2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
NSCAA poll No. 2
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 2
2018 record 13–1–0 (5–1–0 ACC)
Head coach Bobby Muuss (4th season)
Assistant coach Steve Armas (4th season)
Assistant coach Dane Brenner (8th season)
Home stadium Spry 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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represents Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the 72nd season of the university fielding a program. It the program's fourth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons play their home matches at Spry Stadium.

Background

The 2017 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 19–2–2 overall record and a 7–0–1 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and they went on to win the tournament. The Demon Deacons earned an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Columbia and Butler, before losing to eventual champions Stanford in the Quarterfinals.

At the end of the season, three Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Bakero, Ema Twumasi and Luis Argudo. Bakero and Twumasi were both taken in the first round.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Luis Argudo2MF5'8"135SeniorNew York City, NYDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 67th overall by Columbus Crew
Kevin Politz4DF6'0"170SeniorMorganville, NJGraduated
Jon Bakero7FW6'3"165SeniorSitges, ESPDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 5th overall by Chicago Fire
Steven Echevarria15MF5'9"145SeniorSlate Hill, NYGraduated
Ema Twumasi22MF5'8"160SophomoreAccra, GHADeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 11th overall by FC Dallas

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Koby Carr
DF
 USASan Antonio, TXHouston Dynamo Youth[2]
Kyle Holcomb
FW
 USASan Diego, CAPateadores SC[3]
Elijah Kerr
DF
 USAStewart Manor, NYDix Hills SC[4]
Isaiah Parente
DF
 USAMedina, OHColumbus Crew Academy[5]
John Rula
DF
 USABirmingham, ALFC Dallas[6]
Jake Swallen
MF
 USAShoreview, MNMinnesota Thunder[7]
Aristotle Zarris
MF
 USACasa Grande, AZLA Galaxy[8]

Squad

Roster

Updated:August 3, 2018[9]

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 Andrew Pannenberg
1 Spain GK Andreu Cases Mundet
2 United States DF Koby Carr
3 United States FW Kyle Holcomb
4 United States DF Holland Rula
5 United States DF Michael DeShields
6 Sweden DF Alberto Catenacci
7 United States FW Aristotle Zarris
8 Canada MF Alistair Johnston
9 United States FW Tater Rennhack
10 Brazil MF Bruno Lapa
11 Jamaica MF Justin McMaster
12 United States MF Brad Dunwell
No. Position Player
14 United States MF Joey DeZart
15 United States MF Isaiah Parente
16 United States MF Omir Fernandez
17 United States DF Logan Gdula
19 United States DF Eddie Folds
20 United States MF Kyle McCurley
21 United States MF Machop Chol
24 United States MF Jake Swallen
25 United States DF Elijah Kerr
26 United States DF Sam Raben
28 United States DF Tyrrell Moore
29 United States DF Tre Bailey
30 United States GK Dominic Peters

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorRon Wellman
Head CoachBobby Muuss
Assistant CoachSteve Armas
Assistant CoachDane Brenner
Assistant CoachMatt Poplawski
Assistant Athletic TrainerMichael White
Academic CounselorBrooke Taylor
Strength & Conditioning StaffDavid Bass

Source:[9]

Schedule

Source:[10]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at Furmam T 4–4  –
(–)		 Stone Stadium (967)
Greenville, SC
August 18*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at Loyola W 2–0  –
(–)		 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 24*
7:30 PM		 No. 5 No. 2 Indiana W 2–1 2OT 1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,751)
Winston–Salem, NC
August 26*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 ETSU W 4–2  2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,470)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 1*
7:00 PM		 No. 1 at Florida Gulf Coast W 3–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 FGCU Soccer Complex (1,017)
Fort Myers, FL
September 4*
7:00 PM		 No. 1 Presbyterian W 4–1  4–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,113)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 7
7:00 PM		 No. 1 No. 8 NC State W 3–0  5–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,023)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 11*
7:00 PM		 No. 1 Georgia Southern W 2–0  6–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,017)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 14
7:30 PM		 No. 1 at No. 16 Virginia Tech W 2–1  7–0–0
(2–0–0)		 Thompson Field (1,200)
Blacksburg, VA
September 21
7:00 PM		 No. 1 at Clemson W 3–0  8–0–0
(3–0–0)		 Riggs Field (3,259)
Clemson, SC
September 25*
7:00 PM		 No. 1 Davidson W 5–1  9–0–0
(3–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,357)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 29
7:00 PM		 No. 1 No. 15 Duke W 4–2  10–0–0
(4–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,937)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 2*
7:00 PM		 No. 1 UNCG W 2–0  11–0–0
(4–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,819)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 5
7:00 PM		 No. 1 at Syracuse L 0–2  11–1–0
(4–1–0)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,957)
Syracuse, NY
October 9*
7:00 PM		 No. 2 High Point W 4–2  12–1–0
(4–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,783)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 12
6:00 PM		 No. 2 Boston College W 2–1  13–1–0
(5–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (3,111)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 16*
7:00 PM		 at South Carolina    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Stone Stadium
Columbia, SC
October 20
7:00 PM		 at Virginia    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 PM		 Louisville    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Bruno Lapa ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 28, 2018 [11]
Omir Fernandez September 10, 2018 [12]
September 17, 2018 [13]
Bruno Lapa United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week October 2, 2018 [14]

2019 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position


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[15] 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [16] 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

References

  1. ↑ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Koby Carr". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kyle Holcomb". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Elijah Kerr". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Isaiah Parente". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "John (Holland) Rula". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jake Swallen". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Aristotle Zarris". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "2018 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Wake Forest Men's Soccer 2018 Demon Deacon Schedule" (PDF). wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
  11. ↑ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Enstrom, Fernandez and Dumas Collect ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  13. ↑ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Seven college student-athletes earn Player of the Week awards". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  15. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  16. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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