2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 71st season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels played their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary, North Carolina while Fetzer Field is undergoing renovations.[1]

2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Semifinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 4
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 4
2017 record17–4–1 (6–1–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Cristian Neagu (2nd season)
  • Grant Porter (6th season)
  • Joe Scachetti (2nd season)
CaptainDavid October
Home stadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Wake Forest ‡ 7 –0 –1  19 –2 –2
No. 7 Louisville + 5 –2 –1  13 –2 –5
No. 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
No. 4 North Carolina + 6 –1 –1  17 –4 –1
No. 13 Duke + 4 –3 –1  13 –4 –3
No. 19 Virginia + 3 –2 –3  13 –4 –5
No. 18 Notre Dame + 3 –3 –2  11 –7 –2
Virginia Tech + 3 –5 –0  10 –10 –0
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –0
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Roster

Updated August 10, 2017[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA James Pyle
2 MF  USA Mauricio Pineda
4 DF  CAN Alex Comsia
5 DF  USA John Nelson
6 MF  USA Cam Lindley
7 FW  USA Lucas Del Rosario
8 MF  USA Jack Skahan
9 MF  USA Drew Murphy
10 FW  USA Zach Wright
11 MF  ENG David October (captain)
12 GK  USA Drew Romig
13 DF  USA Evan Krause
14 FW  GER Nils Bruening
15 DF  USA Will Campbell
16 MF  USA David Mejia
17 MF  USA Jesus Bolivar
18 FW  USA Alan Winn
19 MF  USA Martin Salas
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  USA Alex Moztarzadeh
21 FW  USA Alex Rose
22 MF  USA Dominic Jensen
23 MF  USA Andy Lopez
24 GK  USA Johan Welch
25 DF  NZL Liam Williams
26 FW  USA Jelani Pieters
27 DF  USA Mark Salas
28 MF  USA Raul Aguilera
29 MF  USA Jeremy Kelly
30 GK  USA Alec Smir
31 FW  LTU Julius Momkus
32 DF  USA Luke Ciocca
33 DF  USA Mason Wittman
34 MF  USA Zack Olofson
35 DF  ENG Charlie Forecast
36 DF  USA Prince Agyie
38 FW  USA Giovanni Montesdeoca

Coaching Staff
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorBubba Cunningham
Head CoachCarlos Somoano
Assistant CoachGrant Porter
Assistant CoachCristian Neagu
Volunteer Assistant CoachJoe Scachetti

Source:[2]

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
7:00 pm		 No. 4 No. 19 Coastal Carolina W 3-1  -
(-)		 WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
August 17*
7:30 pm		 No. 4 at South Carolina
Battle of the Carolinas		 T 0-0  -
(-)		 Stone Stadium
Columbia, SC
Regular season
August 25*
7:30 pm		 No. 4 No. 12 Providence
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 4-2  1-0-0
(0-0-0)		 Rudd Field (826)
Elon, NC
August 27*
7:30 pm		 No. 4 Rutgers
Carolina Nike Classic		 W 6-1  2-0-0
(0-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (926)
Cary, NC
September 1*
7:00 pm		 No. 3 at UNC Wilmington L 0-1  2-1-0
(0-0-0)		 UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium (1,778)
Wilmington, NC
September 4*
7:00 pm		 No. 3 at UNC Greensboro W 2-1  3-1-0
(0-0-0)		 UNCG Soccer Stadium (3,072)
Greensboro, NC
September 9
7:00 pm		 No. 10 at Pittsburgh W 2-1  4-1-0
(1-0-0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (571)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 13*
7:00 pm		 No. 8 William & Mary W 3-2  5-1-0
(1-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (616)
Cary, NC
September 16*
7:00 pm		 No. 8 vs. No. 23 Duke
Rivalry		 W 2-1  6-1-0
(2-0-0)		 Bryan Park (3,002)
Greensboro, NC
September 19*
7:00 pm		 No. 7 George Washington W 4-1  7-1-0
(2-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (418)
Cary, NC
September 22
7:00 pm		 No. 7 at No. 9 Virginia
South's Oldest Rivalry		 W 2-1 OT 8-1-0
(3-0-0)		 Klöckner Stadium (4,205)
Charlottesville, VA
September 26*
7:00 pm		 No. 5 Winthrop W 4-0  9-1-0
(3-0-0)		 UNCG Soccer Stadium (226)
Greensboro, NC
September 29
7:00 pm		 No. 5 NC State
Rivalry		 W 1-0  10-1-0
(4-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (3,206)
Cary, NC
October 3*
7:00 pm		 No. 3 James Madison W 6-0  11-1-0
(4-0-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (438)
Cary, NC
October 6
7:00 pm		 No. 4 No. 2 Wake Forest
Rivalry		 L 1-2  11-2-0
(4-1-0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (2,006)
Cary, NC
October 13
7:00 pm		 No. 4 at No. 5 Louisville T 0-0 2OT 11-2-1
(4-1-1)		 Lynn Stadium (3,435)
Louisville, KY
October 17*
7:00 pm		 No. 4 Old Dominion W 2-1 2OT 12-2-1
(4-1-1)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (200)
Cary, NC
October 22
2:30 pm		 No. 4 at Virginia Tech W 4-0  13-2-1
(5-1-1)		 Sandra D. Thompson Field (850)
Blacksburg, VA
October 27
7:00 pm		 No. 3 No. 16 Notre Dame
Senior Night		 W 3-0  14-2-1
(6-1-1)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,226)
Cary, NC
ACC Tournament
November 5
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 (2) No. 3 (7) No. 21 Notre Dame
ACC Quarterfinal		 L 1-2  14-3-1
(6-1-1)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (395)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 19*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (3) No. 7 UNC Wilmington
Second Round		 W 2-1  15-3-1
 WakeMed Soccer Park (910)
Cary, NC
November 25*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 (3) No. 7 No. 10 Southern Methodist
Third Round		 W 2–0  16-3-1
 WakeMed Soccer Park (485)
Cary, NC
December 2*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 (3) No. 7 Fordham
Quarterfinals		 W 2–1  17–3–1
 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,687)
Cary, NC
December 8*
8:45 pm, ESPNU		 (3) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 2 Indiana
College Cup, Semifinals		 L 0-1  17-4-1
 Talen Energy Stadium (4,948)
Chester, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Jelani Pieters ACC Offensive Player of the Week August 28 [4]
Cam Lindley ACC Midfielder of the Year November 7 [5]
Cam Lindley All ACC First Team [5]
Alan Winn [5]
Zach Wright All ACC Second Team [5]
Alex Comsia All ACC Third Team [5]
Mauricio Pineda [5]
John Nelson All ACC Rookie Team [5]
Cam Lindley United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team December 7 [6]
Soccer America All-American First Team December 8 [7]
College Soccer News All-American First Team January 4 [8]
Allan Winn United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team December 7 [6]
Soccer America All-American Second Team December 8 [7]
College Soccer News All-American Second Team January 4 [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 [9] 4 3 10 8 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 6 7 None Released 4
TopDrawer Soccer [10] 4 4 4 14 16 13 5 3 4 4 3 3 8 6 5 4 4 4

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[11]

PlayerRoundPickPositionMLS clubRef.
Alan Winn225FWColorado Rapids[12]

See also

References
  1. "Carolina Releases 2017 Schedule". goheels.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  2. "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  3. "2017 Men's Soccer Schedule". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. "Pieters, Servania, and Boudadi Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  5. "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  6. "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.
  7. "All-Americans: NCAA Division I men". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  8. "All-America Teams". Collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved January 4, 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 21, 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. "Colorado Rapids acquire Winn, Pierrot in second round of MLS SuperDraft". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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