2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represents Duke University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils are led by head coach John Kerr, in his tenth season. They play home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 13
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 12
2017 record	13–4–3 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	John Kerr (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Michael Brady (10th season) Chris Rich (3rd season)
Captain	Kevon Black, Cody Brinkman, Markus Fjørtoft, Carter Manley, and Brian White
Home stadium	Koskinen Stadium

2017 ACC men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Atlantic
#5 Wake Forest ‡	7	–	0	–	1			19	–	2	–	2
#7 Louisville +	5	–	2	–	1			13	–	2	–	5
#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
#4 North Carolina +	6	–	1	–	1			17	–	4	–	1
#13 Duke +	4	–	3	–	1			13	–	4	–	3
#19 Virginia +	3	–	2	–	3			13	–	4	–	5
#18 Notre Dame +	3	–	3	–	2			11	–	7	–	2
Virginia Tech +	3	–	5	–	0			10	–	10	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	6	–	0			8	–	10	–	0
‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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	USA	Erik Hanson
00	GK	USA	Michael Ries
1	GK	USA	Will Pulisic
2	DF	USA	Carter Manley (captain)
3	DF	CAN	Oliver Spring
4	DF	CAN	Kevon Black (captain)
5	DF	USA	CC Uche
6	MF	USA	Cameron Moseley
7	MF	DEN	Torbjørn Alseth
8	MF	SCO	Ciaran McKenna
9	MF	ITA	Daniele Proch
10	FW	USA	Suniel Veerakone
11	DF	AUT	Max Moser
12	MF	USA	Colby Agu
13	MF	USA	Noah Snyder
14	MF	ISL	Kristófer Garðarsson

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	PER	Miguel Yzaga
16	FW	USA	Daniel Wright
17	MF	USA	Bryson Asher
18	DF	AUT	Matthias Frick
19	MF	USA	Brandon Williamson
21	DF	NOR	Markus Fjørtoft (captain)
22	DF	USA	Henry Booth
23	MF	ARG	Micolas Macri
24	MF	USA	Brian White (captain)
25	MF	USA	Cody Brinkman (captain)
26	DF	USA	Max Feldman
27	DF	USA	Wilheml Jacques
28	MF	USA	Jack Doran
29	DF	USA	Stephen O'Connell
30	GK	USA	Joe Ohaus

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

Coaching Staff

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	Kevin White
Head Coach	John Kerr
Associate Head Coach	Michael Brady
Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator	Chris Rich
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Kieran Hall
Volunteer Director of Operations	Noah McKonon
Volunteer Director of Operations	Sonny Mukungu

Source:[1]

Schedule

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

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

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 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

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

1. "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. "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. 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.