2023 West Virginia Mountaineers men's soccer team

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

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.

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.

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

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]

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)