2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

2019 ACC men's soccer standings
	Atlantic
	Coastal
	‡ – 2019 ACC Tournament champion; + – Invited to the 2019 NCAA Tournament; As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches; Source:The ACC

NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. RV
2019 record	9–7–3 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach	George Kiefer (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Negalha (3rd season); Kyle Nicholls (3rd season); Lucas Champenois (1st season);
Home stadium	Dail Soccer Field

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.

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Stephen Elias	5	FW	5'8"	160	Senior	Rye, NY	Graduated
Christoph Schneuwly	6	DF	5'10"	154	Senior	Schmitten, Switzerland	Graduated
Tanner Roberts	7	FW	6'2"	180	Senior	Huntersville, NC	Graduated
Ade Taiwo	9	FW	6'2"	209	Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Vincent Durand	12	GK	6'3"	192	Senior	Cary, NC	Graduated
Simon Blotko	13	DF	6'0"	178	Senior	Düsseldorf, Germany	Graduated
Cjay Sparks	14	FW	6'1"	177	Senior	Jacksonville, FL	Graduated
Nick Retzlaff	17	MF	5'7"	132	Senior	Wake Forest, NC	Graduated

Players Arriving

Name	Nat.	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Sheldon China FW	USA	Durham, NC	North Carolina FC	[1]
Kendall Edwards DF	JAM	St. Catherine, JAM	Atlanta United FC	[2]
Rhone Ellis GK	USA	Evergreen, CO	Colorado Rapids	[3]
Win Ellis GK	USA	Evergreen, CO	Colorado Rapids	[4]
David Merola GK	USA	Raleigh, NC	North Carolina FC	[5]
Tonny Temple FW	USA	Millville, PA	Philadelphia Union	[6]
Roberto Ydrach FW	USA	Orlando, FL	New 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

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	Boo Corrigan
Head Coach	George Kiefer
Associate Head Coach	Jeff Negalha
Assistant Coach	Kyle Nicholls
Assistant Coach	Lucas Champenois
Director of Soccer	Lindsey Krakower
Director of Analytics	Paul Forster
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Director of Sport Science	Craig Turner
Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student Services	Raymond Harrison
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Blake Wickerham
Academics	Maria 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]
David Loera	All-ACC Second Team	November 13, 2019	[11]

Rankings

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[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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"David Merola". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
"Tonny Temple". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
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2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Standings ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament
Atlantic Division	Boston College Clemson Louisville NC State Syracuse Wake Forest
Coastal Division	Duke Notre Dame North Carolina Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech
← 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2020 →

2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
Regular Season	America East American ACC ASUN Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Pac-12 Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast
Tournaments	America East American ACC ASUN Atlantic 10 Big East Big South Big Ten Big West Colonial Conference USA Horizon MAAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Northeast Patriot Southern Sun Belt Summit WAC
National Tournaments	NCAA Final
Rankings & awards	Rankings United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll All-Americans