2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

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2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 14
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 19
Record14–3–1 (6–1–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cristian Neagu (3rd season)
  • Grant Porter (7th season)
  • Joe Scachetti (3rd season)
Home stadium Fetzer Field (under constriction), home games to be split between WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
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 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program.

Contents

The 2018 season saw North Carolina win the inaugural U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program.

Fetzer Field was undergoing construction during the 2018 soccer season so the Tar Heels split their home matches between three stadiums:WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium. [1]

Background

The 2017 North Carolina men's soccer team finished the season with a 17–4–1 overall record and a 6–1–1 ACC record. The Tar Heels were seeded second–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Tar Heels were upset in the Quarterfinals by the seventh seed Notre Dame. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the third-overall seed in the tournament, the Tar Heels defeated, UNC Wilmington, SMU, and Fordham before losing to Indiana in the College Cup.

At the end of the season, one Tar Heels men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Alan Winn. [2]

Player movement

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Drew Murphy9MF6'2"170Senior Palos Verdes, CA Graduated
Zach Wright10FW5'11"165Senior Smithville, TX Graduated
David October11MF6'0"161Senior Cambridge, UK Graduated
Alan Winn 18FW5'11"172Senior Garland, TX Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 25th overall by Colorado Rapids

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes

2018 recruiting class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Sebastian Chalbaud
MF
Flag of Venezuela.svg  VEN Venezuela Cedar Stars AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Milo Garvanian
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Albuquerque, NM Colorado Rapids Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Roman Knox
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shawnee, KS Sporting Kansas City AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Antonio Lopez
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin, TX Lonestar SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Jake Walker
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Davie, FL Weston FC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Jaxson Watermann
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Columbia, SC Carolina RapidsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 6, 2018 [9]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Pyle
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mauricio Pineda
4 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Alex Comsia
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Nelson
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Constant
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lucas Del Rosario
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Skahan
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Murphy
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Giovanni Montesdeoca
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Antonio Lopez
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Romig
13 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Henrik Bredeli
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Will Campbell
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Mejia
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesus Bolivar
18 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Sam Jones
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Martin Salas
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Moztarzadeh
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Rose
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dominic Jensen
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Walker
25 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Liam Williams
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jelani Pieters
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mark Salas
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raul Aguilera
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeremy Kelly
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alec Smir
31 FW Flag of Lithuania.svg  LTU Julius Momkus
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Milo Garvanian
33 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jaxson Watermann
35 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Charlie Forecast
38 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roman Knox
39 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Taff Wadda

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic director Bubba Cunningham
Head coach Carlos Somoano
Assistant coachGrant Porter
Assistant coachWill Clayton
Volunteer Assistant CoachJoe Scachetti

Schedule

Source: [10]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 pm		No. 3at No. 18  Coastal Carolina W  4–0  –
(–)		 Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field
Conway, SC
August 17*
7:00 pm		No. 3 Stetson W  4–1  –
(–)		 WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
August 19*
7:00 pm		No. 3 Presbyterian W  2–1  –
(–)		 Bryan Park
Greensboro, NC
Regular season
August 24*
7:30 pm		No. 3 ETSU W  1–0  1–0–0
(0–0–0)		Bryan Park (367)
Greensboro, NC
August 26*
7:30 pm		No. 3No. 2  Indiana L  0–1  1–1–0
(0–0–0)		WakeMed Soccer Park (2,864)
Cary, NC
August 31*
7:00 pm		No. 12at  William & Mary W  6–1  2–1–0
(0–0–0)		 Albert–Daly Field (661)
Williamsburg, VA
September 3*
7:00 pm		No. 12 Jacksonville W  2–0  3–1–0
(0–0–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (239)
Durham, NC
September 8
7:00 pm		No. 5 Pittsburgh W  2–1  2OT4–1–0
(1–0–0)		Koskinen Stadium (572)
Durham, NC
September 11*
7:00 pm		No. 3 Davidson W  1–0  5–1–0
(1–0–0)		 Alumni Soccer Stadium (815)
Davidson, NC
September 18*
7:00 pm		No. 3at  UNCG  Cancelled due to Hurricane Florence  0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 UNCG Soccer Stadium
Greensboro, NC
September 21
7:00 pm		No. 3at No. 8  Notre Dame W  1–0  2OT6–1–0
(2–0–0)		Alumni Stadium (1,724)
South Bend, IN
September 28
7:00 pm		No. 3 Clemson W  2–0  7–1–0
(3–0–0)		WakeMed Soccer Park (1,876)
Cary, NC
October 2*
7:00 pm		No. 3No. 12  UNCW W  1–0  8–1–0
(3–0–0)		WakeMed Soccer Park (1,017)
Cary, NC
October 6
7:00 pm		No. 3No. 19  Virginia Tech W  2–1  9–1–0
(4–0–0)		Koskinen Stadium (2,074)
Durham, NC
October 9*
7:00 pm		No. 1at  Old Dominion T  1–1  2OT9–1–1
(4–0–0)		Old Dominion Soccer Complex (775)
Norfolk, VA
October 12
7:00 pm		No. 1at  NC State
Rivalry 		L  0–1  9–2–1
(4–1–0)		Dail Soccer Field (3,229)
Raleigh, NC
October 16*
7:00 pm		No. 5 Winthrop W  4–0  10–2–1
(4–1–0)		WakeMed Soccer Park (244)
Cary, NC
October 19
7:00 pm		No. 5at  Boston College W  2–0  11–2–1
(5–1–0)		Newton Soccer Complex (572)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 23
7:00 pm		No. 5at No. 14  Duke
Rivalry 		W  1–0  12–2–1
(6–1–0)		Koskinen Stadium (1,600)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 4
1:00 pm		(2) No. 4(7) No. 22 Virginia Tech
Quarterfinal		W  3–0  13–2–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (507)
Cary, NC
November 7
7:00 pm		(2) No. 4(3) No. 8 Duke
Semifinal, Rivalry		W  2–1  14–2–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (586)
Cary, NC
November 11
12:00 pm		(2) No. 4(4) No. 10  Louisville
Final		L  0–1  14–3–1
 Sahlen's Stadium (1,402)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
6:00 pm		(5) No. 6 James Madison
Second Round		L  1–2  14–4–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (850)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.


Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Alex Comsia MAC Hermann Trophy WatchlistAugust 13, 2018 [11]
Giovanni MontesdeocaACC Offensive Player of the WeekSeptember 24, 2018 [12]
October 1, 2018 [13]
Alex Comsia ACC Defensive Player of the WeekOctober 1, 2018 [13]
Alex Comsia Defensive Player of the Year November 7, 2018 [14]
Nils BrueningAll-ACC First Team
Alex Comsia
Mauricio Pineda
James Pyle
John NelsonAll-ACC Second Team
Jack SkahanAll-ACC Third Team
Nils Bruening All-ACC Tournament Team November 11, 2018 [15]
Alex Comsia
John Nelson
Alex ComsiaUnited Soccer Coaches First Team All-AmericanDecember 6, 2018 [16]
Mauricio PinedaUnited Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American

2019 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
John Nelson FC Dallas 110DF

Source: [17]

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 [18] 31253333155446None Released14
TopDrawer Soccer [19] 446101097857654519191919

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