2023 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

2023 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer
2023 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–7–3 (4–5–0 ACC)
Head coach	Charles Adair (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Drew Kopp (12th season); Matt Gwilliam (9th season);
Home stadium	Thompson Field

The 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represents Virginia Tech during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It is the 31st season of the university fielding a program and 20th competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies are led by thirteenth year head coach Charles Adair and play their home games at Thompson Field.

2023 ACC women's soccer standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 1 Florida State ‍‍‍	8	–	0	–	1	.944	13	–	0	–	1	.964
No. 8 Clemson ‍‍‍	7	–	1	–	1	.833	13	–	1	–	3	.853
No. 11 Notre Dame ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	2	.778	10	–	2	–	4	.750
No. 3 North Carolina ‍‍‍	5	–	0	–	4	.778	10	–	0	–	7	.794
No. 20 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	1	.611	12	–	4	–	1	.735
Wake Forest ‍‍‍	3	–	2	–	4	.556	9	–	2	–	5	.719
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	4	–	5	–	0	.444	7	–	7	–	3	.500
Virginia ‍‍‍	2	–	3	–	4	.444	7	–	3	–	6	.625
No. 25т Duke ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	3	.389	6	–	6	–	3	.500
NC State ‍‍‍	2	–	4	–	3	.389	3	–	8	–	6	.353
Louisville ‍‍‍	2	–	5	–	2	.333	3	–	9	–	5	.324
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	1	.278	3	–	9	–	4	.313
Boston College ‍‍‍	0	–	6	–	3	.167	3	–	9	–	5	.324
Syracuse ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	1	.056	2	–	13	–	2	.176


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion As of October 24, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

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

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Dale Burnett	0	GK	5'10"	Junior	Ashburn, Virginia	Graduated
Ines Obradovac	4	FW/MF	5'9"	Freshman	Woodstock, Georgia	Transferred to Wofford
Bella Pontieri	10	FW/MF	5'7"	Freshman	Jacksonville, Florida	Transferred to North Florida
Gabby Johnson	11	MF	5'3"	Graduate Student	Midlothian, Virginia	Graduated
Emmalee McCarter	24	FW/MF	5'6"	Graduate Student	Charleston, South Carolina	Graduated
Ella Ciardullo	28	FW/MF	5'5"	Freshman	Milton, Georgia	Transferred to Iowa State

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Eden Skyers	28	MF/DF	5'6"	Junior	London, England	Jacksonville

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Ava Arengo MF	Mason, Ohio	Cincinnati United Premier	[2]
Ella Bjorklund DF	Wake Forest, North Carolina	North Carolina Courage	[3]
Samantha DeGuzman FW	Manassas, Virginia	Virginia Development Academy	[4]
Ellie Farrell MF	Wilmington, North Carolina	Wilmington Hammerheads Youth	[5]
Emma Garrelts DF	Park Ridge, Illinois	Sockers FC	[6]
Kylie Marschall DF	Ashburn, Virginia	TSJ FC Virginia	[7]
Savannah Sabo GK	Atlanta, Georgia	IMG Academy	[8]
Anna Weir FW	Acworth, Georgia	Tophat SC	[9]

Squad

Roster

As of August 23, 2023 [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
00	GK	USA	Lauren Hargrove
0	GK	USA	Savannah Sabo
1	GK	USA	Alia Skinner
2	MF	USA	Riley McCarthy
3	FW	USA	Anna Weir
4	FW	USA	Emma Stanley
5	DF	FIN	Aino Vuorinen
6	MF	USA	Makenzie Graham
7	MF	USA	Avery Tharrington
8	FW	USA	Ayden Yates
9	MF	USA	Courtney Andersen
11	MF	USA	Ellie Farrell
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
17	MF	USA	Ella Bjorklund


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	USA	Lauren Gogal
19	FW	USA	Samantha DeGuzman
20	DF	USA	Victoria Haugen
21	DF	USA	Averi Visage
22	FW	USA	Taylor Bryan
23	FW	USA	Kate Bonshak
24	FW	USA	Natalie Mitchell
25	FW	USA	Taylor Price
26	MF	USA	Emma Pelkowski
27	DF	USA	Ava Veith
28	MF	ENG	Eden Skyers
29	MF	USA	Kendall DiMillio
31	DF	USA	Maysen Nelson
33	MF	USA	Ava Arengo
34	FW	USA	Ella Valente
35	MF	USA	Emma Garrelts
36	FW	USA	Ruby Darling
37	DF	USA	Kylie Marschall

Team management

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

Source:[10]

Schedule

Source:[11][12]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
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* 7:00 p.m., FloFC	at Butler	W 3–0	1–0–0	Butler Bowl (737) Indianapolis, IN
August 20* 12:00 p.m., BTN+	at Indiana	T 0–0	1–0–1	Bill Armstrong Stadium (320) Bloomington, IN
August 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	James Madison	W 3–0	2–0–1	Thompson Field (1,162) Blacksburg, VA
August 27* 1:00 p.m., BEN	at No. 20 Georgetown	L 0–1	2–1–1	Shaw Field (853) Washington, D.C.
August 31* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	Old Dominion	T 0–0	2–1–2	Thompson Field (658) Blacksburg, VA
September 3* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte	T 1–1	2–1–3	Transamerica Field (713) Charlotte, NC
September 7* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Navy	W 1–0	3–1–3	Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (874) Annapolis, MD
September 10* 1:30 p.m., ACCNX	No. 20 Northwestern	L 2–3	3–2–3	Thompson Field (314) Blacksburg, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 15 3:30 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 2 North Carolina	L 0–1	3–3–3 (0–1–0)	Dorrance Field (4,298) Chapel Hill, NC
September 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Boston College	W 2–1	4–3–3 (1–1–0)	Newton Campus Soccer Field (333) Chestnut Hill, MA
September 24 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Syracuse	W 4–0	5–3–3 (2–1–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (325) Syracuse, NY
September 29 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 25 Wake Forest	L 0–2	5–4–3 (2–2–0)	Thompson Field (1,107) Blacksburg, VA
October 5 8:00 p.m., ACCN	NC State	W 4–1	6–4–3 (3–2–0)	Thompson Field (412) Blacksburg, VA
October 8 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 9 Clemson	L 0–1	6–5–3 (3–3–0)	Thompson Field (297) Blacksburg, VA
October 15 1:30 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia Rivalry	L 0–3	6–6–3 (3–4–0)	Klöckner Stadium (2,184) Charlottesville, VA
October 19 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Duke	L 0–1	6–7–3 (3–5–0)	Thompson Field (210) Blacksburg, VA
October 22 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	Miami (FL)	W 3–0	7–7–3 (4–5–0)	Thompson Field (197) Blacksburg, VA
October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 20 Pittsburgh			Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.

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[13]	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[14]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

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"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.
"2023 Women's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 23, 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.
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[9] "Anna Weir". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 23, 2023.

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