2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's sixth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 3
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 5
2020 record7–2–0 (5–1–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Armas (6th season)
  • Dane Brenner (10th season)
  • Jonathan Lagos (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
2020 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North
No. 2 Pittsburgh 4 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
No. 4 Virginia Tech 3 –1 –2  3 –2 –2
Notre Dame 3 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –3 –1  3 –4 –1
Louisville 1 –4 –1  1 –6 –1
Syracuse 0 –3 –2  0 –3 –2
South
No. 3 Wake Forest 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
North Carolina 3 –1 –2  3 –2 –2
No. 1 Clemson‡ 3 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Duke 2 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
NC State 0 –5 –1  0 –6 –1
Boston College†   –      –  
As of November 24, 2020; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC
Note: † Due to COVID-19, Boston College has suspended the 2020 men's soccer season.

The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in Spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

Background
Main article: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2019 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 16–5–2 overall record and a 6–2–0 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded third–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they defeated Virginia Tech in the Quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champions Virginia in the Semifinals. The Demon Deacons earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Maryland, Michigan, and UC Santa Barbara before being defeated by eventual runners-up Virginia in the Semifinals.

At the end of the season, two Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Alistair Johnston and Joey DeZart.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Andreu Cases Mundet1GK6'0"165SeniorBarcelona, SpainGraduated
Justyn Thomas6DF6'0"175JuniorKeswick, Ontario
Alistair Johnson8MF5'11"170SeniorAurora, OntarioDeclared for 2020 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 11th overall by Nashville
Tater Rennhack9FW5'11"165 SeniorWestlake, TXGraduated
Bruno Lapa10MF5'9"155SeniorCuritiba, BrazilGraduated
Joey DeZart14MF6'1"195SeniorJackson, NJDeclared for 2020 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 31st overall by Orlando
Eddie Folds19DF5'10"150SeniorColumbus, OHGraduated

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Prince Amponsah
DF
 USABronx, New YorkNYCFC (Academy)[2]
Cristian Escribano
DF
 USAFrisco, TXFC Dallas (Academy)[3]
Jahlane Forbes
DF
 USAClermont, FLOrlando City SC (Academy)[4]
Hosei Kijima
DF
 JPNYokohama, JapanIMG Academy[5]
Chase Oliver
MF
 USAKennesaw, GAAtlanta United (Academy)[6]
Thomas Raimbault
FW
 CANVancouver, BCVancouver Whitecaps (Academy)N/A[7]
Oscar Sears
MF
 SWEStockholm, SwedenDanderyds Gymnasium[8]
Colin Thomas
MF
 USACanton, GAUnited Futbol Academy[9]
Garrison Tubbs
DF
 USABrunswick, GAAtlanta United (Academy)[10]

Squad

Roster

Updated:November 4, 2020[11]

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 Andrew Pannenberg
2 DF  USA Koby Carr
3 FW  USA Kyle Holcomb
4 DF  USA Holland Rula
5 DF  USA Michael DeShields
7 FW  USA Aristotle Zarris
10 MF  SWE Oscar Sears
11 MF  JAM Justin McMaster
12 MF  USA Takuma Suzuki
13 FW  USA David Wrona
14 DF  USA Jahlane Forbes
15 MF  USA Isaiah Parente
16 DF  JPN Hosei Kijima
17 MF  USA Omar Hernandez
19 DF  USA Cristian Escribano
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  USA Kyle McCurley
21 MF  USA Machop Chol
22 FW  NZL Calvin Harris
23 DF  USA Nico Benalcazar
24 MF  USA Jake Swallen
25 MF  PHI William Valtos
26 MF  USA Colin Thomas
27 DF  USA Prince Amponsah
28 DF  USA Tyrrell Moore
30 GK  USA Dominic Peters
31 GK  USA Cole McNally
32 DF  USA Garrison Tubbs
33 DF  USA Sebastian Scrivner
34 MF  USA Chase Oliver

Team management
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorRon Wellman
Head CoachBobby Muuss
Associate Head CoachSteve Armas
Assistant CoachDane Brenner
Assistant CoachJonathan Lagos
Assistant Athletic TrainerMichael White
Academic CounselorBrooke Taylor
Sports PerformanceDavid Bass

Source:[11]

Schedule

Source:[12][13]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
September 13, 2020*
7:00 p.m.		 Pittsburgh W 3–2  –
 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
Fall Regular season
September 25, 2020*
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 1 at Louisville W 3–1  1–0–0
 Lynn Stadium (112)
Louisville, KY
October 3, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 1 NC State W 4–1  2–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
October 10, 2020*
7:30 p.m., ACCN		 No. 1 UAB W 2–0  3–0–0
(1–0–0)		 Spry Stadium (748)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 13, 2020
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 1 at Clemson L 1–2  3–1–0
(1–1–0)		 Riggs Field (1,000)
Clemson, SC
October 18, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 1 No. 3 North Carolina W 1–0 OT 4–1–0
(2–1–0)		 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
October 23, 2020
6:00 p.m., ACCN		 No. 2 at Duke W 2–1  5–1–0
(3–1–0)		 Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
October 30, 2020
5:00 p.m., RSN		 No. 2 No. 3 Clemson W 2–0  6–1–0
(4–1–0)		 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
November 7, 2020
7:00 p.m., RSN		 No. 2 at NC State W 2–0  7–1–0
(5–1–0)		 Dail Soccer Field (77)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
November 15, 2020
4:00 p.m., ACCN		 (S1) No. 2 (N4) Virginia
Quarterfinals		 L 0–2  7–2–0
 Spry Stadium (100)
Winston–Salem, NC
Spring Regular season
February 28, 2021*
6:00 p.m.		 Davidson   
Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
March 6, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 Boston College   
Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
March 13, 2021
6:00 p.m.		 NC State   
Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
March 20, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 at Notre Dame   
Alumni Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
March 27, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 Louisville   
Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
April 2, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 at Clemson   
Riggs Field
Clemson, SC
April 9, 2021
7:00 p.m.		 at Syracuse   
SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Calvin Harris ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week September 28, 2020 [14]
Kyle Holcomb ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 5, 2020 [15]
Omar Hernandez ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week October 26, 2020 [16]
Nico Benalcazar ACC Defensive Player of the Week November 2, 2020 [17]
Andrew Pannenberg ACC Defensive Player of the Week November 9, 2020 [18]

2021 MLS Super Draft
Main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Calvin HarrisFC Cincinnati12FW
Michael DeShieldsD.C. United15DF
Justin McMasterMinnesota United117FW
Andrew PannenbergOrlando City249GK

Source:[19]

Rankings
Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings

Fall 2020
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Final
United Soccer[20] 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3

Spring 2021
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[20] None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [21] 5

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  16. "Barber, Hernandez, Ågren Pick Up ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  17. "VT's Labovitz, Wake's Benalcazar Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  18. "ND's Lynn, Wake's Pannenberg Notch ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
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