2015 Elon Phoenix men's soccer team

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2015 Elon Phoenix men's soccer
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Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record14–6–1 (6–2–0 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachJonathan Potter (5th season)
Home stadiumRudd Field
Seasons
 2014
2016 
2015 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra6 2 014 8 0
Elon + 6 2 014 6 1
Delaware 5 2 110 7 4
Charleston 4 3 17 8 2
UNC Wilmington 3 3 28 8 3
James Madison 3 3 25 10 4
William & Mary 2 6 07 8 2
Northeastern 2 6 03 12 2
Drexel 2 6 03 15 1
As of November 22, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2015 Elon Phoenix men's soccer team represented Elon University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 44th season of the university fielding a program, and the 13th season in NCAA Division I competition. It was the program's second season with Chris Little as head coach. Little, the sixth head coach in program history, formerly coached the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League before assuming his current role at Elon. On 12 September 2015, the Phoenix defeated in-state rival Davidson 4-0 to achieve its best start in school history (5-0-0). [1] On 22 September 2015, the team recorded a school record #8 ranking [2] by the NSCAA after mid-week victories over #7 Wake Forest and CAA opponent Drexel. Those wins improved their record to 7-0-0, thus extending the program's record start to seven wins.

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Roster

As of 2015: [3] 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.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jimmy Coyle
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julian Dean
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matthew Jegier
2 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jonathan Coleby (Captain)
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Connor Mansfield
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas O'Callaghan
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jonathan Wenger
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam McBride
7 MF Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Eduardo Alvarez
8 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Miguel Salazar (Captain)
9 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Amir Berkane
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG James Brace
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Argudo
12 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Cauê Da Silva
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jaiden Fortune
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Vandermaas-Peeler
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taylor Adler
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Myles Mansfield
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elijah Agu
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nathan Diehl
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Adamczyk
21 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Billy Beresford
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hassan Pinto
24 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Will Smith
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christopher Shannon
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jared Bishop
FW Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  VIR Konner Kendall
MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Judah Brown

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
08-16-2015*
7:00 pm
at No. 17  UNC Charlotte L 0–1 
Transamerica Field
Charlotte, NC
08-20-2015*
7:00 pm
at  NC State W 3–2 
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
Regular season
08-28-2015*
5:00 pm
vs.  DePaul
John Rennie/Nike Classic
W 4–0 1–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (686)
Durham, NC
08-30-2015*
12:00 pm
vs.  Saint Mary's
John Rennie/Nike Classic
W 1–0 2–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (217)
Durham, NC
09-04-2015*
5:00 pm
vs.  Campbell
UNC Wilmington Classic
W 2–0 3–0–0
UNCW Soccer Stadium (858)
Wilmington, NC
09-06-2015*
12:00 pm
vs.  North Florida
UNC Wilmington Classic
W 5–2 4–0–0
UNCW Soccer Stadium (1,113)
Wilmington, NC
09-12-2015*
7:00 pm
No. RV Davidson W 4–0 5–0–0
Rudd Field (1,088)
Elon, NC
09-15-2015*
7:00 pm
No. 20at No. 7  Wake Forest W 1–0 6–0–0
Spry Stadium (2,204)
Winston-Salem, NC
09-18-2015
7:00 pm
No. 20 Drexel
CAA Match
W 3–1 7–0–0 (1–0–0)
Rudd Field (1,523)
Elon, NC
09-22-2015*
7:00 pm,  SEC Network +
No. 8at  South Carolina L 1–3 7–1–0
Stone Stadium (2,458)
Columbia, SC
09-26-2015
7:00 pm
No. 8at  Delaware
CAA Match
W 1–0 8–1–0 (2–0–0)
Delaware Mini-Stadium (854)
Newark, DE
09-30-2015
7:00 pm
No. 10at  William & Mary
CAA Match
L 1–4 8–2–0 (2–1–0)
Martin Family Stadium (123)
Williamsburg, VA
10-07-2015
3:30 pm
No. 13 Northeastern
CAA Match
W 2–1 9–2–0 (3–1–0)
Rudd Field (625)
Elon, NC
10-10-2015*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Lipscomb W 1–0 10–2–0
Rudd Field (564)
Elon, NC
10-14-2015
7:30 pm
No. 11at No. RV  UNC Wilmington
CAA Match
W 2–1 11–2–0 (4–1–0)
UNCW Soccer Stadium (1,131)
Wilmington, NC
10-17-2015
8:00 pm
No. 11 James Madison
CAA Match / Homecoming
W 2–1 12–2–0 (5–1–0)
Rudd Field (1,065)
Elon, NC
10-20-2015*
7:00 pm
No. 10at  Duke L 1–2 OT12–3–0
Koskinen Stadium (407)
Durham, NC
10-24-2015
7:00 pm
No. 10at No. 24  Hofstra
CAA Match
L 0–1 12–4–0 (5–2–0)
Hofstra Soccer Stadium (485)
Hempstead, NY
10-31-2015
7:00 pm
No. 19 Charleston
CAA Match / Senior Night
W 1–0 2 OT13–4–0 (6–2–0)
Rudd Field (826)
Elon, NC
11-04-2015*
7:00 pm
No. 21No. RV  Radford L 0–2 13–5–0
Rudd Field (810)
Elon, NC
CAA Tournament
11-13-2015
4:30 pm
No. RVvs. (3) Delaware
Semifinal
T 2–2 (4–5) 2 OT13–5–1
Hofstra Soccer Stadium (508)
Hempstead, NY
NCAA Tournament
11-19-2015*
7:00 pm
No. RV Winthrop
First Round
W 3–0 14–5–1
Rudd Field (2,419)
Elon, NC
11-22-2015*
6:00 pm,  ESPN3
No. RVat No. 2  Clemson
Second Round
L 2–5 14–6–1
Historic Riggs Field (1,941)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

  1. "Fortune Propels Men's Soccer to 4-0 Win Over Davidson". Elon University. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. "NSCAA NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 4 - September 22, 2015". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. "2015 Men's Soccer Roster". Elon University. Retrieved September 22, 2014.