2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team


The 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 47th 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 tenth year head coach Mike Brizendine.

Background

The 2017 Virginia Tech men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–10–0 overall record and a 3–5–0 ACC record. The Hokies were seeded ninth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Hokies won their first round match up against NC State, but fell to eventual champions Wake Forest in the second round. The Hokies earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. Virginia Tech defeated Air Force in the first round, before losing to Michigan State in the second round.
At the end of the season, one Hokie men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Ben Lungaard.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players arriving

The Hokies announced the signing of nine players on February 8, 2018. The Hokies announced two more signings on March 17, 2018.
NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
David Alm
DF		Boo, SWEHammarby IFN/A
Nicholas Blacklock
FW		Wade, PAPhiladelphia Union
Kahlil Dover
FW		Reston, VABraddock Road YC
Nathan Durst
DF		Ashburn, VALoudoun Soccer Club
Sivert Haugli
DF		Oslo, NORBaerum SKN/A
Vincent Jackson
FW		Southfield, MIMichigan Wolves Crew Soccer Club
Connor Jordan-Hyde
GK		Kansas City, KSSporting Kansas City AcademyN/A
Daniel Seungmin Kang
FW		Fairfax, VABraddock Road YC Academy
Christopher Little
MF		Ashburn, VALoudoun Soccer Club
Evans Moyo
MF		Round Hill, VALoudoun Soccer ClubN/A
Esteban Gonzales Rivera
DF		San José, CRCUniversidad HispanoamericanaN/A
Mathjis Swaneveld
GK		Schoonhoven, NEDCVV de Jodan BoysN/A

Squad

Roster

Updated: August 23, 2018

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorWhit Babcock
Head CoachMike Brizendine
Assistant CoachJeff Kinney
Assistant CoachPatrick McSorley
Volunteer Assistant CoachKyle Renfro

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Schedule

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!colspan=7 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

2019 MLS Super Draft

Virginia Tech did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings