2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
ACC Regular Season Champions
Carolina Nike Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 6
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 9
Record18–3–0 (7–1–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 – 1 – 0 18 – 3 – 0
No. 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
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 0 14 – 4 – 1
No. 11 Duke + 5 – 3 – 0 11 – 7 – 2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 – 3 – 1 11 – 7 – 3
No. 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
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fourth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

Background

Main article: 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2017 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 19–2–2 overall record and a 7–0–1 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and they went on to win the tournament. The Demon Deacons earned an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Columbia and Butler, before losing to eventual champions Stanford in the Quarterfinals.

At the end of the season, three Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Bakero, Ema Twumasi and Luis Argudo. Bakero and Twumasi were both taken in the first round.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Luis Argudo 2 MF 5'8" 135 Senior New York City, NY Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 67th overall by Columbus Crew
Kevin Politz 4 DF 6'0" 170 Senior Morganville, NJ Graduated
Jon Bakero 7 FW 6'3" 165 Senior Sitges, ESP Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 5th overall by Chicago Fire
Steven Echevarria 15 MF 5'9" 145 Senior Slate Hill, NY Graduated
Ema Twumasi 22 MF 5'8" 160 Sophomore Accra, GHA Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 11th overall by FC Dallas

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Koby Carr
DF
  USA San Antonio, TX Houston Dynamo Youth [2]
Kyle Holcomb
FW
  USA San Diego, CA Pateadores SC [3]
Elijah Kerr
DF
  USA Stewart Manor, NY Dix Hills SC [4]
Isaiah Parente
DF
  USA Medina, OH Columbus Crew Academy [5]
John Rula
DF
  USA Birmingham, AL FC Dallas [6]
Jake Swallen
MF
  USA Shoreview, MN Minnesota Thunder [7]
Aristotle Zarris
MF
  USA Casa Grande, AZ LA Galaxy [8]

Squad

Roster

Updated:August 3, 2018[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Andrew Pannenberg
1 GK Spain ESP Andreu Cases Mundet
2 DF United States USA Koby Carr
3 FW United States USA Kyle Holcomb
4 DF United States USA Holland Rula
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Michael DeShields
6 DF Sweden SWE Alberto Catenacci
7 FW United States USA Aristotle Zarris
8 MF Canada CAN Alistair Johnston
9 FW United States USA Tater Rennhack
10 MF Brazil BRA Bruno Lapa
11 MF Jamaica JAM Justin McMaster
12 MF United States USA Brad Dunwell
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Jamaica JAM Joey DeZart
15 MF United States USA Isaiah Parente
16 MF United States USA Omir Fernandez
17 DF United States USA Logan Gdula
19 DF United States USA Eddie Folds
20 MF United States USA Kyle McCurley
21 MF United States USA Machop Chol
24 MF United States USA Jake Swallen
25 DF United States USA Elijah Kerr
26 DF United States USA Sam Raben
28 DF United States USA Tyrrell Moore
29 DF United States USA Tre Bailey
30 GK United States USA Dominic Peters

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic director Ron Wellman
Head coach Bobby Muuss
Assistant coach Steve Armas
Assistant coach Dane Brenner
Assistant coach Matt Poplawski
Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael White
Academic Counselor Brooke Taylor
Strength & Conditioning Staff David Bass

Source:[9]

Schedule

Source:[10]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 pm 		No. 5 at Furmam T 4–4  –
(–) 		Stone Stadium (967)
Greenville, SC
August 18*
7:00 pm 		No. 5 Loyola W 2–0  –
(–) 		Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 24*
7:30 pm 		No. 5 No. 2 Indiana
Carolina Nike Classic 		W 2–1 2OT 1–0–0
(0–0–0) 		Spry Stadium (4,751)
Winston–Salem, NC
August 26*
7:00 pm 		No. 5 ETSU
Carolina Nike Classic 		W 4–2  2–0–0
(0–0–0) 		Spry Stadium (1,470)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 1*
7:00 pm 		No. 1 at Florida Gulf Coast W 3–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0) 		FGCU Soccer Complex (1,017)
Fort Myers, FL
September 4*
7:00 pm 		No. 1 Presbyterian W 4–1  4–0–0
(0–0–0) 		Spry Stadium (1,113)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 7
7:00 pm 		No. 1 No. 8 NC State W 3–0  5–0–0
(1–0–0) 		Spry Stadium (4,023)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 11*
7:00 pm 		No. 1 Georgia Southern W 2–0  6–0–0
(1–0–0) 		Spry Stadium (1,017)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 14
7:30 pm 		No. 1 at No. 16 Virginia Tech W 2–1  7–0–0
(2–0–0) 		Thompson Field (1,200)
Blacksburg, VA
September 21
7:00 pm 		No. 1 at Clemson W 3–0  8–0–0
(3–0–0) 		Riggs Field (3,259)
Clemson, SC
September 25*
7:00 pm 		No. 1 Davidson W 5–1  9–0–0
(3–0–0) 		Spry Stadium (1,357)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 29
7:00 pm 		No. 1 No. 15 Duke W 4–2  10–0–0
(4–0–0) 		Spry Stadium (4,937)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 2*
7:00 pm 		No. 1 UNCG W 2–0  11–0–0
(4–0–0) 		Spry Stadium (1,819)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 5
7:00 pm 		No. 1 at Syracuse L 0–2  11–1–0
(4–1–0) 		SU Soccer Stadium (1,957)
Syracuse, NY
October 9*
7:00 pm 		No. 2 High Point W 4–2  12–1–0
(4–1–0) 		Spry Stadium (1,783)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 12
6:00 pm 		No. 2 Boston College W 2–1  13–1–0
(5–1–0) 		Spry Stadium (3,111)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 16*
7:00 pm 		No. 1 at South Carolina W 2–0  14–1–0
(5–1–0) 		Stone Stadium (2,250)
Columbia, SC
October 20
7:00 pm 		No. 1 at No. 6 Virginia W 3–2  15–1–0
(6–1–0) 		Klöckner Stadium (2,791)
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 pm 		No. 1 No. 17 Louisville W 2–1 OT 16–1–0
(7–1–0) 		Spry Stadium (1,165)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 4
1:00 pm 		(1) No. 1 (8) NC State
Quarterfinal 		W 2–0  17–1–0
 Spry Stadium (2,037)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 7
7:00 pm 		(1) No. 1 (4) No. 10 Louisville
Semifinal 		L 1–2 OT 17–2–0
 Spry Stadium (2,117)
Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
5:00 pm 		(1) No. 2 Colgate
Second Round 		W 2–0  18–2–0
 Spry Stadium (1,802)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 25*
5:00 pm 		(1) No. 2 Akron
Third Round 		L 0–1  18–3–0
 Spry Stadium (1,686)
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Bruno Lapa ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 28, 2018 [11]
Omir Fernandez September 10, 2018 [12]
September 17, 2018 [13]
Bruno Lapa United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week October 2, 2018 [14]
Logan Gdula ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 22, 2018 [15]
Bobby Muuss Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year November 7, 2018 [16]
Omir Fernandez Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Offensive Player of the Year
Bruno Lapa Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Midfielder of the Year
Omir Fernandez All-ACC First Team
Bruno Lapa
Brad Dunwell All-ACC Second Team
Sam Raben All-ACC Third Team
Aristotle Zarris All-ACC Freshman Team
Machop Chol All-ACC Tournament Team November 11, 2018 [17]
Sam Raben
Bruno Lapa United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American December 6, 2018 [18]
Omir Fernandez
Brad Dunwell United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American

2019 MLS Super Draft

Main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Logan Gdula FC Cincinnati 1 13 DF
Brad Dunwell Houston Dynamo 3 56 MF

Sources:[19][20]

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
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[21] 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 None Released 6
TopDrawer Soccer [22] 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 9 9 9

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