2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represents Wake Forest University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the 70th season of the university fielding a program. It the program's second season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. Muuss, the fourth head coach in program history, formerly coached Denver, and took over for Jay Vidovich, who left for a head coaching position with Portland Timbers 2.

2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
2016 record19–2–4 (5–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Armas (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 2 Wake Forest ‡ 5 –1 –2  19 –2 –4
No. 6 Louisville + 5 –2 –1  14 –6 –2
No. 5 Clemson + 4 –1 –3  14 –4 –5
No. 11 Syracuse + 4 –2 –3  12 –4 –4
Boston College + 3 –3 –3  9 –9 –3
NC State 1 –8 –0  5 –12 –0
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 5 –1 –2  14 –3 –4
No. 13 Virginia + 4 –2 –3  11 –4 –5
No. 14 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –2  12 –7 –2
No. 8 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –2  13 –5 –4
Duke 2 –6 –1  7 –8 –2
Pittsburgh 0 –7 –2  2 –13 –3
As of 13 December 2016; Rankings from NSCAA

Roster

As of 2016:[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 Alec Ferrell
1 GK  ESP Andrew Cases Mundet
2 MF  USA Luis Argudo
3 DF  USA Rafael Fagundo
4 DF  USA Kevin Politz
5 DF  USA Michael DeShields
6 DF  USA Jared Odenbeck
7 MF  ESP Jon Bakero
8 MF  USA Jacori Hayes
9 FW  USA Tater Rennhack
10 MF  BRA Bruno Lapa
12 MF  USA Brad Dunwell
13 MF  USA Thomas Menke
14 MF  JAM Joey DeZart
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  USA Steven Echvarria
16 MF  USA Ian Harkes
17 DF  USA Logan Gdula
18 DF  USA Alex Knox
19 DF  USA Eddie Folds
20 MF  USA Hunter Bandy
21 MF  USA Hayden Partain
22 MF  GHA Ema Twumasi
23 FW  USA Hank Gauger
25 MF  USA Ricky Greensfelder
26 DF  USA Sam Raben
28 FW  NZL Tane Gent
30 GK  USA Grant Bishop
31 GK  USA Kyle Barkett

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
08/14/2016*
7:00 pm		 No. 5 at Furman T 0–0 
Stone III Stadium
Greenville, SC
08/20/2016*
7:00 pm		 No. 5 UNC Wilmington T 0–0 
Spry Stadium
Winston-Salem, NC
Regular season
08/26/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 5 Saint Louis L 0–1  0–1
 Spry Stadium (1,277)
Winston-Salem, NC
08/28/2016*
7:30 pm		 No. 5 Cal Poly W 2–1  1–1
 Spry Stadium (3,658)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/03/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 21 Cleveland State W 1–0  2–1
 Spry Stadium (2,373)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/06/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 21 Appalachian State W 3–0  3–1
 Spry Stadium (1,520)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/10/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 21 No. 17 Virginia W 1–0 OT 4–1 (1–0)
 Spry Stadium (3,275)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 10 George Washington T 0–0 2OT 4–1–1
 Spry Stadium (1,437)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/16/2016
7:00 pm		 No. 10 at Duke W 2–0  5–1–1 (2–0)
 Koskinen Stadium (1,054)
Durham, NC
09/20/2016*
7:00 pm		 No. 10 FIU W 2–0  6–1–1
 Spry Stadium (1,094)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/24/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 10 NC State W 1–0  7–1–1 (3–0)
 Spry Stadium (3,366)
Winston-Salem, NC
09/27/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 10 at Davidson W 2–1  8–1–1
 Alumni Soccer Stadium (776)
Davidson, NC
09/30/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 11 at No. 5 Clemson L 0–1  8–2–1 (3–1)
 Riggs Field (3,128)
Clemson, SC
10/08/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 11 at No. 1 Notre Dame T 2–2 2OT 8–2–2 (3–1–1)
 Alumni Field (1,586)
South Bend, IN
10/11/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 6 Marshall W 1–0  9–2–2
 Spry Stadium (1,386)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/15/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 6 No. 2 Louisville W 2–1  10–2–2 (4–1–1)
 Spry Stadium (3,428)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/18/2016
7:00 pm, SECN		 No. 2 at No. 21 South Carolina W 1–0  11–2–2
 Stone Stadium (3,121)
Columbia, SC
10/22/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 No. 18 Boston College W 1–0  12–2–2 (5–1–1)
 Spry Stadium (2,974)
Winston-Salem, NC
10/28/2016
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 at No. 6 Syracuse T 1–1 2OT 12–2–3 (5–1–2)
 SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
11/06/16
1:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 No. 20 Notre Dame
Quarterfinals		 W 1–0  13–2–3
 Spry Stadium (1,971)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/09/16
7:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 No. 9 Louisville
Semifinals		 W 2–1 OT 14–2–3
 Spry Stadium (1,683)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/12/16
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 2 vs. No. 3 Clemson
Championship		 W 3–1  15–2–3
 MUSC Health Stadium (2,304)
Charleston, SC
NCAA Tournament
11/20/16*
1:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 Coastal Carolina
Second Round		 W 2–0  16–2–3
 Spry Stadium (1,808)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/27/16*
5:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 SIU Edwardsville
Third Round		 W 2–1  17–2–3
 Spry Stadium (1,942)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/02/16*
5:00 pm, ACCN		 No. 2 No. 24 Virginia Tech
Quarterfinals		 W 2–0  18–2–3
 Spry Stadium (3,410)
Winston-Salem, NC
12/09/16*
7:00 pm		 No. 2 vs. No. 4 Denver
College Cup – Semifinals		 W 2–1 OT 19–2–3
 BBVA Compass Stadium (6,056)
Houston, TX
12/11/16*
2:00 pm		 No. 2 No. 5 Stanford
College Cup – Championship		 T 0–02OT
L 4–5 pen. 		 19–2–4
 BBVA Compass Stadium (6,315)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2016 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre[2] Wk
1[3]		 Wk
2[4]		 Wk
3[5]		 Wk
4[6]		 Wk
5[7]		 Wk
6[8]		 Wk
7[9]		 Wk
8[10]		 Wk
9[11]		 Wk
10[12]		 Wk
11[13]		 Wk
12[14]		 Final
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NSCAA 5 21 21 12 14 11 11 7 2 2 2 2 2 2

See also

References
  1. https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/2016
  2. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Preseason Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 2, 2016.
  3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 1st Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. August 30, 2016.
  4. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 2nd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 6, 2016.
  5. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 3rd Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 13, 2016.
  6. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - 4th Poll". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 20, 2016.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 5". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2016.
  8. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 6". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 4, 2016.
  9. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 7". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 11, 2016.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 8". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 18, 2016.
  11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 9". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. October 25, 2016.
  12. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 10". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 1, 2016.
  13. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 11". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 8, 2016.
  14. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll 12". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. November 15, 2016.
  15. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings - Poll Final". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 13, 2016. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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