2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team
2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 14 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 19 |
Record | 14–3–1 (6–1–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Fetzer Field (under constriction), home games to be split between WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium |
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No. 6 Wake Forest + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 18 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Louisville ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 14 North Carolina + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Duke + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Notre Dame + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Virginia + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC |
The 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program.
The 2018 season saw North Carolina win the inaugural U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program.
Fetzer Field was undergoing construction during the 2018 soccer season so the Tar Heels split their home matches between three stadiums:WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium.[1]
Background
[edit]The 2017 North Carolina men's soccer team finished the season with a 17–4–1 overall record and a 6–1–1 ACC record. The Tar Heels were seeded second–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Tar Heels were upset in the Quarterfinals by the seventh seed Notre Dame. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the third-overall seed in the tournament, the Tar Heels defeated, UNC Wilmington, SMU, and Fordham before losing to Indiana in the College Cup.
At the end of the season, one Tar Heels men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Alan Winn.[2]
Player movement
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Drew Murphy | 9 | MF | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Palos Verdes, CA | Graduated |
Zach Wright | 10 | FW | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Smithville, TX | Graduated |
David October | 11 | MF | 6'0" | 161 | Senior | Cambridge, UK | Graduated |
Alan Winn | 18 | FW | 5'11" | 172 | Senior | Garland, TX | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 25th overall by Colorado Rapids |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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2018 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Sebastian Chalbaud MF |
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Venezuela | Cedar Stars Academy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Albuquerque, NM | Colorado Rapids | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Roman Knox MF |
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Shawnee, KS | Sporting Kansas City Academy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Antonio Lopez MF |
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Austin, TX | Lonestar SC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jake Walker DF |
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Davie, FL | Weston FC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jaxson Watermann FW |
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Columbia, SC | Carolina Rapids | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Squad
[edit]Roster
[edit]Updated August 6, 2018[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Athletic director | Bubba Cunningham |
Head coach | Carlos Somoano |
Assistant coach | Grant Porter |
Assistant coach | Will Clayton |
Volunteer Assistant Coach | Joe Scachetti |
Schedule
[edit]Source:[10]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 12* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at No. 18 Coastal Carolina | W 4–0 | – (–) |
Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field Conway, SC | ||||||
August 17* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | Stetson | W 4–1 | – (–) |
WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | ||||||
August 19* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | Presbyterian | W 2–1 | – (–) |
Bryan Park Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 24* 7:30 pm |
No. 3 | ETSU | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Bryan Park (367) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
August 26* 7:30 pm |
No. 3 | No. 2 Indiana | L 0–1 | 1–1–0 (0–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,864) Cary, NC | ||||||
August 31* 7:00 pm |
No. 12 | at William & Mary | W 6–1 | 2–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Albert–Daly Field (661) Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
September 3* 7:00 pm |
No. 12 | Jacksonville | W 2–0 | 3–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (239) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 8 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Pittsburgh | W 2–1 2OT | 4–1–0 (1–0–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (572) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 11* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | Davidson | W 1–0 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) |
Alumni Soccer Stadium (815) Davidson, NC | ||||||
September 18* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at UNCG | Cancelled due to Hurricane Florence | 0–0–0 (0–0–0) |
UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, NC | ||||||
September 21 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at No. 8 Notre Dame | W 1–0 2OT | 6–1–0 (2–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (1,724) South Bend, IN | ||||||
September 28 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | Clemson | W 2–0 | 7–1–0 (3–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,876) Cary, NC | ||||||
October 2* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | No. 12 UNCW | W 1–0 | 8–1–0 (3–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,017) Cary, NC | ||||||
October 6 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | No. 19 Virginia Tech | W 2–1 | 9–1–0 (4–0–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (2,074) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 9* 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | at Old Dominion | T 1–1 2OT | 9–1–1 (4–0–0) |
Old Dominion Soccer Complex (775) Norfolk, VA | ||||||
October 12 7:00 pm |
No. 1 | at NC State Rivalry |
L 0–1 | 9–2–1 (4–1–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (3,229) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
October 16* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Winthrop | W 4–0 | 10–2–1 (4–1–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (244) Cary, NC | ||||||
October 19 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | at Boston College | W 2–0 | 11–2–1 (5–1–0) |
Newton Soccer Complex (572) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
October 23 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | at No. 14 Duke Rivalry |
W 1–0 | 12–2–1 (6–1–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,600) Durham, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 4 1:00 pm |
(2) No. 4 | (7) No. 22 Virginia Tech Quarterfinal |
W 3–0 | 13–2–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (507) Cary, NC | ||||||
November 7 7:00 pm |
(2) No. 4 | (3) No. 8 Duke Semifinal, Rivalry |
W 2–1 | 14–2–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (586) Cary, NC | ||||||
November 11 12:00 pm |
(2) No. 4 | (4) No. 10 Louisville Final |
L 0–1 | 14–3–1 |
Sahlen's Stadium (1,402) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 18* 6:00 pm |
(5) No. 6 | James Madison Second Round |
L 1–2 | 14–4–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (850) Cary, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Alex Comsia | MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist | August 13, 2018 | [11] |
Giovanni Montesdeoca | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 24, 2018 | [12] |
October 1, 2018 | [13] | ||
Alex Comsia | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 1, 2018 | [13] |
Alex Comsia | Defensive Player of the Year | November 7, 2018 | [14] |
Nils Bruening | All-ACC First Team | ||
Alex Comsia | |||
Mauricio Pineda | |||
James Pyle | |||
John Nelson | All-ACC Second Team | ||
Jack Skahan | All-ACC Third Team | ||
Nils Bruening | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 11, 2018 | [15] |
Alex Comsia | |||
John Nelson | |||
Alex Comsia | United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American | December 6, 2018 | [16] |
Mauricio Pineda | United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American |
2019 MLS Super Draft
[edit]Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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John Nelson | FC Dallas | 1 | 10 | DF |
Source:[17]
Rankings
[edit]Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
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Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
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Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
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Final |
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United Soccer[18] | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | None Released | 14 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer [19] | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Carolina Releases 2018 Schedule". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Sebastian Chalbaudo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Milo Garvanian". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Roman Knox". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Antonio Lopez". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jake Walker". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Jaxson Watermann". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ "University of North Carolina 2018 Men's Soccer Schedule" (PDF). goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ a b "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Announces NCAA Division I Men's All-America Teams". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^ "Nelson Selected No. 10 Overall By FC Dallas". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.