Sport: | soccer |
Year: | 2020 |
Team: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 7–6–4 |
Conf Record: | 5–5–2 |
Head Coach: | Mike Brizendine |
Hc Year: | 12th |
Asst Coach1: | Patrick McSorley |
Ac1 Year: | 11th |
Asst Coach2: | Josh Dunn |
Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | Thompson Field |
Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
Tourney Result: | Third Round |
Nscaarank: | 15 |
Tdsrank: | 16 |
Prev Year: | 2019 |
Next Year: | 2021 |
The 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2020 - 21 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 49th 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 twelfth-year head coach Mike Brizendine.
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.
See main article: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team.
The 2019 Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–6–3 overall record and a 2–4–2 ACC record. The Hokies were seeded eleventh–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hokies won their first round match up against Louisville, but fell to Wake Forest in the quarterfinals. The Hokies earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the tenth overall seed Virginia Tech defeated New Hampshire in the second round, before losing to Stanford in the third round.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will Mejia | 2 | DF | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Jon Ingason | 5 | DF | 6'1" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Brendan Moyers | 6 | FW | 6'0" | Senior | Graduated | ||
James Kasak | 8 | FW | 5'9" | Senior | Declared for 2020 MLS SuperDraft, drafted 84th overall by Sporting Kansas City | ||
Nikal Clarke-Smith | 13 | DF | 6'2" | Senior | Graduated | ||
Marc Hoppler | 17 | DF | 6'0" | Senior | Graduated |
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clearwater Chargers | [1] | ||||
SIMA | [2] | ||||
Beachside Academy | [3] | ||||
Lake Ginninderra Secondary College | [4] | ||||
Delaware FC | [5] | ||||
Charlotte Independence SC | [6] |
The ACC men's soccer media poll was released on September 8, 2020. Virginia Tech was picked to finish third in the ACC North Division.[7]
Coaches' Poll | |||
1 | Virginia | 59 (9) | |
2 | Pitt | 44 (2) | |
3 | Virginia Tech | 35 | |
4 | Syracuse | 30 | |
5 | Louisville | 29 | |
6 | Notre Dame | 28 |
Updated: December 10, 2020[8]
Position | Staff |
---|---|
Athletic Director | Whit Babcock |
Head Coach | Mike Brizendine |
Assistant Coach | Patrick McSorley |
Assistant Coach | Josh Dunn |
Source:[9] [10] |-!colspan=7 style=""| Fall Regular season|-!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament|-|-!colspan=7 style=""| Spring Exhibition|-!colspan=7 style=""| Spring Regular season|-!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament|-
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Jacob Labovitz | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | November 2, 2020 | [11] |
Kristo Strickler | MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist | January 28, 2021 | [12] |
Nathan Durst | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | April 5, 2021 | [13] |
Kristo Strickler | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | ||
Daniel Pereira | All ACC First-Team | April 14, 2021 | [14] |
Kristo Strickler | |||
Jacob Labovitz | All ACC Third-Team | ||
Kristo Strickler | ACC Midfielder of the Year |
See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol --> | |||||||||||
Poll | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Soccer[15] | 5 | 4 |
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol --> | ||||||||||||||||
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 | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United Soccer | None Released | 13 | 21 | 25 | RV | None Released | 15 | |||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer [16] | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
See main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Austin FC | 1 | 1 | MF | |
Houston Dynamo | 2 | 30 | FW | |
Source:[17]