2015 Elon Phoenix men's soccer team

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2015 Elon Phoenix men's soccer
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record14–6–1 (6–2–0 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coachJonathan Potter (5th season)
Home stadiumRudd Field
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hofstra 6 2 0 14 8 0
Elon + 6 2 0 14 6 1
Delaware 5 2 1 10 7 4
Charleston 4 3 1 7 8 2
UNC Wilmington 3 3 2 8 8 3
James Madison 3 3 2 5 10 4
William & Mary 2 6 0 7 8 2
Northeastern 2 6 0 3 12 2
Drexel 2 6 0 3 15 1
As of November 22, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2015 Elon Phoenix men's soccer team represented Elon University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 44th season of the university fielding a program, and the 13th season in NCAA Division I competition. It was the program's second season with Chris Little as head coach. Little, the sixth head coach in program history, formerly coached the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League before assuming his current role at Elon. On 12 September 2015, the Phoenix defeated in-state rival Davidson 4-0 to achieve its best start in school history (5-0-0).[1] On 22 September 2015, the team recorded a school record #8 ranking[2] by the NSCAA after mid-week victories over #7 Wake Forest and CAA opponent Drexel. Those wins improved their record to 7-0-0, thus extending the program's record start to seven wins.

Roster[edit]

As of 2015:[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Jimmy Coyle
0 GK United States USA Julian Dean
1 GK United States USA Matthew Jegier
2 DF England ENG Jonathan Coleby (Captain)
3 DF United States USA Connor Mansfield
4 DF United States USA Nicholas O'Callaghan
5 DF United States USA Jonathan Wenger
6 DF United States USA Sam McBride
7 MF Honduras HON Eduardo Alvarez
8 MF Mexico MEX Miguel Salazar (Captain)
9 MF England ENG Amir Berkane
10 MF England ENG James Brace
11 MF United States USA Luis Argudo
12 FW Brazil BRA Cauê Da Silva
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW England ENG Jaiden Fortune
15 FW United States USA Cooper Vandermaas-Peeler
16 MF United States USA Taylor Adler
17 MF United States USA Myles Mansfield
18 MF United States USA Elijah Agu
19 DF United States USA Nathan Diehl
20 MF United States USA Nick Adamczyk
21 MF England ENG Billy Beresford
22 MF United States USA Hassan Pinto
24 DF New Zealand NZL Will Smith
26 GK United States USA Christopher Shannon
27 DF United States USA Jared Bishop
FW United States Virgin Islands VIR Konner Kendall
MF Liberia LBR Judah Brown

Schedule[edit]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
08-16-2015*
7:00 pm
at No. 17 UNC Charlotte L 0–1 
Transamerica Field
Charlotte, NC
08-20-2015*
7:00 pm
at NC State W 3–2 
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
Regular season
08-28-2015*
5:00 pm
vs. DePaul
John Rennie/Nike Classic
W 4–0  1–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (686)
Durham, NC
08-30-2015*
12:00 pm
vs. Saint Mary's
John Rennie/Nike Classic
W 1–0  2–0–0
Koskinen Stadium (217)
Durham, NC
09-04-2015*
5:00 pm
vs. Campbell
UNC Wilmington Classic
W 2–0  3–0–0
UNCW Soccer Stadium (858)
Wilmington, NC
09-06-2015*
12:00 pm
vs. North Florida
UNC Wilmington Classic
W 5–2  4–0–0
UNCW Soccer Stadium (1,113)
Wilmington, NC
09-12-2015*
7:00 pm
No. RV Davidson W 4–0  5–0–0
Rudd Field (1,088)
Elon, NC
09-15-2015*
7:00 pm
No. 20 at No. 7 Wake Forest W 1–0  6–0–0
Spry Stadium (2,204)
Winston-Salem, NC
09-18-2015
7:00 pm
No. 20 Drexel
CAA Match
W 3–1  7–0–0 (1–0–0)
Rudd Field (1,523)
Elon, NC
09-22-2015*
7:00 pm, SEC Network +
No. 8 at South Carolina L 1–3  7–1–0
Stone Stadium (2,458)
Columbia, SC
09-26-2015
7:00 pm
No. 8 at Delaware
CAA Match
W 1–0  8–1–0 (2–0–0)
Delaware Mini-Stadium (854)
Newark, DE
09-30-2015
7:00 pm
No. 10 at William & Mary
CAA Match
L 1–4  8–2–0 (2–1–0)
Martin Family Stadium (123)
Williamsburg, VA
10-07-2015
3:30 pm
No. 13 Northeastern
CAA Match
W 2–1  9–2–0 (3–1–0)
Rudd Field (625)
Elon, NC
10-10-2015*
7:00 pm
No. 13 Lipscomb W 1–0  10–2–0
Rudd Field (564)
Elon, NC
10-14-2015
7:30 pm
No. 11 at No. RV UNC Wilmington
CAA Match
W 2–1  11–2–0 (4–1–0)
UNCW Soccer Stadium (1,131)
Wilmington, NC
10-17-2015
8:00 pm
No. 11 James Madison
CAA Match / Homecoming
W 2–1  12–2–0 (5–1–0)
Rudd Field (1,065)
Elon, NC
10-20-2015*
7:00 pm
No. 10 at Duke L 1–2 OT 12–3–0
Koskinen Stadium (407)
Durham, NC
10-24-2015
7:00 pm
No. 10 at No. 24 Hofstra
CAA Match
L 0–1  12–4–0 (5–2–0)
Hofstra Soccer Stadium (485)
Hempstead, NY
10-31-2015
7:00 pm
No. 19 Charleston
CAA Match / Senior Night
W 1–0 2 OT 13–4–0 (6–2–0)
Rudd Field (826)
Elon, NC
11-04-2015*
7:00 pm
No. 21 No. RV Radford L 0–2  13–5–0
Rudd Field (810)
Elon, NC
CAA Tournament
11-13-2015
4:30 pm
No. RV vs. (3) Delaware
Semifinal
T 2–2 (4–5) 2 OT 13–5–1
Hofstra Soccer Stadium (508)
Hempstead, NY
NCAA Tournament
11-19-2015*
7:00 pm
No. RV Winthrop
First Round
W 3–0  14–5–1
Rudd Field (2,419)
Elon, NC
11-22-2015*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. RV at No. 2 Clemson
Second Round
L 2–5  14–6–1
Historic Riggs Field (1,941)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fortune Propels Men's Soccer to 4-0 Win Over Davidson". Elon University. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "NSCAA NCAA Division I Men - National - Poll 4 - September 22, 2015". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  3. ^ "2015 Men's Soccer Roster". Elon University. Retrieved September 22, 2014.