2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team

2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NSCAA poll No. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 12
2017 record 13–4–3 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach John Kerr (10th season)
Assistant coach Michael Brady (10th season)
Assistant coach Chris Rich (3rd season)
Captain Kevon Black, Cody Brinkman, Markus Fjørtoft, Carter Manley, and Brian White
Home stadium Koskinen Stadium
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#5 Wake Forest ‡ 7 –0 –1  19 –2 –2
#7 Louisville + 5 –2 –1  13 –2 –5
#17 Clemson + 4 –4 –0  12 –6 –1
NC State + 3 –3 –2  8 –6 –4
Boston College 1 –6 –1  6 –10 –1
Syracuse 0 –6 –2  6 –8 –4
Coastal
#4 North Carolina + 6 –1 –1  17 –4 –1
#13 Duke + 4 –3 –1  13 –4 –3
#19 Virginia + 3 –2 –3  13 –4 –5
#18 Notre Dame + 3 –3 –2  11 –7 –2
Virginia Tech + 3 –5 –0  10 –10 –0
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –0
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represents Duke University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils are led by head coach John Kerr, in his tenth season. They play home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Updated August 28, 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
0 United States GK Erik Hanson
00 United States GK Michael Ries
1 United States GK Will Pulisic
2 United States DF Carter Manley (captain)
3 Canada DF Oliver Spring
4 Canada DF Kevon Black (captain)
5 United States DF CC Uche
6 United States MF Cameron Moseley
7 Denmark MF Torbjørn Alseth
8 Scotland MF Ciaran McKenna
9 Italy MF Daniele Proch
10 United States FW Suniel Veerakone
11 Austria DF Max Moser
12 United States MF Colby Agu
13 United States MF Noah Snyder
14 Iceland MF Kristófer Garðarsson
No. Position Player
15 Peru MF Miguel Yzaga
16 United States FW Daniel Wright
17 United States MF Bryson Asher
18 Austria DF Matthias Frick
19 United States MF Brandon Williamson
21 Norway DF Markus Fjørtoft (captain)
22 United States DF Henry Booth
23 Argentina MF Micolas Macri
24 United States MF Brian White (captain)
25 United States MF Cody Brinkman (captain)
26 United States DF Max Feldman
27 United States DF Wilheml Jacques
28 United States MF Jack Doran
29 United States DF Stephen O'Connell
30 United States GK Joe Ohaus

Duke named the five captains listed above prior to the season.[2]

Coaching Staff

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorUnited States Kevin White
Head CoachCanada John Kerr
Associate Head CoachEngland Michael Brady
Assistant Coach and Recruiting CoordinatorUnited States Chris Rich
Volunteer Assistant CoachEngland Kieran Hall
Volunteer Director of OperationsUnited States Noah McKonon
Volunteer Director of OperationsUnited States Sonny Mukungu

Source:[1]


Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
7:00 PM		 South Carolina W 2-0  -
(-)		 Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
August 17*
7:00 PM		 vs. Xavier
Shindigz National Soccer Festival		 T 1-1  -
(-)		 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
August 19*
7:00 PM		 vs. No. 7 Indiana
Shindigz National Soccer Festival		 T 1-1  -
(-)		 Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
Regular season
August 25*
7:30 PM		 UCF
John Rennie Nike Invitational		 W 2-0  1-0-0
(0-0-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (1,725)
Durham, NC
August 27*
2:30 PM		 Fordham
John Rennie Nike Invitational		 W 3-0  2-0-0
(0-0-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (582)
Durham, NC
September 1*
2:00 PM		 High Point W 3-2 OT 3-0-0
(0-0-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (405)
Durham, NC
September 5*
7:00 PM		 Presbyterian T 1-1  3-0-1
(0-0-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (345)
Durham, NC
September 8
7:00 PM		 Virginia Tech W 3-1  4-0-1
(1-0-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (825)
Durham, NC
September 16
7:00 PM		 No. 23 vs. No. 8 North Carolina
Rivalry		 L 1-2  4-1-1
(1-1-0)		 Bryan Park (3,002)
Greensboro, NC
September 19
7:00 PM		 Wisconsin W 4-3  5-1-1
(1-1-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (471)
Durham, NC
September 22
7:00 PM		 at No. 11 Syracuse W 2-1  6-1-1
(2-1-0)		 SU Soccer Stadium (2,022)
Syracuse, NY
September 26*
7:00 PM		 No. 19 Appalachian State W 1-0  7-1-1
(2-1-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (522)
Durham, NC
September 30
7:00 PM		 No. 19 No. 8 Louisville L 0-1  7-2-1
(2-2-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (1,103)
Durham, NC
October 3*
7:00 PM		 No. 19 Elon W 1-0  8-2-1
(2-2-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (543)
Durham, NC
October 6
7:00 PM		 No. 19 at Pittsburgh W 2-0  9-2-1
(3-2-0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (623)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 9*
1:00 PM		 No. 19 at No. 10 Georgetown W 2-1  10-2-1
(3-2-0)		 Shaw Field (497)
Washington, D.C.
October 13
7:00 PM		 No. 16 No. 11 Clemson L 1-4  10-3-1
(3-3-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (758)
Durham, NC
October 20
7:00 PM		 No. 15 at No. 12 Notre Dame T 0-0 2OT 10-3-2
(3-3-1)		 Alumni Stadium (1,703)
Notre Dame, IN
October 24*
7:00 PM		 No. 18 Delaware W 2-1  11-3-2
(3-3-1)		 Koskinen Stadium (331)
Durham, NC
October 27
7:00 PM		 No. 18 No. 13 Virginia
Senior Night		 W 1-0  12-3-2
(4-3-1)		 Koskinen Stadium (905)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 5
1:00 PM		 No. 11 No. 9 Clemson
Quarterfinal		 L 0-1  12-4-2
(4-3-1)		 Koskinen Stadium (468)
Durham, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 19
6:00 PM		 No. 14 No. 13 FIU
Second Round		 W 2-1  13-4-2
 Koskinen Stadium (532)
Durham, NC
November 25
6:00 PM		 No. 14 Fordham
Third Round		 T 2-2 (7–8 PK) 2OT 13-4-3
 Koskinen Stadium (494)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Will Pulisic ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 23 [4]
Daniel Wright ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 30 [5]
Brian White All-ACC Second Team November 7 [6]
Markus Fjørtoft All-ACC Third Team November 7 [6]
Carter Manley November 7 [6]
Will Pulisic November 7 [6]
Will Pulisic ACC All Freshman Team November 7 [6]
Brian White United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American December 7 [7]
Soccer American Third Team All-American December 8 [8]

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer Coaches [9] RV RV 23 RV 19 19 16 15 18 11 16 14 None Released 13
TopDrawer Soccer [10] 19 16 15 17 10 11 11 13 17 8 11 11 9 12 12 12

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[11]

PlayerRoundPickPositionMLS clubRef.
Brian White116MFNew York Red Bulls[12]
Carter Manley123DFMinnesota United[13]
Markus Fjørtoft245DFSeattle Sounders[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Duke Men's Soccer - 2017 Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Blue Devils Kick Off 2017 Friday Night". goduke.com. Duke Blue Devils Athletics. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Men's Soccer - 2017 Schedule/Results". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Perez and Pulisic Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wright and Hilpert Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  7. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's All-America Teams Announced by United Soccer Coaches". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ "All-Americans: NCAA Division I men". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
  11. ↑ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Play Video New York Red Bulls Select Brian White in First Round". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  13. ↑ "MNUFC Nets Massive Haul with Three First Round Picks at SuperDraft". mnufc.com. Minnesota United FC. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  14. ↑ Ciaccio, Danny (January 19, 2018). "Sounders select defender Markus Fjortoft in Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". soundersfc.com. Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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