# 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team

The 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 27th season of the university fielding a program and 16th competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies were led by 9th year head coach Charles Adair and played their home games at Thompson Field.
The Hokies finished the season 12–5–2, 4–4–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for eight place. They were not invited to the ACC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Xavier in the First Round.

## Squad
### Roster

Updated: July 8, 2020
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Dare Burnett |
| 00 | GK | USA | Alice Hamel |
| 1 | GK | USA | Mandy McGlynn |
| 2 | MF | USA | Holly Rose Weber |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jaylyn Thompson |
| 4 | MF | USA | Emily Gray |
| 5 | MF | USA | Cassidy Brown |
| 6 | DF | USA | Caroline Cipolla |
| 7 | MF | USA | Kiersten Hening |
| 8 | DF | USA | Kelsey Irwin |
| 9 | FW | USA | Emma Steigerwald |
| 10 | FW | UKR | Nicole Kozlova |
| 11 | MF | USA | Grace Sklopan |
| 12 | FW | USA | Mikayla Mance |
| 13 | FW | USA | Karlie Johnson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | USA | Alexa Anderson |
| 15 | FW | USA | Allyson Brown |
| 16 | MF | USA | Jordan Hemmen |
| 17 | DF | USA | Olivia Odle |
| 18 | MF | USA | Kara Henderson |
| 19 | MF | USA | Lilly Weber |
| 20 | DF | USA | Caroline O'Connor |
| 22 | FW | USA | Bridget Patch |
| 24 | FW | USA | Emmalee McCarter |
| 25 | FW | USA | Calista Heister |
| 26 | FW | USA | Molly Feighan |
| 27 | DF | USA | Sydney Ash |
| 28 | MF | USA | Mak Graham |
| 30 | GK | USA | S.A. Phillips |

## Team management

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

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 10* 5:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Marshall | W 3–0 | – | Thompson Field Blacksburg, VA |
| August 17* 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 | at George Mason | W 2–1 | – | George Mason Stadium Fairfax, VA |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 22* 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Liberty | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 | Thompson Field (1,667) Blacksburg, VA |
| August 25* 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Cincinnati | W 2–0 | 2–0–0 | Thompson Field (863) Blacksburg, VA |
| August 30* 7:00 p.m. | | at Georgia Bulldog Classic | W 2–0 | 3–0–0 | Turner Soccer Complex (1,687) Athens, GA |
| September 1* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Auburn Bulldog Classic | W 3–1 | 4–0–0 | Turner Soccer Complex Athens, GA |
| September 5* 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | Alabama | W 2–0 | 5–0–0 | Thompson Field (1,237) Blacksburg, VA |
| September 8* 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 | Yale | W 2–1 | 6–0–0 | Thompson Field (559) Blacksburg, VA |
| September 13* 5:00 p.m. | No. 16 | vs. College of Charleston Battle by the Beach | W 1–0 | 7–0–0 | UNCW Soccer Stadium (437) Wilmington, NC |
| September 15* 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 | at UNC Wilmington Battle by the Beach | W 1–0 | 8–0–0 | UNCW Soccer Stadium (501) Wilmington, NC |
| ACC Regular Season ||||||
| September 21 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 | Miami (FL) | W 2–0 | 9–0–0 (1–0–0) | Thompson Field (947) Blacksburg, VA |
| September 26 5:00 p.m. | No. 16 | at No. 1 Virginia | L 0–2 | 9–1–0 (1–1–0) | Klöckner Stadium (2,415) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 29 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 | at No. 9 Clemson | L 1–3 | 9–2–0 (1–2–0) | Riggs Field (753) Clemson, SC |
| October 6 2:00 p.m. | No. 23 | No. 10 Duke | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 9–2–1 (1–2–1) | Thompson Field (618) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 10 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 | No. 5 Florida State | L 2–3 $^{2OT}$ | 9–3–1 (1–3–1) | Thompson Field (1,017) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 13 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 | at NC State | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 9–3–2 (1–3–2) | Dail Soccer Field (210) Raleigh, NC |
| October 18 5:00 p.m. | | Wake Forest | W 1–0 | 10–3–2 (2–3–2) | Thompson Field (619) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 24 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Boston College | W 2–1 | 11–3–2 (3–3–2) | Thompson Field (522) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 27 3:00 p.m. | No. 25 | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 0–2 | 11–4–2 (3–4–2) | Dorrance Field (2,113) Chapel Hill, NC |
| October 31 7:00 p.m. | | at Pittsburgh | W 1–0 | 12–4–2 (4–4–2) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (182) Pittsburgh, PA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 15 5:00 p.m. | | No. 24 Xavier First Round | L 0–1 | 12–5–2 | Thompson Field (633) Blacksburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## 2020 NWSL College Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Mandy McGlynn | Sky Blue FC | 3 | 20 | GK |
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## 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 | 25 | RV | 23 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 20 | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | |
| TopDrawer Soccer | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 22 | | | | |