2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 73rd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fifth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
Carolina Nike Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
2019 record16–5–2 (6–2–0 ACC)
Head coachBobby Muuss (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Armas (5th season)
  • Dane Brenner (9th season)
  • Jonathan Lagos (1st season)
Home stadiumSpry 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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2018 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 18–3–0 overall record and a 7–1–0 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they defeated NC State in the Quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champions Louisville in the Semifinals. The Demon Deacons earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Colgate in the second round before being upset by eventual runners-up Akron in the third round.

At the end of the season, two Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Logan Gdula and Brad Dunwell.[1] [2]

Player movement

Players leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Brad Dunwell12MF5'8"165SeniorGrand Rapids, MIDeclared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 56th overall by Houston Dynamo
Logan Gdula17DF5'11"160SeniorEast Lyme, CTDeclared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 13th overall by FC Cincinnati
Sam Raben26DF6'0"165SeniorGreenwood Village, COGraduated
Tre Bailey29DF5'10"160SeniorDurham, NCGraduated

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Nico Benalcazar
DF
 USAWilton, CTNYCFC[3]
Ryan Fessler
MF
 USACharlotte, NCSporting Kansas City (Academy)[4]
Calvin Harris
FW
 NZLWellington, New ZealandWellington Phoenix FCN/A[5]
Omar Hernandez
MF
 USADalton, GAChattanooga FC (Academy)[6]
Cole McNally
GK
 USAMount Airy, MDBethesda SC Academy[7]
Jaden Servania
MF
 USABirmingham, ALHouston Dynamo[8]
Takuma Suzuki
MF
 USAPeachtree City, GAAtlanta United[9]
David Wrona
FW
 USAHoover, ALCrew SC Academy[10]

Squad

Roster

Updated:August 19, 2019[11]

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 Andrew Pannenberg
1 GK Andreu Cases Mundet
2 DF Koby Carr
3 FW Kyle Holcomb
4 DF Holland Rula
5 DF Michael DeShields
6 DF Justyn Thomas
7 FW Aristotle Zarris
8 MF Alistair Johnston
9 FW Tater Rennhack
10 MF Bruno Lapa
11 MF Justin McMaster
12 MF Takuma Suzuki
13 FW David Wrona
No. Position Player
14 MF Joey DeZart
15 MF Isaiah Parente
17 MF Omar Hernandez
19 DF Eddie Folds
20 MF Kyle McCurley
21 MF Machop Chol
22 FW Calvin Harris
23 DF Nico Benalcazar
24 MF Jake Swallen
25 MF William Valtos
28 DF Tyrrell Moore
30 GK Dominic Peters
31 GK Cole McNally
33 DF Sebastian Scrivner

Team management
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorRon Wellman
Head CoachBobby Muuss
Associate Head CoachSteve Armas
Assistant CoachDane Brenner
Assistant CoachJonathan Lagos
Assistant Athletic TrainerMichael White
Academic CounselorBrooke Taylor
Sports PerformanceDavid Bass

Source:[11]

Schedule

Source:[12]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 18*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 4 at Furmam W 2–1  –
(–)		 Stone Stadium
Greenville, SC
August 24*
8:00 p.m.		 No. 4 Army W 3–2  –
(–)		 Spry Stadium (2,127)
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 30*
6:00 p.m.		 No. 4 No. 15 UCF
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 2–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,578)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 1*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 4 Creighton
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 1–0  2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (2,089)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 6*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 1 Dartmouth W 3–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (0)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 9*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 1 Houston Baptist W 4–0  4–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,187)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 13
7:00 p.m.		 No. 1 at Pittsburgh W 2–0  5–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (913)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 17*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 1 at James Madison L 0–1  5–1–0
(1–0–0)		 Sentara Park (1,453)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 21
7:30 p.m.		 No. 1 Syracuse W 1–0  6–1–0
(2–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (3,143)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 24*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 7 at Davidson W 1–0  7–1–0
(2–0–0)		 Alumni Soccer Stadium (849)
Davdison, NC
September 28
7:00 p.m.		 No. 7 No. 4 Clemson W 3–2 OT 8–1–0
(3–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,126)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 4
7:00 p.m.		 No. 3 at Boston College L 1–2  8–2–0
(3–1–0)		 Newton Soccer Complex (523)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 8*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 6 High Point W 9–0  9–2–0
(3–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,377)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 11
7:00 p.m.		 No. 6 at No. 20 NC State
Rivalry		 W 3–1  10–2–0
(4–1–0)		 Dail Soccer Field (1,056)
Raleigh, NC
October 15*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 4 William & Mary W 5–0  11–2–0
(4–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (877)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 18
6:00 p.m.		 No. 4 No. 19 North Carolina
Rivalry		 W 1–0  12–2–0
(5–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (3,315)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 22*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 2 Loyola (MD) T 1–1 2OT 12–2–1
(5–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,099)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 26
7:00 p.m.		 No. 2 Notre Dame L 0–1  12–3–1
(5–2–0)		 Spry Stadium (3,022)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 1
6:00 p.m.		 No. 7 at No. 25 Louisville W 3–1  13–3–1
(6–2–0)		 Lynn Stadium (1,310)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
November 10
5:00 p.m.		 (3) No. 7 (11) No. 22 Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals		 T 2–2 (6–5 PKs) 2OT 13–3–2
 Spry Stadium (2,009)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 13
4:00 p.m.		 (3) No. 7 (2) No. 2 Virginia
Semifinals		 L 0–1  13–4–2
 Klöckner Stadium (586)
Charlottesville, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 24
5:00 p.m.		 (4) No. 9 Maryland
Second Round		 W 3–0  14–4–2
 Spry Stadium (1,765)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 1
5:00 p.m.		 (4) No. 9 (13) No. 17 Michigan
Third Round		 W 3–1  15–4–2
 Spry Stadium (1,206)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 7
5:00 p.m.		 (4) No. 9 No. 22 UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals		 W 1–0  16–4–2
 Spry Stadium (2,027)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 13
6:00 p.m.		 (4) No. 9 (1) No. 1 Virginia
Semifinals		 L 1–2  16–5–2
 Sahlen's Stadium (9,862)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Bruno Lapa MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 [13]
Michael DeShields ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 3, 2019 [14]
Andrew Pannenburg ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 16, 2019 [15]
Justin McMaster ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 30, 2019 [16]
Andrew Pannenburg ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 21, 2019 [17]
Calvin Harris ACC Offensive Player of the Week November 4, 2019 [18]
Bruno Lapa All-ACC First Team November 13, 2019 [19]
Machop Chol All-ACC Third Team
Alistair Johnston
Andrew Pannenberg
Isaiah Parente
Calvin Harris All-ACC Freshman Team
Michael DeShields All-ACC Tournament Team November 17, 2019 [20]
Joey DeZart

2020 MLS Super Draft
Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Alistair JohnstonNashville SC111DF
Joey DeZartOrlando City SC231MF


Source:[21]

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
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[22] 4 1 (16) 1 (24) 1 (26) 7 3 6 4 2 (3) 7 7 7 9 None Released 3 (1)
TopDrawer Soccer [23] 3 3 2 1 1 5 4 9 10 4 10 9 9 10 9 8 3 3

References
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  2. "Dunwell Drafted by Houston Dynamo in Third Round". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. "Nico Benalcazar". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. "Ryan Fessler". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. "Calvin Harris". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  6. "Omar Hernandez". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  7. "Cole McNally". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  8. "Jaden Servania". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  9. "Takuma Suzuki". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  10. "David Wrona". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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  12. "Wake Forest Men's Soccer 2019 Demon Deacon Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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