2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 17
Record13–7–1 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Armas (7th season)
  • Dane Brenner (11th season)
  • Jonathan Lagos (3rd season)
Home stadium Spry 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 Dame ‡ 4 –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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 75th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's seventh season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. [1] The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

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The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–7–1 overall and 4–3–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. As the sixth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Virginia in the first round before losing to Duke in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were an unseeded team and defeated Mercer in the first round and thirteenth seed FIU in the second round before losing to fourth seed Notre Dame to end their season.

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 Demon Deacons finished the fall season 5–1–0 and 7–2–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the South Division. In the ACC Tournament they lost to Virginia in the quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 4–0–2 and 3–0–2 in ACC play, to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the fifth seed in the tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round and Kentucky in the third round before losing to North Carolina in the quarterfinals to end their season.

Four Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft: Calvin Harris, Michael DeShields, Justin McMaster and Andrew Pannenberg. [2]

Player movement

Players leaving

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Andrew Pannenberg0GK6'3"195 Redshirt.svg Junior Charlotte, NC Graduated; Drafted 49th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City
Koby Carr2DF5'9"150Junior San Antonio, TX Transferred to Charlotte
Michael DeShields 5DF6'1"180 Redshirt.svg Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated; Drafted 5th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United
Aristotle Zarris7MF5'10"160Junior Sarasota, FL —
Justin McMaster 11MF5'9"165Senior Kingston, Jamaica Graduated; Drafted 17th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United
Isaiah Parente 15MF5'9"150Junior Medina, OH Signed a Homegrown contract with the Columbus Crew
Kyle McCurley20MF5'10"145Senior Lake Zurich, IL Graduated
Machop Chol 21MF6'2"175Senior Tucker, GA Graduated; Signed a Homegrown contract with Atlanta United
Calvin Harris 22FW6'0"160Sophomore Middlesborugh, England Drafted 2nd overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by FC Cincinnati
William Valtos25MF5'8"145Sophomore Manila, Philippines —
Tyrrell Moore28DF5'6"150Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Dominic Peters30GK6'3"180 Redshirt.svg Junior Santa Clara, CA Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Robert Alphin
GK
Flag of the United States.svg USA Raleigh, NC North Carolina FC YouthStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Flag of the United States.svg USA Port Huron, MI New York Red Bulls Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Mwinso Denkabe
FW
Flag of the United States.svg USA Los Altos, CA Silicon Valley Soccer AssociationStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Flag of the United States.svg USA Charlotte, NC Sporting Kansas City (Academy)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Eligio Guarino
MF
Flag of the United States.svg USA East Rockaway, NY NYCFC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Flag of the United States.svg USA Orlando, FL Orlando City (Academy)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Nicolas Mancilla
MF
Flag of Chile.svg CHI Osorno, Chile Club Universidad de ChileStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Flag of the United States.svg USA Montclair, NJ PDAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Babacar Niang
FW
Flag of Senegal.svg SEN Dakar, Senegal The Pennington School Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Jake Nicoll
GK
Flag of the United States.svg USA Short Hills, NJ STAStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Flag of England.svg ENG Brighton, England Brighton & Hove Albion Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Squad

Roster

As of February 3, 2022 [14]

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
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Trace Alphin
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bo Cummins
3 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Holcomb
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alec Kenison
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samuel Jones
8 FW Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Babacar Niang
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roald Mitchell
10 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Oscar Sears
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leo Guarino
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Takuma Suzuki
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Wrona
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jahlane Forbes
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mwinso Denkabe
16 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Hosei Kijima
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Omar Hernandez
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Flax
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cristian Escribano
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Fessler
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julian Kennedy
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jake Swallen
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chase Oliver
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Colin Thomas
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Prince Amponsah
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicolas Mancilla
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole McNally
32 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Garrison Tubbs
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Scrivner

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director John Currie
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: [14]

Schedule

Source: [15] [16]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 15*
7:00 p.m.		No. 7at  Furman W  2–0  –
 Stone Stadium
Greenville, SC
August 21*
7:00 p.m.		No. 7No. 25  Coastal Carolina L  0–2  –
 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 26*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX 		No. 7 VCU L  0–2  0–1–0
Spry Stadium (1,296)
Winston–Salem, NC
August 29*
7:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 7 Bucknell W  2–0  1–1–0
Spry Stadium (1,089)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 4*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 18 Cornell W  2–1  2OT2–1–0
Spry Stadium (1,491)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 10
7:30 p.m., ACCNX		No. 25at  Louisville L  0–3  2–2–0
(0–1–0)		 Lynn Stadium (1,307)
Louisville, KY
September 17
8:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 5  Pittsburgh W  3–1  3–2–0
(1–1–0)		Spry Stadium (2,176)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 20*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+ 		at  George Mason W  1–0  4–2–0
 George Mason Stadium (175)
Fairfax, VA
September 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  NC State T  1–1  2OT4–2–1
(1–1–1)		 Dail Soccer Field (1,570)
Raleigh, NC
September 28*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Liberty L  0–1  2OT4–3–1
Spry Stadium (1,287)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Clemson L  1–2  4–4–1
(1–2–1)		Spry Stadium (3,560)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 William & Mary W  4–0  5–4–1
Spry Stadium (1,119)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 8
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  North Carolina W  2–1  6–4–1
(2–2–1)		 Dorrance Field (1,283)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 12*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 George Washington W  3–0  7–4–1
Spry Stadium (1,127)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 16
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		No. 5  Virginia Tech W  3–1  8–4–1
(3–2–1)		Spry Stadium (3,026)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Loyola (MD) W  7–0  9–4–1
Spry Stadium (1,021)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Boston College L  2–3  9–5–1
(3–3–1)		 Newton Soccer Complex (658)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Syracuse W  2–0  10–5–1
(4–3–1)		Spry Stadium (2,271)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 3
8:00 p.m., ACCN		(6)(11)  Virginia
First Round		W  3–0  11–5–1
Spry Stadium (1,034)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 7
2:00 p.m., ACCN		(6)(11)  Duke
Quarterfinals		L  2–3  11–6–1
 Koskinen Stadium (1,062)
Durham, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Mercer
First Round		W  2–1  12–6–1
Spry Stadium (855)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 21
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		(13) No. 14  FIU
Second Round		W  3–2  13–6–1
 FIU Soccer Stadium (1,567)
Miami, FL
November 28
5:00 p.m., ACCNX		(4) No. 20  Notre Dame
Third Round		L  0–2  13–7–1
 Alumni Stadium (481)
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Kyle Holcomb Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18, 2021 [17]
Kyle Holcomb All-ACC First Team November 10 [18]
Nico Benalcazar All-ACC Third Team
Omar Hernandez
Jake Swallen

2022 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Kyle Holcomb Charlotte FC 229FW
Holland Rula FC Dallas Compensatory87DF

Source: [19]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [20] 71825RVRVRV—RVRVRVRVRVNot released17
TopDrawer Soccer [21] 688—1820—1918————————

References

  1. ↑ "Bobby Muuss - Men's Soccer coach". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Robert Alphin". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Boima Cummins". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mwinso Denkabe". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ryan Fessler". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Eligio Guarino". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Julian Kennedy". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Nicolas Mancilla". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Roald Mitchell". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Babacar Niang". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Jake Nicoll". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Tareq Shihab". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  14. 1 2 "2021 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Wake Forest Men's Soccer 2021 Demon Deacon Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Wake Forest Men's Soccer Announces 2021 Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. June 21, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  18. ↑ "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Kyle Holcomb Selected by Charlotte FC in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  20. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  21. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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