# 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team

The 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 45th season of the university fielding a program. The Hokies played their home fixtures at Sandra D. Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.
The 2016 season proved to be one of the program's most successful seasons. The Hokies were ranked for the first time since 2008, and earned their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2007. In the NCAA Tournament, the Hokies reached the quarterfinals before losing to fellow ACC outfit, Wake Forest.

## Schedule

| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Preseason ||||||
| 08/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | East Tennessee State | W 3–1 | | Thompson Field (227) Blacksburg, VA |
| 08/20/2016* 7:00 pm | | at James Madison Shenandoah Showdown | W 2–1 | | University Park (Not reported) Harrisonburg, VA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 08/26/2016* 7:00 pm | | at No. 18 Ohio State Wolstein Classic | W 1–0 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0 | Owens Stadium (1,979) Columbus, OH |
| 08/28/2016* 4:00 pm | | vs. Oakland Wolstein Classic | W 3–0 | 2–0 | Owens Stadium (120) Columbus, OH |
| 09/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | South Florida | W 4–1 | 3–0 | Thompson Field (879) Blacksburg, VA |
| 09/05/2016* 1:00 pm | | at No. 24 Georgetown | W 1–0 | 4–0 | Shaw Field (1,149) Washington, DC |
| 09/09/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 15 | at No. 1 Notre Dame | L 1–4 | 4–1 (0–1) | Alumni Stadium (1,824) South Bend, IN |
| 09/13/2016* 7:00 pm, Hokievision | No. 23 | Longwood | W 1–0 | 5–1 | Thompson Field (367) Blacksburg, VA |
| 09/16/2016 6:00 pm | No. 23 | NC State | W 3–0 | 6–1 (1–1) | Thompson Field (1,156) Blacksburg, VA |
| 09/20/2016* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | at Delaware | W 2–0 | 7–1 | Grant Stadium (725) Newark, DE |
| 09/23/2016 6:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 19 | No. 7 Clemson | L 1–2 | 7–2 (1–2) | Thompson Field (1,412) Blacksburg, VA |
| 09/30/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 18 | at Virginia Commonwealth Cup | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 7–2–1 (1–2–1) | Klöckner Stadium (1,989) Charlottesville, VA |
| 10/04/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 18 | VMI | W 7–1 | 8–2–1 | Thompson Field (623) Blacksburg, VA |
| 10/07/2016 6:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 18 | Duke | W 3–1 | 9–2–1 (2–2–1) | Thompson Field (193) Blacksburg, VA |
| 10/11/2016* 6:00 pm, Hokievision | No. 15 | Wright State | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 9–2–2 | Thompson Field (253) Blacksburg, VA |
| 10/14/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN | No. 15 | at No. 10 Syracuse | L 0–1 | 9–3–2 (2–3–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,785) Syracuse, NY |
| 10/18/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 23 | No. 9 Charlotte | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 9–3–3 | Thompson Field (223) Blacksburg, VA |
| 10/22/2016 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 23 | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 0–2 | 9–4–3 (2–4–1) | Fetzer Field (1,011) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 10/28/2016 6:00 pm | No. 23 | Pittsburgh | W 2–1 | 10–4–3 (3–4–1) | Thompson Field (453) Blacksburg, VA |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| 11/02/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN+ | No. 23 (9) | at No. 25 (8) Boston College First Round | T 2–2 L 2–4 pen. | 10–4–4 | Newton Soccer Complex (238) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 11/17/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | East Tennessee State First Round | W 1–0 | 11–4–4 | Thompson Field (495) Blacksburg, VA |
| 11/20/2016* 4:00 pm | | at No. 9 (10) Charlotte Second Round | W 3–2 | 12–4–4 | Transamerica Field (1,023) Charlotte, NC |
| 11/27/2016* 12:00 pm | | at No. 6 (7) Indiana Third Round | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 13–4–4 | Armstrong Stadium (1,330) Bloomington, IN |
| 12/03/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 2 (2) Wake Forest Quarterfinals | L 0–2 | 13–5–4 | Spry Stadium (3,410) Winston-Salem, NC |