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2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team

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2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 12
Record13–4–3 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Brady (10th season)
  • Chris Rich (3rd season)
CaptainKevon Black, Cody Brinkman, Markus Fjørtoft, Carter Manley, and Brian White
Home stadiumKoskinen Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
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
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his tenth season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

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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
0 GK United States USA Erik Hanson
00 GK United States USA Michael Ries
1 GK United States USA Will Pulisic
2 DF United States USA Carter Manley (captain)
3 DF Canada CAN Oliver Spring
4 DF Canada CAN Kevon Black (captain)
5 DF United States USA CC Uche
6 MF United States USA Cameron Moseley
7 MF Denmark DEN Torbjørn Alseth
8 MF Scotland SCO Ciaran McKenna
9 MF Italy ITA Daniele Proch
10 FW United States USA Suniel Veerakone
11 DF Austria AUT Max Moser
12 MF United States USA Colby Agu
13 MF United States USA Noah Snyder
14 MF Iceland ISL Kristófer Garðarsson
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Peru PER Miguel Yzaga
16 FW United States USA Daniel Wright
17 MF United States USA Bryson Asher
18 DF Austria AUT Matthias Frick
19 MF United States USA Brandon Williamson
21 DF Norway NOR Markus Fjørtoft (captain)
22 DF United States USA Henry Booth
23 MF Argentina ARG Micolas Macri
24 MF United States USA Brian White (captain)
25 MF United States USA Cody Brinkman (captain)
26 DF United States USA Max Feldman
27 DF United States USA Wilhelm Jacques
28 MF United States USA Jack Doran
29 DF United States USA Stephen O'Connell
30 GK United States USA Joe Ohaus

Duke named the five captains listed above prior to the season.[2]

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Athletic director United States Kevin White
Head coach Canada John Kerr
Associate head coach England Michael Brady
Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator United States Chris Rich
Volunteer Assistant coach England Kieran Hall
Volunteer Director of Operations United States Noah McKonon
Volunteer Director of Operations United States Sonny Mukungu

Source:[1]

Schedule

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Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
7:00 pm
South Carolina W 2-0  -
(-)
Koskinen Stadium (0)
Durham, NC
August 17*
7:00 pm
vs. Xavier
Shindigz National Soccer Festival
T 1-1  -
(-)
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
August 19*
7:00 pm
vs. No. 7 Indiana
Shindigz National Soccer Festival
T 1-1  -
(-)
Bishop D'Arcy Stadium
Fort Wayne, IN
Regular season
August 25*
7:30 pm
UCF
John Rennie Nike Invitational
W 2-0  1-0-0
(0-0-0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,725)
Durham, NC
August 27*
2:30 pm
Fordham
John Rennie Nike Invitational
W 3-0  2-0-0
(0-0-0)
Koskinen Stadium (582)
Durham, NC
September 1*
2:00 pm
High Point W 3-2 OT 3-0-0
(0-0-0)
Koskinen Stadium (405)
Durham, NC
September 5*
7:00 pm
Presbyterian T 1-1  3-0-1
(0-0-0)
Koskinen Stadium (345)
Durham, NC
September 8
7:00 pm
Virginia Tech W 3-1  4-0-1
(1-0-0)
Koskinen Stadium (825)
Durham, NC
September 16
7:00 pm
No. 23 vs. No. 8 North Carolina
Rivalry
L 1-2  4-1-1
(1-1-0)
Bryan Park (3,002)
Greensboro, NC
September 19
7:00 pm
Wisconsin W 4-3  5-1-1
(1-1-0)
Koskinen Stadium (471)
Durham, NC
September 22
7:00 pm
at No. 11 Syracuse W 2-1  6-1-1
(2-1-0)
SU Soccer Stadium (2,022)
Syracuse, NY
September 26*
7:00 pm
No. 19 Appalachian State W 1-0  7-1-1
(2-1-0)
Koskinen Stadium (522)
Durham, NC
September 30
7:00 pm
No. 19 No. 8 Louisville L 0-1  7-2-1
(2-2-0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,103)
Durham, NC
October 3*
7:00 pm
No. 19 Elon W 1-0  8-2-1
(2-2-0)
Koskinen Stadium (543)
Durham, NC
October 6
7:00 pm
No. 19 at Pittsburgh W 2-0  9-2-1
(3-2-0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (623)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 9*
1:00 pm
No. 19 at No. 10 Georgetown W 2-1  10-2-1
(3-2-0)
Shaw Field (497)
Washington, D.C.
October 13
7:00 pm
No. 16 No. 11 Clemson L 1-4  10-3-1
(3-3-0)
Koskinen Stadium (758)
Durham, NC
October 20
7:00 pm
No. 15 at No. 12 Notre Dame T 0-0 2OT 10-3-2
(3-3-1)
Alumni Stadium (1,703)
Notre Dame, IN
October 24*
7:00 pm
No. 18 Delaware W 2-1  11-3-2
(3-3-1)
Koskinen Stadium (331)
Durham, NC
October 27
7:00 pm
No. 18 No. 13 Virginia
Senior Night
W 1-0  12-3-2
(4-3-1)
Koskinen Stadium (905)
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 5
1:00 pm
No. 11 No. 9 Clemson
Quarterfinal
L 0-1  12-4-2
(4-3-1)
Koskinen Stadium (468)
Durham, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 19
6:00 pm
No. 14 No. 13 FIU
Second Round
W 2-1  13-4-2
Koskinen Stadium (532)
Durham, NC
November 25
6:00 pm
No. 14 Fordham
Third Round
T 2-2 (7–8 PK) 2OT 13-4-3
Koskinen Stadium (494)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Will Pulisic ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 23 [4]
Daniel Wright ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 30 [5]
Brian White All-ACC Second Team November 7 [6]
Markus Fjørtoft All-ACC Third Team November 7 [6]
Carter Manley November 7 [6]
Will Pulisic November 7 [6]
Will Pulisic ACC All Freshman Team November 7 [6]
Brian White United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American December 7 [7]
Soccer American Third Team All-American December 8 [8]

Rankings

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Ranking movement
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United Soccer Coaches[9] RV RV 23 RV 19 19 16 15 18 11 16 14 None Released 13
TopDrawer Soccer [10] 19 16 15 17 10 11 11 13 17 8 11 11 9 12 12 12

MLS Draft

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The following members of the 2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[11]

Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
Brian White 1 16 MF New York Red Bulls [12]
Carter Manley 1 23 DF Minnesota United [13]
Markus Fjørtoft 2 45 DF Seattle Sounders [14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Duke Men's Soccer - 2017 Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "Blue Devils Kick Off 2017 Friday Night". goduke.com. Duke Blue Devils Athletics. August 24, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Men's Soccer - 2017 Schedule/Results". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  4. ^ "Perez and Pulisic Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  5. ^ "Wright and Hilpert Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "NCAA DI Men's All-America Teams Announced by United Soccer Coaches". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "All-Americans: NCAA Division I men". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
  11. ^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Play Video New York Red Bulls Select Brian White in First Round". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  13. ^ "MNUFC Nets Massive Haul with Three First Round Picks at SuperDraft". mnufc.com. Minnesota United FC. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  14. ^ Ciaccio, Danny (January 19, 2018). "Sounders select defender Markus Fjortoft in Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". soundersfc.com. Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved January 19, 2018.