2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. RV
Record	10–6–2 (4–5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Charles Adair (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Drew Kopp (11th season) Matt Gwilliam (8th season)
Home stadium	Thompson Field

2022 ACC women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍^y	8	–	2	–	0		.800			20	–	5	–	1		.788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍^y	8	–	2	–	0		.800			17	–	3	–	3		.804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1		.750			17	–	3	–	3		.804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2		.700			16	–	4	–	3		.761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2		.700			15	–	5	–	3		.717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍^y	5	–	3	–	2		.600			14	–	5	–	3		.705
Clemson  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	3	–	3		.550			8	–	5	–	5		.583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍^y	4	–	5	–	1		.450			10	–	7	–	2		.579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍^y	3	–	6	–	1		.350			9	–	7	–	3		.553
Louisville  ‍‍‍	3	–	7	–	0		.300			6	–	8	–	2		.438
NC State  ‍‍‍^y	2	–	6	–	2		.300			7	–	7	–	6		.500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	1		.250			5	–	8	–	3		.406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍	1	–	6	–	3		.250			8	–	7	–	3		.528
Boston College  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2		.200			5	–	8	–	5		.417
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Source: The ACC As of December 6, 2022 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 30th season of the university fielding a program and 19th competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies were led by 12th year head coach Charles Adair and played their home games at Thompson Field.

The team 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 travelled to seventh-seed West Virginia in the First Round. They lost the game 2–0 to end their season.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

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 at-large 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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Emily Gray	4	MF	5'4"	Senior	Sewell, New Jersey	Graduated, drafted 3rd overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Emma Steigerwald	9	DF	5'4"	Senior	Downingtown, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Nicole Kozlova	10	FW	5'5"	Junior	Toronto, Canada	Graduated, signed with HB Køge
Karlie Johnson	13	FW	5'9"	Senior	Keller, Texas	Graduated
Erin Carleton	16	MF	5'8"	Sophomore	Powder Springs, Georgia	N/A
Holly Weber	19	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Springfield, Virginia	N/A
S.A. Phillips	30	GK	5'7"	Junior	Pawleys Island, South Carolina	Graduated

Recruiting Class

Name	Nationality	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Courtney Andersen MF		Clifton, Virginia	TSJ FC Virginia	[1]
Ella Ciardullo FW		Milton, Georgia	Tophat SC	[2]
Kendall DiMillio DF		Broadlands, Virginia	TSJ FC Virginia	[3]
Natalie Mitchell MF		Temecula, California	San Diego Surf	[4]
Maysen Nelson DF		Woodbridge, Virginia	TSJ FC Virginia	[5]
Ines Obradovac MF		Woodstock, Georgia	United Futbol Academy	[6]
Bella Pontieri FW		Jacksonville, Florida	United Soccer Alliance	[7]
Taylor Price FW		Ashburn, Virginia	TSJ FC Virginia	[8]
Emily Stanley GK		Grand Blanc, Michigan	Nationals	[9]
Ella Valente FW		Sterling, Virginia	Virginia Union	NR[10][11]

Squad

Roster

As of September 27, 2022 [12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 00 GK  USA Lauren Hargrove 0 GK  USA Dare Burnett 1 GK  USA Alia Skinner 2 MF  USA Riley McCarthy 3 FW  USA Kendal Feighan 4 FW  USA Ines Obradovac 5 DF  FIN Aino Vuorinen 6 MF  USA Makenzie Graham 7 MF  USA Avery Tharrington 8 FW  USA Ayden Yates 9 FW  USA Calista Heister 10 FW  USA Bella Pontieri 11 MF  USA Gabby Johnson 12 FW  USA Tori Powell 13 DF  USA Victoria Moser 14 DF  USA Allie Lewis 15 FW  USA Sophie Maltese 16 FW  USA Allie George

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  USA Courtney Andersen 18 MF  USA Lauren Gogal 19 FW  USA Natalie Mitchell 20 DF  USA Victoria Haugen 21 DF  USA Averi Visage 22 FW  USA Taylor Bryan 23 FW  USA Kate Bonshak 24 FW  USA Emmalee McCarter 25 FW  USA Taylor Price 26 MF  USA Emma Pelkowski 27 DF  USA Ava Veith 28 FW  USA Ella Ciardullo 29 MF  USA Kendall DiMillio 31 DF  USA Maysen Nelson 32 FW  USA Emma Stanley 34 FW  USA Ella Valente 35 FW  USA Ruby Darling

Team management

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Charles Adair
Associate Head Coach	Drew Kopp
Assistant Coach	Matt Gwilliam

Source:[12]

Schedule

Source:[13]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 9* 5:00 p.m.		at Richmond	W 4–0	–	President's Field Richmond, VA
August 13* 11:00 a.m.		at Loyola (MD)	W 1–0	–	Ridley Athletic Complex Baltimore, MD
Non-Conference Regular season
August 18* 6:00 p.m., FloSports		at William & Mary	W 4–3	1–0–0	Albert–Daly Field (1,096) Williamsburg, VA
August 21* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX		Indiana	T 0–0	1–0–1	Thompson Field (1,832) Blacksburg, VA
August 27* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Delaware	W 2–0	2–0–1	Thompson Field (603) Blacksburg, VA
August 28* 7:00 p.m., FloSports		at Elon	W 5–1	3–0–1	Rudd Field (513) Elon, NC
September 1* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion	W 3–0	4–0–1	Old Dominion Soccer Complex (1,033) Norfolk, VA
September 4* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Charlotte	W 3–0	5–0–1	Thompson Field (329) Blacksburg, VA
September 8* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 4 South Carolina	L 1–2	5–1–1	Thompson Field (1,214) Blacksburg, VA
September 11* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Northern Colorado	W 5–2	6–1–1	Thompson Field (218) Blacksburg, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 16 5:00 p.m., ACCNX		Pittsburgh	L 1–4	6–2–1 (0–1–0)	Thompson Field (708) Blacksburg, VA
September 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at NC State	W 1–0	7–2–1 (1–1–0)	Dail Soccer Field (766) Raleigh, NC
September 25 5:00 p.m., ACCN		at Wake Forest	W 2–0	8–2–1 (2–1–0)	Spry Stadium (627) Winston-Salem, NC
October 1 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 3 North Carolina	W 2–1	9–2–1 (3–1–0)	Thompson Field (284) Blacksburg, VA
October 6 6:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 24	at Miami (FL)	L 1–3	9–3–1 (3–2–0)	Cobb Stadium (392) Coral Gables, FL
October 9 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	at Clemson	L 1–2	9–4–1 (3–3–0)	Riggs Field (723) Clemson, SC
October 13 8:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 13 Virginia Rivalry	T 3–3	9–4–2 (3–3–1)	Thompson Field (1,702) Blacksburg, VA
October 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 5 Notre Dame	L 0–1	9–5–2 (3–4–1)	Thompson Field (478) Blacksburg, VA
October 23 1:00 p.m., ACCNX		Syracuse	W 2–0	10–5–2 (4–4–1)	Thompson Field (521) Blacksburg, VA
October 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at No. 5 Florida State	L 1–4	10–6–2 (4–5–1)	Seminole Soccer Complex (1,227) Tallahassee, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 13 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at (7) West Virginia First Round	L 0–2	10–7–2	Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,221) Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Victoria Haugen	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	September 27	[14]
Tori Powell	ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week	October 4	[15]
Taylor Bryan	ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week	October 18	[16]
Taylor Price	All-ACC Third Team	November 2	[17]
	ACC All-Freshman Team

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer[18]	—	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	24	—	—	RV	RV	Not released				—
TopDrawer Soccer[19]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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