After a tremulous season that split matches up across the fall and spring semesters, the Hokies’ strong finish earned their 5th straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Back in 2007 Virginia Tech culminated their first four years in the ACC with the school’s first trip to the College Cup (soccer’s Final Four). That proved to be the peak as the Hokies failed to return to the Tournament for the next eight seasons.
The belief in Mike Brizendine as the head of the program paid off. A strong fall season was followed by one of Virginia Tech’s top players, Daniel Pereira, exiting the program after being drafted #1 overall to Major League Soccer.