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2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team
American college soccer season
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.
Quick Facts Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer, NCAA Tournament, Second Round ...
| 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 19 |
| Record | 11–5–4 (3–4–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Thompson Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
Players leaving
More information Name, Number ...
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| 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" |  Junior | Arlington, VA | Graduated |
| Alex Adjetey | 30 | FW | 5'7" | Sophomore | Accra, Ghana | — |
| Jakob Bluemler | 31 | GK | 5'10" | Senior | Frankfurt, Germany | Graduated |
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Players arriving
More information Name, Nat. ...
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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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] |
| 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] |
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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.
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Team management
More information Position, Staff ...
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | Whit Babcock |
| Head Coach | Mike Brizendine |
| Assistant Coach | Patrick McSorley |
| Assistant Coach | James Lofton |
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More information Date Time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| 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. | |||||||||||
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More information Recipient, Award ...
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| 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 |
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Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer[18] | 15 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 21 | RV | RV | Not released | 19 | |||
| TopDrawer Soccer[19] | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
More information Player, Team ...
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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| Sivert Haugli | Portland Timbers | 3 | 83 | DF |
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- "Carter Hensley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Ben Martino". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "James Declan Quill". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Chris Thompson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Hokies release 2021 schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- "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.
- "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.
- "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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- "Haugli selected in MLS SuperDraft by Portland Timbers". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. January 11, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2022.