2025 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team
| 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–10–4 (0–8–2 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Drew Kopp (14th season) |
| Assistant coach | Matt Gwilliam (11th season) |
| Home stadium | Thompson Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Stanford †‡y | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | .950 | 21 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .880 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Notre Dame y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .825 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke y | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .700 | 17 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 16 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Virginia y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 14 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Louisville y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13т North Carolina y | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .600 | 13 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest y | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .100 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 4 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies women's soccer team represented Virginia Tech during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. It was the 33rd season of the university fielding a program and 22nd competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Hokies were led by fifteenth-year head coach Charles Adair and played their home games at Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia.
The Hokies started the season ranked fourteenth and won their first two games. They fell to fifteenth in the rankings defeated Clemson in a non-ACC match before losing to Georgetown. This loss caused them to fall to twenty-fourth where they finished a three game road trip with a win, loss, and a tie. They finished their non-conference season with a tie at home to William & Mary and were ranked tied for twentieth. Their non-conference record was 4–2–2. They began the ACC season unranked and lost their first three ACC games, two of which were against ranked opponents in number nineteen North Carolina and number sixteen Wake Forest. They broke the streak with a 4–4 tie against NC State at home, before going on a five-game losing streak. Four of those games were against ranked teams, including playing the top ranked team twice. They lost to top ranked Virginia in their rivalry match 1–2 and lost to then number one Notre Dame 0–5. They also lost to third-ranked Stanford and ninth-ranked Duke. They finished the ACC with a 0–0 tie against Miami (FL).
The Hokies finished 4–10–4 overall and 0–8–2 in ACC play to finish in seventeenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament, and they were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their four overall wins were the second lowest in program history, with their 3 wins in 1995 being the only season with fewer. They failed to win a coference game for the first time in program history.
Previous season
The Hokies finished 14–6–3 overall and 6–2–2 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to the fourth seed North Carolina in the First Round. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament they were selected as the seventh seed in the Duke bracket. They defeated Tennessee in the First Round which earned them a trip to Los Angeles. There they defeated second seed and ninth ranked UCLA in the Second Round, and third seed and seventeenth ranked Iowa in the Round of 16. They traveled back east to face first seed and number one ranked Duke in the Quarterfinals. The Hokies run ended there as they lost to Duke 1–0. The appearance was only the second Quarterfinal in program history. Their fourteen overall wins and six ACC wins were the best since 2015.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Mikki Easter | 1 | GK | 5'9" | Graduate Student | Culpeper, Virginia | Graduated |
| Anio Vuorinen | 5 | MF/DF | 5'4" | Senior | Espoo, Finland | Graduated |
| Avery Tharrington | 7 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | Springfield, Virginia | Graduated |
| Emma Garrelts | 8 | MF/DF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Park Ridge, Illinois | — |
| Courtney Anderson | 9 | MF | 5'6" | Junior | Clifton, Virginia | — |
| Viv Pope | 10 | FW | 5'6" | Freshman | Ashburn, Virginia | — |
| Amelie D'Angillo | 11 | DF | 5'7" | Freshman | Silver Spring, Maryland | — |
| Victoria Moser | 13 | MF/DF | 5'8" | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina | Graduated |
| Allie Lewis | 14 | DF | 5'9" | Senior | Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Allie George | 16 | FW/DF | 5'11" | Senior | Louisville, Kentucky | Graduated; signed professional contract with Racing Louisville FC[1] |
| Ella Bjorklund | 17 | DF | 5'6" | Sophomore | Wake Forest, North Carolina | — |
| Lauren Gogal | 18 | MF | 5'10" | Senior | Haymarket, Virginia | Graduated |
| Sophie Maltese | 22 | FW | 5'7" | Senior | Ashburn, Virginia | Graduated |
| Emma Pelkowski | 26 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Graduated; signed professional contract with HB Køge[2] |
| Eden Skyers | 28 | DF | 5'6" | Senior | London, England | Graduated |
| Mallory Mizelle | 30 | GK | 5'6" | Senior | Suffolk, Virginia | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliana Salama | 9 | FW | 5'3" | Senior | Pembroke Pines, Florida | SMU[3] |
Recruiting class
| Name | Nationality | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Madison Boutot DF |
Saint-Constant, Canada | St. Hubert Soccer Club | [4] | |
Syrianna Davis FW |
Wake Forest, North Carolina | NCFC | [5] | |
Christine Eiblmeier DF |
Ottawa, Canada | Eintracht Frankfurt U19 | N/A[6] | |
Anna Garrow FW |
Roswell, Georgia | Tophat SC | [7] | |
Peyton May MF |
Wake Forest, North Carolina | North Carolina Courage ECNL | [8] | |
Hannah Pachan MF |
Uniontown, Ohio | Cleveland Force FC | [9] | |
Lily Pantaleo FW |
Shelby Township, Michigan | Nationals ECNL | [10] | |
Ellie Robertson DF |
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey | PDA ECNL | [11] | |
Chase Rooney GK |
Manassas, Virginia | Virginia Development Academy | [12] | |
Letizia Rossi MF |
Monza, Italy | AC Milan | N/A[13] | |
Julia Tepes MF |
Medford, New Jersey | Real Futbol Academy | [14] |
Squad
Roster
- As of November 25, 2025 [15]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Head Coach | Charles Adair |
| Associate Head Coach | Drew Kopp |
| Assistant Coach | Matt Gwilliam |
| Director of Operations | Katie Flores |
Source:[15]
Schedule
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 3* 5:00 p.m. |
No. 14 | at UNC Greensboro | None Reported[18] | — |
UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, NC | ||||||
| August 9* 1:00 p.m. |
No. 14 | vs. No. 17 Vanderbilt | None Reported | MC Soccer Complex Maryville, TN | |||||||
| Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 14* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 14 | at High Point | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 |
Vert Stadium (414) High Point, NC | ||||||
| August 17* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 14 | VCU | W 5–1 | 2–0–0 |
Thompson Field (764) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| August 21* 8:30 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 15 | Clemson | W 4–0 | 3–0–0 |
Thompson Field (1,047) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| August 24* 5:30 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 15 | Georgetown | L 1–2 | 3–1–0 |
Thompson Field (1,135) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| August 28* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 24 | at Liberty | T 1–1 | 3–1–1 |
Osborne Stadium (521) Lynchburg, VA | ||||||
| August 31* 6:00 p.m., FloCollege |
No. 24 | at Campbell | W 5–1 | 4–1–1 |
Eakes Athletics Complex (231) Buies Creek, NC | ||||||
| September 4* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 20т | at Old Dominion | L 1–2 | 4–2–1 |
Old Dominion Soccer Complex (750) Norfolk, VA | ||||||
| September 7* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 20т | William & Mary | T 3–3 | 4–2–2 |
Thompson Field (824) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| ACC Regular Season | |||||||||||
| September 11 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 19 North Carolina | L 1–2 | 4–3–2 (0–1–0) |
Thompson Field (1,024) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| September 14 1:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Louisville | L 0–1 | 4–4–2 (0–2–0) |
Lynn Stadium (200) Louisville, KY | |||||||
| September 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 16 Wake Forest | L 1–2 | 4–5–2 (0–3–0) |
Spry Stadium (773) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
| September 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
NC State | T 4–4 | 4–5–3 (0–3–1) |
Thompson Field (121) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| October 4 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 1 Virginia Rivalry |
L 1–2 | 4–6–3 (0–4–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,611) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
| October 9 10:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at No. 3 Stanford | L 0–5 | 4–7–3 (0–5–1) |
Cagan Stadium (1,412) Stanford, CA | |||||||
| October 12 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at California | L 0–1 | 4–8–3 (0–6–1) |
Edwards Stadium (372) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
| October 18 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 9 Duke | L 2–3 | 4–9–3 (0–7–1) |
Thompson Field (1,198) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| October 23 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 1 Notre Dame | L 0–5 | 4–10–3 (0–8–1) |
Thompson Field (426) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| October 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
Miami (FL) | T 0–0 | 4–10–4 (0–8–2) |
Thompson Field (243) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
| *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 | Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI Third Team | August 12 | [19] |
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer[20] | 14 | 15 | 24 | 20 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | — | ||
| TopDrawer Soccer[21] | 10 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
References
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- ^ "Chase Rooney". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ "Meet the 2025 Hokies: Letizia Rossi". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. May 22, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ "Julia Tepes". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ "Tech releases 2025 women's soccer schedule". hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech University Athletics. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
- ^ @UNCGWSoccer (August 3, 2025). "Let's get this season started! 😎 ⚽️ Exhibition 1 🆚 Virginia Tech 📍Greensboro, N.C. 🏟️ UNCG Soccer Stadium 🕔 5PM 🎟️ FREE #letsgoG" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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