2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 19
Record11–5–4 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Patrick McSorley (12th season)
  • James Lofton (1st season)
Home stadiumThompson Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
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
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 50th 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 thirteenth-year head coach Mike Brizendine.

The Hokies finished the season 11–5–4 overall and 3–4–1 in ACC play to finish fifth in the Coastal Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated ninth seed Boston College in the first round before losing to top seeded Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They defeated Campbell in the first round before losing to West Virginia in a penalty shoot-out to end their season.

Previous season

Main article: 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

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

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
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" Redshirt 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
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 February 2, 2022[10]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Connor Jordan-Hyde
1 GK United States USA Ben Martino
2 DF United States USA Jack Dearie
3 DF Norway NOR Sivert Haugli
4 MF United States USA Kyle Stenzel
5 DF Brazil BRA Welnilton da Silva
6 MF Australia AUS Camron Joice
7 FW United States USA Declan Quill
8 MF Ghana GHA Mayola Kinyua
9 FW Spain ESP Pol Monells
10 MF United States USA Chris Little
11 FW United States USA Daniel Starr
12 MF United States USA Andrew Weber
13 MF United States USA Carter Hensley
14 FW United States USA Kahlil Dover
15 FW United States USA Ethan Fraser
16 MF Ireland EIR Conor Pugh
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW United States USA Nick Backlock
18 FW United States USA Jacob Labovitz
20 MF United States USA Landon Ameres
21 MF United States USA Camron Lennon
22 DF United States USA Mason McClendon
23 MF United States USA Danny Flores
24 MF England ENG Kyle McDowell
25 GK United States USA Matt Zambetti
26 DF United States USA Chris Nicola
27 GK United States USA Timi Adams
28 DF United States USA Zane Bubb
29 DF United States USA Chris Thompson
30 MF United States USA Tyler Taber
31 DF Canada CAN Joel Opoku
32 DF United States USA Carsten Bay
33 DF United States USA Jordan Black

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic Director Whit Babcock
Head Coach Mike Brizendine
Assistant Coach Patrick McSorley
Assistant Coach James Lofton

Source:[10]

Schedule

Source:[11][12]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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.
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

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[18]15106171211951321RVRVNot released19
TopDrawer Soccer[19]191818————212125———————

2022 MLS SuperDraft

Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Sivert Haugli Portland Timbers 3 83 DF

Source:[20]

References

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  2. ^ "Carsten Bay". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jordan Black". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Danny Flores". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Ethan Fraser". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "Carter Hensley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ben Martino". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "James Declan Quill". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Chris Thompson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "Hokies release 2021 schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  13. ^ @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.
  14. ^ "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  18. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  19. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  20. ^ "Haugli selected in MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.