2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team
The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team will represent Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the 50th season of the University fielding a program. The Hokies play their home games at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies will be led by thirteenth-year head coach Mike Brizendine.
| 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 19 |
| 2021 record | 11–5–4 (3–4–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Thompson Field |
| 2021 ACC men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Clemson + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Wake Forest + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Duke + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Pittsburgh + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 14 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in Spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.
The Hokies finished the fall season 3–2–2 and 3–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the North Division. In the ACC Tournament they lost to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 4–4–2 and 2–4–0 in ACC play, to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They defeated Oregon State in the Second Round before losing to the number six seed Seton Hall in the Third Round to end their season.
In the 2021 MLS SuperDraft, the Hokies had two players drafted:Daniel Periera and Kristofer Strickler.[1]
Player movement
Players leaving
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Mathijs Swaneveld | 1 | GK | 6'4" | Senior | Schoonhoven, Netherlands | Graduated |
| Oreyem Kilama | 7 | FW | Sophomore | Wilmington, DE | — | |
| Daniel Pereira | 9 | MF | 5'9" | Sophomore | Roanoke, VA | Drafted 1st overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Austin FC |
| Kristo Strickler | 15 | MF | 5'10" | Senior | Hilliard, OH | Graduated; Drafted 30th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo |
| Birkir Eythórsson | 16 | MF | 6'0" | Freshman | Reykjavík, Iceland | Signed professional contract with Fylkir |
| Hayden Kickbush | 27 | GK | 6'2" |  Junior | Arlington, VA | Graduated |
| Alex Adjetey | 30 | FW | 5'7" | Sophomore | Accra, Ghana | — |
| Jakob Bluemler | 31 | GK | 5'10" | Senior | Frankfurt, Germany | Graduated |
Players arriving
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Carsten Bay DF |  USA | Chesapeake, VA | Beach FC |   [2] |
Jordan Black DF | USA | Woodbridge, VA | Loudoun Soccer Club | [3] |
Danny Flores DF | USA | Faribault, MN | Philadelphia Union | [4] |
Ethan Fraser FW | USA | Leesburg, VA | Loudoun Soccer Club | [5] |
Carter Hensley MF | USA | Charlotte, NC | Charlotte Soccer Academy | [6] |
Ben Martino GK | USA | Pittsburgh, PA | Philadelphia Union | [7] |
James Declan Quill FW | USA | Falls Church, VA | Braddock Road YC | [8] |
Chris Thompson DF | USA | Woodbridge, VA | Loudoun Soccer Club | [9] |
Squad
Roster
- As of August 5, 2021[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Whit Babcock |
| Head Coach | Mike Brizendine |
| Assistant Coach | Patrick McSorley |
| Assistant Coach | James Lofton |
Source:[10]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 13* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 15 | No. 18 Charlotte | L 0–1[13] | – |
Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| August 17* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 15 | NC State | L 0–2 | – |
Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| August 21* 1:00 p.m. |
No. 15 | at No. 5 Georgetown | – |
Shaw Field Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 26* 5:00 p.m. |
No. 15 | vs. Kansas City JMU Invitational |
T 2–2 2OT | 0–0–1 |
Sentara Park (0) Harrisonburg, VA | ||||||
| August 29* 3:30 p.m. |
No. 15 | vs. No. 1 Marshall JMU Invitational |
W 3–2 | 1–0–1 |
Sentara Park (113) Harrisonburg, VA | ||||||
| September 3* 4:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | vs. UCF George Tarantini Classic |
W 2–1 | 2–0–1 |
Dail Soccer Field (50) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| September 6* 1:00 p.m. |
No. 10 | vs. No. 20 Seton Hall George Tarantini Classic |
T 3–3 2OT | 2–0–2 |
Dail Soccer Field (116) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 6 | at No. 19 Duke | L 0–1 | 2–1–2 (0–1–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (863) Durham, NC | ||||||
| September 17 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 17 | Virginia Commonwealth Clash |
W 2–1 2OT | 3–1–2 (1–1–0) |
Thompson Field (2,725) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| September 21* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | at William & Mary | W 3–2 | 4–1–2 |
Albert–Daly Field (1,129) Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
| September 24 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Notre Dame | W 2–1 OT | 5–1–2 (2–1–0) |
Thompson Field (1,423) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| September 28* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 11 | East Tennessee State | W 2–0 | 6–1–2 |
Thompson Field (511) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 1 7:00 p.m. |
No. 11 | at Boston College | T 0–0 2OT | 6–1–3 (2–1–1) |
Newton Soccer Complex (1,956) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| October 8 6:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 9 | No. 23 Louisville | W 4–2 | 7–1–3 (3–1–1) |
Thompson Field (765) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 12* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 5 | Davidson | W 4–0 | 8–1–3 |
Thompson Field (435) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 16 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | at Wake Forest | L 1–3 | 8–2–3 (3–2–1) |
Spry Stadium (3,026) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 20* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 13 | Winthrop | W 3–0 | 9–2–3 |
Thompson Field (551) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 24 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 13 | North Carolina | L 0–2 | 9–3–3 (3–3–1) |
Thompson Field (1,115) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| October 29 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 21 | at No. 12 Pittsburgh | L 1–4 | 9–4–3 (3–4–1) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (900) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 3 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
(8) | (9) Boston College First Round |
W 1–0 OT | 10–4–3 |
Thompson Field (1,535) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| November 7 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
(8) | at (1) No. 6 Pittsburgh Quarterfinals |
L 1–2 2OT | 10–5–3 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,443) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 18 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Campbell First Round |
W 2–1 | 11–5–3 |
Thompson Field (369) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| November 21 1:00 p.m. |
(11) No. 21 West Virginia Second Round |
T 1–1 (3–4 PKs) 2OT | 11–5–4 |
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,017) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Honors and awards
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Sivert Haugli | Preseason All-ACC Watchlist | August 18, 2021 | [14] |
| Jacob Labovitz | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 21, 2021 | [15] |
| Danny Flores | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | September 28, 2021 | [16] |
| Jacob Labovitz | All-ACC First Team | November 10 | [17] |
| Mayola Kinyua | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Danny Flores | ACC All-Freshman Team |
Rankings
| 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 |
Final |
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| United Soccer[18] | 15 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 21 | RV | RV | None Released | 19 | |||
| TopDrawer Soccer [19] | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 25 | |||||||||||
References
- "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- "Carsten Bay". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Jordan Black". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Danny Flores". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Ethan Fraser". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Carter Hensley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Ben Martino". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "James Declan Quill". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Chris Thompson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Hokies release 2021 schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- @CharlotteMSoc (August 13, 2021). "Here's a few photos of evidenceDouble exclamation mark Not quite 1-0 just yet, but a 1-0 win over a quality opponent on the road is always something to smile about! Grinning face with smiling eyes #GoldStandard" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- "Virginia Tech's Labovitz, Duke's Hamill Notch ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- "Bailey, Flores, Hamill Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
External links
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