2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team

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2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
Record17–3–4 (5–1–3 SBC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAndy Wright (8th season)
Assistant coachNick Noble (7th season)
Home stadiumDick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Marshall ‡ 7 – 2 – 0 18 – 3 – 0
No. 19 UCF + 6 – 2 – 1 10 – 4 – 2
No. 3 West Virginia + 5 – 1 – 3 17 – 3 – 4
No. 18 James Madison + 4 – 2 – 3 10 – 5 – 5
Kentucky + 3 – 3 – 3 8 – 8 – 4
Georgia State 3 – 4 – 2 6 – 7 – 5
South Carolina 3 – 4 – 2 6 – 9 – 3
Old Dominion 2 – 6 – 1 5 – 7 – 5
Georgia Southern 1 – 5 – 3 2 – 9 – 6
Coastal Carolina 1 – 6 – 2 3 – 9 – 3
As of December 12, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt

The 2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team represented West Virginia University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. They were led by head coach Dan Stratford, in his fourth season. They played their home games at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. This was the team's 63rd season playing organized men's college soccer and their second playing in the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The 2022 West Virginia team posted a 7–7–4 (3–1–4 Sun Belt) record. They were eliminated in the semifinals of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament and did not earn an at-large berth into the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament.

Preseason[edit]

Coaches poll[edit]

The coaches poll was released on August 14, 2023.[1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 Kentucky 93 (6)
2 Marshall 91 (2)
3 West Virginia 77 (1)
4 UCF 68 (1)
5 South Carolina 49
T–6 Georgia State 45
T–6 Coastal Carolina 45
8 James Madison 40
9 Old Dominion 26
10 Georgia Southern 16

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Jackson Lee
2 DF United States USA Ryan Vaubel
3 DF Denmark DEN Frederik Jorgensen
4 DF Canada CAN Brayden Borutskie
5 DF England ENG Max Broughton
6 MF Netherlands NED Dyon Dromers
7 FW Canada CAN Marcus Caldeira
8 MF Finland FIN Otto Ollikainen
9 FW United States USA Sam Nyenka
10 MF England ENG Ryan Crooks
11 MF England ENG Luke McCormick
12 FW United States USA Luke Lenz
13 FW United States USA Jake Ross
14 MF United States USA Barrett Saul
15 DF United States USA Sam Clark
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF United States USA Max Trethewey
17 FW Japan JPN Yutaro Tsukada
18 GK United States USA Marc Bonnaire
19 MF Germany GER Kasimir Lauber
20 DF Spain ESP Sergio Ors Navarro
21 MF Cyprus CYP Constantinos Christou
23 MF United States USA Ryan Baer
25 DF United States USA Dante Huckaby
26 DF United States USA Kyle Lehnert
27 DF United States USA Noah Gold
29 MF United States USA Andrew O'Neill
30 GK United States USA Lorenzo Nunez
30 DF Spain ESP Carlos Hernando
33 DF France FRA Thomas Decottignies

Source:[2]

Coaching[edit]

2024 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
WVU		 Alma Mater
Dan Stratford Head Coach 4 West Virginia University (2007)
Andy Wright Associate Head Coach 8 West Virginia University (2007)
Nick Noble Assistant Coach 7 West Virginia University (2006)
Ross Holland Director of Operations 2 University of Charleston (2016)
Tanner Kolb Strength & Conditioning Coach 6 Oklahoma State University (2007)
Ethan Solger Athletic Trainer 3 University of Florida (2012)

Competitions[edit]

Exhibitions[edit]

August 12 College of Charleston v West Virginia Charleston, SC
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex
August 15 Radford v West Virginia Radford, VA
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Patrick D. Cupp Stadium
August 19 West Virginia v Charleston (WV) Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Regular season[edit]

August 24 1 West Virginia 3–0 California Baptist Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
August 28 2 West Virginia 2–0 Bucknell Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
September 1 3 Yale 0–2 West Virginia New Haven, CT
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Reese Stadium
September 5 4 American 1–2 West Virginia Washington, DC
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Reeves Field
September 9 5 West Virginia 1–0 Portland Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
September 15 6 UCF 2–2 West Virginia Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
September 19 7 West Virginia 1–0 Dayton Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
September 22 8 West Virginia 0–0 Georgia Southern Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
September 26 9 UNCG 1–2 West Virginia Greensboro, NC
7:30 PM EST Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium
September 30 10 Georgia State 3–4 West Virginia Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EST Stadium: GSU Soccer Field
October 4 11 West Virginia 1–1 Loyola (MD) Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
October 8 12 West Virginia 2–2 James Madison Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
October 12 13 South Carolina 2–3 West Virginia Columbia, SC
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
October 18 14 West Virginia 5–2 Marshall Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
October 22 15 Coastal Carolina 0–2 West Virginia Conway, SC
7:30 PM EST Stadium: CCU Soccer Field
October 27 16 Kentucky 1–0 West Virginia Lexington, KY
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Bell Soccer Complex
October 31 17 West Virginia 2–1 Old Dominion Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Sun Belt tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament
November 5 Quarterfinals (3) West Virginia 3–1 (6) Georgia State Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
November 8 Semifinals (3) West Virginia 2–0 (7) South Carolina Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
November 12 Final (1) Marshall 3–2 (3) West Virginia Huntington, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Hoops Family Field

NCAA tournament[edit]

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament
November 19 Second round (5) West Virginia 1–0 Louisville Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
November 25 Third round (5) West Virginia 2–1 Vermont Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
December 2 Quarterfinals (5) West Virginia 3–1 Loyola Marymount Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
December 8 Semifinals (5) West Virginia 0–1 (9) Clemnson Louisville, KY
7:30 PM EST Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Announces Men's Soccer Preseason Awards & Poll". Sun Belt Conference. August 14, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". wvusports.com.


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