2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 24
Record14–6–0 (5–3–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Spry Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Syracuse5 1 218 2 5
No. 24 Wake Forest + 5 3 014 6 0
Louisville + 4 3 19 6 3
No. 13 Clemson + 3 4 113 7 1
Boston College 1 4 34 7 5
NC State 1 5 26 7 5
Coastal
No. 3 Duke + 5 0 313 2 4
No. 16 Virginia + 5 1 210 4 5
No. 8 Pittsburgh + 3 2 312 5 5
North Carolina + 2 2 48 6 5
Notre Dame 3 4 18 7 2
Virginia Tech 0 8 03 14 1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 76th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's eighth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. [1] The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

Contents

The Demon Deacons finished the season 14–6–0 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. As the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were an unseeded team and lost to Ohio State in the First Round to end their season.

Background

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.

Player movement

Players leaving

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Kyle Holcomb 7FW6'0"165Senior San Marcos, California Graduated, selected 29th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft

Players arriving

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Sidney Paris22MF5'9"150Junior Oakville, Ontario Navy

Recruiting Class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Devin Armstrong
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Palm Harbor, Florida Tampa Bay United RowdiesStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Cooper Flax
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dix Hills, New York NYCFC AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Samuel Jones
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Portsmouth, Virginia Philadelphia Union AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Alec Kenison
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA San Diego, California Olentangy Orange High SchoolStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Schenectady, New York New York Red Bulls AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lafayette, Colorado Colorado Rapids AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Aethan Yohannes
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Springfield, Virginia Laurel Springs High SchoolStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

As of January 11, 2023 [9]

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
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alec Kenison
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Samuel Jones
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aethan Yohannes
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nico Rabiu
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
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Omar Hernandez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
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
22 MF Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  PUR Sidney Paris
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vlad Walent
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
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Devin Armstrong
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
Volunteer assistant coachAde Taiwo
Assistant Athletic TrainerMichael White
Academic CounselorBrooke Taylor
Sports PerformanceDavid Bass

Source: [9]

Schedule

Source: [10]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 14*
6:00 p.m.
No. 15at  Coastal Carolina T 1–1 
Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field
Conway, SC
August 20*
7:00 p.m.
No. 15No. 6  West Virginia T 0–0 
Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 25*
8:00 p.m.,  ACCN
No. 15 UCF W  1–0  1–0–0
Spry Stadium (1,733)
Winston–Salem, NC
August 28*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 15 Air Force W  2–1  2–0–0
Spry Stadium (1,446)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 3*
8:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 5at  UAB W  2–0  3–0–0
PNC Field (315)
Birmingham, AL
September 6*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Winthrop W  5–1  4–0–0
Spry Stadium (1,020)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 NC State W  2–0  5–0–0
(1–0–0)
Spry Stadium (1,882)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 13*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2т Fairleigh Dickinson W  3–2  6–0–0
Spry Stadium (1,457)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 16
7:30 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2тat  Virginia Tech W  1–0  7–0–0
(2–0–0)
Thompson Field (2,350)
Blacksburg, VA
September 20*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 George Mason W  6–1  8–0–0
Spry Stadium (1,794)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1at No. 10  Clemson W  6–1  9–0–0
(3–0–0)
Riggs Field (3,744)
Clemson, SC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1No. 4  Duke L  2–3  9–1–0
(3–1–0)
Spry Stadium (3,630)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 4*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4 Jacksonville W  1–0  10–1–0
Spry Stadium (1,321)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 7
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4at No. 7  Syracuse L  0–2  10–2–0
(3–2–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,052)
Syracuse, NY
October 11*
6:00 p.m.,  FloSports
No. 10at  William & Mary L  1–2  10–3–0
Albert–Daly Field (823)
Williamsburg, VA
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 10 Boston College W  3–1  11–3–0
(4–2–0)
Spry Stadium (2,133)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 Wofford W  3–0  12–3–0
Spry Stadium (1,163)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25at No. 24  Virginia L  0–1  12–4–0
(4–3–0)
Klöckner Stadium (2,416)
Charlottesville, VA
October 28
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 9  Louisville W  3–0  13–4–0
(5–3–0)
Spry Stadium (2,011)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6
2:00 p.m., ACCN
(4)(12) Virginia Tech
Second Round
W  1–0  14–4–0
Spry Stadium (1,774)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 9
7:00 p.m., ACCN
(4) No. 20т(8) No. 18т Clemson
Quarterfinals
L  0–2  14–5–0
Spry Stadium (1,729)
Winston–Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 17
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 20тNo. 16т  Ohio State
First Round
L  0–3  14–6–0
Spry Stadium (701)
Winston–Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Omar Hernandez Pre-Season ACC Watchlist August 16 [11]
Prince Amponsah ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 6 [12]
Roald Mitchell ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week September 13 [13]
Garrison Tubbs ACC Co-defensive Player of the Week
Takuma Suzuki ACC Defensive Player of the Week November 1 [14]
Garrison Tubbs All-ACC Second Team November 9 [15]
Roald Mitchell
Jahlane Forbes All-ACC Third Team
Babacar Niang
Prince Amponsah
Copper Flax ACC All-Freshman Team
Vlad Walent

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [16] 15541 (7)1 (8)41025RVRV20тNot released24
TopDrawer Soccer [17] 19743114817191713

References

  1. "Bobby Muuss - Men's Soccer Coach". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. "Devin Armstrong". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. "Cooper Flax". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  4. "Samuel Jones". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. "Alec Kenison". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  6. "Nicholas Rabiu". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  7. "Vladimir Walent". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  8. "Aethan Yohannes". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  9. 1 2 "2022 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  10. "Wake Forest Men's Soccer 2022 Demon Deacon Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  11. "Clemson Selected 2022 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  12. "NC State's Kelly, Wake's Amponsah Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  13. "ACC Unveils Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  14. "ND's Russo, WF's Suzuki Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  15. "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  16. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  17. "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.