2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

Record8–6–4 (3–3–2 ACC)

Headcoach

George Kiefer (1st season)

Assistant coaches

Jeff Negalha (1st season)
Kyle Nicholls (1st season)
Samuel Castellanos (1st season)

2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer

NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–6–4 (3–3–2 ACC)
Head coach	George Kiefer (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Negalha (1st season) Kyle Nicholls (1st season) Samuel Castellanos (1st season)
Captain	Julius Duchscherer
Home stadium	Dail Soccer Field
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 ACC men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Atlantic
No. 5 Wake Forest ‡	7	–	0	–	1	19	–	2	–	2
No. 7 Louisville +	5	–	2	–	1	13	–	2	–	5
No. 17 Clemson +	4	–	4	–	0	12	–	6	–	1
NC State +	3	–	3	–	2	8	–	6	–	4
Boston College	1	–	6	–	1	6	–	10	–	1
Syracuse	0	–	6	–	2	6	–	8	–	4
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina +	6	–	1	–	1	17	–	4	–	1
No. 13 Duke +	4	–	3	–	1	13	–	4	–	3
No. 19 Virginia +	3	–	2	–	3	13	–	4	–	5
No. 18 Notre Dame +	3	–	3	–	2	11	–	7	–	2
Virginia Tech +	3	–	5	–	0	10	–	10	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	6	–	0	8	–	10	–	0

‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 13, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach George Kiefer, in his first season. They played home games at Dail Soccer Field. NC State finished the season with an overall record of 8–6–4 and an ACC record of 3–3–2, earning the team their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2009.

Updated August 28, 2017 ^[1]

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.	Nation	Player
2	FW	USA	Emanuel Perez
3	DF	USA	Caleb Duvernay
4	DF	USA	David Norris
5	FW	USA	Stephen Elias
6	DF	SUI	Christoph Schneuwly
7	FW	USA	Tanner Roberts
8	MF	USA	Brad Sweeney
9	FW	BEN	Ade Taiwo
10	FW	USA	David Loera
11	FW	USA	Tyler Gabarra
12	GK	USA	Vincent Durand
13	DF	GER	Simon Blotko
14	FW	USA	Clay Sparks


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	GER	Maximilian Luftl
16	MF	GER	Julius Duchscherer (captain)
17	MF	USA	Nick Retzlaff
18	MF	USA	Andrew Malinich
19	DF	IRL	Jake Dykes
21	MF	GER	Jan-Luca Ahillen
22	MF	USA	Anthony Ruggiero
24	DF	USA	Mac Gourlay
25	MF	USA	Jose Morales Jr.
26	GK	USA	Nick Cournoyer
29	DF	USA	Harry Adanuty
30	GK	GER	Leon Krapf

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Athletic director	Debbie Yow
Head coach	George Kiefer
Associate Head Coach	Jeff Negalha
Assistant coach	Kyle Nicholls
Assistant coach	Samuel Castellanos
Director of Soccer	Lindsey Krakower
Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student Services	Raymond Harrison
Athletic trainer	Kasey Byzewski
Academics	Maria Crockett
Assistant director of Sport Nutrition	Amanda Poppleton
Assistant Athletics Communications Director	Brett Compton

Source:^[1]

Schedule

Source:^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 13* 7:00 pm	Appalachian State	T 0–0	- (-)	Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
August 19* 7:00 pm	at Connecticut	W 4–1	- (-)	Joseph J. Morrone Stadium (650) Storrs, CT
Regular season
August 25* 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	W 3–2	1–0–0 (0–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field (1,543) Raleigh, NC
August 28* 7:00 pm	at William & Mary	L 2–3 ^OT	1–1–0 (0–0–0)	Albert-Daly Field (419) Williamsburg, VA
September 1* 4:00 pm	LIU Brooklyn	Cancelled^[3]	1–0–0 (0–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
September 8 7:00 pm	No. 3 Clemson	W 1–0	2–1–0 (1–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field (1,589) Raleigh, NC
September 10 7:00 pm	at Longwood	W 2–1	3–1–0 (1–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field (342) Raleigh, NC
September 15 7:30 pm	at No. 2 Notre Dame	L 0–3	3–2–0 (1–1–0)	Alumni Stadium (1,221) South Bend, IN
September 19* 7:00 pm	at Elon	T 0–0 ^2OT	3–2–1 (1–1–0)	Rudd Field (837) Elon, NC
September 23 7:00 pm	No. 4 Wake Forest	L 0–3	3–3–1 (1–2–0)	Dail Soccer Field (1,539) Raleigh, NC
September 26* 7:00 pm	UNC Asheville	W 3–0	4–3–1 (1–2–0)	Dail Soccer Field (693) Raleigh, NC
September 29 7:00 pm	at No. 5 North Carolina	L 0–1	4–4–1 (1–3–0)	WakeMed Soccer Park (3,206) Cary, NC
October 3* 7:00 pm	Belmont	W 3–0	5–4–1 (1–3–0)	Dail Soccer Field (703) Raleigh, NC
October 6 7:00 pm	at Syracuse	W 2–1	6–4–1 (2–3–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (1,211) Syracuse, NY
October 10* 7:00 pm	USC Upstate	T 0–0 ^2OT	6–4–2 (2–3–0)	Dail Soccer Field (309) Raleigh, NC
October 13 7:00 pm	No. 10 Virginia	T 0–0 ^2OT	6–4–3 (2–3–1)	Dail Soccer Field (956) Raleigh, NC
October 17* 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	W 2–1	7–4–3 (2–3–1)	Dail Soccer Field (534) Raleigh, NC
October 21 7:00 pm	at No. 5 Louisville	W 3–2	8–4–3 (3–3–1)	Lynn Stadium (1,978) Louisville, KY
October 24* 7:00 pm	South Carolina	Cancelled^[4]		Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
October 27 7:00 pm	Boston College Senior Night	T 0–0 ^2OT	8–4–4 (3–3–2)	Dail Soccer Field (609) Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
November 1 7:00 pm	Virginia Tech ACC First Round	L 0–1 ^OT	8–5–4 (3–3–2)	Dail Soccer Field (800) Raleigh, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 16 7:00 pm	at No. 25 Old Dominion NCAA First Round	L 0–2	8–6–4 (3–3–2)	Old Dominion Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Manny Perez	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	October 23	^[5]
	ACC Freshman of the Year	November 7	^[6]
	All-ACC Second Team		^[6]
	All-ACC Freshman Team		^[6]
David Loera	All-ACC Freshman Team		^[6]

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
United Soccer Coaches^[7]					RV	RV	RV	RV		RV		RV	RV	None Released
TopDrawer Soccer ^[8]					RV

v t e 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Standings ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament
Atlantic Division	Boston College Clemson Louisville NC State Syracuse Wake Forest
Coastal Division	Duke Notre Dame North Carolina Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech
← 2016 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2018 →

v t e 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Tournaments	America East American ACC Atlantic Sun Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC
National Tournaments	NCAA Final
Rankings	United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll

2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

Coaching staff

Schedule

Awards and honors

Rankings

MLS Draft

References

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