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2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

The 2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 30th season of the university fielding a program and 19th competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies were led by 12th year head coach Charles Adair and played their home games at Thompson Field.

2022 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
Record10–6–2 (4–5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Kopp (11th season)
  • Matt Gwilliam (8th season)
Home stadiumThompson Field
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 2 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 20 – 5 – 1   .788
No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 8 – 2 – 0   .800 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 5 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 17 – 3 – 3   .804
No. 7 Virginia  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 16 – 4 – 3   .761
No. 6 Duke  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 15 – 5 – 3   .717
No. 12 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 5 – 3 – 2   .600 14 – 5 – 3   .705
Clemson  ‍‍‍y 4 – 3 – 3   .550 8 – 5 – 5   .583
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 4 – 5 – 1   .450 10 – 7 – 2   .579
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 3 – 6 – 1   .350 9 – 7 – 3   .553
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 0   .300 6 – 8 – 2   .438
NC State  ‍‍‍y 2 – 6 – 2   .300 7 – 7 – 6   .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 5 – 8 – 3   .406
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 8 – 7 – 3   .528
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 2   .200 5 – 8 – 5   .417
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2022 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 6, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The team 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 travelled to seventh-seed West Virginia in the First Round. They lost the game 2–0 to end their season.

Previous season edit

Main article: 2021 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

The Hokies finished the season 12–6–2, 5–3–2 in ACC play to finish in eight 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 where they defeated Ohio State in the First Round before losing to Arkansas in the Second Round to end their season.

Offseason edit

Departures edit

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Emily Gray 4 MF 5'4" Senior Sewell, New Jersey Graduated, drafted 3rd overall in the 2022 NWSL Draft
Emma Steigerwald 9 DF 5'4" Senior Downingtown, Pennsylvania Graduated
Nicole Kozlova 10 FW 5'5"   Junior Toronto, Canada Graduated, signed with HB Køge
Karlie Johnson 13 FW 5'9" Senior Keller, Texas Graduated
Erin Carleton 16 MF 5'8" Sophomore Powder Springs, Georgia N/A
Holly Weber 19 MF 5'6"   Sophomore Springfield, Virginia N/A
S.A. Phillips 30 GK 5'7"   Junior Pawleys Island, South Carolina Graduated

Recruiting Class edit

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Courtney Andersen
MF
   Clifton, Virginia TSJ FC Virginia      [1]
Ella Ciardullo
FW
   Milton, Georgia Tophat SC      [2]
Kendall DiMillio
DF
   Broadlands, Virginia TSJ FC Virginia      [3]
Natalie Mitchell
MF
   Temecula, California San Diego Surf      [4]
Maysen Nelson
DF
   Woodbridge, Virginia TSJ FC Virginia      [5]
Ines Obradovac
MF
   Woodstock, Georgia United Futbol Academy      [6]
Bella Pontieri
FW
   Jacksonville, Florida United Soccer Alliance      [7]
Taylor Price
FW
   Ashburn, Virginia TSJ FC Virginia      [8]
Emily Stanley
GK
   Grand Blanc, Michigan Nationals      [9]
Ella Valente
FW
   Sterling, Virginia Virginia Union NR[10][11]

Squad edit

Roster edit

As of September 27, 2022 [12]

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 Dare Burnett
1 GK   USA Alia Skinner
2 MF   USA Riley McCarthy
3 FW   USA Kendal Feighan
4 FW   USA Ines Obradovac
5 DF   FIN Aino Vuorinen
6 MF   USA Makenzie Graham
7 MF   USA Avery Tharrington
8 FW   USA Ayden Yates
9 FW   USA Calista Heister
10 FW   USA Bella Pontieri
11 MF   USA Gabby Johnson
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
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF   USA Courtney Andersen
18 MF   USA Lauren Gogal
19 FW   USA Natalie Mitchell
20 DF   USA Victoria Haugen
21 DF   USA Averi Visage
22 FW   USA Taylor Bryan
23 FW   USA Kate Bonshak
24 FW   USA Emmalee McCarter
25 FW   USA Taylor Price
26 MF   USA Emma Pelkowski
27 DF   USA Ava Veith
28 FW   USA Ella Ciardullo
29 MF   USA Kendall DiMillio
31 DF   USA Maysen Nelson
32 FW   USA Emma Stanley
34 FW   USA Ella Valente
35 FW   USA Ruby Darling

Team management edit

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

Source:[12]

Schedule edit

Source:[13]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 9*
5:00 p.m. 		at Richmond W 4–0  –
 President's Field
Richmond, VA
August 13*
11:00 a.m. 		at Loyola (MD) W 1–0  –
 Ridley Athletic Complex
Baltimore, MD
Non-Conference Regular season
August 18*
6:00 p.m., FloSports 		at William & Mary W 4–3  1–0–0
 Albert–Daly Field (1,096)
Williamsburg, VA
August 21*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Indiana T 0–0  1–0–1
 Thompson Field (1,832)
Blacksburg, VA
August 27*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Delaware W 2–0  2–0–1
 Thompson Field (603)
Blacksburg, VA
August 28*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Elon W 5–1  3–0–1
 Rudd Field (513)
Elon, NC
September 1*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion W 3–0  4–0–1
 Old Dominion Soccer Complex (1,033)
Norfolk, VA
September 4*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Charlotte W 3–0  5–0–1
 Thompson Field (329)
Blacksburg, VA
September 8*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 4 South Carolina L 1–2  5–1–1
 Thompson Field (1,214)
Blacksburg, VA
September 11*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Northern Colorado W 5–2  6–1–1
 Thompson Field (218)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Regular Season
September 16
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Pittsburgh L 1–4  6–2–1
(0–1–0) 		Thompson Field (708)
Blacksburg, VA
September 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at NC State W 1–0  7–2–1
(1–1–0) 		Dail Soccer Field (766)
Raleigh, NC
September 25
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest W 2–0  8–2–1
(2–1–0) 		Spry Stadium (627)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 3 North Carolina W 2–1  9–2–1
(3–1–0) 		Thompson Field (284)
Blacksburg, VA
October 6
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 24 at Miami (FL) L 1–3  9–3–1
(3–2–0) 		Cobb Stadium (392)
Coral Gables, FL
October 9
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 24 at Clemson L 1–2  9–4–1
(3–3–0) 		Riggs Field (723)
Clemson, SC
October 13
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 Virginia
Rivalry 		T 3–3  9–4–2
(3–3–1) 		Thompson Field (1,702)
Blacksburg, VA
October 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 Notre Dame L 0–1  9–5–2
(3–4–1) 		Thompson Field (478)
Blacksburg, VA
October 23
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Syracuse W 2–0  10–5–2
(4–4–1) 		Thompson Field (521)
Blacksburg, VA
October 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 5 Florida State L 1–4  10–6–2
(4–5–1) 		Seminole Soccer Complex (1,227)
Tallahassee, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 13
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at (7) West Virginia
First Round 		L 0–2  10–7–2
 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (1,221)
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors edit

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Victoria Haugen ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 27 [14]
Tori Powell ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 4 [15]
Taylor Bryan ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 18 [16]
Taylor Price All-ACC Third Team November 2 [17]
ACC All-Freshman Team

Rankings edit

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[18]—RVRVRV——RV24——RVRVNot released—
TopDrawer Soccer[19]—————————————————


References edit

  1. ^ "Courtney Andersen". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ella Ciardullo". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Kendall DiMillio". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Natalie Mitchell". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "Maysen Nelson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ines Obradovac". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  7. ^ "Bella Pontieri". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Taylor Price". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  9. ^ "Emily Stanley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  10. ^ "Ella Valente". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  11. ^ "Meet the 2022 Hokies: Ella Valente". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech. July 22, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "2022 Women's Soccer Roster". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "2022 Women's Soccer Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  14. ^ "Duke's Cooper, VT's Haugen Claim ACC Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  16. ^ "ACC Announces Women's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "2022 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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