2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer team

2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer
2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer
CAA Regular Season Champions; CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 10
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 8
Record	15–4–2 (6–2–0 CAA)
Head coach	Paul Zazenski (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Perron (2nd season); Nicholas Melville (1st season);
Home stadium	Sentara Park
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 James Madison ‡	6	–	2	–	0	15	–	5	–	3
UNC Wilmington +	5	–	1	–	2	12	–	5	–	3
Hofstra	5	–	2	–	1	10	–	6	–	5
Delaware	4	–	3	–	1	5	–	11	–	1
William & Mary	3	–	3	–	2	6	–	10	–	2
Northeastern	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	9	–	1
Drexel	2	–	5	–	1	9	–	5	–	3
Elon	2	–	5	–	1	5	–	8	–	2
Charleston	1	–	6	–	1	5	–	10	–	2


‡ – 2018 CAA Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 1, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer team represented James Madison University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the university's 51st season fielding a men's varsity soccer program, and the university's 40th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

The season was highlighted by the Dukes winning both the CAA Regular season as well as the 2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, making it their sixth tournament championship, and their seventh regular season championship. The Dukes earned an automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they had their best run in program history, reaching the quarterfinals (Elite Eight) of the competition.

Roster

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
00	GK	USA	Nathan Christenson
0	GK	USA	Sean Connolly
1	GK	USA	T. J. Bush
2	DF	USA	Shaun McKenna
3	DF	ISL	Petur Thorsteinsson
4	MF	SUI	Tim Estermann
5	MF	GER	Niclas Mohr
6	FW	CAN	Thomas Shores
7	FW	GER	Janis Lamatsch
8	FW	USA	Carson Jeffris
9	FW	ENG	Aaron Ward-Baptiste
10	MF	ESP	Manuel Ferriol
11	DF	USA	Billy Metzler
12	DF	SWE	Melker Anshelm
13	MF	NED	Maarten Nikkessen


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	GER	Yannick Franz
15	FW	USA	Jack Dugan
16	FW	USA	Max Poelker
18	MF	FIN	Peik Koskinen
19	DF	USA	Tom Judge
20	MF	USA	Connor Hester
22	FW	USA	Lewis Long IV
23	MF	USA	Trent Bailey
24	FW	USA	Brennen Burton
25	DF	USA	Brandon Clegg
26	MF	USA	Tyler Clegg
27	MF	USA	Mark Elmore
29	MF	ESP	Fernando Casero
30	GK	USA	Alex DeSatnick
33	DF	GER	Soheyl Alipour-Rafi

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Preseason
08/12/2018* 7:00 pm		George Washington	Cancelled		Sentara Park Harrisonburg, VA
08/12/2018* 7:00 pm		UMBC			Sentara Park Harrisonburg, VA
Regular season
08/24/2018* 7:00 pm		Gardner–Webb Marriott JMU Invitational	W 4–0	1–0–0	Sentara Park (427) Harrisonburg, VA
08/26/2018* 7:30 pm		No. 23 Air Force Marriott JMU Invitational	L 0–1 ^2OT	1–1–0	Sentara Park (784) Harrisonburg, VA
08/31/2018* 5:00 pm		at Cal State Fullerton	T 1–1 ^2OT	1–1–1	Titan Stadium (1,134) Fullerton, CA
09/02/2018* 10:00 pm		at UC Irvine	L 1–2 ^2OT	1–2–1	Anteater Stadium (285) Irvine, CA
09/08/2018* 7:00 pm		Radford	W 3–1	2–2–1	Sentara Park (267) Harrisonburg, VA
09/15/2018 4:00 pm		at No. 21 Drexel	W 3–0	3–2–1 (1–0–0)	Vidas Field (383) Philadelphia, PA
09/18/2018* 7:00 pm		at Liberty	Cancelled		Liberty Soccer Stadium Lynchburg, VA
09/22/2018 8:00 pm		Northeastern	W 1–0	4–2–1 (2–0–0)	Sentara Park (331) Harrisonburg, VA
09/26/2018 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 4–0	5–2–1 (3–0–0)	Sentara Park (221) Harrisonburg, VA
09/29/2018 1:00 pm		vs. No. 14 UNCW	L 0–2	5–3–1 (3–1–0)	UNCG Soccer Stadium (48) Greensboro, NC
10/02/2018* 7:00 pm		at No. 17 NC State	T 0–0 ^2OT	5–3–2	Dail Soccer Field (810) Raleigh, NC
10/06/2018 7:00 pm		College of Charleston	W 3–1	6–3–2 (4–1–0)	Sentara Park (371) Harrisonburg, VA
10/10/2018 7:00 pm		at William & Mary	W 1–0	7–3–2 (5–1–0)	Albert–Daly Field (405) Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
11/09/2018* 7:00 pm	(1)	(5) William & Mary Semifinals	W 2–0	12–4–2	Sentara Park (497) Harrisonburg, VA
11/11/2018* 1:00 pm	(1)	(3) Hofstra CAA Championship	T 1–1 W 4–2 (p) ^2OT	12–4–3	Sentara Park (362) Harrisonburg, VA
NCAA Tournament
11/15/2018* 7:00 pm	No. 25	at No. 16 High Point First Round	W 3–0	13–4–3	Vert Stadium (757) High Point, NC
11/18/2018* 6:00 pm	No. 25	at (5) No. 4 North Carolina Second Round	W 2–1	14–4–3	WakeMed Soccer Park (850) Cary, NC
11/25/2018* 4:00 pm	No. 16	at (12) No. 9 Virginia Tech Third Round	W 3–0	15–4–3	Sandra D. Thompson Field (740) Blacksburg, VA
12/01/2018* 5:00 pm	No. 8	at No. 5 Michigan State Quarterfinals	L 1–2	15–5–3	DeMartin Soccer Complex East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.