2021 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team

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2021 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer
Duke Athletics logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 12
Record14–5–1 (5–2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Koskinen Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 3 016 5 2
Louisville + 5 3 010 7 1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 3 113 7 1
Boston College 2 4 26 7 2
Syracuse 2 5 18 8 2
NC State 1 5 27 8 2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 2 114 5 1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 2 113 5 2
No. 4 Notre Dame4 2 214 5 5
North Carolina + 4 4 011 7 2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 4 111 5 4
Virginia 2 5 16 9 3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his fourteenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The Blue Devils finished the season 14–5–1 overall and 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place in the Coastal Division. As the third overall seed in the ACC Tournament, the received a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Wake Forest and then defeated Clemson in the Semifinals. They fell in the final to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the seventh seed. Being a seeded team, they received a bye into the Second Round where they defeated UCLA before losing to tenth seeded Saint Louis in the Third Round.

Background

The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

The Blue Devils finished the fall season 2–6–0 and 2–4–0 in ACC play to finish in fourth place in the South Division. In the ACC Tournament they lost to Pittsburgh in the Quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 2–4–3 and 2–3–1 in ACC play, to finish in third place in the Coastal Division. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Player movement

Players leaving

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Michael Reis0GK6'2"180Senior Claremont, CA Graduated
Will Pulisic1GK6'1"180Senior Mechanicsville, VA Graduated
Stephen O'Connell2DF5'11"170Senior Rye, NY Graduated
Matthias Frick3DF6'2"195Senior Feldkirch, Austria Graduated
Daniel Wright7FW5'10"140Senior Wixom, MI Graduated
Jack Doran8MF5'11"180Graduate Student West Roxbury, MA Graduated
Kristófer Garðarsson10MF6'1"175Senior Akranes, Iceland Graduated
Micolas Macri11FW6'1"175Senior Buenos Aires, Argentina Graduated
Kees Heetderks16DF5'10"170Sophomore Chapel Hill, NC
Sintayehu Clements19DF/FW6'1"180Freshman Seattle, WA
Adrian Vela20DF6'0"170Senior Richmond, TX Graduated
Alex Slover24MF5'11"170Sophomore Westhampton, NY
Matthew Wolf30GK6'1"205FreshmanChapel Hill, NC

Players arriving

Duke signed seven players during the 2021 recruiting period. [1]

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Felix Barajas
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Los Angeles, CA LA Galaxy (Academy)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Jai Bean
FW
Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Bermuda Black Rock FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Sebastian Docters
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Larchmont, NY New York SC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Grant Farley
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baltimore, MD Baltimore ArmourStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Ruben Mesalles
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Longboat, FL IMG Academy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kumasi, Ghana Black Rock FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Mateo Cornejo
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cary, NC North Carolina N/A

Squad

Roster

As of February 9, 2022 [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 Grant Farley
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eliot Hamill
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mateo Cornejo
4 DF Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Lewis McGarvey
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Antino Lopez
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Kerr
7 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Thorleifur Úlfarsson
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peter Stroud
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Scotty Taylor
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Pariano
11 FW Flag of Bermuda.svg  BER Jai Bean
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ruben Mesalles
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Murphy
14 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Shak Mohammed
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Krew Verratti
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Thomas
17 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Santa Ihara
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Felix Barajas
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carl Fisher
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Daniel Aguilar
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Conor Kelly
23 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA JT Harms
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carter Cribbs
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Miguel Ramirez
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amir Daley
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Docters
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nate Mulvaney

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Flag of the United States.svg Kevin White
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg John Kerr
Associate head coach Flag of England.svg Michael Brady
Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Renfro
Volunteer Assistant Coach Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Wierbonski

Source: [8]

Schedule

Source: [9] [10]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 25  Coastal Carolina T  1–1  
CCU Soccer Field
Conway, SC
August 14*
7:00 p.m.
at  UNC Wilmington W  4–2  
UNCW Soccer Stadium (701)
Wilmington, NC
August 17*
7:00 p.m.
at No. 24  High Point W  2–0  
Vert Stadium (265)
High Point, NC
August 21*
11:00 a.m.
NC State L  1–3  
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
Regular season
August 27*
7:30 p.m.,  ACCNX
Liberty W  3–0  1–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (851)
Durham, NC
August 29*
2:30 p.m., ACCNX
Merrimack W  4–0  2–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (262)
Durham, NC
September 2*
7:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 24at  Michigan W  1–0  3–0–0
U-M Soccer Stadium (0)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 6*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24 Seattle L  0–1  2OT3–1–0
Koskinen Stadium (503)
Durham, NC
September 11
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19No. 6  Virginia Tech W  1–0  4–1–0
(1–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (863)
Durham, NC
September 19
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 12at No. 16  North Carolina
Rivalry
W  3–0  5–1–0
(2–0–0)
Dorrance Field (2,310)
Chapel Hill, NC
September 25
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 6at  Syracuse W  1–0  6–1–0
(3–0–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,879)
Syracuse, NY
September 28*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Howard W  4–0  7–1–0
Koskinen Stadium (739)
Durham, NC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4No. 14  Louisville W  3–1  8–1–0
(4–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,017)
Durham, NC
October 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3 Elon W  3–1  9–1–0
Koskinen Stadium (520)
Durham, NC
October 9
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3at No. 13  Pittsburgh L  2–3  9–2–0
(4–1–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,409)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9No. 23  Clemson L  2–3  OT9–3–0
(4–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,204)
Durham, NC
October 19*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 18at  Furman W  3–2  10–3–0
Stone Stadium (538)
Greenville, SC
October 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 18at No. 20  Notre Dame T  1–1  2OT10–3–1
(4–2–1)
Alumni Stadium (1,037)
Notre Dame, IN
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 13 Virginia W  3–2  11–3–1
(5–2–1)
Koskinen Stadium (1,117)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 7
2:00 pm, ACCN
(3) No. 13(6)  Wake Forest
Quarterfinal
W  3–2  12–3–1
Koskinen Stadium (1,062)
Durham, NC
November 10
7:00 pm, ACCN
(3) No. 11at (2) No. 9 Clemson
Semifinal
W  1–0  13–3–1
Riggs Field (3,237)
Clemson, SC
November 14
2:00 pm,  ESPNU
(3) No. 11vs. (5) No. 20 Notre Dame
Final
L  0–2  13–4–1
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,737)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 21
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
(7) No. 11No. 22  UCLA
Second Round
W  2–1  14–4–1
Koskinen Stadium (626)
Durham, NC
November 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
(7) No. 11(10) No. 8  Saint Louis
Third Round
L  3–4  14–5–1
Koskinen Stadium (714)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Peter Stroud Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18 [11]
Eliot Hamill ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 7 [12]
ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 21 [13]
ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 28 [14]
Thorleifur Úlfarsson ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 5 [15]
Thorleifur Úlfarsson ACC Offensive Player of the Year November 10 [16]
Peter Stroud ACC Midfielder of the Year
Shak Mohammed ACC Freshman of the Year
Thorleifur Úlfarsson All-ACC First Team
Shak Mohammed All-ACC Second Team
Ruben Mesalles ACC All-Freshamn Team
Shak Mohammed
Shak Mohammed ACC All-Tournament Team November 15 [17]
Peter Stroud
Thorleifur Úlfarsson

2022 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Thorleifur Úlfarsson Houston Dynamo 14FW
Ian Murphy FC Cincinnati 114DF

Source: [18]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [19] 241912643918131311Not released12
TopDrawer Soccer [20] 189869131110101410121212

References

  1. "Blue Devils Welcome Seven Newcomers for 2021 Campaign". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. July 29, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. "Felix Barajas". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  3. "Jai Bean". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. "Sebastian Docters". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. "Grant Farley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  6. "Ruben Mesalles". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  7. "Felix Barajas". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  8. 1 2 "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  9. "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  10. "Duke Announces 2021 Schedule". goduke.com. Duke Blue Devils Athletics. July 21, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  11. "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  12. "Sigurdarson, Hamill Earn ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  13. "Virginia Tech's Labovitz, Duke's Hamill Notch ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  14. "Bailey, Flores, Hamill Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  15. "Ulfarsson, Asensio Notch ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  16. "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  17. "Notre Dame Wins 2021 ACC Men's Soccer Championship, 2-0, Over Duke". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  18. "Ulfarsson, Murphy Selected in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
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