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2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 5
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 5
Record19–2–2 (7–0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home stadiumSpry 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 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represents Wake Forest University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the 71st season of the university fielding a program. It the program's third season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons play their home matches at Spry Stadium.

Roster

Updated:August 28, 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Andrew Pannenberg
1 GK Spain ESP Andrew Cases Mundet
2 MF United States USA Luis Argudo
3 DF United States USA Rafael Fagundo
4 DF United States USA Kevin Politz (captain)
6 DF United States USA Mark McKenzie
7 MF Spain ESP Jon Bakero (captain)
8 MF United States USA Brandon Servania
9 FW United States USA Tater Rennhack
10 MF Brazil BRA Bruno Lapa
11 MF Jamaica JAM Justin McMaster
12 MF United States USA Brad Dunwell
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Jamaica JAM Joey DeZart
15 MF United States USA Steven Echevarria (captain)
16 MF United States USA Omir Fernandez
17 DF United States USA Logan Gdula
19 DF United States USA Eddie Folds
20 MF United States USA Kyle McCurley
21 MF United States USA Machop Chol
22 MF Ghana GHA Ema Twumasi
23 FW United States USA Hank Gauger
26 DF United States USA Sam Raben
30 GK United States USA Dominic Peters
31 GK United States USA Kyle Barkett

Prior to the season Wake Forest named the three captains shown above.[2]

Coaching Staff

Position Staff
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

Source:[1]

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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.
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

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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 [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.
Jon Bakero 1 5 FW Chicago Fire [14]
Ema Twumasi 1 11 MF FC Dallas [15]
Luis Argudo 3 67 MF Columbus Crew [16]

References

  1. ^ a b "2017 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. ^ "No. 2-Ranked Deacs Open Training". WakeForestSports.com. Wake Forest Athletics. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017-2018 schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  4. ^ "Pieters, Servania, and Boudadi Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Twumasi and Cregan Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d "Wake Forest Defends ACC Men's Soccer Title". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  8. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ a b "All-Americans: NCAA Division I men". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  10. ^ a b "All-America Teams". Collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
  11. ^ "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 28, 2017.
  12. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
  13. ^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  14. ^ Hammer, Scott (January 19, 2018). "Draft-day shakeup leaves "unpredictable" Fire with new look and work still to do". chicago-fire.com. Chicago Fire Soccer Club. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  15. ^ "FC Dallas Adds Four Players in Opening Rounds of 2018 MLS SuperDraft". fcdallas.com. FC Dallas. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  16. ^ "Wake's Argudo taken in third round of MLS". Winston-Salem Journal. January 21, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
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