2022 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team
American college soccer season
The 2022 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented the University of Virginia during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season . The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch , in his twenty-seventh season. They played their home games at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Virginia . This was the team's 82nd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 70th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference .
The Cavaliers finished the season 10–4–5 overall and 5–1–2 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Coastal Division. As the third overall seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a first round bye, defeated Pittsburgh in the Quarterfinals but fell to Syracuse in the Semifinals in a penalty shoot-out . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they received a first round bye as the fourth overall seed but then lost in the Second Round to Marshall in another penalty shootout to end their season.
Background
The Cavaliers finished the season 6–9–3 overall and 2–5–1 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. As the eleventh overall seed in the ACC Tournament they lost in the First Round to sixth seeded Wake Forest . They received did not receive an invite to the NCAA Tournament .
Player movement
Players leaving
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for Departure
Antonio Rodriguez
00
GK
6'0"
180
Sophomore
Bogota, Colombia
—
Oliver Gerbig
5
DF
6'2"
195
Senior
Taipei, Taiwan
Graduated
Jules Anderson
8
MF
5'9"
155
Junior
Ocean, New Jersey
Transferred to San Diego State
Nick Berghold
10
FW/MF
5'9"
165
Junior
Wingdale, New York
Graduated
Ank Nibogora
12
FW
5'10"
165
Sophomore
Kitchener, Ontario
Transferred to Saint John's
Kaya Ignacio
13
FW/MF
5'8"
160
Junior
Georgetown, Texas
Transferred to High Point
Rafael Caipo
15
MF/DF
6'1"
170
Sophomore
Lima, Peru
—
Julian Aguilar
16
MF
5'5"
138
Junior
Guatemala City, Guatemala
—
Chris Scheipe
19
MF/DF
5'9"
155
Junior
Duluth, Georgia
—
Jesper Moksnes
25
DF
6'2"
165
Freshman
Stavanger, Norway
Transferred to Duquesne
Malcolm Brickhouse
27
MF
5'11"
170
Freshman
Charlottesville, Virginia
—
Players arriving
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting Class
Squad
Roster
As of January 25, 2023 [ 9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Team management
Position
Staff
Head coach
George Gelnovatch
Associate head coach
Matt Chulis
Assistant coach
Adam Perron
Volunteer assistant coach
Mike Lyons
Director of operations
Jermaine Birriel
Source:[ 9]
Schedule
Source:[ 10]
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 13 * 7:00 p.m.
Charlotte
L 2–3
–
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
August 20 * 5:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
W 5–1
–
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
Regular Season
August 25 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Xavier
L 0–1
0–1–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,517) Charlottesville, VA
August 29 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Rider
W 4–0
1–1–0
Klöckner Stadium (895) Charlottesville, VA
September 1 * 8:00 p.m., ACCNX
James Madison
W 3–0
2–1–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,774) Charlottesville, VA
September 5 * 6:00 p.m., YouTube
vs. No. 9 Maryland Rivalry
L 1–6
2–2–0
Audi Field (2,022)Washington, D.C.
September 9 8:00 p.m., ACCN
Virginia Tech Rivalry
W 4–2
3–2–0 (1–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (3,378) Charlottesville, VA
September 13 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
La Salle
W 5–0
4–2–0
Klöckner Stadium (855) Charlottesville, VA
September 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Notre Dame
L 1–2
4–3–0 (1–1–0)
Klöckner Stadium (2,255) Charlottesville, VA
September 20 * 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
American
W 2–0
5–3–0
Klöckner Stadium (1,024) Charlottesville, VA
September 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 3 Syracuse
W 1–0
6–3–0 (2–1–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (2,311)Syracuse, NY
September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 10 Pittsburgh
W 3–1
7–3–0 (3–1–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,522)Pittsburgh, PA
October 4 * 6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 21
No. 10 Denver
L 0–1
7–4–0
Klöckner Stadium (985) Charlottesville, VA
October 7 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 21
No. 2 Duke
T 0–0
7–4–1 (3–1–1)
Klöckner Stadium (3,830) Charlottesville, VA
October 17 5:30 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 2 Clemson
W 2–1
8–4–1 (4–1–1)
Riggs Field (2,236)Clemson, SC
October 18 * 7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 24
Hofstra
T 1–1
8–4–2
Klöckner Stadium (1,965) Charlottesville, VA
October 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24
No. 25 Wake Forest
W 1–0
9–4–2 (5–1–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,416) Charlottesville, VA
October 28 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18
at North Carolina
T 2–2
9–4–3 (5–1–2)
Dorrance Field (1,196)Chapel Hill, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6 4:00 p.m., ACCN
(3) No. 14
(6) No. 24 Pittsburgh Quarterfinals
W 1–0
10–4–3
Klöckner Stadium (1,036) Charlottesville, VA
November 9 5:00 p.m., ACCN
(3) No. 11
(2) No. 3 Syracuse Semifinals
T 2–2 (3–5 PKs) 2OT
10–4–4
SU Soccer Stadium (1,340) Syracuse, NY
NCAA Tournament
November 20 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) No. 11
No. 9 Marshall Second Round
T 1–1 (3–5 PKs)
10–4–5
Klöckner Stadium (870) Charlottesville, VA
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern .
Awards and honors
2023 MLS Super draft
Source:[ 16]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final United Soccer [ 17] — — — — — — 21 RV 24 18 14 11 Not released 16 TopDrawer Soccer[ 18] — — — — — — — — — 15 14 10 9 12 15 16 16
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^ a b "2022-23 Men's Soccer Roster" . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia. Retrieved January 25, 2023 .
^ "2022-23 Men's Soccer Schedule" . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia. Retrieved January 25, 2023 .
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