2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team

2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer
2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 4
Record	17–3–4 (5–1–3 SBC)
Head coach	Dan Stratford (4th season);
Associate head coach	Andy Wright (8th season)
Assistant coach	Nick Noble (7th season)
Home stadium	Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team represented West Virginia University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Dan Stratford, in his fourth season. They played their home games at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. This was the team's 63rd season playing organized men's college soccer and their second playing in the Sun Belt Conference.

2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Marshall ‡	7	–	2	–	0	18	–	3	–	0
No. 19 UCF +	6	–	2	–	1	10	–	4	–	2
No. 3 West Virginia +	5	–	1	–	3	17	–	3	–	4
No. 18 James Madison +	4	–	2	–	3	10	–	5	–	5
Kentucky +	3	–	3	–	3	8	–	8	–	4
Georgia State	3	–	4	–	2	6	–	7	–	5
South Carolina	3	–	4	–	2	6	–	9	–	3
Old Dominion	2	–	6	–	1	5	–	7	–	5
Georgia Southern	1	–	5	–	3	2	–	9	–	6
Coastal Carolina	1	–	6	–	2	3	–	9	–	3

‡ – 2023 Sun Belt Conference tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt

Previous season edit

The 2022 West Virginia team posted a 7–7–4 (3–1–4 Sun Belt) record. They were eliminated in the semifinals of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament and did not earn an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Preseason edit

Coaches poll edit

The coaches poll was released on August 14, 2023.^[1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Kentucky	93 (6)
2	Marshall	91 (2)
3	West Virginia	77 (1)
4	UCF	68 (1)
5	South Carolina	49
T–6	Georgia State	45
T–6	Coastal Carolina	45
8	James Madison	40
9	Old Dominion	26
10	Georgia Southern	16

Personnel edit

Roster edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Jackson Lee
2	DF	USA	Ryan Vaubel
3	DF	DEN	Frederik Jorgensen
4	DF	CAN	Brayden Borutskie
5	DF	ENG	Max Broughton
6	MF	NED	Dyon Dromers
7	FW	CAN	Marcus Caldeira
8	MF	FIN	Otto Ollikainen
9	FW	USA	Sam Nyenka
10	MF	ENG	Ryan Crooks
11	MF	ENG	Luke McCormick
12	FW	USA	Luke Lenz
13	FW	USA	Jake Ross
14	MF	USA	Barrett Saul
15	DF	USA	Sam Clark


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	USA	Max Trethewey
17	FW	JPN	Yutaro Tsukada
18	GK	USA	Marc Bonnaire
19	MF	GER	Kasimir Lauber
20	DF	ESP	Sergio Ors Navarro
21	MF	CYP	Constantinos Christou
23	MF	USA	Ryan Baer
25	DF	USA	Dante Huckaby
26	DF	USA	Kyle Lehnert
27	DF	USA	Noah Gold
29	MF	USA	Andrew O'Neill
30	GK	USA	Lorenzo Nunez
30	DF	ESP	Carlos Hernando
33	DF	FRA	Thomas Decottignies

Source:^[2]

Coaching edit

2024 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at WVU	Alma Mater
Dan Stratford	Head Coach	4	West Virginia University (2007)
Andy Wright	Associate Head Coach	8	West Virginia University (2007)
Nick Noble	Assistant Coach	7	West Virginia University (2006)
Ross Holland	Director of Operations	2	University of Charleston (2016)
Tanner Kolb	Strength & Conditioning Coach	6	Oklahoma State University (2007)
Ethan Solger	Athletic Trainer	3	University of Florida (2012)

Competitions edit

Exhibitions edit

August 12	College of Charleston	v	West Virginia	Charleston, SC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

August 15	Radford	v	West Virginia	Radford, VA
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Patrick D. Cupp Stadium

August 19	West Virginia	v	Charleston (WV)	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Regular season edit

August 24 1	West Virginia	3–0	California Baptist	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

August 28 2	West Virginia	2–0	Bucknell	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

September 1 3	Yale	0–2	West Virginia	New Haven, CT
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Reese Stadium

September 5 4	American	1–2	West Virginia	Washington, DC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Reeves Field

September 9 5	West Virginia	1–0	Portland	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

September 15 6	UCF	2–2	West Virginia	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium

September 19 7	West Virginia	1–0	Dayton	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

September 22 8	West Virginia	0–0	Georgia Southern	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

September 26 9	UNCG	1–2	West Virginia	Greensboro, NC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium

September 30 10	Georgia State	3–4	West Virginia	Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: GSU Soccer Field

October 4 11	West Virginia	1–1	Loyola (MD)	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

October 8 12	West Virginia	2–2	James Madison	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

October 12 13	South Carolina	2–3	West Virginia	Columbia, SC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium

October 18 14	West Virginia	5–2	Marshall	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

October 22 15	Coastal Carolina	0–2	West Virginia	Conway, SC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: CCU Soccer Field

October 27 16	Kentucky	1–0	West Virginia	Lexington, KY
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Bell Soccer Complex

October 31 17	West Virginia	2–1	Old Dominion	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Sun Belt tournament edit

November 5 Quarterfinals	⁽³⁾ West Virginia	3–1	⁽⁶⁾ Georgia State	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium

November 8 Semifinals	⁽³⁾ West Virginia	2–0	⁽⁷⁾ South Carolina	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium

November 12 Final	⁽¹⁾ Marshall	3–2	⁽³⁾ West Virginia	Huntington, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Hoops Family Field

NCAA tournament edit

November 19 Second round	⁽⁵⁾ West Virginia	1–0	Louisville	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

November 25 Third round	⁽⁵⁾ West Virginia	2–1	Vermont	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

December 2 Quarterfinals	⁽⁵⁾ West Virginia	3–1	Loyola Marymount	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

December 8 Semifinals	⁽⁵⁾ West Virginia	0–1	⁽⁹⁾ Clemnson	Louisville, KY
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

References edit

^ "Sun Belt Announces Men's Soccer Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. August 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". wvusports.com.

[1] "Sun Belt Announces Men's Soccer Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. August 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

[2] "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". wvusports.com.

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