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Wikipedia - Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer
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-2000s, 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, they did not qualify for an NCAA Tournament bid again until 2016.
History
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Oliver Weiss era, NCAA violations
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 fourth 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 eighth 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 invitation to the Atlantic Coast Conference and with the 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. Per NCAA rules, paying for a recruit's application fees, even if the recruit repays the loan, is not permitted. Mike Brizendine, a Weiss assistant and former head coach of Bridgewater College, was promoted to head coach to replace him.
Notable events
On September 11, 2011, the Hokies defeated the UNC Tar Heels 1–0 in extra time, making it one of the largest college soccer upsets of the 2011 season. Tech, at the time was unranked, while North Carolina was ranked first in the nation.
Virginia Tech comenzó a jugar al fútbol en 1892 y se unió a la ACC en 1991. El equipo ha ganado seis campeonatos de conferencia, incluido el campeonato de la ACC en 2011, y ha aparecido en 30 tazones. Los Hokies han estado clasificados entre los 10 primeros del país en 15 temporadas y han sido clasificados como el número 1 del país en una ocasión.
Algunos de los jugadores famosos que han jugado para Virginia Tech incluyen a Bruce Smith, DeAngelo Hall, Michael Vick y Antonio Freeman. El equipo también ha tenido éxito bajo la dirección de entrenadores legendarios como Frank Beamer, quien dirigió a los Hokies durante 29 temporadas.
Virginia Tech es uno de los equipos de fútbol americano universitario más exitosos y populares del país. El equipo tiene una gran base de fanáticos y sus partidos en casa suelen estar agotados. Los Hokies son conocidos por su estilo de juego ofensivo y sus emocionantes partidos.