2018 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

The 2018 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach George Kiefer, in his second season. They played home games at Dail Soccer Field. NC State finished the season with a 10–7–3 (2–4–2) record and earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Maryland in the second round.

2018 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 24
2018 record10–7–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Negalha (2nd season)
  • Kyle Nicholls (2nd season)
  • Nathan Walzer (1st season)
Home stadiumDail Soccer Field
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 1 0  18 3 0
No. 16 Louisville 4 2 2  11 5 3
NC State + 2 4 2  10 7 3
Boston College 2 5 1  4 8 4
Syracuse + 1 4 3  7 7 4
Clemson 2 6 0  7 9 1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 1 0  14 4 1
No. 11 Duke + 5 3 0  11 7 2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 3 1  11 7 3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 2 2  10 4 3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 4 1  11 7 3
Pittsburgh 2 6 0  8 10 1
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background

The 2017 NC State men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–6–4 overall record and a 3–3–2 ACC record. The Wolfpack were seeded eight–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round. The Wolfpack earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the tournament, the Wolfpack lost to Old Dominion in the first round.

At the end of the season, one Wolfpack men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Caleb Duvernay.

Player Movement

Players Leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Caleb Duvernay3DF5'7"162SeniorCary, NCDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 61st overall by Portland Timbers
Maximilian Luftl15MF6'0"174SeniorFürstenstein, GERGraduated
Julius Duchscherer16MF5'6"145SeniorHadamar, GERGraduated
Jake Dykes19DF6'0"173SeniorSligo, IREGraduated
Roland Minogue20MF5'7"156SeniorHuntersville, NCGraduated
Jan–Luca Ahillen21MF6'1"185SeniorMeppen, GERGraduated
Anthony Ruggiero22MF6'1"192FreshmanHoltsville, NYTransferred
Willy Ramirez23FW5'7"158JuniorGarner, NCTransferred

Players Arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Alex Bautista
DF
 USAMount Juliet, TNFC Dallas[1]
Iverson Brisma
MF
 USAEast Windsor, NJPhiladelphia Union[2]
Aidan Foster
MF
 USACary, NCNorth Carolina FC Youth[3]
Caleb Martinez
 USAZephyrhills, FLN/A[4]
Bailey O'Connor
MF
 USARaleigh, NCNorth Carolina FC Youth[5]
James Orozco
DF
 USADurham, NCNorth Carolina FC Youth[6]
Orlin Roque
MF
 USADurham, NCNorth Carolina FC Youth[7]
AJ Allen Seals
MF
 USAOrlando, FLOrlando City SC[8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 3, 2018 [9]

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 FW  USA Manny Perez
3 DF  ESP Jose Garcia Valles
4 DF  USA David Norris
5 FW  USA Stephen Elias
6 DF   SUI Christoph Schneuwly
7 FW  USA Tanner Roberts
8 MF  USA Brad Sweeney
9 FW  BEN Ade Taiwo
10 FW  USA David Loera
11 FW  USA Tyler Gabarra
12 GK  USA Vincent Durand
13 DF  GER Simon Blotko
14 FW  USA Clay Sparks
15 MF  BRA Gabriel Machado
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  USA AJ Seals
17 MF  USA Nick Retzlaff
18 FW  USA Iverson Brisma
19 DF  USA Alex Bautista
20 FW  ENG Kuda Muskwe
21 FW  USA Orlin Roque
22 MF  USA Aidan Foster
23 FW  USA James Orozco
24  USA Cyrus Rad
25 MF  USA Jose Morales Jr.
26 MF  USA Caleb Martinez
27  USA Arnaud Deniel
28 MF  USA Bailey O'Connor
29 DF  USA Harry Adanuty
30 DF  USA Matt Lockwood

Team Management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorDebbie Yow
Head CoachGeorge Kiefer
Associate Head CoachJeff Negalha
Assistant CoachKyle Nicholls
Assistant CoachNahtan Walzer
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:[9]

Schedule

Source:[10]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Duke L 0–1 
(–)
Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
Regular season
August 24, 2018*
7:00 pm
USC Upstate W 3–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,938)
Raleigh, NC
August 27, 2018*
7:00 pm
at No. 4 Akron W 2–0  2–0–0
(0–0–0)
FirstEnergy Stadium (1,474)
Akron, OH
August 31, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. RV Presbyterian W 2–0  3–0–0
(0–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (1,622)
Raleigh, NC
September 3, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. RV William & Mary W 2–1 2OT 4–0–0
(0–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (854)
Raleigh, NC
September 7, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 8 at No. 1 Wake Forest L 0–3  4–1–0
(0–1–0)
Spry Stadium (4,023)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 11, 2018*
12:30 pm
No. 18 Quinnipiac W 1–0  5–1–0
(1–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (197)
Raleigh, NC
September 18, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 18 Stetson  Postponed  5–1–0
(1–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field
Raleigh, NC
September 21, 2018
5:00 pm
No. 18 No. 14 Virginia Tech W 1–0  6–1–0
(2–0–0)
Dail Soccer Field (786)
Raleigh, NC
September 25, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 12 at Pittsburgh L 1–3  6–2–0
(1–2–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (254)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 28, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 12 No. 6 Louisville T 2–2 2OT 6–2–1
(1–2–1)
Dail Soccer Field (1,255)
Raleigh, NC
October 2, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 17 James Madison T 0–0 2OT 6–2–2
(1–2–1)
Dail Soccer Field (810)
Raleigh, NC
October 5, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 17 at Boston College L 0–1  6–3–2
(1–3–1)
Newton Soccer Complex (281)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 9, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Longwood W 2–0  7–3–2
(1–3–1)
Longwood Athletics Complex (187)
Farmville, VA
October 12, 2018
7:00 pm
No. 1 North Carolina
Rivalry
W 1–0  8–3–2
(2–3–1)
Dail Soccer Field (3,229)
Raleigh, NC
October 16, 2018*
7:00 pm
No. 21 at No. 11 UNC Wilmington L 0–3  8–4–2
(2–3–1)
UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium (2,028)
Wilmington, NC
October 20, 2016
7:00 pm
No. 21 No. 24 Syracuse T 1–1 2OT 8–4–3
(2–3–2)
Dail Soccer Field (758)
Raleigh, NC
October 27, 2018
7:00 pm
at Clemson L 0–3 1,657 8–5–3
(2–4–2)
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
ACC Tournament
October 31, 2018
7:00 pm
(8) (9) Boston College
First Round
W 3–1  9–5–3
(2–4–2)
Dail Soccer Field (437)
Raleigh, NC
November 4, 2018
1:00 pm
(8) (1) No. 1 Wake Forest
Quarterfinals
L 0–2  9–6–3
(2–4–2)
Spry Stadium (2,037)
Winston–Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 15*
7:00 pm
Campbell
NCAA First Round
W 4–1  10–6–3
Dail Soccer Field (515)
Raleigh, NC
November 18*
1:00 pm
at (11) No. 15 Maryland
NCAA Second Round
L 0–2  10–7–3
Ludwig Field (1,266)
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Gabriel Machado ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 3, 2018 [11]
Leon Krapf ACC Defensive Player of the Week September 24, 2018 [12]
David Loera ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 15, 2018 [13]
Leon Krapf ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Leon Krapf United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week October 16, 2018 [14]
David Loera All-ACC First Team November 7, 2018 [15]
Manny Perez All-ACC Third Team

2019 MLS SuperDraft


NC State did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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Final
United Soccer[16] RV 8 18 18 12 17 RV 21 RV None Released RV
TopDrawer Soccer [17] 23 23 17 4 6 6 8 13 23 20 24 RV 24 24 24 24

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