2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team
American college soccer season
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The 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 71st season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's third season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 5
Record19–2–2 (7–0–1 ACC)
| 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 5 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 5 |
| Record | 19–2–2 (7–0–1 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Spry Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roster
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.
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Prior to the season Wake Forest named the three captains shown above.[2]
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic director | Ron Wellman |
| Head coach | Bobby Muuss |
| Assistant coach | Steve Armas |
| Assistant coach | Dane Brenner |
| Assistant coach | Matt Poplawski |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Michael White |
| Academic Counselor | Brooke Taylor |
| Strength & Conditioning Staff | David Bass |
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Schedule
Source:[3]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 13* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | at Furmam | L 0-1 | - (-) |
Stone Stadium (1,019) Greenville, SC | ||||||
| August 19* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | UNC Wilmington | T 2-2 | - (-) |
Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 25* 7:30 pm |
No. 2 | Rutgers | W 5-1 | 1-0-0 (0-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (3,882) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| August 27* 6:00 pm |
No. 2 | No. 12 Providence | W 4-1 | 2-0-0 (0-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (2,597) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 2* 8:00 pm |
No. 2 | at Saint Louis | W 4-1 | 3-0-0 (0-0-0) |
Hermann Stadium (919) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| September 5* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | Georgia State | L 1-2 OT | 3-1-0 (0-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (1,066) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 9 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | at No. 8 Louisville | W 3-1 | 4-1-0 (1-0-0) |
Lynn Stadium (2,708) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| September 12* 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | Appalachian State | W 3-0 | 5-1-0 (1-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (1,132) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 16 7:30 pm |
No. 4 | Pittsburgh | W 2-0 | 6-1-0 (2-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (3,207) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 19* 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | High Point | W 1-0 2OT | 7-1-0 (2-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (1,180) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 23 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | at NC State | W 3-0 | 8-1-0 (3-0-0) |
Dail Soccer Stadium (1,539) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
| September 26* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | South Carolina | W 2-1 | 9-1-0 (3-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (1,050) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 29 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 2 | at No. 6 Clemson | W 3-2 2OT | 10-1-0 (4-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (4,781) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 6 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | at No. 4 North Carolina | W 2-1 | 11-1-0 (5-0-0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,006) Cary, NC | ||||||
| October 10* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | Longwood | W 8-0 | 12-1-0 (5-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (1,127) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 14 7:30 pm |
No. 2 | Virginia Tech | W 3-0 | 13-1-0 (6-0-0) |
Spry Stadium (3,846) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 17* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | at Elon | W 2-0 | 14-1-0 (6-0-0) |
Rudd Field (731) Elon, NC | ||||||
| October 21 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | at Boston College | W 4-0 | 15-1-0 (7-0-0) |
Newton Soccer Complex (791) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
| October 27 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | Syracuse Senior Night |
T 0-0 2OT | 15-1-1 (7-0-1) |
Spry Stadium (4,357) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 5 1:00 pm |
No. 1 | Virginia Tech Quarterfinal |
W 3-0 | 16-1-1 (7-0-1) |
Spry Stadium (1,709) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| November 8 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | No. 5 Clemson Semifinal |
W 2-1 | 17-1-1 (7-0-1) |
Spry Stadium (1,872) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| November 12 12:00 pm |
No. 1 | No. 17 Virginia Final |
T 0-0 (4-3 PK) 2OT | 17-1-2 (7-0-1) |
MUSC Health Stadium (1,174) Charleston, SC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 19 5:00 pm |
No. 1 | Columbia Second Round |
W 1–0 | 18-1-2 |
Spry Stadium (2,037) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| November 26 5:00 pm |
No. 1 | No. 19 Butler Third Round |
W 2–0 | 19-1-2 |
Spry Stadium (2,413) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| December 1 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | No. 3 Stanford Quarterfinal |
L 0–2 | 19-2-2 |
Spry Stadium (4,628) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Brandon Servania | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | August 28 | [4] |
| Ema Twumasi | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 2 | [5] |
| Bobby Muuss | ACC Coach of the Year | November 7 | [6] |
| Jon Bakero | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | [6] | |
| Kevin Politz | Defensive Player of the Year | [6] | |
| Jon Bakero | All-ACC First Team | [6] | |
| Ema Twumasi | [6] | ||
| Kevin Politz | All-ACC Second Team | [6] | |
| Luis Argudo | All-ACC Third Team | [6] | |
| Brad Dunwell | [6] | ||
| Jon Bakero | ACC All Tournament Team | November 12 | [7] |
| Michael DeShields | [7] | ||
| Mark McKenzie | [7] | ||
| Andreu Cases Mundet | [7] | ||
| Jon Bakero | United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team | December 7 | [8] |
| Soccer America All-American First Team | December 8 | [9] | |
| College Soccer News All-American First Team | January 4 | [10] | |
| Kevin Politz | United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team | December 7 | [8] |
| Soccer America All-American Third Team | December 8 | [9] | |
| College Soccer News All-American Third Team | January 4 | [10] |
Rankings
| 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 |
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| United Soccer[11] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | None Released | 5 | |||
| TopDrawer Soccer [12] | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
MLS Draft
The following members of the 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[13]
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
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| Jon Bakero | 1 | 5 | FW | Chicago Fire | [14] |
| Ema Twumasi | 1 | 11 | MF | FC Dallas | [15] |
| Luis Argudo | 3 | 67 | MF | Columbus Crew | [16] |