# 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

The 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 46th season of the university fielding a program. The Hokies played their home fixtures at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia. The Hokies were led by ninth year head coach Mike Brizendine.

## Roster

Updated: August 21, 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | GER | Morten Lamps |
| 1 | GK | USA | Ben Lundgaard (captain) |
| 2 | DF | USA | Will Mejia |
| 3 | MF | USA | Collin Verfurth (captain) |
| 5 | DF | ISL | Jon Ingason |
| 6 | FW | USA | Brendan Moyers |
| 8 | FW | USA | James Kasak |
| 9 | FW | FIN | Elias Tamburini |
| 10 | MF | USA | Robert McCoy |
| 11 | FW | CRC | Marcelo Acuna (captain) |
| 15 | MF | USA | Kristo Strickler |
| 16 | MF | USA | Rory Slevin |
| 17 | FW | GER | Gregor von Westphalen |
| 18 | FW | USA | Drew Ott |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | USA | Matt Dudon |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Rodrigo Zampieri |
| 21 | MF | USA | Camron Lennon |
| 22 | FW | USA | Gino Rossi |
| 23 | MF | USA | Forrest White |
| 24 | MF | FIN | Justus Kauppinen |
| 25 | GK | USA | Charles Filby |
| 26 | MF | KOR | Hyunsueng Hong |
| 27 | GK | USA | Hayden Kickbush |
| 28 | MF | USA | Daniel Damiani |
| 29 | FW | USA | Durke Bender |
| 30 | FW | FRA | Gaetan Roux |
| 31 | FW | GER | Jakob Bluemler |
| 32 | FW | USA | Nico Quashie |
Prior to the season Virginia Tech named the three captains shown above.

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic director | Whit Babcock |
| Head coach | Mike Brizendine |
| Assistant coach | Jeff Kinney |
| Assistant coach | Patrick McSorley |
| Goalkeeper coach | Ryan Hulings |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 15* 7:00 pm | No. 17 | at East Tennessee State | W 1–0 | – (–) | Summers-Taylor Stadium Johnson City, TN |
| August 19 7:00 pm | No. 17 | No. 5 Clemson | T 4–4 | – (–) | Sandra D. Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 25* 7:00 pm | No. 17 | No. 14 Creighton | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 (0-0-0) | Morrison Stadium (4,089) Omaha, NE |
| August 27* 6:00 pm | No. 17 | Omaha | L 1–5 | 1–1–0 (0-0-0) | Al F. Caniglia Field (624) Omaha, NE |
| September 1* 7:00 pm | | vs. Pacific JMU Invitational | L 0–1 | 1–2–0 (0-0-0) | James Madison Soccer Complex (85) Harrisonburg, VA |
| September 3* 12:00 noon | | vs. Binghamton JMU Invitational | W 2–1 | 2–2–0 (0-0-0) | James Madison Soccer Complex (100) Harrisonburg, VA |
| September 8 7:00 pm | | at Duke | L 1–3 | 2–3–0 (0–1–0) | Koskinen Stadium (825) Durham, NC |
| September 15 7:00 pm | | No. 12 Virginia | L 1–2 | 2–4–0 (0–2–0) | Thompson Field (2,143) Blacksburg, VA |
| September 19* 7:00 pm | | Davidson | W 2–1 | 3–4–0 (0–2–0) | Thompson Field (412) Blacksburg, VA |
| September 22 7:00 pm | | No. 1 Notre Dame | W 2–1 | 4–4–0 (1–2–0) | Thompson Field (1,526) Blacksburg, VA |
| September 26* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 2–0 | 5–4–0 (1–2–0) | Thompson Field (327) Blacksburg, VA |
| September 29 5:00 pm | | at Boston College | W 1–0 | 6–4–0 (2–2–0) | Newton Soccer Complex (308) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| October 3* 7:00 pm | | at South Carolina | W 3–2 | 7–4–0 (2–2–0) | Stone Stadium (3,972) Columbia, SC |
| October 6 7:00 pm | | No. 7 Louisville | L 0–1 | 7–5–0 (2–3–0) | Thompson Field (573) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 14 7:00 pm | | at No. 2 Wake Forest | L 0–3 | 7–6–0 (2–4–0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (3,846) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 18* 7:00 pm | | at William & Mary | L 1–4 | 7–7–0 (2–4–0) | Albert-Daly Field (515) Williamsburg, VA |
| October 22 2:30 pm | | No. 4 North Carolina Senior Day | L 0–4 | 7–8–0 (2–5–0) | Thompson Field (850) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 27 7:00 pm | | at Pittsburgh | W 3–0 | 8–8–0 (3–5–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (905) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 1 7:00 pm | | at NC State First Round | W 1–0 $^{OT}$ | 9–8–0 (3–5–0) | Dail Soccer Field (800) Raleigh, NC |
| November 5 1:00 pm | | at No. 1 Wake Forest Quarterfinal | L 0–3 | 9–9–0 (3–5–0) | Spry Stadium (1,709) Winston-Salem, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 16 7:00 pm | | Air Force First Round | W 2-0 | 10–9–0 | Thompson Field (440) Blacksburg, VA |
| November 19 1:00 pm | | No. 15 Michigan State Second Round | L 0-3 | 10–10–0 | DeMartin Soccer Complex (572) East Lansing, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Marcelo Acuna | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 25 |
| Marcelo Acuna | All ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Ben Lundgaard | All ACC First Team | November 7 |

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | 17 | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | RV |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 20 | 20 | | | | | RV | RV | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |

## MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
| Ben Lungaard | 1 | 21 | GK | Columbus Crew SC | |