Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
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 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team
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| University | Virginia Tech | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Location | Blacksburg, VA | ||
| Head coach | Michael Layne Brizendine (6th year) | ||
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Thompson Field (Capacity: 2,500) |
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| Nickname | Hokies, Fighting Gobblers | ||
| Colors | Chicago Maroon and Burnt Orange |
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| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
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| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal | |||
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| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 2007, 2016 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016 | |||
| Conference Regular Season Champions | |||
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The Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer team represents the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Hokies are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference and play their home matches at Sandra D. Thompson Field.
Historically, Virginia Tech has been one of the weaker outfits in the ACC, regularly finishing towards the bottom of the conference standings. The program's most successful era came briefly in the early to mid-2000's, where the five years, the Hokies earned three berths into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. In 2003 and 2005, the Hokies made their first two appearances in the tournament, where they reached the Second Round of the tournament. In 2007, the team made a remarkable run to the College Cup, making their deepest run in tournament history. Since their 2007 run, did not qualify for an NCAA Tournament bid again until 2016.
The improved greatly with the arrival of head coach Oliver Weiss in 2000. Under Weiss, Tech has made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament (second round in 2003, 2005, first round in 2006, and the semifinals in 2007), the only four in school history. The team is currently ranked 4th in the nation under the Division I NSCAA/adidas National Rankings (last updated Tuesday, November 6, 2007). In the 2007 season, the team achieved its highest national ranking in school history when they reached #4 on October 23. The previous highest ranking was in the 2005 season at 8th in the country. Also, Tech set a new school record with a 15-game unbeaten streak (10-0-5 from September 2 to November 3) during the 2007 season.
The popularity for the team and game attendance has increased since the invite to the Atlantic Coast Conference and with the recent 2006 FIFA World Cup. 2008 was by all accounts a rebuilding year, as the Hokies went winless (0-8) in ACC play.
In 2009, Coach Weiss resigned, days before the school self-reported recruiting violations to the NCAA in connection with Weiss allegedly fronting application fees for recruits. Though a good faith mistake, paying for a recruit's application fees, even if the recruit repays the loan, is not permitted by the NCAA. Mike Brizendine, a Weiss assistant and former head coach of Bridgewater College, was promoted to head coach to replace him.
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