Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
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| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | |||
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 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team | |||
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| Founded | 1980 | ||
| University | Wake Forest University | ||
| Head coach | Bobby Muuss (9th season) | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||
| Stadium | Spry Stadium (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
| Nickname | Demon Deacons | ||
| Colors | Old gold and black[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament championships | |||
| 2007 | |||
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |||
| 2016 | |||
| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2019 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 1989, 2016, 2017 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018 | |||
The Wake Forest University Demon Deacons men's soccer team is an NCAA Division I college soccer team composed of students attending Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They achieved their greatest result in 2007, winning the 2007 Division I Men's College Cup. Like all sports teams from Wake Forest, men's soccer competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Deacons play their home matches at Spry Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest.
History
Wake Forest fielded its first team in 1980, under the coaching of George Kennedy. The Deacons went 12–9–1 in their first season. They won their first ACC game that season, defeating Maryland 2–1. Coach Kennedy led Wake Forest through 1985 finishing with a 62–55–12 overall record and 6–27–3 in the ACC. Walt Chyzowych took over the program in 1986 until his death just prior to the 1994 season. Coach Chyzowych took the Deacons to a 77–59–22 overall record and 15–25–7 in the ACC in his eight seasons. The Deacons played in their first NCAA Tournament in 1988, losing in the first round to North Carolina. Since 1988, Wake Forest has reached the NCAA tournament 15 times. Jay Vidovich, an assistant under Coach Chyzowych, was named Head Coach in 1994. In 19 seasons under Coach Vidovich, the Deacons went 254–103–48 overall and 65–44–22 in the ACC.
To date, Wake Forest has won the ACC Regular Season Title in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, and 2017. They won the ACC Tournament in 1989, 2016, and 2017. With their inclusion in the 2009 College Cup, the Demon Deacons reached four consecutive College Cups, becoming the ninth team in NCAA history to achieve this feat.
2007 NCAA Champions
The most successful season in team history took place in 2007, when Wake Forest won the NCAA Division I Championship in a 2–1 decision over Ohio State. It marked the program's only championship to date. During their championship run, the No. 2 seeded Deacons defeated Furman 1–0, No. 15 West Virginia 3–1, and No. 10 Notre Dame 2–1 in overtime to reach the College Cup. In the semifinals, Marcus Tracy scored twice in a 2–0 win over Virginia Tech. In the final, Wake Forest scored two second half goals to come from behind to defeat Ohio State 2–1 to win the National Championship.
Current squad
- As of January 16, 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical Staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Bobby Muuss |
| Associate Head Coach | Steve Armas |
| Associate Head Coach | Dane Brenner |
Notable alumni
Current professionals
- Updated January 16, 2024
- The players in bold have senior international caps.
John Hackworth (1991–1992) currently assistant coach with St. Louis City SC- Mike McGinty (1991–1994) currently assistant coach with North Carolina FC
- James Riley (2001–2004) currently head coach with Ballard FC
- Jamie Franks (2005–2008) currently head coach with Denver
- Zack Schilawksi (2006–2009) currently assistant coach with Pittsburgh
- Ike Opara (2007–2009) currently assistant coach with Sporting Kansas City II
- Akira Fitzgerald (2007–2010) currently goalkeeping coach with Richmond Kickers
- Collin Martin (2012) plays for North Carolina FC
- Ian Harkes (2013–2016) currently with New England Revolution
- Jacori Hayes (2013–2016) currently with North Carolina FC
- Jared Odenbeck (2014–2016) currently with Ljungskile SK
Jon Bakero (2014–2017) currently with Lleida Esportiu- Steven Echevarria (2014–2017) currently with Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Jack Harrison (2015) currently with Everton- Brad Dunwell (2015–2018) currently with Charlotte Independence
- Luis Argudo (2016–2017) currently with New York Pancyprian-Freedoms
Ema Twumasi (2016–2017) currently with FC Dallas- Joey DeZart (2016–2019) currently with Huntsville City
Bruno Lapa (2016–2019) currently with Memphis 901- Mark McKenzie (2017) currently with Genk and has 13 caps for United States
- Brandon Servania (2017) currently with Toronto FC and has 1 cap for the United States
- Omir Fernandez (2017–2018) currently with Colorado Rapids
- Andrew Pannenberg (2017–2020) plays for Carolina Core
Alistair Johnston (2018–2019) plays for Celtic and has 39 caps for Canada- Michael DeShields (2018–2020) currently with Pittsburgh Riverhounds
- Isaiah Parente (2018–2020) plays for Columbus Crew 2
- Calvin Harris (2019–2020) currently with Colorado Rapids
- Garrison Tubbs (2020–2023) currently with D.C. United
- Roald Mitchell (2021–2023) currently with New York Red Bulls
Wake Forest seasons
- *Denotes Current Season. Statistics subject to change
| Season | Conference Record | Conference Tourn. Pos. |
Overall Record | Honors | Top points[3] | Top scorer[4] | |||||||||||
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| Conference | Pld. | W | L | D | Pos. | Pld. | W | L | D | Natl. Rank | |||||||
| 1980 | ACC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | Rob Burt | 25 | Kenny Bauchle/Rob Burt | 17 | |||
| 1981 | ACC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5th | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | Mark Erwin | 39 | Mark Erwin | 17 | |||
| 1982 | ACC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | Mark Erwin | 21 | Mark Erwin | 8 | |||
| 1983 | ACC | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7th | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | Mark Erwin | 79 | Mark Erwin | 36 | |||
| 1984 | ACC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | Henry Riggs-Miller | 25 | Flip Kenyon/Henry Riggs-Miller | 9 | |||
| 1985 | ACC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | Henry Riggs-Miller | 23 | Henry Riggs-Miller | 11 | |||
| 1986 | ACC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | Chris Wentz | 13 | Chris Wentz | 6 | |||
| 1987 | ACC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | QF | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 | Nigel McNamera | 17 | Nigel McNamera | 7 | ||
| 1988 | ACC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2nd | QF | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | NCAA 1st Round | Nigel McNamera | 24 | Nigel McNamera | 10 | |
| 1989 | ACC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | W | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | NCAA 2nd Round | Geraint Davies | 29 | Geraint Davies | 11 | |
| 1990 | ACC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7th | SF | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | NCAA 1st Round | Nigel McNamera | 16 | Nigel McNamera | 6 | |
| 1991 | ACC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3rd | F | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | NCAA 1st Round | John Duguid | 27 | John Duguid | 11 | |
| 1992 | ACC | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5th | QF | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | Steve Gillmor | 18 | Andrew Chang/Steve Gillmor | 7 | ||
| 1993 | ACC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | QF | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | Steve Gillmor | 13 | Steve Gillmor | 6 | ||
| 1994 | ACC | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7th | QF | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | Ryan Scott | 18 | Ryan Scott | 7 | ||
| 1995 | ACC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5th | QF | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | Serge Daniv | 17 | Trent Lind | 6 | ||
| 1996 | ACC | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | SF | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | Josh Timbers | 23 | Josh Timbers | 8 | ||
| 1997 | ACC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6th | SF | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | Ihor Dotsenko | 20 | Ihor Dotsenko | 8 | ||
| 1998 | ACC | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | QF | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | Greg Krauss | 22 | Greg Krauss | 10 | ||
| 1999 | ACC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3rd | SF | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | NCAA 2nd Round | Christian Lonteen | 20 | Ben Stafford | 8 | |
| 2000 | ACC | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5th | SF | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | Ben Stafford | 38 | Ben Stafford | 16 | ||
| 2001 | ACC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4th | SF | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | NCAA 1st Round | Jeremiah White | 37 | Jeremiah White | 15 | |
| 2002 | ACC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1st | SF | 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | ACC Regular Season Champion, NCAA 3rd Round | Jeremiah White | 27 | Jeremiah White | 11 | |
| 2003 | ACC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2nd | SF | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | NCAA 2nd Round | Scott Sealy | 26 | Scott Sealy | 11 | |
| 2004 | ACC | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1st | SF | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | ACC Regular Season Champion, NCAA 3rd Round | Scott Sealy | 44 | Scott Sealy | 17 | |
| 2005 | ACC | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8th | QF | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 12[5] | NCAA 3rd Round | Justin Moose | 23 | Mark Ellington | 8 |
| 2006 | ACC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | T-1st | F | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3[6] | ACC Regular Season Co-Champion, NCAA Semifinalist | Steven Curfman | 20 | Wells Thompson | 7 |
| 2007 | ACC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | F | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1[7] | NCAA Champions | Cody Arnoux | 38 | Cody Arnoux | 15 |
| 2008 | ACC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | T-1st | SF | 25 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2[8] | ACC Regular Season Champion, NCAA Semifinalist | Cody Arnoux | 42 | Cody Arnoux | 17 |
| 2009 | ACC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | T-1st | SF | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3[9] | ACC Regular Season Co-Champion, NCAA Semifinalist | Zack Schilawski | 35 | Zack Schilawski | 14 |
| 2010 | ACC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | QF | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | Andy Lubahn | 16 | Andy Lubahn | 8 | ||
| 2011 | ACC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | T-3rd | QF | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | NCAA 2nd Round | Andy Lubahn | 14 | Luca Gimenez | 6 | |
| 2012 | ACC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3rd | QF | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 22 | NCAA 2nd Round | Sean Okoli | 25 | Sean Okoli | 11 |
| 2013 | ACC | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3rd | QF | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | NCAA 3rd Round | Luca Gimenez/Sean Okoli | 21 | Sean Okoli | 9 | |
| 2014 | ACC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5th | QF | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | NCAA 1st Round | Michael Gamble | 22 | 3 tied | 6 | |
| 2015 | ACC | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1st | SF | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ACC Regular Season Champion, NCAA Quarterfinalist | Jack Harrison | 27 | Jack Harrison, Jon Bakero | 8 |
| 2016 | ACC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2nd | W | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ACC Tournament Champion, NCAA Runner-up | Jacori Hayes | 19 | Jacori Hayes | 8 |
| 2017 | ACC | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1st | W | 2 | 1 | 5 | ACC Regular Season Champion, ACC Tournament Champion, NCAA Quarterfinalist | Jon Bakero | 46 | Jon Bakero | 16 | ||
| 2018 | ACC | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1st | SF | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ACC Regular Season Champion, NCAA Third Round | Omir Fernandez | 30 | Omir Fernandez | 12 |
| 2019 | ACC | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | SF | 23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | NCAA Semifinalist | Bruno Lapa | 23 | Bruno Lapa | 10 | |
| 2020 | ACC | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1st South 3rd Atlantic |
QF | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | NCAA Quarterfinalist | Kyle Holcomb | 20 | Kyle Holcomb | 9 | |
| 2021 | ACC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3rd Atlantic | QF | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 17 | NCAA Third Round | Kyle Holcomb | 28 | Kyle Holcomb | 12 |
| 2022 | ACC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2nd Atlantic | QF | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 24 | NCAA First Round | Roald Mitchell | 18 | Roald Mitchell | 7 |
| 2023 | ACC | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1st Atlantic | QF | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 15 | NCAA Second Round | Roald Mitchell | 21 | Roald Mitchell | 9 |
| Totals: 41 Seasons |
1 Conference | 300 | 145 | 112 | 43 | 8 ACC titles | 3 ACCT title | 906 | 542 | 261 | 102 | 1 NCAA Title | Mark Erwin | 160 | Mark Erwin | 68 | |
Awards
M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Winner:
- Marcus Tracy – 2008
- Ian Harkes – 2016
- Jon Bakero – 2017
ACC Coach of the Year:
- George Kennedy – 1981
- Jay Vidovich – 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009
- Bobby Muuss – 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
ACC Offensive Player of the Year:
- Jeremiah White – 2003
- Scott Sealy – 2004
- Corben Bone – 2009
- Jack Harrison – 2015
- Ian Harkes – 2016
- Jon Bakero – 2017
- Omir Fernandez – 2018
ACC Midfielder of the Year:
- Bruno Lapa – 2018
ACC Defensive Player of the Year:
- Michael Parkhurst – 2004
- Ike Opara – 2008, 2009
- Kevin Politz – 2017
- Garrison Tubbs – 2023
ACC Freshman of the Year:
- Justin Moose – 2002
- Corben Bone – 2007
- Jack Harrison – 2015
All-Americans
| Year | Player(s) |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Neil Covone, Todd Renner |
| 1989 | Neil Covone, Todd Renner |
| 1995 | Serge Daniv |
| 1996 | Serge Daniv, Josh Timbers |
| 1999 | Chad Evans |
| 2001 | Aaron Thomas, Jeremiah White |
| 2002 | Brian Carroll, William Hesmer |
| 2003 | William Hesmer, Michael Parkhurst, Jeremiah White |
| 2004 | Justin Moose, Michael Parkhurst, Scott Sealy |
| 2005 | Justin Moose, Ryan Solle |
| 2006 | Julian Valentin |
| 2007 | Cody Arnoux, Sam Cronin, Pat Phelan |
| 2008 | Cody Arnoux, Corben Bone, Sam Cronin, Ike Opara, Marcus Tracy |
| 2009 | Corben Bone, Ike Opara, Zack Schilawski |
| 2015 | Jack Harrison |
| 2016 | Ian Harkes, Alec Ferrell, Jacori Hayes |
All-ACC Players
- The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted
| Year | Player(s) |
|---|---|
| 1980 | Greg Heileman* |
| 1982 | Jeff McNeill* |
| 1983 | Mark Erwin* |
| 1988 | Zen Luzniak*, Todd Renner*, John Stark* |
| 1989 | Craig Congor*, Neil Covone*, Fleming Peterson*, Todd Renner |
| 1990 | Craig Congor, Raimo de Vries* |
| 1991 | Jelle Abma*, Craig Congor, Raimo de Vries, John Duguid, Thomas Finlay* |
| 1992 | Jelle Abma*, Raimo deVries, Thomas Finlay*, Mike McGinty* |
| 1995 | Serge Daniv*, Josh Timbers* |
| 1996 | Serge Daniv, Ihor Dotsenko*, Josh Timbers |
| 1997 | Chad Evans* |
| 1998 | Kyle Bachmeier*, Serge Daniv, Chad Evans |
| 1999 | Sean Conner*, Chad Evans, David Kawesi-Mukooza*, Jamal Seale* |
| 2000 | Ben Stafford, Aaron Thomas* |
| 2001 | Brian Carroll*, William Hesmer*, Aaron Thomas, Jeremiah White |
| 2002 | Brian Carroll, William Hesmer, Justin Moose*, Michael Parkhurst*, Jeremiah White |
| 2003 | Vicente Bastidas*, William Hesmer, Amir Lowery*, Justin Moose*, Michael Parkhurst, Scott Sealy*, Jeremiah White |
| 2004 | Amir Lowery*, Justin Moose*, Michael Parkhurst, Scott Sealy |
| 2005 | Justin Moose, Ryan Solle* |
| 2006 | Brian Edwards*, Ryan Solle, Julian Valentin |
| 2007 | Cody Arnoux, Sam Cronin, Brian Edwards, Pat Phelan, Marcus Tracy* |
| 2008 | Cody Arnoux, Corben Bone, Sam Cronin, Michael Lahoud*, Ike Opara, Marcus Tracy |
| 2009 | Corben Bone, Austin da Luz, Ike Opara, Zack Schilawski |
| 2010 | Anthony Arena*, Akira Fitzgerald*, Andy Lubahn* |
| 2011 | Jared Watts |
| 2012 | Luca Gimenez*. Sean Okoli*, Jared Watts |
| 2013 | Luca Gimenez. Sean Okoli, Jalen Robinson*, Jared Watts |
| 2014 | Ian Harkes*, Michael Gamble |
| 2014 | Jack Harrison |
| 2015 | Alec Ferrell*, Michael Gamble*, Ian Harkes, Jack Harrison, Jacori Hayes |
| 2016 | Alec Ferrell, Ian Harkes, Jacori Hayes |
| 2017 | Jon Bakero, Ema Twumasi, Kevin Politz* |
| 2018 | Omir Fernandez, Bruno Lapa, Brad Dunwell* |
| 2019 | Bruno Lapa |
| 2020 | Calvin Harris, Isaiah Parente, Nico Benalcazar*, Machop Chol* |
| 2021 | Kyle Holcomb |
| 2022 | Garrison Tubbs*, Roald Mitchell* |
| 2023 | Garrison Tubbs, Trace Alphin*, Jahlane Forbes*, Hosei Kijima*, Roald Mitchell* |
- (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC
Players in the MLS SuperDraft
See also
References
- ^ "Logos & Branding – Wake Forest University". November 24, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2019.
- ^ "2023 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
- ^ In NCAA scoring, goals count as 2 points while assists count as one point.
- ^ Goals in all competitions (regular season, Conference, and NCAA Tournament) are counted.
- ^ NSCAA/adidas National Rankings Division I Final Post-Season Ranking Poll From http://www.nscaa.com, Posted December 13, 2005.
- ^ NSCAA/adidas National Rankings Division I Final Post-Season Ranking Poll From http://www.nscaa.com, Posted December 5, 2006.
- ^ NSCAA/adidas National Rankings Division I Final Post-Season Ranking Poll From http://www.nscaa.com, Posted December 19, 2007.
- ^ NSCAA/adidas National Rankings Division I Final Post-Season Ranking Poll From http://www.nscaa.com, Posted December 16, 2008.
- ^ NSCAA/adidas National Rankings Division I Final Post-Season Ranking Poll From http://www.nscaa.com, Posted December 15, 2009.
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