2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NSCAA poll No. 14
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 11
2018 record 8–1–2 (3–1–1 ACC)
Head coach George Gelnovatch (23rd season)
Assistant coach Matt Chulis (12th season)
Assistant coach Terry Boss (5th season)
Assistant coach Ryan Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadium Klöckner Stadium
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#2 Wake Forest 5 –1 –0  13 –1 –0
#11 Louisville 3 –1 –2  7 –2 –3
NC State 2 –3 –1  8 –3 –2
Boston College 2 –3 –0  4 –3 –3
#24 Syracuse 1 –3 –1  6 –4 –2
Clemson 0 –5 –0  5 –6 –1
Coastal
#1 North Carolina 4 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
#14 Virginia 3 –1 –1  8 –1 –2
#17 Duke 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
Virginia Tech 2 –3 –1  7 –4 –2
#9 Notre Dame 2 –2 –0  6 –4 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –4 –0  6 –7 –0
As of October 13, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team will represent University of Virginia during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers will be led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-third season. They play home games at Klöckner Stadium. This will be the team's 78th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 66th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

In addition, the Cavaliers will be one of the six college soccer programs participating in U.S. Soccer's 2018 Spring Men's College Soccer Program, which will be held from March 4–April 21.[2][3] This will be a series of competitive fixtures that use IFAB rules instead of NCAA rules for matches.[4]

Previous season

The 2017 Virginia Cavaliers team finished the season with a final overall record of 13–4–5, and final ACC record of 3–2–3. The Cavaliers were seeded sixth-overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they reached the final. In the ACC Championship Game, they lost on penalty kicks to Wake Forest.[5][6] The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, continuing their record streak of consecutive NCAA appearances going at 37 appearances. In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia was seeded 11th overall in the tournament, where they reached third round before losing to Fordham.[7][8]

At the end of the season, four Cavaliers men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jeff Caldwell, Edward Opoku, Pablo Aguilar and Sheldon Sullivan.[9][10]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jeff Caldwell1GK6'3"187SeniorTodd, NCDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 19th overall by New York City FC
Nate Odusote4DF6'4"189SeniorNorth Haledon, NJGraduated
Hayes Fountain6MF5'11"181 SeniorCharlottesville, VAGraduated
Bay Kurtz7MF5'11"171SeniorCrown Point, INGraduated
Pablo Aguilar8MF5'7"150 SeniorGuatemala City, GUADeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 59th overall by the Houston Dynamo
Edward Opoku11FW5'7"140JuniorMillbrook, NYDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 32nd overall by the Columbus Crew
Sheldon Sullivan31DF5'9"170 SeniorStafford, VADeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 66th overall by the Houston Dynamo

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Marcel DaSilvaTBDGK5'8"150JuniorManchester, New HampshireTransferred from Tulsa.

2018 recruiting class

Name Nat. Hometown High School Club Height Weight Commit date
Daryl Dike
FW
 USAEdmond, OKEdmond NorthOklahoma FCFebruary 8, 2018[11]
Recruit star rankings: TDS: [12] CSN: N/A ESPN: N/A
Bret Halsey
MF
 USASterling, VAPotomac FallsLoudoun Soccer ClubApril 20, 2017[13]
Recruit star rankings: TDS: [14] CSN: N/A ESPN: N/A
Aboubacar Keita
DF
 USAColumbus, OHN/AColumbus Crew U-17sJanuary 29, 2018[15]
Recruit star rankings: TDS: [16] CSN: N/A ESPN: N/A
 USA Cornelius, NC N/A Charlotte Independence
TDS:

Roster

Source: [17]

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 Connor Jones
00 United States GK Tyler Willen
1 United States GK Colin Shutler
2 Spain DF Sergi Nus
3 United States DF Max Diamond
4 Nigeria DF Prosper Figbe
5 United States DF Henry Kessler
6 United States DF Aboubacar Keita
7 United States FW Simeon Okoro
8 New Zealand MF Joe Bell
9 United States FW Kennedy Nwabia
10 United States MF Justin Ingram
11 United States FW Irakoze Donasiyano
12 United States DF Spencer Patton
13 United States FW Daryl Dike
No. Position Player
15 Denmark MF Daniel Barir
16 United States FW Jerren Nixon
17 United States FW Ahdan Tait
18 United States GK Marcel DaSilva
19 England FW Nathaniel Crofts
20 Zimbabwe FW Cabrel Happi Kamseu
21 United States MF Aaron James
22 United States FW Daniel Steedman
25 United States MF Bret Halsey
26 United States MF Ben Grand
27 United States MF Beau Bradley
28 Mexico FW Enrique Banuelos
30 Germany DF Robin Afamefuna
35 United States MF Brad Kurtz

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Goalscorers Site (Attendance)
City, State
U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program
March 17*
1:00 p.m.		 Georgetown L 1–4  0–1–0
    -    Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
March 24
1:00 p.m.		 at Duke W 2–0  1–1–0
    -    751 Field
Durham, NC
April 7
2:00 p.m.		 at North Carolina L 1–2  1–2–0
    -    Finley Athletic Complex
Chapel Hill, NC
April 14
1:00 p.m.		 Clemson   
   -    Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
April 21
2:00 p.m.		 at Wake Forest   
   -    Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
Exhibition
August 14*
7:00 PM		 No. 15 No. RV VCU T 0–0[18]  –
(–)		  N/A - None  Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
August 18*
7:00 PM		 No. 15 No. 13 Georgetown T 0–0[19] 
 N/A - None  Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
Regular Season
August 24*
7:00 PM		 No. 15 No. 19 New Hampshire W 1–0  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		  1 - Bell  Klöckner Stadium (1,821)
Charlottesville, VA
August 30*
7:00 PM		 No. 7 Elon  Canceled 
   -    Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
September 3*
7:00 PM		 No. 7 vs. Maryland
Rivalry		 T 0–0 2OT 1–0–1
(0–0–0)		  N/A - none  Audi Field (3,527)
Washington, DC
September 7
7:00 PM		 No. 10 No. 21 Virginia Tech
Rivalry		 T 1–1 2OT 1–0–2
(0–0–1)		  1 - Crofts  Klöckner Stadium (2,892)
Charlottesville, VA
September 11*
7:00 PM		 No. 19 Marshall W 1–0  2–0–2
(0–0–1)		  1 - Kamseu  Klöckner Stadium (1,069)
Charlottesville, VA
September 18*
7:00 PM		 No. 22 FIU W 2–0  3–0–2
(0–0–1)		  1 - Kamseu  Klöckner Stadium (1,337)
Charlottesville, VA
September 21
7:00 PM		 No. 22 at Syracuse W 2–0  4–0–2
(1–0–1)		  1 - Nwabia, Crofts  SU Soccer Stadium (1,080)
Syracuse, NY
September 28
7:00 PM		 No. 11 at Pittsburgh W 2–0  5–0–2
(2–0–1)		  1 - Kamseu, Keita  Ambrose Urbanic Field (710)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 2*
7:00 PM		 No. 10 Wright State W 2–1  6–0–2
(2–0–1)		  1 - Kamseu, Dike  Klöckner Stadium (1,178)
Charlottesville, VA
October 5
7:00 PM		 No. 10 No. 23 Duke L 0–2  6–1–2
(2–1–1)		  N/A - none  Klöckner Stadium (2,129)
Charlottesville, VA
October 8*
7:00 PM		 No. 10 No. 5 Denver W 3–0  7–1–2
(2–1–1)		  2,1 - Dike, Okoro  Klöckner Stadium (1,430)
Charlottesville, VA
October 12
7:00 PM		 No. 14 at Clemson W 4–1  8–1–2
(3–1–1)		  1 - Afamefuna, Dike, Kamseu, Steedman  Riggs Field (1,463)
Clemson, SC
October 16*
7:00 PM		 Radford   
   -    Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
October 20
7:00 PM		 Wake Forest   
   -    Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
October 23
7:00 PM		 Notre Dame   
   -    Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 PM		 at North Carolina   
   -    WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

Statistics

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
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1 10United StatesMFJustin Ingram100000000000
Total100000000000

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Colin Shutler ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 28, 2018 [20]
September 17, 2018 [21]

2019 MLS Super Draft

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Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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United Soccer[22] 15 7 10 19 22 11 10 14 None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [23] 16 16 13 8 14 12 6 6 11

References

  1. ↑ "Historical Information". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Boehm, Charles (February 8, 2018). "US Soccer announces spring developmental program with 6 top NCAA teams". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Will Be Part of U.S. Soccer Spring Program". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia Athletics. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Launches 2018 Spring Men's College Program". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Cavaliers Lose on PK's in ACC Men's Soccer Championship". WVIR-TV. Frankly Media. November 12, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ Dell, John (November 13, 2017). "Wake Forest men's soccer team wins ACC title again". Winston-Salem Journal. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Blum, Sam (November 19, 2017). "Virginia men's soccer team upset by Fordham in NCAA Tournament". The Daily Progress. Berkshire Hathaway. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ Shaffer, Garrett (November 20, 2017). "Fordham upsets men's soccer in second round of NCAA tournament". The Cavalier Daily. Cavalier Daily, Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  9. ↑ Sansuste, Maira (January 19, 2018). "NYCFC Selects Jeff Caldwell and AJ Paterson in MLS SuperDraft 2018". nycfc.com. New York City FC. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Play Video Crew SC selects Generation adidas forward Edward Opoku in the Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ Ruiz, Nathan (February 8, 2018). "Dike signs with Virginia, continuing family's Edmond North success". The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman Media Company. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Daryl Dike Recruit Profile". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  13. ↑ Eilerson, Nick (April 20, 2017). "Potomac Falls junior Bret Halsey commits to play soccer at Virginia". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Bret Halsey Recruit Profile". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  15. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (January 29, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: Jan. 29-Feb. 4". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Aboubacar Keita Recruit Profile". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  17. ↑ "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ @UVAMenSoccer (August 14, 2018). "That's a wrap from Klöckner, Hoos play to a 0-0 draw in first exhibition See you Saturday at 7 PM for our final tuneup! FREE ADMISSION!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. ↑ @UVAMenSoccer (August 18, 2018). "Hoos play to a 1-1 draw in the preseason finale at Klöckner. We're back for the real thing on Friday against No. 19 New Hampshire!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  21. ↑ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  22. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  23. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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