2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team

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2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer
Duke Athletics logo.svg
John Rennie Nike Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 13
Record11–7–2 (5–3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Brady (11th season)
  • Chris Rich (4th season)
Home stadium Koskinen Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –018 –3 –0
No. 16 Louisville ‡ 4 –2 –211 –5 –3
NC State + 2 –4 –210 –7 –3
Boston College 2 –5 –14 –8 –4
Syracuse + 1 –4 –37 –7 –4
Clemson 2 –6 –07 –9 –1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 –1 –014 –4 –1
No. 11 Duke + 5 –3 –011 –7 –2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –111 –7 –3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 –2 –210 –4 –3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –111 –7 –3
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –08 –10 –1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his eleventh season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

Background

The 2017 Duke men's soccer team finished the season with a 13–4–3 overall record and a 4–3–1 ACC record. The Blue Devils were seeded fourth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. The Blue Devils earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the sixth–overall seed in the tournament, Duke hosted FIU in the Second Round. Duke won 2–1 and progressed to face Fordham at home. Duke was upset on penalties after the game ended 2–2 to end their season.

At the end of the season, three Blue Devils men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Brian White, Carter Manley and Markus Fjørtoft. [1]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Erik Hanson0GK6'4"200Graduate Student Mechanicsburg, PA Graduated
Carter Manley 2DF5'11"170Senior Elkridge, MD Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 23rd overall by Minnesota United FC
Kevon Black4DF6'0"175Senior Toronto, CAN Graduated
CC Uche5DF6'1"175Sophomore Lawrenceville, GA N/A
Cameron Moseley6MF6'4"208Senior Duluth, GA Graduated
Noah Snyder13MF6'0"175Senior Warrington, PA Graduated
Markus Fjørtoft21DF6'5"205Senior Asker, NOR Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 45th overall by Seattle Sounders FC
Brian White 24MF5'11"180Senior Flemington, NJ Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 16th overall by New York Red Bulls
Cody Brinkman25MF5'11"180Senior Durham, NC Graduated
Joe Ohaus30GK6'0"180Senior Westfield, NJ Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Cyril Engmann
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shoreline, WA Crossfire Premier SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Eliot Hamill
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Scarsdale, NY Golden Touch SoccerN/A [3]
Conor Kelly
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rumson, NJ Cedar Stars AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wyomissing, PA Philadelphia Union Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Redlands, CA Redlands East ValleyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Issa Rayyan
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grand Blanc, MI Philadelphia Union Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Columbia, IL St. Louis FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 6, 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.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Ries
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eliot Hamill
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Pulisic
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Oliver Spring
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aedan Stanley
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Kevin Feucht
7 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Torbjørn Alseth
8 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ciaran McKenna
9 MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Daniele Proch
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Suniel Veerakone
11 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Max Moser
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colby Agu
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Murphy
14 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Kristófer Garðarsson
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Peru.svg  PER Miguel Yzaga
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Wright
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Issa Rayyan
18 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Matthias Frick
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Williamson
20 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Sivert Daehlie
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seth Kuhn
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Conor Kelly
23 MF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Micolas Macri
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nii Engmann
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Max Feldman
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wilhelm Jacques
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Doran
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Stephen O'Connell

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic director Flag of the United States.svg Kevin White
Head coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Kerr
Associate head coach Flag of England.svg Michael Brady
Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Flag of the United States.svg Chris Rich
Volunteer Assistant coach Flag of England.svg Kieran Hall
Volunteer Director of Operations Flag of the United States.svg Noah McKonon
Volunteer Director of Operations Flag of the United States.svg Sonny Mukungu

Source: [9]

Schedule

Source: [10]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 10*
4:00 pm		No. 10No. 11  Clemson T  0–0  –
(–)		 Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
August 15*
6:00 pm		No. 10at  South Carolina T  1–1  –
(–)		 Stone Stadium
Columbia, SC
August 18*
7:00 pm		No. 10 NC State W  1–0  –
(–)		Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
Regular season
August 24*
7:30 pm		No. 10 FIU
John Rennie Nike Invitational		W  3–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		Koskinen Stadium (1,087)
Durham, NC
August 26*
2:30 pm		No. 10 Vermont
John Rennie Nike Invitational		W  3–2  OT2–0–0
(0–0–0)		Koskinen Stadium (502)
Durham, NC
August 31*
8:30 pm		No. 2at  San Diego W  4–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Torero Stadium (710)
San Diego, CA
September 9
2:00 pm		No. 2at No. 7  Louisville L  0–3  3–1–0
(0–1–0)		 Lynn Stadium (1,104)
Louisville, KY
September 18*
7:00 pm		No. 9 Georgetown L  0–1  3–2–0
(0–1–0)		Koskinen Stadium (454)
Durham, NC
September 21
7:00 pm		No. 9 Boston College W  3–2  4–2–0
(1–1–0)		Koskinen Stadium (710)
Durham, NC
September 25*
7:00 pm		No. 15 George Washington T  0–0  2OT4–2–1
(1–1–0)		Koskinen Stadium (359)
Durham, NC
September 29
7:30 pm		No. 15at No. 1  Wake Forest L  2–4  4–3–1
(1–2–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,937)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 2*
7:00 pm		No. 23 Wofford W  4–2  5–3–1
(1–2–0)		Koskinen Stadium (372)
Durham, NC
October 5
7:00 pm		No. 23at No. 10  Virginia W  2–0  6–3–1
(2–2–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,129)
Charlottesville, VA
October 9*
7:00 pm		No. 17 Campbell W  1–0  7–3–1
(2–2–0)		Koskinen Stadium (349)
Durham, NC
October 12
7:00 pm		No. 17No. 9  Notre Dame W  3–2  8–3–1
(3–2–0)		Koskinen Stadium (892)
Durham, NC
October 16*
7:00 pm		No. 14 High Point L  0–1  8–4–1
(3–2–0)		Koskinen Stadium (493)
Durham, NC
October 19
7:00 pm		No. 14 Pittsburgh W  3–1  9–4–1
(4–2–0)		Koskinen Stadium (701)
Durham, NC
October 23
7:00 pm		No. 14No. 5  North Carolina
Rivalry 		L  0–1  9–5–1
(4–3–0)		Koskinen Stadium (1,600)
Durham, NC
October 26
7:00 pm		No. 14at No. 18  Virginia Tech W  2–0  10–5–1
(5–3–0)		 Thompson Field (274)
Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
November 4
1:00 pm		(3) No. 8(11) Pittsburgh
Quarterfinal		T  0–0 (4–3 PKs) 2OT10–5–2
Koskinen Stadium (342)
Durham, NC
November 7
7:00 pm		(3) No. 8(2) No. 4 North Carolina
Semifinal, Rivalry		L  1–2  10–6–2
 WakeMed Soccer Park (586)
Raleigh, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
6:00 pm		(6) No. 10 Pacific
Second Round		W  1–0  11–6–2
Koskinen Stadium (392)
Durham, NC
November 24*
7:00 pm		(6) No. 10(11) No. 15  Maryland
Third Round		L  0–2  11–7–2
Koskinen Stadium (362)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Issa Rayyan Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year November 7, 2018 [11]
Daniele Proch All-ACC First Team
Will PulisicAll-ACC Second Team
Brandom Williamson
Issa Rayyan
Ciaran McKenna All-ACC Third Team
Issa RayyanAll-ACC Freshman Team
Aedan Stanley
Will Pulisic All-ACC Tournament Team November 11, 2018 [12]
Brandon Williamson
Daniele ProchUnited Soccer Coaches Second Team All-AmericanDecember 6, 2018 [13]

2019 MLS Super Draft

Duke did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend:██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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16		Final
United Soccer [14] 102210915231714148810None Released11
TopDrawer Soccer [15] 131386981617155111081411131313

References

  1. ↑ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Cyril Engmann". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Eliot Hamill". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Conor Kelly". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Seth Kuhn". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ian Murphy". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Issa Rayyan". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Aedan Stanley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Duke Men's Soccer - 2018 Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Men's Soccer - 2018 Schedule/Results". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Announces NCAA Division I Men's All-America Teams". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  14. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  15. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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