2019 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team

The 2019 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his twelfth season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2019 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2019 record7–9–2 (2–5–1 ACC)
Head coachJohn Kerr (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Brady (12th season)
  • Chris Rich (5th season)
CaptainBrandon Williamson
Home stadiumKoskinen Stadium
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 –1 –1  18 –2 –2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 –2 –0  16 –5 –2
NC State + 3 –4 –1  9 –7 –3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 –4 –1  10 –8 –2
Boston College + 2 –4 –2  9 –6 –3
Syracuse + 2 –4 –2  8 –7 –4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡ 6 –1 –1  21 –1 –2
Pittsburgh + 4 –3 –1  10 –8 –2
Notre Dame + 3 –5 –0  10 –8 –1
North Carolina 3 –5 –0  7 –8 –3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 –4 –2  10 –6 –3
Duke 2 –5 –1  7 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background
Main article: 2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team

The 2018 Duke men's soccer team finished the season with a 11–7–2 overall record and a 5–3–0 ACC record. The Blue Devils were seeded third–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to North Carolina in the Semifinals, after advancing over Pittsburgh on penalties in the Quarterfinals. The Blue Devils earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the eighth–overall seed in the tournament, Duke hosted Pacific in the Second Round. Duke won 1–0 and progressed to face Maryland at home. Duke lost the match 0–2 to end their season.

Player movement

Players leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Oliver Spring3DF6'1"165SeniorToronto, CanadaGraduated
Kevin Feucht6MF6'3"175Graduate StudentSchwetzingen, GermanyGraduated
Torbjørn Alseth7MF6'0"155SeniorTrondheim, NorwayGraduated
Ciaran McKenna8MF6'4"170SeniorGlasgow, ScotlandGraduated
Issa Rayyan17MF5'10"150FreshmanGrand Blanc, MichiganSigned with Bethlehem Steel FC[1]
Sivert Daehlie20FW6'0"160Graduate StudentHolter, NorwayGraduated

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Cameron Duke
MF
 USAOverland Park, KSSporting Kansas City Academy[2]
Cameron Kerr
MF
 USAChapel Hill, NCNorth Carolina Fusion Academy[3]
Scotty Taylor
FW
 USAMillburn, NJNew York Red Bulls[4]

In addition to the three person recruiting class, Duke also added Sergi Nus via graduate transfer from Virginia.[5]

Squad

Roster

Updated November 18, 2019[6]

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 Michael Ries
00 GK Eliot Hamill
1 GK Will Pulisic
2 DF Stephen O'Connell
3 DF Matthias Frick
4 DF Sergi Nus
5 DF Aedan Stanley
6 MF Cameron Kerr
7 FW Daniel Wright
8 MF Jack Doran
9 MF Daniele Proch
10 FW Suniel Veerakone
11 DF Max Moser
No. Position Player
12 MF Colby Agu
13 DF Ian Murphy
14 MF Kristófer Garðarsson
15 FW Scotty Taylor
16 DF Kees Heetderks
17 MF Carl Fisher
18 DF Hassan Pinto
19 MF Brandon Williamson
20 DF Adrian Vela
21 MF Daniel Aguilar
22 MF Conor Kelly
26 DF Max Feldman

Team management
PositionStaff
Athletic Director Kevin White
Head Coach John Kerr
Associate Head Coach Michael Brady
Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Chris Rich

Source:[6]

Schedule

Source:[7]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 17*
5:00 p.m.		 No. 10 South Carolina T 2–2  –
(–)		 Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
August 20*
6:00 p.m.		 No. 10 at UNC Wilmington L 1–2  –
(–)		 Legion Field (1,342)
Wilmington, NC
August 23*
7:30 p.m.		 No. 10 Coastal Carolina W 4–1  –
(–)		 Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
Regular season
August 30*
7:30 p.m.		 No. 10 Furman
John Rennie Nike Invitational		 W 1–0  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (1,173)
Durham, NC
September 1*
2:30 p.m.		 No. 10 Cal State Bakersfield
John Rennie Nike Invitational		 W 2–1  2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (547)
Durham, NC
September 6*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 5 Princeton W 4–0  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
September 8*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 5 vs. Harvard W 3–0  4–0–0
(0–0–0)		 UNC Soccer Stadium (993)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 13
6:00 p.m.		 No. 2 No. 6 Virginia L 1–3  4–1–0
(0–1–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (1,092)
Durham, NC
September 16*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 2 No. 8 SMU L 0–2  4–2–0
(0–1–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (237)
Durham, NC
September 20
7:00 p.m.		 No. 15 at No. 7 Clemson L 1–3  4–3–0
(0–2–0)		 Riggs Field (2,452)
Clemson, SC
September 27
7:00 p.m.		 at No. 14 North Carolina
Rivalry		 W 3–2  5–3–0
(1–2–0)		 UNC Soccer Stadium (2,244)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 1*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 18 Wright State T 2–2 2OT 5–3–1
(1–2–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (422)
Durham, NC
October 4
7:00 p.m.		 No. 18 Syracuse W 4–0  6–3–1
(2–2–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (759)
Durham, NC
October 11
6:00 p.m.		 No. 21 at Notre Dame L 0–1  6–4–1
(2–3–0)		 Alumni Stadium (748)
Notre Dame, IN
October 15*
7:00 p.m.		 at Elon L 2–3  6–5–1
(2–3–0)		 Rudd Field (724)
Elon, NC
October 18
7:00 p.m.		 No. 23 NC State
Rivalry		 T 0–0 2OT 6–5–2
(2–3–1)		 Koskinen Stadium (918)
Durham, NC
October 22*
7:00 p.m.		 High Point L 0–1  6–6–2
(2–3–1)		 Koskinen Stadium (237)
Durham, NC
October 25
7:00 p.m.		 at Pittsburgh L 3–4  6–7–2
(2–4–1)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (875)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 29*
7:00 p.m.		 Denver W 1–0  7–7–2
(2–4–1)		 Koskinen Stadium (208)
Durham, NC
November 1
7:00 p.m.		 No. 22 Virginia Tech L 1–2  7–8–2
(2–5–1)		 Koskinen Stadium (793)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6
2:00 p.m.		 (12) at (5) NC State
First Round		 L 1–2  7–9–2
 Dail Soccer Field (377)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Daniele Proch MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 [8]
ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 9, 2019 [9]
All-ACC First Team November 13, 2019 [10]


Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
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United Soccer[11] 10 5 2 15 RV 18 21 RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [12] 10 10 7 7 6 21 RV RV RV

References
  1. "Bethlehem Steel FC Signs Midfielder Issa Rayyan". philadelphiaunion.com. Bethlehem Steel FC Communications. February 26, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  2. "Cameron Duke". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. "Cameron Kerr". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  4. "Scotty Taylor". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. "Duke Announces Talented 2019 Class". goduke.com. Duke University. December 20, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  6. "Duke Men's Soccer - 2019 Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. "Men's Soccer - 2019 Schedule/Results". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  8. "ACC Soccer Lands 17 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  9. "Proch, Gelnovatch, Shutler Tabbed ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  10. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  12. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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