2023 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team American college soccer season
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 Georgetown and Northwestern , 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.
Previous season
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 West Virginia in the First Round. They lost the game 2–0 to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting Class
Source:[ 1]
Squad
Roster
As of November 27, 2023 [ 10] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
Position
Staff
Head Coach
Charles Adair
Associate Head Coach
Drew Kopp
Assistant Coach
Matt Gwilliam
Source:[ 10]
Schedule
Source:[ 11] [ 12]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
August 9 *
at East Tennessee State
None Reported
—
Summers-Taylor Stadium Johnson City, TN
August 12 *
at Liberty
None Reported
—
Osborne Stadium Lynchburg, VA
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17 * p.m., FloFC
at Butler
W 3–0 1–0–0
Butler Bowl (737)Indianapolis, IN
August 20 * p.m., BTN+
at Indiana
T 0–0 1–0–1
Bill Armstrong Stadium (320)Bloomington, IN
August 24 * p.m., ACCNX
James Madison W 3–0 2–0–1
Thompson Field (1,162)Blacksburg, VA
August 27 * p.m., BEN
at No. 20 Georgetown
L 0–1 2–1–1
Shaw Field (853)Washington, D.C.
August 31 * p.m., ACCNX
Old Dominion T 0–0 2–1–2
Thompson Field (658)
September 3 * p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte
T 1–1 2–1–3
Transamerica Field (713)Charlotte, NC
September 7 * p.m., ESPN+
at Navy
W 1–0 3–1–3
Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (874)Annapolis, MD
September 10 * p.m., ACCNX
No. 20 Northwestern
L 2–3 3–2–3
Thompson Field (314)
ACC Regular Season
September 15 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 2 North Carolina
L 0–1 3–3–3
Dorrance Field (4,298)Chapel Hill, NC
September 21 p.m., ACCNX
at Boston College
W 2–1 4–3–3
Newton Campus Soccer Field (333)Chestnut Hill, MA
September 24 p.m., ACCNX
at Syracuse
W 4–0 5–3–3
SU Soccer Stadium (325)Syracuse, NY
September 29 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 Wake Forest
L 0–2 5–4–3
Thompson Field (1,107)
October 5 p.m., ACCN
NC State W 4–1 6–4–3
Thompson Field (412)
October 8 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 Clemson
L 0–1 6–5–3
Thompson Field (297)
October 15 p.m., ACCN
at Virginia Rivalry
L 0–3 6–6–3
Klöckner Stadium (2,184)Charlottesville, VA
October 19 p.m., ACCNX
Duke L 0–1 6–7–3
Thompson Field (210)
October 22 p.m., ACCNX
Miami (FL) W 3–0 7–7–3
Thompson Field (197)
October 26 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 20 Pittsburgh
L 1–2 7–8–3
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,280)Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Eastern .
Awards and honors
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final United Soccer [ 14] RV RV RV — — — — — — — — — Not released — TopDrawer Soccer[ 15] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
References
^ "Women's soccer inks eight on National Signing Day" . hokiesports.com . Virginia Tech Athletics. November 10, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Ava Arengo" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Ella Bjorklund" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Samantha DeGuzman" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Ellie Farrell" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Emma Garrelts" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Kylie Marschall" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Savannah Sabo" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Anna Weir" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ a b "2023 Women's Soccer Roster" . hokiesports.com . Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2023 .^ "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule" . hokiesports.com . Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "Hokies reveal 2023 women's soccer schedule" . hokiesports.com . Virginia Tech Athletics. July 17, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .^ "2023 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . November 1, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023 .^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National" . unitedsoccercoaches.org . United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023 .^ "College Soccer National Rankings" . TopDrawer Soccer . TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023 .
