2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team will represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the 71st season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels will play their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary, North Carolina while Fetzer Field is undergoing renovations.[1]

2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 4
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
2017 record17–4–1 (6–1–1 ACC)
Head coachCarlos Somoano (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Cristian Neagu (2nd season)
  • Grant Porter (6th season)
  • Joe Scachetti (2nd season)
CaptainDavid October
Home stadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
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
  • ‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Roster

Updated August 10, 2017[2]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK James Pyle
2 MF Mauricio Pineda
4 DF Alex Comsia
5 DF John Nelson
6 MF Cam Lindley
7 FW Lucas Del Rosario
8 MF Jack Skahan
9 MF Drew Murphy
10 FW Zach Wright
11 MF David October (captain)
12 GK Drew Romig
13 DF Evan Krause
14 FW Nils Bruening
15 DF Will Campbell
16 MF David Mejia
17 MF Jesus Bolivar
18 FW Alan Winn
19 MF Martin Salas
No. Position Player
20 MF Alex Moztarzadeh
21 FW Alex Rose
22 MF Dominic Jensen
23 MF Andy Lopez
24 GK Johan Welch
25 DF Liam Williams
26 FW Jelani Pieters
27 DF Mark Salas
28 MF Raul Aguilera
29 MF Jeremy Kelly
30 GK Alec Smir
31 FW Julius Momkus
32 DF Luke Ciocca
33 DF Mason Wittman
34 MF Zack Olofson
35 DF Charlie Forecast
36 DF Prince Agyie
38 FW Giovanni Montesdeoca

Coaching Staff
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorBubba Cunningham
Head CoachCarlos Somoano
Assistant CoachGrant Porter
Assistant CoachCristian Neagu
Volunteer Assistant CoachJoe Scachetti

Source:[2]

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
7:00 PM		 No. 4 No. 19 Coastal Carolina W 3-1  -
(-)		 WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
August 17*
7:30 PM		 No. 4 at South Carolina
Battle of the Carolinas		 T 0-0  -
(-)		 Stone Stadium
Columbia, SC
Regular season
August 25*
7:30 PM		 No. 4 No. 12 Providence
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 4-2  1-0-0
(0-0-0)		 Rudd Field (826)
Elon, NC
August 27*
7:30 PM		 No. 4 Rutgers
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 6-1  2-0-0
(0-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (926)
Cary, NC
September 1*
7:00 PM		 No. 3 at UNC Wilmington L 0-1  2-1-0
(0-0-0)		 UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium (1,778)
Wilmington, NC
September 4*
7:00 PM		 No. 3 at UNC Greensboro W 2-1  3-1-0
(0-0-0)		 UNCG Soccer Stadium (3,072)
Greensboro, NC
September 9
7:00 PM		 No. 10 at Pittsburgh W 2-1  4-1-0
(1-0-0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (571)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 13*
7:00 PM		 No. 8 William & Mary W 3-2  5-1-0
(1-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (616)
Cary, NC
September 16*
7:00 PM		 No. 8 vs. No. 23 Duke
Rivalry		 W 2-1  6-1-0
(2-0-0)		 Bryan Park (3,002)
Greensboro, NC
September 19*
7:00 PM		 No. 7 George Washington W 4-1  7-1-0
(2-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (418)
Cary, NC
September 22
7:00 PM		 No. 7 at No. 9 Virginia
South's Oldest Rivalry		 W 2-1 OT 8-1-0
(3-0-0)		 Klöckner Stadium (4,205)
Charlottesville, VA
September 26*
7:00 PM		 No. 5 Winthrop W 4-0  9-1-0
(3-0-0)		 UNCG Soccer Stadium (226)
Greensboro, NC
September 29
7:00 PM		 No. 5 NC State
Rivalry		 W 1-0  10-1-0
(4-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (3,206)
Cary, NC
October 3*
7:00 PM		 No. 3 James Madison W 6-0  11-1-0
(4-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (438)
Cary, NC
October 6
7:00 PM		 No. 4 No. 2 Wake Forest
Rivalry		 L 1-2  11-2-0
(4-1-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (2,006)
Cary, NC
October 13
7:00 PM		 No. 4 at No. 5 Louisville T 0-0 2OT 11-2-1
(4-1-1)		 Lynn Stadium (3,435)
Louisville, KY
October 17*
7:00 PM		 No. 4 Old Dominion W 2-1 2OT 12-2-1
(4-1-1)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (200)
Cary, NC
October 22
2:30 PM		 No. 4 at Virginia Tech W 4-0  13-2-1
(5-1-1)		 Sandra D. Thompson Field (850)
Blacksburg, VA
October 27
7:00 PM		 No. 3 No. 16 Notre Dame
Senior Night		 W 3-0  14-2-1
(6-1-1)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,226)
Cary, NC
ACC Tournament
November 5
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 (2) No. 3 (7) No. 21 Notre Dame
ACC Quarterfinal		 L 1-2  14-3-1
(6-1-1)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (395)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 19*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 (3) No. 7 UNC Wilmington
Second Round		 W 2-1  15-3-1
 WakeMed Soccer Park (910)
Cary, NC
November 25*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 (3) No. 7 No. 10 Southern Methodist
Third Round		 W 2–0  16-3-1
 WakeMed Soccer Park (485)
Cary, NC
December 2*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 (3) No. 7 Fordham
Quarterfinals		 W 2–1  17–3–1
 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,687)
Cary, NC
December 8*
8:45 PM, ESPNU		 (3) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 2 Indiana
College Cup, Semifinals		 L 0-1  17-4-1
 Talen Energy Stadium (4,948)
Chester, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Jelani Pieters ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 28 [4]
Cam Lindley ACC Midfielder of the Year November 7 [5]
Cam Lindley All ACC First Team [5]
Alan Winn [5]
Zach Wright All ACC Second Team [5]
Alex Comsia All ACC Third Team [5]
Mauricio Pineda [5]
John Nelson All ACC Rookie Team [5]
Cam Lindley United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team December 7 [6]
Soccer America All-American First Team December 8 [7]
College Soccer News All-American First Team January 4 [8]
Allan Winn United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team December 7 [6]
Soccer America All-American Second Team December 8 [7]
College Soccer News All-American Second Team January 4 [8]

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
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
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5		 Wk
6		 Wk
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15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer [9] 4 3 10 8 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 6 7 None Released 4
TopDrawer Soccer [10] 4 4 4 14 16 13 5 3 4 4 3 3 8 6 5 4 4 4

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[11]

PlayerRoundPickPositionMLS clubRef.
Alan Winn225FWColorado Rapids[12]

See also

References
  1. "Carolina Releases 2017 Schedule". goheels.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  2. "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. "2017 Men's Soccer Schedule". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. "Pieters, Servania, and Boudadi Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  6. "NCAA DI Men's All-America Teams Announced by United Soccer Coaches". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. "All-Americans: NCAA Division I men". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  8. "All-America Teams". Collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 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. "Colorado Rapids acquire Winn, Pierrot in second round of MLS SuperDraft". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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