2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represents Wake Forest University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the 70th season of the university fielding a program. It the program's second season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. Muuss, the fourth head coach in program history, formerly coached Denver, and took over for Jay Vidovich, who left for a head coaching position with Portland Timbers 2.

2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
2016 record19–2–4 (5–1–2 ACC)
Head coachBobby Muuss (2nd season)
Assistant coachSteve Armas (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#2 Wake Forest ‡ 5 –1 –2  19 –2 –4
#6 Louisville + 5 –2 –1  14 –6 –2
#5 Clemson + 4 –1 –3  14 –4 –5
#11 Syracuse + 4 –2 –3  12 –4 –4
Boston College + 3 –3 –3  9 –9 –3
NC State 1 –8 –0  5 –12 –0
Coastal
#4 North Carolina + 5 –1 –2  14 –3 –4
#13 Virginia + 4 –2 –3  11 –4 –5
#14 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –2  12 –7 –2
No. 8 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –2  13 –5 –4
Duke 2 –6 –1  7 –8 –2
Pittsburgh 0 –7 –2  2 –13 –3
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

Roster

As of 2015:[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 GK Alec Ferrell
1 GK Andrew Harris
2 DF Kris Reaves
3 DF Rafael Fagundo
4 DF Kevin Politz
6 DF Jared Odenbeck
7 MF Jon Bakero
8 MF Jacori Hayes
9 FW Tater Rennhack
10 FW Michael Gamble
11 DF Philip Parker
12 MF Brad Dunwell
14 MF Thomas Haws
15 MF Steven Echvarria
16 MF Ian Harkes
No. Position Player
17 MF John Schuman
19 MF Harrison Gregory
20 MF Hunter Bandy
21 MF Hayden Partain
22 MF Jack Harrison
23 FW Hank Gauger
24 DF Chase Rhode
25 MF Ricky Greensfelder
26 DF Sam Raben
27 MF Roman Martin
28 FW Tane Gent
29 FW Logan Gdula
30 GK Grant Bishop
31 GK Carter Richardson

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
08/14/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 at Furman T 0–0 
Stone III Stadium
Greenville, SC
08/20/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 UNC Wilmington T 0–0 
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
Regular season
08/26/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 5 Saint Louis L 0–1  0–1
 Spry Stadium (1,277)
Winston-Salem, NC
08/28/2016*
7:30 PM		 No. 5 Cal Poly W 2–1  1–1
 Spry Stadium (3,658)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/03/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 21 Cleveland State W 1–0  2–1
 Spry Stadium (2,373)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/06/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 21 Appalachian State W 3–0  3–1
 Spry Stadium (1,520)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/10/2016
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 21 No. 17 Virginia W 1–0 OT 4–1 (1–0)
 Spry Stadium (3,275)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/13/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 10 George Washington T 0–0 2OT 4–1–1
 Spry Stadium (1,437)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/16/2016
7:00 PM		 No. 10 at Duke W 2–0  5–1–1 (2–0)
 Koskinen Stadium (1,054)
Durham, NC
09/20/2016*
7:00 PM		 No. 10 FIU W 2–0  6–1–1
 Spry Stadium (1,094)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/24/2016
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 10 NC State W 1–0  7–1–1 (3–0)
 Spry Stadium (3,366)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/27/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 10 at Davidson W 2–1  8–1–1
 Alumni Soccer Stadium (776)
Davidson, NC
09/30/2016
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 11 at No. 5 Clemson L 0–1  8–2–1 (3–1)
 Riggs Field (3,128)
Clemson, SC
10/08/2016
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 11 at No. 1 Notre Dame T 2–2 2OT 8–2–2 (3–1–1)
 Alumni Field (1,586)
South Bend, IN
10/11/2016*
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 6 Marshall W 1–0  9–2–2
 Spry Stadium (1,386)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/15/2016
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 6 No. 2 Louisville W 2–1  10–2–2 (4–1–1)
 Spry Stadium (3,428)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/18/2016
7:00 PM, SECN		 No. 2 at No. 21 South Carolina W 1–0  11–2–2
 Stone Stadium (3,121)
Columbia, SC
10/22/2016
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 2 No. 18 Boston College W 1–0  12–2–2 (5–1–1)
 Spry Stadium (2,974)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/28/2016
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 2 at No. 6 Syracuse T 1–1 2OT 12–2–3 (5–1–2)
 SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
11/06/16
1:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 2 No. 20 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals		 W 1–0  13–2–3
 Spry Stadium (1,971)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/09/16
7:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 2 No. 9 Louisville
Semifinals		 W 2–1 OT 14–2–3
 Spry Stadium (1,683)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/12/16
2:00 PM, ESPNU		 No. 2 vs. No. 3 Clemson
Championship		 W 3–1  15–2–3
 MUSC Health Stadium (2,304)
Charleston, SC
NCAA Tournament
11/20/16*
1:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 2 Coastal Carolina
Second Round		 W 2–0  16–2–3
 Spry Stadium (1,808)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/27/16*
5:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 2 SIU Edwardsville
Third Round		 W 2–1  17–2–3
 Spry Stadium (1,942)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/02/16*
5:00 PM, ACCN		 No. 2 No. 24 Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 2–0  18–2–3
 Spry Stadium (3,410)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/09/16*
7:00 PM		 No. 2 vs. No. 4 Denver
College Cup – Semifinals		 W 2–1 OT 19–2–3
 BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056)
Houston, TX
12/11/16*
2:00 PM		 No. 2 No. 5 Stanford
College Cup – Championship		 T 0–02OT
L 4–5 pen. 		 19–2–4
 BBVA Compass Stadium (6,315)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre[2] Wk
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2[4]		 Wk
3[5]		 Wk
4[6]		 Wk
5[7]		 Wk
6[8]		 Wk
7[9]		 Wk
8[10]		 Wk
9[11]		 Wk
10[12]		 Wk
11[13]		 Wk
12[14]		 Final
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NSCAA 5 21 21 12 14 11 11 7 2 2 2 2 2 2

See also

References
  1. "2015 Men's Soccer Roster". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
  3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
  4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
  5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
  6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
  8. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
  11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
  13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
  14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
  15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll Final". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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