–0 |
Head Coach: | Charles Adair |
Hc Year: | 13th |
Asst Coach1: | Drew Kopp |
Ac1 Year: | 12th |
Asst Coach2: | Matt Gwilliam |
Ac2 Year: | 9th |
Stadium: | Thompson Field |
Prev Year: | 2022 |
Next Year: | 2024 |
The 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 31st season of the university fielding a program and 20th competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies were led by thirteenth year head coach Charles Adair and played their home games at Thompson Field.
The Hokies started the season with mixed results in non-conference as they began the season with a two wins in three games, but struggled against Power 5 competition. They played the twentieth ranked team twice in and, losing both contests. They ended the non-conference season with a 3–2–3 record. An ACC opening loss to North Carolina was only 0–1, and the Hokies won three of their next four games. However, they then went on a three game losing skid before winning their penultimate game of the season. They would lose again to the twentieth ranked team in Pittsburgh to end the regular season.
They finished 7–8–3 overall and 4–6–0 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their seven wins were the lowest since 2017 and they finished with four conference wins for the fourth time in five seasons. This year broke a streak of two straight NCAA appearances.
See main article: 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team.
The Hokies finished 10–6–2 overall and 4–5–1 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament as only six teams were invited. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team in the UCLA Bracket they traveled to seventh-seed in the First Round. They lost the game 2–0 to end their season.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure | |
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Dale Burnett | 0 | GK | 5'10" | Junior | Graduated | ||
Ines Obradovac | 4 | FW/MF | 5'9" | Freshman | Transferred to Wofford | ||
Bella Pontieri | 10 | FW/MF | 5'7" | Freshman | Transferred to North Florida | ||
Gabby Johnson | 11 | MF | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
Emmalee McCarter | 24 | FW/MF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Graduated | ||
Ella Ciardullo | 28 | FW/MF | 5'5" | Freshman | Transferred to Iowa State |
Source:[1]
Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
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Cincinnati United Premier | [2] | ||||
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Virginia Development Academy | [4] | ||||
Wilmington Hammerheads Youth | [5] | ||||
Sockers FC | [6] | ||||
TSJ FC Virginia | [7] | ||||
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Tophat SC | [9] |
Head Coach | Charles Adair |
Associate Head Coach | Drew Kopp |
Assistant Coach | Matt Gwilliam |
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Source:[11] [12] |-!colspan=6 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=6 style=""| Non-Conference Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Regular Season
See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings.