The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 48th season of the University fielding a program. The Hokies played their home games at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies were led by eleventh year head coach Mike Brizendine.
Background
The 2018 Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–7–3 overall record and a 3–4–1 ACC record. The Hokies were seeded seventh–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hokies won their first round match up against Syracuse, but fell to North Carolina in the second round. The Hokies earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the twelfth overall seed Virginia Tech defeated Charlotte in the second round, before losing to James Madison in the third round.
Player movement
Players leaving Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure Arion Sobers-Assue 11 FW 6'0" Senior Miami, FL Graduated Rory Slevin 16 MF 5'11" Senior Middletown, NJ Graduated
Players arriving
Virginia Tech announced its 2019 signing class of six players on November 28, 2018.
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating Accra, Ghana Beachside Academy Hellertown, PA Philadelphia Union Roanoke, VA Roanoke Star Charlottesville, VA SOCA Staunton, VA SOCA Mechanicsburg, PA HMMS Eagle FC
Squad
Roster
Updated: December 2, 2019
Team management
Position Staff Athletic Director Whit Babcock Head coach Mike Brizendine Assistant Coach Patrick McSorley Assistant Coach Josh Dunn
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Schedule
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!colspan=7 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors Kristo Strickler All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2019 Daniel Pereira All-ACC Freshman Team
2020 MLS Super Draft
James Kasak Sporting Kansas City 4 84 DF
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Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. PollPre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Final United Soccer 16 10 9 17 18 22 22 RV 25 22 22 19 23 None Released 13 TopDrawer Soccer 19 19 19 17 15 13 10 12 16 17 20 19 13 12 11 12 12 12
See also
Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
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