2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. CoachespollNo. 6
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 9
Record18–3–0 (7–1–0 ACC)
2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
ACC Regular Season Champions
Carolina Nike Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 6
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 9
Record18–3–0 (7–1–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest +7–1–018–3–0
No. 16 Louisville ‡4–2–211–5–3
NC State +2–4–210–7–3
Boston College2–5–14–8–4
Syracuse +1–4–37–7–4
Clemson2–6–07–9–1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina +6–1–014–4–1
No. 11 Duke +5–3–011–7–2
No. 8 Notre Dame +4–3–111–7–3
No. 15 Virginia +3–2–210–4–3
No. 17 Virginia Tech +3–4–111–7–3
Pittsburgh2–6–08–10–1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fourth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

The 2017 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 19–2–2 overall record and a 7–0–1 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and they went on to win the tournament. The Demon Deacons earned an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Columbia and Butler, before losing to eventual champions Stanford in the Quarterfinals.

At the end of the season, three Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Bakero, Ema Twumasi and Luis Argudo. Bakero and Twumasi were both taken in the first round.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Luis Argudo2MF5'8"135SeniorNew York City, NYDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 67th overall by Columbus Crew
Kevin Politz4DF6'0"170SeniorMorganville, NJGraduated
Jon Bakero7FW6'3"165SeniorSitges, ESPDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 5th overall by Chicago Fire
Steven Echevarria15MF5'9"145SeniorSlate Hill, NYGraduated
Ema Twumasi22MF5'8"160SophomoreAccra, GHADeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 11th overall by FC Dallas

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Koby Carr
DF
 USASan Antonio, TXHouston Dynamo YouthStarStarStarStar[2]
Kyle Holcomb
FW
 USASan Diego, CAPateadores SCStarStarStarStar[3]
Elijah Kerr
DF
 USAStewart Manor, NYDix Hills SCStarStar[4]
USAMedina, OHColumbus Crew AcademyStarStarStarStar[5]
John Rula
DF
 USABirmingham, ALFC DallasStarStarStar[6]
Jake Swallen
MF
 USAShoreview, MNMinnesota ThunderStarStarStar[7]
Aristotle Zarris
MF
 USACasa Grande, AZLA GalaxyStarStarStarStar[8]

Squad

Roster

Updated:August 3, 2018[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. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Andrew Pannenberg
1 GK  ESP Andreu Cases Mundet
2 DF  USA Koby Carr
3 FW  USA Kyle Holcomb
4 DF  USA Holland Rula
5 DF  TRI Michael DeShields
6 DF  SWE Alberto Catenacci
7 FW  USA Aristotle Zarris
8 MF  CAN Alistair Johnston
9 FW  USA Tater Rennhack
10 MF  BRA Bruno Lapa
11 MF  JAM Justin McMaster
12 MF  USA Brad Dunwell
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  JAM Joey DeZart
15 MF  USA Isaiah Parente
16 MF  USA Omir Fernandez
17 DF  USA Logan Gdula
19 DF  USA Eddie Folds
20 MF  USA Kyle McCurley
21 MF  USA Machop Chol
24 MF  USA Jake Swallen
25 DF  USA Elijah Kerr
26 DF  USA Sam Raben
28 DF  USA Tyrrell Moore
29 DF  USA Tre Bailey
30 GK  USA Dominic Peters

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic directorRon Wellman
Head coachBobby Muuss
Assistant coachSteve Armas
Assistant coachDane Brenner
Assistant coachMatt Poplawski
Assistant Athletic TrainerMichael White
Academic CounselorBrooke Taylor
Strength & Conditioning StaffDavid Bass

Source:[9]

Schedule

Source:[10]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 pm		 No. 5 at Furmam T 4–4  –
(–)		 Stone Stadium (967)
Greenville, SC
August 18*
7:00 pm		 No. 5 Loyola W 2–0  –
(–)		 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 24*
7:30 pm		 No. 5 No. 2 Indiana
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 2–1 2OT 1–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,751)
Winston–Salem, NC
August 26*
7:00 pm		 No. 5 ETSU
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 4–2  2–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,470)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 1*
7:00 pm		 No. 1 at Florida Gulf Coast W 3–1  3–0–0
(0–0–0)		 FGCU Soccer Complex (1,017)
Fort Myers, FL
September 4*
7:00 pm		 No. 1 Presbyterian W 4–1  4–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,113)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 7
7:00 pm		 No. 1 No. 8 NC State W 3–0  5–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,023)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 11*
7:00 pm		 No. 1 Georgia Southern W 2–0  6–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,017)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 14
7:30 pm		 No. 1 at No. 16 Virginia Tech W 2–1  7–0–0
(2–0–0)		 Thompson Field (1,200)
Blacksburg, VA
September 21
7:00 pm		 No. 1 at Clemson W 3–0  8–0–0
(3–0–0)		 Riggs Field (3,259)
Clemson, SC
September 25*
7:00 pm		 No. 1 Davidson W 5–1  9–0–0
(3–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,357)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 29
7:00 pm		 No. 1 No. 15 Duke W 4–2  10–0–0
(4–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (4,937)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 2*
7:00 pm		 No. 1 UNCG W 2–0  11–0–0
(4–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,819)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 5
7:00 pm		 No. 1 at Syracuse L 0–2  11–1–0
(4–1–0)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,957)
Syracuse, NY
October 9*
7:00 pm		 No. 2 High Point W 4–2  12–1–0
(4–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,783)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 12
6:00 pm		 No. 2 Boston College W 2–1  13–1–0
(5–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (3,111)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 16*
7:00 pm		 No. 1 at South Carolina W 2–0  14–1–0
(5–1–0)		 Stone Stadium (2,250)
Columbia, SC
October 20
7:00 pm		 No. 1 at No. 6 Virginia W 3–2  15–1–0
(6–1–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (2,791)
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 pm		 No. 1 No. 17 Louisville W 2–1 OT 16–1–0
(7–1–0)		 Spry Stadium (1,165)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 4
1:00 pm		 (1) No. 1 (8) NC State
Quarterfinal		 W 2–0  17–1–0
 Spry Stadium (2,037)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 7
7:00 pm		 (1) No. 1 (4) No. 10 Louisville
Semifinal		 L 1–2 OT 17–2–0
 Spry Stadium (2,117)
Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18*
5:00 pm		 (1) No. 2 Colgate
Second Round		 W 2–0  18–2–0
 Spry Stadium (1,802)
Winston-Salem, NC
November 25*
5:00 pm		 (1) No. 2 Akron
Third Round		 L 0–1  18–3–0
 Spry Stadium (1,686)
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Bruno Lapa ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 28, 2018 [11]
Omir Fernandez September 10, 2018 [12]
September 17, 2018 [13]
Bruno Lapa United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week October 2, 2018 [14]
Logan Gdula ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 22, 2018 [15]
Bobby Muuss Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year November 7, 2018 [16]
Omir Fernandez Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Offensive Player of the Year
Bruno Lapa Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Midfielder of the Year
Omir Fernandez All-ACC First Team
Bruno Lapa
Brad Dunwell All-ACC Second Team
Sam Raben All-ACC Third Team
Aristotle Zarris All-ACC Freshman Team
Machop Chol All-ACC Tournament Team November 11, 2018 [17]
Sam Raben
Bruno Lapa United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American December 6, 2018 [18]
Omir Fernandez
Brad Dunwell United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American

2019 MLS Super Draft

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