2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team
The 2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach George Kiefer, in his third season.
2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. RV |
2019 record | 9–7–3 (3–4–1 ACC) |
Head coach | George Kiefer (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home stadium | Dail Soccer Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Louisville + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Virginia ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:The ACC |
Background
The 2018 NC State men's soccer team finished the season with an 10–7–3 overall record and a 2–4–2 ACC record. The Wolfpack were seeded eight–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Boston College in the first round, but lost to Wake Forest in the second round. The Wolfpack earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Campbell in the first round but lost to Maryland in the second round.
Player Movement
Players Leaving
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Stephen Elias | 5 | FW | 5'8" | 160 | Senior | Rye, NY | Graduated |
Christoph Schneuwly | 6 | DF | 5'10" | 154 | Senior | Schmitten, Switzerland | Graduated |
Tanner Roberts | 7 | FW | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Huntersville, NC | Graduated |
Ade Taiwo | 9 | FW | 6'2" | 209 | Raleigh, NC | Graduated | |
Vincent Durand | 12 | GK | 6'3" | 192 | Senior | Cary, NC | Graduated |
Simon Blotko | 13 | DF | 6'0" | 178 | Senior | Düsseldorf, Germany | Graduated |
Cjay Sparks | 14 | FW | 6'1" | 177 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
Nick Retzlaff | 17 | MF | 5'7" | 132 | Wake Forest, NC | Graduated |
Players Arriving
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Sheldon China FW | Durham, NC | North Carolina FC | ||
St. Catherine, JAM | Atlanta United FC | |||
Rhone Ellis GK | Evergreen, CO | Colorado Rapids | ||
Win Ellis GK | Evergreen, CO | Colorado Rapids | ||
David Merola GK | Raleigh, NC | North Carolina FC | ||
Tonny Temple FW | Millville, PA | Philadelphia Union | ||
Roberto Ydrach FW | Orlando, FL | New York Red Bulls |
Squad
Roster
Updated August 19, 2019[8]
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
Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Boo Corrigan |
Head Coach | George Kiefer |
Associate Head Coach | Jeff Negalha |
Assistant Coach | Kyle Nicholls |
Assistant Coach | Lucas Champenois |
Director of Soccer | Lindsey Krakower |
Director of Analytics | Paul Forster |
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Director of Sport Science | Craig Turner |
Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student Services | Raymond Harrison |
Assistant Athletic Trainer | Blake Wickerham |
Academics | Maria Crockett |
Source:[8]
Schedule
Source:[9]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 18* 7:00 p.m. |
at No. 6 North Carolina Rivalry |
W 2–1 | – (–) |
Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC | |||||||
August 24* 7:00 p.m. |
VCU | W 2–1 | – (–) |
Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 30* 7:00 p.m. |
Loyola (MD) | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (942) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
September 1* 7:00 p.m. |
St. John's | L 0–1 2OT | 1–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (764) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
September 6* 7:00 p.m. |
Longwood | W 1–0 | 2–1–0 (0–0–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,494) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
September 10* 7:00 p.m. |
at William & Mary | T 1–1 2OT | 2–1–1 (0–0–0) |
Albert–Daly Field (226) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
September 14 7:00 p.m. |
Boston College | W 1–0 | 3–1–1 (1–0–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,250) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
September 17* 7:00 p.m. |
College of Charleston | W 4–1 | 4–1–1 (1–0–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (731) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
September 20 7:00 p.m. |
at No. 5 Virginia | L 0–2 | 4–2–1 (1–1–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,858) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
September 27 7:00 p.m. |
at No. 17 Louisville | W 2–1 | 5–2–1 (2–1–0) |
Lynn Stadium (1,057) Louisville, KY | |||||||
October 4 6:00 p.m. |
Notre Dame | W 2–0 | 6–2–1 (3–1–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,211) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
October 8* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 20 | ETSU | W 1–0 | 7–2–1 (3–1–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (389) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
October 11 7:00 p.m. |
No. 20 | No. 6 Wake Forest Rivalry |
L 1–3 | 7–3–1 (3–2–0) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,056) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
October 15* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 23 | at South Carolina | T 0–0 2OT | 7–3–2 (3–2–0) |
Stone Stadium (1,506) Columbia, SC | ||||||
October 18 7:00 p.m. |
No. 23 | at Duke Rivalry |
T 0–0 2OT | 7–3–3 (3–2–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (918) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 22* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 23 | Elon | W 3–2 | 8–3–3 (3–2–1) |
Dail Soccer Field (555) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
October 26 7:00 p.m. |
No. 23 | at Syracuse | L 0–3 | 8–4–3 (3–3–1) |
SU Soccer Stadium (1,007) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
November 1 7:00 p.m |
No. 2 Clemson | L 0–3 | 8–5–3 (3–4–1) |
Dail Soccer Field (1,171) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 6 2:00 p.m. |
(5) | (12) Duke First Round |
W 2–1 | 9–5–3 |
Dail Soccer Field (377) Raleigh, NC | ||||||
November 10 3:00 p.m. |
(5) | (4) Pittsburgh Quarterfinals |
L 1–2 OT | 9–6–3 |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,010) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 21 7:00 p.m. |
Coastal Carolina First Round |
L 2–3 2OT | 9–7–3 |
Dail Soccer Field (538) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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David Loera | MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 1, 2019 | [10] |
All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2019 | [11] |
Rankings
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 |
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Final |
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United Soccer[12] | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | None Released | RV | ||||
TopDrawer Soccer [13] | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | RV | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 |
References
- "Sheldon China". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "Kendall Edwards". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "Rhone Ellis". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "Win Ellis". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "David Merola". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "Tonny Temple". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "Roberto Ydrach". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- "ACC Soccer Lands 17 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.