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
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
2019 record9–7–3 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coachGeorge Kiefer (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Negalha (3rd season)
  • Kyle Nicholls (3rd season)
  • Lucas Champenois (1st season)
Home stadiumDail Soccer Field
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Stephen Elias5FW5'8"160SeniorRye, NYGraduated
Christoph Schneuwly6DF5'10"154SeniorSchmitten, SwitzerlandGraduated
Tanner Roberts7FW6'2"180SeniorHuntersville, NCGraduated
Ade Taiwo9FW6'2"209 SeniorRaleigh, NCGraduated
Vincent Durand12GK6'3"192SeniorCary, NCGraduated
Simon Blotko13DF6'0"178SeniorDüsseldorf, GermanyGraduated
Cjay Sparks14FW6'1"177SeniorJacksonville, FLGraduated
Nick Retzlaff17MF5'7"132 SeniorWake Forest, NCGraduated

Players Arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Sheldon China
FW
 USADurham, NCNorth Carolina FC[1]
 JAMSt. Catherine, JAMAtlanta United FC[2]
Rhone Ellis
GK
 USAEvergreen, COColorado Rapids[3]
Win Ellis
GK
 USAEvergreen, COColorado Rapids[4]
David Merola
GK
 USARaleigh, NCNorth Carolina FC[5]
Tonny Temple
FW
 USAMillville, PAPhiladelphia Union[6]
Roberto Ydrach
FW
 USAOrlando, FLNew York Red Bulls[7]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Nick Cournoyer
1 GK  GER Leon Krapf
2 DF  ESP Pablo Pedregosa
3 DF  ESP Pepe Garcia
4 DF  USA David Norris
5 DF  ENG Jamie Smith
6 DF  JAM Kendall Edwards
7 FW  USA Ivy Brisma
8 MF  ENG Brad Sweeney
9 FW  ENG Kuda Muskwe
10 FW  USA David Loera
11 FW  USA Tyler Gabarra
12 GK  USA Vincent Durand
14 MF  GHA George Asomani
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  BRA Gabriel Machado
16 MF  USA AJ Seals
17 FW  USA Tonny Temple
19 DF  USA Alex Bautista
20 FW  USA Sheldon China
21 MF  USA Eleo Domingos
22 MF  USA Aidan Foster
23 FW  USA James Orozco
24 DF  USA Cyrus Rad
25 MF  USA Jose Morales Jr.
26 GK  USA David Merola
28 MF  USA Bailey O'Connor
29 DF  USA Harry Adanuty
30 GK  USA Windham Ellis

Team Management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorBoo Corrigan
Head CoachGeorge Kiefer
Associate Head CoachJeff Negalha
Assistant CoachKyle Nicholls
Assistant CoachLucas Champenois
Director of SoccerLindsey Krakower
Director of AnalyticsPaul Forster
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Director of Sport ScienceCraig Turner
Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student ServicesRaymond Harrison
Assistant Athletic TrainerBlake Wickerham
AcademicsMaria Crockett

Source:[8]

Schedule

Source:[9]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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.
David Loera MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 [10]
All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2019 [11]


Rankings

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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
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References

  1. "Sheldon China". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  2. "Kendall Edwards". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. "Rhone Ellis". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  4. "Win Ellis". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  5. "David Merola". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  6. "Tonny Temple". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  7. "Roberto Ydrach". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  8. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  9. "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  10. "ACC Soccer Lands 17 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  11. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  13. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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