2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

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

2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 15
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 11
2018 record10–4–3 (3–3–2 ACC)
Head coachGeorge Gelnovatch (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Matt Chulis (12th season)
  • Terry Boss (5th season)
  • Ryan Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadiumKlöckner Stadium
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –0  18 –3 –0
#16 Louisville ‡ 4 –2 –2  11 –5 –3
NC State + 2 –4 –2  10 –7 –3
Boston College 2 –5 –1  4 –8 –4
Syracuse + 1 –4 –3  7 –7 –4
Clemson 2 –6 –0  7 –9 –1
Coastal
#14 North Carolina + 6 –1 –0  14 –4 –1
#11 Duke + 5 –3 –0  11 –7 –2
#8 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –1  11 –7 –3
#15 Virginia + 3 –2 –2  10 –4 –3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –1  11 –7 –3
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –1
  • ‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion
    + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

In addition, the Cavaliers were one of the six college soccer programs that participated in U.S. Soccer's 2018 Spring Men's College Soccer Program, which was 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
Main article: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

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

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record 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 0–2  1–1–0
 751 Field
Durham, NC
April 7
2:00 p.m.		 at North Carolina L 2–1  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]  –
(–)		 Klöckner Stadium
Charlottesville, VA
August 18*
7:00 PM		 No. 15 No. 13 Georgetown T 1–1[19] 
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)		 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)		 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)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,892)
Charlottesville, VA
September 11*
7:00 PM		 No. 19 Marshall W 1–0  2–0–2
(0–0–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (1,069)
Charlottesville, VA
September 18*
7:00 PM		 No. 22 FIU W 2–0  3–0–2
(0–0–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (1,337)
Charlottesville, VA
September 21
7:00 PM		 No. 22 at Syracuse W 0–2  4–0–2
(1–0–1)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,080)
Syracuse, NY
September 28
7:00 PM		 No. 11 at Pittsburgh W 0–2  5–0–2
(2–0–1)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (710)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 2*
7:00 PM		 No. 10 Wright State W 2–1  6–0–2
(2–0–1)		 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)		 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)		 Klöckner Stadium (1,430)
Charlottesville, VA
October 12
7:00 PM		 No. 14 at Clemson W 1–4  8–1–2
(3–1–1)		 Riggs Field (1,463)
Clemson, SC
October 16*
7:00 PM		 No. 6 Radford W 2–1  9–1–2
(3–1–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (1,254)
Charlottesville, VA
October 20
7:00 PM		 No. 6 No. 1 Wake Forest L 2–3  9–2–2
(3–2–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,791)
Charlottesville, VA
October 23
7:00 PM		 No. 6 No. 23 Notre Dame T 0–0 2OT 9–2–3
(3–2–2)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,356)
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 PM		 No. 6 at No. 5 North Carolina  Canceled 
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
ACC Tournament
October 31
7:00 PM		 (6) No. 7 (11) Pittsburgh
First Round		 L 0–2  9–3–3
(3–3–2)		 Klöckner Stadium (510)
Charlottesville, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
1:00 PM		 (10) No. 11 Furman
Second Round		 W 2–0  10–3–3
 Klöckner Stadium (898)
Charlottesville, VA
November 25*
5:00 PM		 (10) No. 11 (7) No. 13 Notre Dame
Third Round		 L 1–0 OT 10–4–3
 Alumni Stadium (376)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Statistics

Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Regular Season ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament Total
    
1 10MFJustin 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]
Daryl Dike ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 15, 2018 [22]
Joe Bell All-ACC Third Team November 7, 2018 [23]
Henry Kessler
Daryl Dike All-ACC Freshman Team
Cabrel Happi Kamseu
Aboubacar Keita
Daniel Steedman

2019 MLS Super Draft
Main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft

Virginia did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 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
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5		 Wk
6		 Wk
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8		 Wk
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10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
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15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer[24] 15 7 10 19 22 11 10 14 6 6 7 11 11 None Released 15
TopDrawer Soccer [25] 16 16 13 8 14 12 6 6 11 6 5 4 11 7 6 11 11 11

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