2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team
{{short description|American college soccer season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2018
| team = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| sport = soccer
| logo = Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 18–3–0
| conf_record = 7–1–0
| head_coach = Bobby Muuss
| hc_year = 4th
| asst_coach1 = Steve Armas
| ac1_year = 4th
| asst_coach2 = Dane Brenner
| ac2_year = 8th
| stadium = Spry Stadium
| champion = ACC Regular Season Champions
Carolina Nike Classic Champions
| tourney = NCAA Tournament
| tourney_result = Third Round
| captain =
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| NSCAARank = 6
| TDSRank = 9
}}
{{2018 ACC men's soccer standings}}
The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fourth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
Background
{{main|2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team}}
The 2017 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 19–2–2 overall record and a 7–0–1 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and they went on to win the tournament. The Demon Deacons earned an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Columbia and Butler, before losing to eventual champions Stanford in the Quarterfinals.
At the end of the season, three Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Bakero, Ema Twumasi and Luis Argudo. Bakero and Twumasi were both taken in the first round.{{cite web|title=2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2018/tracker|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|accessdate=January 19, 2018|date=January 19, 2018|archive-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119040213/https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2018/tracker|url-status=dead}}
Player movement
=Players leaving=
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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Reason for departure | |||||||
Luis Argudo | 2 | MF | 5'8" | 135 | Senior | New York City, NY | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 67th overall by Columbus Crew |
Kevin Politz | 4 | DF | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Morganville, NJ | Graduated |
Jon Bakero | 7 | FW | 6'3" | 165 | Senior | Sitges, ESP | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 5th overall by Chicago Fire |
Steven Echevarria | 15 | MF | 5'9" | 145 | Senior | Slate Hill, NY | Graduated |
Ema Twumasi | 22 | MF | 5'8" | 160 | Sophomore | Accra, GHA | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 11th overall by FC Dallas |
= Players arriving =
Squad
= Roster =
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player | no=0 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= Andrew Pannenberg}}
{{Fs player | no=1 | nat=ESP | pos=GK | name= Andreu Cases Mundet}}
{{Fs player | no=2 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Koby Carr}}
{{Fs player | no=3 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= Kyle Holcomb}}
{{Fs player | no=4 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Holland Rula}}
{{Fs player | no=5 | nat=TRI | pos=DF | name= Michael DeShields}}
{{Fs player | no=6 | nat=SWE | pos=DF | name= Alberto Catenacci}}
{{Fs player | no=7 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= Aristotle Zarris}}
{{Fs player | no=8 | nat=CAN | pos=MF | name= Alistair Johnston}}
{{Fs player | no=9 | nat=USA | pos=FW | name= Tater Rennhack}}
{{Fs player | no=10 | nat=BRA | pos=MF | name= Bruno Lapa}}
{{Fs player | no=11 | nat=JAM | pos=MF | name= Justin McMaster}}
{{Fs player | no=12 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Brad Dunwell}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player | no=14 | nat=JAM | pos=MF | name= Joey DeZart}}
{{Fs player | no=15 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Isaiah Parente}}
{{Fs player | no=16 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Omir Fernandez}}
{{Fs player | no=17 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Logan Gdula}}
{{Fs player | no=19 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Eddie Folds}}
{{Fs player | no=20 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Kyle McCurley}}
{{Fs player | no=21 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Machop Chol}}
{{Fs player | no=24 | nat=USA | pos=MF | name= Jake Swallen}}
{{Fs player | no=25 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Elijah Kerr}}
{{Fs player | no=26 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Sam Raben}}
{{Fs player | no=28 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Tyrrell Moore}}
{{Fs player | no=29 | nat=USA | pos=DF | name= Tre Bailey}}
{{Fs player | no=30 | nat=USA | pos=GK | name= Dominic Peters}}
{{Fs end}}
=Team management=
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! Position !! Staff | |
Athletic director | Ron Wellman |
Head coach | Bobby Muuss |
Assistant coach | Steve Armas |
Assistant coach | Dane Brenner |
Assistant coach | Matt Poplawski |
Assistant Athletic Trainer | Michael White |
Academic Counselor | Brooke Taylor |
Strength & Conditioning Staff | David Bass |
Schedule
{{CSOC schedule start|rank=yes|attend=yes|goalscorers=no}}
|-
!colspan=8 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Exhibition
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = t
| date = August 12
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 5
| away = yes
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Furmam
| site_stadium = Stone Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename =
| score = [http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/081218aaa.html 4–4]
| overtime =
| attend = 967
| record = –
| conference = –
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 18
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 5
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Loyola
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename =
| score = [http://www.wakeforestsports.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/081818aaa.html 2–0]
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = –
| conference = –
}}
|-
!colspan=7 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons|color=#FFFFFF}}"| Regular season
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 24
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 5
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank = 2
| opponent = Indiana
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename = Carolina Nike Classic
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/8/24/mens-soccer-no-5-wake-forest-knocks-off-no-2-indiana.aspx 2–1]
| overtime = 2OT
| attend = 4,751
| record = 1–0–0
| conference = 0–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = August 26
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 5
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = ETSU
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename = Carolina Nike Classic
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/8/26/mens-soccer-offense-leads-no-5-deacs-to-win-over-etsu.aspx 4–2]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,470
| record = 2–0–0
| conference = 0–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 1
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 1
| away = yes
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| site_stadium = FGCU Soccer Complex
| site_cityst = Fort Myers, FL
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/9/1/mens-soccer-no-1-deacs-hold-off-florida-gulf-coast-3-1.aspx 3–1]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,017
| record = 3–0–0
| conference = 0–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 4
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 1
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/9/4/mens-soccer-no-1-wake-forest-scores-four-in-second-half-to-beat-presbyterian.aspx 4–1]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,113
| record = 4–0–0
| conference = 0–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 7
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| rank = 1
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank = 8
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/9/7/mens-soccer-no-1-wake-forest-blanks-no-8-nc-state-3-0.aspx 3–0]
| overtime =
| attend = 4,023
| record = 5–0–0
| conference = 1–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 11
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 1
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/9/11/mens-soccer-no-1-deacs-score-twice-late-to-beat-georgia-southern-2-0.aspx 2–0]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,017
| record = 6–0–0
| conference = 1–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 14
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf =
| rank = 1
| away = yes
| neutral =
| opprank = 16
| opponent = Virginia Tech
| site_stadium = Thompson Field
| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/9/14/mens-soccer-no-1-wake-forest-rallies-past-no-16-virginia-tech.aspx 2–1]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,200
| record = 7–0–0
| conference = 2–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 21
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| rank = 1
| away = yes
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Riggs Field
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/9/21/mens-soccer-no-1-deacs-shut-down-clemson-3-0.aspx 3–0]
| overtime =
| attend = 3,259
| record = 8–0–0
| conference = 3–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 25
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 1
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/9/25/mens-soccer-rookies-shine-as-no-1-wake-forest-beats-davidson-5-1.aspx 5–1]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,357
| record = 9–0–0
| conference = 3–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = September 29
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| rank = 1
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank = 15
| opponent = Duke
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/9/29/mens-soccer-no-1-wake-forest-takes-down-no-15-duke-4-2.aspx 4–2]
| overtime =
| attend = 4,937
| record = 10–0–0
| conference = 4–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 2
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 1
| away =
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = UNCG
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=4238&path=msoc 2–0]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,819
| record = 11–0–0
| conference = 4–0–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = October 5
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| rank = 1
| away = yes
| neutral =
| opprank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = SU Soccer Stadium
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/10/5/mens-soccer-syracuse-snaps-no-1-wake-forests-streaks.aspx 0–2]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,957
| record = 11–1–0
| conference = 4–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 9
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 2
| opprank =
| opponent = High Point
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/10/9/mens-soccer-no-2-wake-forest-defeats-high-point-4-2.aspx 4–2]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,783
| record = 12–1–0
| conference = 4–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 12
| time = 6:00 pm
| rank = 2
| opprank =
| opponent = Boston College
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/10/12/mens-soccer-deacs-battle-for-2-1-victory-over-boston-college.aspx 2–1]
| overtime =
| attend = 3,111
| record = 13–1–0
| conference = 5–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 16
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 1
| away = yes
| opprank =
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Stone Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/10/16/mens-soccer-no-1-deacs-blank-south-carolina-2-0.aspx 2–0]
| overtime =
| attend = 2,250
| record = 14–1–0
| conference = 5–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 20
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 1
| away = yes
| opprank = 6
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Klöckner Stadium
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/10/20/mens-soccer-no-1-wake-forest-clinches-acc-atlantic-by-beating-no-6-uva.aspx 3–2]
| overtime =
| attend = 2,791
| record = 15–1–0
| conference = 6–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = October 26
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 1
| opprank = 17
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston–Salem, NC
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/10/26/mens-soccer-no-1-deacs-end-regular-season-with-ot-win-over-no-17-louisville.aspx 2–1]
| overtime = OT
| attend = 1,165
| record = 16–1–0
| conference = 7–1–0
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons|color=#FFFFFF}}"| ACC Tournament
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = November 4
| time = 1:00 pm
| rank = 1
| seed = 1
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename = Quarterfinal
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/4/mens-soccer-early-goals-fuel-no-1-deacs-in-shutout-win-over-nc-state.aspx 2–0]
| overtime =
| attend = 2,037
| record = 17–1–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = November 7
| time = 7:00 pm
| rank = 1
| seed = 1
| opprank = 10
| oppseed = 4
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename = Semifinal
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/7/mens-soccer-no-1-wake-forest-edged-by-no-10-louisville-in-ot.aspx 1–2]
| overtime = OT
| attend = 2,117
| record = 17–2–0
}}
|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wake Forest Demon Deacons|color=#FFFFFF}}"| NCAA Tournament
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = w
| date = November 18
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 2
| seed = 1
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename = Second Round
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/18/mens-soccer-no-1-wake-forest-tops-colgate-in-ncaa-second-round.aspx 2–0]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,802
| record = 18–2–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule entry
| w/l/t = l
| date = November 25
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| rank = 2
| seed = 1
| opprank =
| oppseed =
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Spry Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename = Third Round
| score = [https://wakeforestsports.com/news/2018/11/25/mens-soccer-top-seeded-deacs-fall-to-no-16-akron-in-round-of-16.aspx 0–1]
| overtime =
| attend = 1,686
| record = 18–3–0
}}
{{CSOC schedule end}}
Awards and honors
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| Recipient| Award| Date|class4=unsortable| Ref.}} |
Bruno Lapa
| rowspan=3| ACC Offensive Player of the Week | August 28, 2018 |
rowspan=2| Omir Fernandez
| September 10, 2018 |
September 17, 2018 |
Bruno Lapa
| United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week | October 2, 2018 |
Logan Gdula
| ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 22, 2018 |
Bobby Muuss
| Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Coach of the Year | rowspan=8 | November 7, 2018 |
Omir Fernandez
| Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Offensive Player of the Year |
Bruno Lapa
| Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Midfielder of the Year |
Omir Fernandez
| rowspan=2|All-ACC First Team |
Bruno Lapa |
Brad Dunwell
| All-ACC Second Team |
Sam Raben
| All-ACC Third Team |
Aristotle Zarris
| All-ACC Freshman Team |
Machop Chol
| rowspan=2| All-ACC Tournament Team | rowspan=2| November 11, 2018 |
Sam Raben |
Bruno Lapa
| rowspan=2| United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American | rowspan=3| December 6, 2018 |
Omir Fernandez |
Brad Dunwell
| United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American |
2019 MLS Super Draft
{{main|2019 MLS SuperDraft}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons| Player | Team| Round| Pick #| Position}} | ||||
Logan Gdula | FC Cincinnati | 1 | 13 | DF |
Brad Dunwell | Houston Dynamo | 3 | 56 | MF |
Sources:{{cite web|url=https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/11/mens-soccer-gdula-drafted-in-first-round-by-fc-cincinnati.aspx|title=Gdula Drafted in First Round by FC Cincinnati|website=godeacs.com|publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics|date=January 11, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://godeacs.com/news/2019/1/14/mens-soccer-dunwell-drafted-by-houston-dynamo-in-third-round.aspx|title=Dunwell Drafted by Houston Dynamo in Third Round|website=godeacs.com|publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics|date=January 14, 2019|accessdate=January 23, 2019}}
Rankings
{{main|List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll}}
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Poll
!Pre ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Wk ! Final |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer navbox}}
{{2018 ACC Men's Soccer Season}}
{{2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season}}
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