2023 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–8–3 (4–6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Kopp (12th season)
  • Matt Gwilliam (9th season)
Home stadiumThompson Field
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Florida State  y 901 .9502201 .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  y 712 .8001244 .700
No. 3 Clemson  y 721 .7501844 .769
No. 8 North Carolina  y 505 .7501328 .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  y 631 .6501761 .729
Wake Forest   424 .6001035 .694
Virginia   334 .500836 .647
Virginia Tech   460 .400783 .472
Louisville   352 .400495 .361
Duke   253 .350673 .469
NC State   253 .350396 .333
Miami (FL)   271 .2503104 .294
Boston College   064 .200396 .333
Syracuse   091 .0502142 .167
Conference champion
2023 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

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

The Hokies started the season with mixed results in non-conference as they began the season with a two wins in three games, but struggled against Power 5 competition. They played the twentieth ranked team twice in Georgetown and Northwestern, losing both contests. They ended the non-conference season with a 3–2–3 record. An ACC opening loss to North Carolina was only 0–1, and the Hokies won three of their next four games. However, they then went on a three game losing skid before winning their penultimate game of the season. The would lose again to the twentieth ranked team in Pittsburgh to end the regular season.

They finished 7–8–3 overall and 4–6–0 in ACC play to finish in eighth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their seven wins were the lowest since 2017 and they finished with four conference wins for the fourth time in five seasons. This year broke a streak of two straight NCAA appearances.

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 Burnett0GK5'10"Redshirt JuniorAshburn, VirginiaGraduated
Ines Obradovac4FW/MF5'9"FreshmanWoodstock, GeorgiaTransferred to Wofford
Bella Pontieri10FW/MF5'7"FreshmanJacksonville, FloridaTransferred to North Florida
Gabby Johnson11MF5'3"Graduate StudentMidlothian, VirginiaGraduated
Emmalee McCarter24FW/MF5'6"Graduate StudentCharleston, South CarolinaGraduated
Ella Ciardullo28FW/MF5'5"FreshmanMilton, GeorgiaTransferred to Iowa State

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Eden Skyers28MF/DF5'6"JuniorLondon, EnglandJacksonville

Recruiting Class

Source:[1]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Ava Arengo
MF
United StatesMason, OhioCincinnati United Premier[2]
Ella Bjorklund
DF
United StatesWake Forest, North CarolinaNorth Carolina Courage[3]
Samantha DeGuzman
FW
United StatesManassas, VirginiaVirginia Development Academy[4]
Ellie Farrell
MF
United StatesWilmington, North CarolinaWilmington Hammerheads Youth[5]
Emma Garrelts
DF
United StatesPark Ridge, IllinoisSockers FC[6]
Kylie Marschall
DF
United StatesAshburn, VirginiaTSJ FC Virginia[7]
Savannah Sabo
GK
United StatesAtlanta, GeorgiaIMG Academy[8]
Anna Weir
FW
United StatesAcworth, GeorgiaTophat SC[9]

Squad

Roster

As of November 27, 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 United States USA Lauren Hargrove
0 GK United States USA Savannah Sabo
1 GK United States USA Alia Skinner
3 FW United States USA Anna Weir
4 FW United States USA Emma Stanley
5 DF Finland FIN Aino Vuorinen
7 MF United States USA Avery Tharrington
8 FW United States USA Ayden Yates
9 MF United States USA Courtney Andersen
13 DF United States USA Victoria Moser
14 DF United States USA Allie Lewis
15 FW United States USA Sophie Maltese
16 FW United States USA Allie George
17 MF United States USA Ella Bjorklund
18 MF United States USA Lauren Gogal
19 FW United States USA Samantha DeGuzman
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF United States USA Victoria Haugen
21 DF United States USA Averi Visage
22 FW United States USA Taylor Bryan
23 FW United States USA Kate Bonshak
24 FW United States USA Natalie Mitchell
25 FW United States USA Taylor Price
26 MF United States USA Emma Pelkowski
27 DF United States USA Ava Veith
28 MF England ENG Eden Skyers
29 MF United States USA Kendall DiMillio
31 DF United States USA Maysen Nelson
33 MF United States USA Ava Arengo
34 FW United States USA Ella Valente
35 MF United States USA Emma Garrelts
36 FW United States USA Ruby Darling
37 DF United States USA Kylie Marschall

Team management

Position Staff
Head CoachCharles Adair
Associate Head CoachDrew Kopp
Assistant CoachMatt Gwilliam

Source:[10]

Schedule

Source:[11][12]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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 L 1–2  7–8–3
(4–6–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,280)
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.
Natalie Mitchell All-ACC Third Team November 1 [13]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[14]RVRVRVNot released
TopDrawer Soccer[15]


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