2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, runner-up
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
Record19–2–4 (5–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Steve Armas (2nd season)
Home stadium Spry Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 2 Wake Forest5 1 219 2 4
No. 6 Louisville + 5 2 114 6 2
No. 5 Clemson + 4 1 314 4 5
No. 11 Syracuse + 4 2 312 4 4
Boston College + 3 3 39 9 3
NC State 1 8 05 12 0
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 5 1 214 3 4
No. 13 Virginia + 4 2 311 4 5
No. 14 Notre Dame + 4 3 212 7 2
No. 8 Virginia Tech + 3 4 213 5 4
Duke 2 6 17 8 2
Pittsburgh 0 7 22 13 3
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 70th season of the university fielding a program. It was also the program's second season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. Muuss, the fourth head coach in program history, formerly coached Denver, and took over for Jay Vidovich, who left for a head coaching position with Portland Timbers 2.

Contents

Roster

As of 2016: [1] 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
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alec Ferrell
1 GK Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Andrew Cases Mundet
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Argudo
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rafael Fagundo
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Politz
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael DeShields
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jared Odenbeck
7 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Jon Bakero
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacori Hayes
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tater Rennhack
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruno Lapa
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brad Dunwell
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Menke
14 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Joey DeZart
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Steven Echvarria
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Harkes
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Gdula
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Knox
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie Folds
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hunter Bandy
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hayden Partain
22 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ema Twumasi
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hank Gauger
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ricky Greensfelder
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sam Raben
28 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Tane Gent
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grant Bishop
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Barkett

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
08/14/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 5at  Furman T 0–0 
Stone III Stadium
Greenville, SC
08/20/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 5 UNC Wilmington T 0–0 
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
Regular season
08/26/2016*
7:00 pm,  ACCN
No. 5 Saint Louis L 0–1 0–1
Spry Stadium (1,277)
Winston-Salem, NC
08/28/2016*
7:30 pm
No. 5 Cal Poly W 2–1 1–1
Spry Stadium (3,658)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/03/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 21 Cleveland State W 1–0 2–1
Spry Stadium (2,373)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 21 Appalachian State W 3–0 3–1
Spry Stadium (1,520)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/10/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 21No. 17  Virginia W 1–0 OT4–1 (1–0)
Spry Stadium (3,275)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 10 George Washington T 0–0 2OT4–1–1
Spry Stadium (1,437)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/16/2016
7:00 pm
No. 10at  Duke W 2–0 5–1–1 (2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,054)
Durham, NC
09/20/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 10 FIU W 2–0 6–1–1
Spry Stadium (1,094)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/24/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 10 NC State W 1–0 7–1–1 (3–0)
Spry Stadium (3,366)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/27/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 10at  Davidson W 2–1 8–1–1
Alumni Soccer Stadium (776)
Davidson, NC
09/30/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 11at No. 5  Clemson L 0–1 8–2–1 (3–1)
Riggs Field (3,128)
Clemson, SC
10/08/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 11at No. 1  Notre Dame T 2–2 2OT8–2–2 (3–1–1)
Alumni Field (1,586)
South Bend, IN
10/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 6 Marshall W 1–0 9–2–2
Spry Stadium (1,386)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/15/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 6No. 2  Louisville W 2–1 10–2–2 (4–1–1)
Spry Stadium (3,428)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/18/2016
7:00 pm,  SECN
No. 2at No. 21  South Carolina W 1–0 11–2–2
Stone Stadium (3,121)
Columbia, SC
10/22/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2No. 18  Boston College W 1–0 12–2–2 (5–1–1)
Spry Stadium (2,974)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/28/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2at No. 6  Syracuse T 1–1 2OT12–2–3 (5–1–2)
SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
11/06/16
1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2No. 20 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
W 1–0 13–2–3
Spry Stadium (1,971)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/09/16
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2No. 9 Louisville
Semifinals
W 2–1 OT14–2–3
Spry Stadium (1,683)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/12/16
2:00 pm,  ESPNU
No. 2vs. No. 3 Clemson
Championship
W 3–1 15–2–3
MUSC Health Stadium (2,304)
Charleston, SC
NCAA Tournament
11/20/16*
1:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2 Coastal Carolina
Second Round
W 2–0 16–2–3
Spry Stadium (1,808)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/27/16*
5:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2 SIU Edwardsville
Third Round
W 2–1 17–2–3
Spry Stadium (1,942)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/02/16*
5:00 pm, ACCN
No. 2No. 24  Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 2–0 18–2–3
Spry Stadium (3,410)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/09/16*
7:00 pm
No. 2vs. No. 4  Denver
College Cup – Semifinals
W 2–1 OT19–2–3
BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056)
Houston, TX
12/11/16*
2:00 pm
No. 2No. 5  Stanford
College Cup – Championship
T 0–02OT
L 4–5 pen.
 
19–2–4
BBVA Compass Stadium (6,315)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Week
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NSCAA5 [2] 21 [3] 21 [4] 12 [5] 14 [6] 11 [7] 11 [8] 7 [9] 2 [10] 2 [11] 2 [12] 2 [13] 2 [14] 2 [15]

See also

References

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