2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

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2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
North Carolina State University Athletic logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. RV
Record9–7–3 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Negalha (3rd season)
  • Kyle Nicholls (3rd season)
  • Lucas Champenois (1st season)
Home stadium Dail Soccer Field
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 1 118 2 2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 2 016 5 2
NC State + 3 4 19 7 3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 4 110 8 2
Boston College + 2 4 29 6 3
Syracuse + 2 4 28 7 4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia6 1 121 1 2
Pittsburgh + 4 3 110 8 2
Notre Dame + 3 5 010 8 1
North Carolina 3 5 07 8 3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 4 210 6 3
Duke 2 5 17 9 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach George Kiefer, in his third season.

Contents

Background

The 2018 NC State men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–7–3 overall record and a 2–4–2 ACC record. The Wolfpack were seeded eight–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Boston College in the first round, but lost to Wake Forest in the second round. The Wolfpack earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Campbell in the first round but lost to Maryland in the second round.

Player Movement

Players Leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Stephen Elias5FW5'8"160Senior Rye, NY Graduated
Christoph Schneuwly6DF5'10"154Senior Schmitten, Switzerland Graduated
Tanner Roberts7FW6'2"180Senior Huntersville, NC Graduated
Ade Taiwo9FW6'2"209 Redshirt.svg Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated
Vincent Durand12GK6'3"192Senior Cary, NC Graduated
Simon Blotko13DF6'0"178Senior Düsseldorf, Germany Graduated
Cjay Sparks14FW6'1"177Senior Jacksonville, FL Graduated
Nick Retzlaff17MF5'7"132 Redshirt.svg Senior Wake Forest, NC Graduated

Players Arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Sheldon China
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Durham, NC North Carolina FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM St. Catherine, JAM Atlanta United FC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Rhone Ellis
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evergreen, CO Colorado Rapids Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Win Ellis
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evergreen, CO Colorado Rapids Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
David Merola
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Raleigh, NC North Carolina FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Tonny Temple
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Millville, PA Philadelphia Union Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Roberto Ydrach
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Orlando, FL New York Red Bulls Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 19, 2019 [8]

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 Nick Cournoyer
1 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Leon Krapf
2 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Pablo Pedregosa
3 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Pepe Garcia
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Norris
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jamie Smith
6 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Kendall Edwards
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ivy Brisma
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Brad Sweeney
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kuda Muskwe
10 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Loera
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Gabarra
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vincent Durand
14 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA George Asomani
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel Machado
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA AJ Seals
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tonny Temple
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Bautista
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sheldon China
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eleo Domingos
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aidan Foster
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA James Orozco
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cyrus Rad
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jose Morales Jr.
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Merola
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bailey O'Connor
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Harry Adanuty
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Windham Ellis

Team Management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Boo Corrigan
Head coach George Kiefer
Associate head coachJeff Negalha
Assistant coachKyle Nicholls
Assistant CoachLucas Champenois
Director of SoccerLindsey Krakower
Director of AnalyticsPaul Forster
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Director of Sport ScienceCraig Turner
Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student ServicesRaymond Harrison
Assistant Athletic TrainerBlake Wickerham
AcademicsMaria Crockett

Source: [8]

Schedule

Source: [9]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 18*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 6  North Carolina
Rivalry
W  2–1  
(–)
Fetzer Field
Chapel Hill, NC
August 24*
7:00 p.m.
VCU W  2–1  
(–)
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
Regular season
August 30*
7:00 p.m.
Loyola (MD) W  2–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (942)
Raleigh, NC
September 1*
7:00 p.m.
St. John's L  0–1  2OT1–1–0
(0–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (764)
Raleigh, NC
September 6*
7:00 p.m.
Longwood W  1–0  2–1–0
(0–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,494)
Raleigh, NC
September 10*
7:00 p.m.
at  William & Mary T  1–1  2OT2–1–1
(0–0–0)
Albert–Daly Field (226)
Williamsburg, VA
September 14
7:00 p.m.
Boston College W  1–0  3–1–1
(1–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,250)
Raleigh, NC
September 17*
7:00 p.m.
College of Charleston W  4–1  4–1–1
(1–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (731)
Raleigh, NC
September 20
7:00 p.m.
at No. 5  Virginia L  0–2  4–2–1
(1–1–0)
Klöckner Stadium (3,858)
Charlottesville, VA
September 27
7:00 p.m.
at No. 17  Louisville W  2–1  5–2–1
(2–1–0)
Lynn Stadium (1,057)
Louisville, KY
October 4
6:00 p.m.
Notre Dame W  2–0  6–2–1
(3–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,211)
Raleigh, NC
October 8*
7:00 p.m.
No. 20 ETSU W  1–0  7–2–1
(3–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (389)
Raleigh, NC
October 11
7:00 p.m.
No. 20No. 6  Wake Forest
Rivalry
L  1–3  7–3–1
(3–2–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,056)
Raleigh, NC
October 15*
7:00 p.m.
No. 23at  South Carolina T  0–0  2OT7–3–2
(3–2–0)
Stone Stadium (1,506)
Columbia, SC
October 18
7:00 p.m.
No. 23at  Duke
Rivalry
T  0–0  2OT7–3–3
(3–2–1)
Koskinen Stadium (918)
Durham, NC
October 22*
7:00 p.m.
No. 23 Elon W  3–2  8–3–3
(3–2–1)
Dail Soccer Field (555)
Raleigh, NC
October 26
7:00 p.m.
No. 23at  Syracuse L  0–3  8–4–3
(3–3–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,007)
Syracuse, NY
November 1
7:00 p.m
No. 2  Clemson L  0–3  8–5–3
(3–4–1)
Dail Soccer Field (1,171)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6
2:00 p.m.
(5)(12) Duke
First Round
W  2–1  9–5–3
Dail Soccer Field (377)
Raleigh, NC
November 10
3:00 p.m.
(5)(4)  Pittsburgh
Quarterfinals
L  1–2  OT9–6–3
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,010)
Pittsburgh, PA
NCAA Tournament
November 21
7:00 p.m.
Coastal Carolina
First Round
L  2–3  2OT9–7–3
Dail Soccer Field (538)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
David Loera MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason WatchlistAugust 1, 2019 [10]
All-ACC Second TeamNovember 13, 2019 [11]


Rankings

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United Soccer [12] RVRVRVRVRV202323RVRVRVRVNone ReleasedRV
TopDrawer Soccer [13] 22222224RV17161917

References

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  2. "Kendall Edwards". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. "Rhone Ellis". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  4. "Win Ellis". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  5. "David Merola". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  6. "Tonny Temple". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  7. "Roberto Ydrach". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  9. "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  10. "ACC Soccer Lands 17 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  11. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  13. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.