2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team

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.

2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 4
Record	17–3–4 (5–1–3 SBC)
Head coach	Dan Stratford (4th season)
Associate head coach	Andy Wright (8th season)
Assistant coach	Nick Noble (7th season)
Home stadium	Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	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
‡ – 2023 Sun Belt Conference tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2023 NCAA tournament As of December 12, 2023 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt

Previous season

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

Coaches poll

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

Roster

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   AUS Jackson Lee 2 DF   USA Ryan Vaubel 3 DF   DEN Frederik Jorgensen 4 DF   CAN Brayden Borutskie 5 DF   ENG Max Broughton 6 MF   NED Dyon Dromers 7 FW   CAN Marcus Caldeira 8 MF   FIN Otto Ollikainen 9 FW   USA Sam Nyenka 10 MF   ENG Ryan Crooks 11 MF   ENG Luke McCormick 12 FW   USA Luke Lenz 13 FW   USA Jake Ross 14 MF   USA Barrett Saul 15 DF   USA Sam Clark

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF   USA Max Trethewey 17 FW   JPN Yutaro Tsukada 18 GK   USA Marc Bonnaire 19 MF   GER Kasimir Lauber 20 DF   ESP Sergio Ors Navarro 21 MF   CYP Constantinos Christou 23 MF   USA Ryan Baer 25 DF   USA Dante Huckaby 26 DF   USA Kyle Lehnert 27 DF   USA Noah Gold 29 MF   USA Andrew O'Neill 30 GK   USA Lorenzo Nunez 30 DF   ESP Carlos Hernando 33 DF   FRA Thomas Decottignies

Source:^[2]

Coaching

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

Exhibitions

College of Charleston v West Virginia

August 12	College of Charleston	v	West Virginia	Charleston, SC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Patriots Point Soccer Complex

Radford v West Virginia

August 15	Radford	v	West Virginia	Radford, VA
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Patrick D. Cupp Stadium

West Virginia v Charleston (WV)

August 19	West Virginia	v	Charleston (WV)	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Regular season

West Virginia v California Baptist

August 24 1	West Virginia	3–0	California Baptist	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

West Virginia v Bucknell

August 28 2	West Virginia	2–0	Bucknell	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Yale v West Virginia

September 1 3	Yale	0–2	West Virginia	New Haven, CT
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Reese Stadium

American v West Virginia

September 5 4	American	1–2	West Virginia	Washington, DC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Reeves Field

West Virginia v Portland

September 9 5	West Virginia	1–0	Portland	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

UCF v West Virginia

September 15 6	UCF	2–2	West Virginia	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium

West Virginia v Dayton

September 19 7	West Virginia	1–0	Dayton	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

West Virginia v Georgia Southern

September 22 8	West Virginia	0–0	Georgia Southern	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

UNCG v West Virginia

September 26 9	UNCG	1–2	West Virginia	Greensboro, NC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: UNCG Soccer Stadium

Georgia State v West Virginia

September 30 10	Georgia State	3–4	West Virginia	Atlanta, GA
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: GSU Soccer Field

West Virginia v Loyola (MD)

October 4 11	West Virginia	1–1	Loyola (MD)	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

West Virginia v James Madison

October 8 12	West Virginia	2–2	James Madison	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

South Carolina v West Virginia

October 12 13	South Carolina	2–3	West Virginia	Columbia, SC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Eugene E. Stone III Stadium

West Virginia v Marshall

October 18 14	West Virginia	5–2	Marshall	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Coastal Carolina v West Virginia

October 22 15	Coastal Carolina	0–2	West Virginia	Conway, SC
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: CCU Soccer Field

Kentucky v West Virginia

October 27 16	Kentucky	1–0	West Virginia	Lexington, KY
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Bell Soccer Complex

West Virginia v Old Dominion

October 31 17	West Virginia	2–1	Old Dominion	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

Sun Belt tournament

Main article: 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

⁽³⁾ West Virginia v ⁽⁶⁾ Georgia State

November 5 Quarterfinals	^(3) West Virginia	3–1	^(6) Georgia State	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium

⁽³⁾ West Virginia v ⁽⁷⁾ South Carolina

November 8 Semifinals	^(3) West Virginia	2–0	^(7) South Carolina	Orlando, FL
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: UCF Soccer and Track Stadium

⁽¹⁾ Marshall v ⁽³⁾ West Virginia

November 12 Final	^(1) Marshall	3–2	^(3) West Virginia	Huntington, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Hoops Family Field

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament

⁽⁵⁾ West Virginia v Louisville

November 19 Second round	^(5) West Virginia	1–0	Louisville	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

⁽⁵⁾ West Virginia v Vermont

November 25 Third round	^(5) West Virginia	2–1	Vermont	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

⁽⁵⁾ West Virginia v Loyola Marymount

December 2 Quarterfinals	^(5) West Virginia	3–1	Loyola Marymount	Morgantown, WV
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium

⁽⁵⁾ West Virginia v ⁽⁹⁾ Clemnson

December 8 Semifinals	^(5) West Virginia	0–1	^(9) Clemnson	Louisville, KY
7:30 PM EST				Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium

References

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.