# 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

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. They 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 Burnett | 0 | GK | 5'10" | Junior | Ashburn, Virginia | Graduated |
| Ines Obradovac | 4 | FW/MF | 5'9" | Freshman | Woodstock, Georgia | Transferred to Wofford |
| Bella Pontieri | 10 | FW/MF | 5'7" | Freshman | Jacksonville, Florida | Transferred to North Florida |
| Gabby Johnson | 11 | MF | 5'3" | Graduate Student | Midlothian, Virginia | Graduated |
| Emmalee McCarter | 24 | FW/MF | 5'6" | Graduate Student | Charleston, South Carolina | Graduated |
| Ella Ciardullo | 28 | FW/MF | 5'5" | Freshman | Milton, Georgia | Transferred to Iowa State |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Eden Skyers | 28 | MF/DF | 5'6" | Junior | London, England | Jacksonville |

### Recruiting Class

Source:
| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Ava Arengo MF | Mason, Ohio | Cincinnati United Premier |
| Ella Bjorklund DF | Wake Forest, North Carolina | North Carolina Courage |
| Samantha DeGuzman FW | Manassas, Virginia | Virginia Development Academy |
| Ellie Farrell MF | Wilmington, North Carolina | Wilmington Hammerheads Youth |
| Emma Garrelts DF | Park Ridge, Illinois | Sockers FC |
| Kylie Marschall DF | Ashburn, Virginia | TSJ FC Virginia |
| Savannah Sabo GK | Atlanta, Georgia | IMG Academy |
| Anna Weir FW | Acworth, Georgia | Tophat SC |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of November 27, 2023
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 |
| 00 | GK | USA | Lauren Hargrove |
| 0 | GK | USA | Savannah Sabo |
| 1 | GK | USA | Alia Skinner |
| 3 | FW | USA | Anna Weir |
| 4 | FW | USA | Emma Stanley |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Aino Vuorinen |
| 7 | MF | USA | Avery Tharrington |
| 8 | FW | USA | Ayden Yates |
| 9 | MF | USA | Courtney Andersen |
| 13 | DF | USA | Victoria Moser |
| 14 | DF | USA | Allie Lewis |
| 15 | FW | USA | Sophie Maltese |
| 16 | FW | USA | Allie George |
| 17 | MF | USA | Ella Bjorklund |
| 18 | MF | USA | Lauren Gogal |
| 19 | FW | USA | Samantha DeGuzman |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | USA | Victoria Haugen |
| 21 | DF | USA | Averi Visage |
| 22 | FW | USA | Taylor Bryan |
| 23 | FW | USA | Kate Bonshak |
| 24 | FW | USA | Natalie Mitchell |
| 25 | FW | USA | Taylor Price |
| 26 | MF | USA | Emma Pelkowski |
| 27 | DF | USA | Ava Veith |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Eden Skyers |
| 29 | MF | USA | Kendall DiMillio |
| 31 | DF | USA | Maysen Nelson |
| 33 | MF | USA | Ava Arengo |
| 34 | FW | USA | Ella Valente |
| 35 | MF | USA | Emma Garrelts |
| 36 | FW | USA | Ruby Darling |
| 37 | DF | USA | Kylie Marschall |

## Team management

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

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | 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 | |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — |
| TopDrawer Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |