2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
Carolina Nike Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 3
Record16–5–2 (6–2–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Armas (5th season)
  • Dane Brenner (9th season)
  • Jonathan Lagos (1st season)
Home stadium Spry Stadium
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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 73rd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fifth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

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Background

The 2018 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 18–3–0 overall record and a 7–1–0 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they defeated NC State in the Quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champions Louisville in the Semifinals. The Demon Deacons earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Colgate in the second round before being upset by eventual runners-up Akron in the third round.

At the end of the season, two Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Logan Gdula and Brad Dunwell. [1] [2]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Brad Dunwell 12MF5'8"165Senior Grand Rapids, MI Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 56th overall by Houston Dynamo
Logan Gdula 17DF5'11"160Senior East Lyme, CT Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 13th overall by FC Cincinnati
Sam Raben26DF6'0"165Senior Greenwood Village, CO Graduated
Tre Bailey29DF5'10"160Senior Durham, NC Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Nico Benalcazar
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wilton, CT NYCFC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Ryan Fessler
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Charlotte, NC Sporting Kansas City (Academy)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Wellington, New Zealand Wellington Phoenix FC N/A [5]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dalton, GA Chattanooga FC (Academy)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Cole McNally
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mount Airy, MD Bethesda SC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Jaden Servania
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Birmingham, AL Houston Dynamo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Takuma Suzuki
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peachtree City, GA Atlanta United Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
David Wrona
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hoover, AL Crew SC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Squad

Roster

Updated:August 19, 2019 [11]

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 Andrew Pannenberg
1 GK Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Andreu Cases Mundet
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Koby Carr
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Holcomb
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Holland Rula
5 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI Michael DeShields
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justyn Thomas
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aristotle Zarris
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Alistair Johnston
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tater Rennhack
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruno Lapa
11 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Justin McMaster
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Takuma Suzuki
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Wrona
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Joey DeZart
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Isaiah Parente
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Omar Hernandez
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie Folds
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle McCurley
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Machop Chol
22 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Calvin Harris
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nico Benalcazar
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Swallen
25 MF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI William Valtos
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyrrell Moore
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dominic Peters
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole McNally
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Scrivner

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorRon Wellman
Head coach Bobby Muuss
Associate head coach Steve Armas
Assistant coachDane Brenner
Assistant coachJonathan Lagos
Assistant Athletic TrainerMichael White
Academic CounselorBrooke Taylor
Sports PerformanceDavid Bass

Source: [11]

Schedule

Source: [12]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 18*
7:00 p.m.
No. 4at  Furmam W  2–1  
(–)
Stone Stadium
Greenville, SC
August 24*
8:00 p.m.
No. 4 Army W  3–2  
(–)
Spry Stadium (2,127)
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 30*
6:00 p.m.
No. 4No. 15  UCF
Carolina Nike Classic
W  2–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)
Spry Stadium (1,578)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 1*
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 Creighton
Carolina Nike Classic
W  1–0  2–0–0
(0–0–0)
Spry Stadium (2,089)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 6*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Dartmouth W  3–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)
Spry Stadium (0)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 9*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Houston Baptist W  4–0  4–0–0
(0–0–0)
Spry Stadium (1,187)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 13
7:00 p.m.
No. 1at  Pittsburgh W  2–0  5–0–0
(1–0–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (913)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 17*
7:00 p.m.
No. 1at  James Madison L  0–1  5–1–0
(1–0–0)
Sentara Park (1,453)
Harrisonburg, VA
September 21
7:30 p.m.
No. 1 Syracuse W  1–0  6–1–0
(2–0–0)
Spry Stadium (3,143)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 24*
7:00 p.m.
No. 7at  Davidson W  1–0  7–1–0
(2–0–0)
Alumni Soccer Stadium (849)
Davdison, NC
September 28
7:00 p.m.
No. 7No. 4  Clemson W  3–2  OT8–1–0
(3–0–0)
Spry Stadium (4,126)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 4
7:00 p.m.
No. 3at  Boston College L  1–2  8–2–0
(3–1–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (523)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 8*
7:00 p.m.
No. 6 High Point W  9–0  9–2–0
(3–1–0)
Spry Stadium (1,377)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 11
7:00 p.m.
No. 6at No. 20  NC State
Rivalry
W  3–1  10–2–0
(4–1–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,056)
Raleigh, NC
October 15*
7:00 p.m.
No. 4 William & Mary W  5–0  11–2–0
(4–1–0)
Spry Stadium (877)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 18
6:00 p.m.
No. 4No. 19  North Carolina
Rivalry
W  1–0  12–2–0
(5–1–0)
Spry Stadium (3,315)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 22*
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Loyola (MD) T  1–1  2OT12–2–1
(5–1–0)
Spry Stadium (1,099)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 26
7:00 p.m.
No. 2 Notre Dame L  0–1  12–3–1
(5–2–0)
Spry Stadium (3,022)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 1
6:00 p.m.
No. 7at No. 25  Louisville W  3–1  13–3–1
(6–2–0)
Lynn Stadium (1,310)
Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
November 10
5:00 p.m.
(3) No. 7(11) No. 22  Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals
T  2–2 (6–5 PKs)  2OT13–3–2
Spry Stadium (2,009)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 13
4:00 p.m.
(3) No. 7(2) No. 2  Virginia
Semifinals
L  0–1  13–4–2
Klöckner Stadium (586)
Charlottesville, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 24
5:00 p.m.
(4) No. 9 Maryland
Second Round
W  3–0  14–4–2
Spry Stadium (1,765)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 1
5:00 p.m.
(4) No. 9(13) No. 17  Michigan
Third Round
W  3–1  15–4–2
Spry Stadium (1,206)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 7
5:00 p.m.
(4) No. 9No. 22  UC Santa Barbara
Quarterfinals
W  1–0  16–4–2
Spry Stadium (2,027)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 13
6:00 p.m.
(4) No. 9(1) No. 1 Virginia
Semifinals
L  1–2  16–5–2
Sahlen's Stadium (9,862)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Bruno LapaMAC Hermann Trophy Preseason WatchlistAugust 1, 2019 [13]
Michael DeShields ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 3, 2019 [14]
Andrew Pannenburg ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 16, 2019 [15]
Justin McMaster ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 30, 2019 [16]
Andrew Pannenburg ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 21, 2019 [17]
Calvin Harris ACC Offensive Player of the Week November 4, 2019 [18]
Bruno LapaAll-ACC First TeamNovember 13, 2019 [19]
Machop Chol All-ACC Third Team
Alistair Johnston
Andrew Pannenberg
Isaiah Parente
Calvin Harris All-ACC Freshman Team
Michael DeShields All-ACC Tournament Team November 17, 2019 [20]
Joey DeZart

2020 MLS Super draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Alistair Johnston Nashville SC 111DF
Joey DeZart Orlando City SC 231MF

Source: [21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [22] 41 (16)1 (24)1 (26)73642 (3)7779Not released3 (1)
TopDrawer Soccer [23] 332115491041099109833

References

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  2. "Dunwell Drafted by Houston Dynamo in Third Round". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  3. "Nico Benalcazar". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  4. "Ryan Fessler". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  5. "Calvin Harris". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  6. "Omar Hernandez". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  7. "Cole McNally". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  8. "Jaden Servania". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  9. "Takuma Suzuki". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  10. "David Wrona". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
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