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2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

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2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
Record9–7–3 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Negalha (3rd season)
  • Kyle Nicholls (3rd season)
  • Lucas Champenois (1st season)
Home stadiumDail Soccer Field
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 1 1 18 2 2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 2 0 16 5 2
NC State + 3 4 1 9 7 3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 4 1 10 8 2
Boston College + 2 4 2 9 6 3
Syracuse + 2 4 2 8 7 4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia 6 1 1 21 1 2
Pittsburgh + 4 3 1 10 8 2
Notre Dame + 3 5 0 10 8 1
North Carolina 3 5 0 7 8 3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 4 2 10 6 3
Duke 2 5 1 7 9 2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

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

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The 2018 NC State men's soccer team finished the season with a 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

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Players Leaving

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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 Redshirt 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 Redshirt Senior Wake Forest, NC Graduated

Players Arriving

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Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Sheldon China
FW
 USA Durham, NC North Carolina FC [1]
 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

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Roster

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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 United States USA Nick Cournoyer
1 GK Germany GER Leon Krapf
2 DF Spain ESP Pablo Pedregosa
3 DF Spain ESP Pepe Garcia
4 DF United States USA David Norris
5 DF England ENG Jamie Smith
6 DF Jamaica JAM Kendall Edwards
7 FW United States USA Ivy Brisma
8 MF England ENG Brad Sweeney
9 FW England ENG Kuda Muskwe
10 FW United States USA David Loera
11 FW United States USA Tyler Gabarra
12 GK United States USA Vincent Durand
14 MF Ghana GHA George Asomani
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Machado
16 MF United States USA AJ Seals
17 FW United States USA Tonny Temple
19 DF United States USA Alex Bautista
20 FW United States USA Sheldon China
21 MF United States USA Eleo Domingos
22 MF United States USA Aidan Foster
23 FW United States USA James Orozco
24 DF United States USA Cyrus Rad
25 MF United States USA Jose Morales Jr.
26 GK United States USA David Merola
28 MF United States USA Bailey O'Connor
29 DF United States USA Harry Adanuty
30 GK United States USA Windham Ellis

Team Management

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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

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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

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
David Loera MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist August 1, 2019 [10]
All-ACC Second Team November 13, 2019 [11]


Rankings

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Ranking movement
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TopDrawer Soccer [13] 22 22 22 24 RV 17 16 19 17

References

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  1. ^ "Sheldon China". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kendall Edwards". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Rhone Ellis". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Win Ellis". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  5. ^ "David Merola". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Tonny Temple". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  7. ^ "Roberto Ydrach". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  8. ^ a b "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  10. ^ "ACC Soccer Lands 17 on MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
  11. ^ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  12. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. November 11, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.