2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team
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NCAA Tournament, Semifinals | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 4 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 4 |
Record | 17–4–1 (6–1–1 ACC) |
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Captain | David October |
Home stadium | WakeMed Soccer Park |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Wake Forest ‡ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 19 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Louisville + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Clemson + | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 North Carolina + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Duke + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Virginia + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches |
The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 71st season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels played their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary, North Carolina while Fetzer Field underwent renovations.[1]
Roster
[edit]Updated August 10, 2017[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching Staff
[edit]Position | Staff |
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Athletic director | Bubba Cunningham |
Head coach | Carlos Somoano |
Assistant coach | Grant Porter |
Assistant coach | Cristian Neagu |
Volunteer Assistant Coach | Joe Scachetti |
Source:[2]
Schedule
[edit]Source:[3]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 13* 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | No. 19 Coastal Carolina | W 3–1 | – (–) |
WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC | ||||||
August 17* 7:30 pm |
No. 4 | at South Carolina Battle of the Carolinas |
T 0–0 | – (–) |
Stone Stadium Columbia, SC | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 25* 7:30 pm |
No. 4 | No. 12 Providence Carolina Nike Classic |
W 4–2 | 1–0–0 (0-0-0) |
Rudd Field (826) Elon, NC | ||||||
August 27* 7:30 pm |
No. 4 | Rutgers Carolina Nike Classic |
W 6–1 | 2–0–0 (0-0-0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (926) Cary, NC | ||||||
September 1* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at UNC Wilmington | L 0–1 | 2–1–0 (0-0-0) |
UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium (1,778) Wilmington, NC | ||||||
September 4* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | at UNC Greensboro | W 2–1 | 3–1–0 (0-0-0) |
UNCG Soccer Stadium (3,072) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
September 9 7:00 pm |
No. 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 2–1 | 4–1–0 (1–0–0) |
Ambrose Urbanic Field (571) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
September 13* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | William & Mary | W 3–2 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (616) Cary, NC | ||||||
September 16* 7:00 pm |
No. 8 | vs. No. 23 Duke Rivalry |
W 2–1 | 6–1–0 (2–0–0) |
Bryan Park (3,002) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
September 19* 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | George Washington | W 4–1 | 7–1–0 (2–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (418) Cary, NC | ||||||
September 22 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | at No. 9 Virginia South's Oldest Rivalry |
W 2–1 OT | 8–1–0 (3–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (4,205) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 26* 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | Winthrop | W 4–0 | 9–1–0 (3–0–0) |
UNCG Soccer Stadium (226) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
September 29 7:00 pm |
No. 5 | NC State Rivalry |
W 1–0 | 10–1–0 (4–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (3,206) Cary, NC | ||||||
October 3* 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | James Madison | W 6–0 | 11–1–0 (4–0–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (438) Cary, NC | ||||||
October 6 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | No. 2 Wake Forest Rivalry |
L 1–2 | 11–2–0 (4–1–0) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,006) Cary, NC | ||||||
October 13 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | at No. 5 Louisville | T 0–0 2OT | 11–2–1 (4–1–1) |
Lynn Stadium (3,435) Louisville, KY | ||||||
October 17* 7:00 pm |
No. 4 | Old Dominion | W 2–1 2OT | 12–2–1 (4–1–1) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (200) Cary, NC | ||||||
October 22 2:30 pm |
No. 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 4–0 | 13–2–1 (5–1–1) |
Sandra D. Thompson Field (850) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
October 27 7:00 pm |
No. 3 | No. 16 Notre Dame Senior Night |
W 3–0 | 14–2–1 (6–1–1) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,226) Cary, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 5 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(2) No. 3 | (7) No. 21 Notre Dame ACC Quarterfinal |
L 1–2 | 14–3–1 (6–1–1) |
WakeMed Soccer Park (395) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) No. 7 | UNC Wilmington Second Round |
W 2–1 | 15–3–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (910) Cary, NC | ||||||
November 25* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) No. 7 | No. 10 Southern Methodist Third Round |
W 2–0 | 16–3–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (485) Cary, NC | ||||||
December 2* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) No. 7 | Fordham Quarterfinals |
W 2–1 | 17–3–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,687) Cary, NC | ||||||
December 8* 8:45 pm, ESPNU |
(3) No. 7 | vs. (2) No. 2 Indiana College Cup, Semifinals |
L 0–1 | 17–4–1 |
Talen Energy Stadium (4,948) Chester, PA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Jelani Pieters | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | August 28 | [4] |
Cam Lindley | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 7 | [5] |
Cam Lindley | All ACC First Team | [5] | |
Alan Winn | [5] | ||
Zach Wright | All ACC Second Team | [5] | |
Alex Comsia | All ACC Third Team | [5] | |
Mauricio Pineda | [5] | ||
John Nelson | All ACC Rookie Team | [5] | |
Cam Lindley | United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team | December 7 | [6] |
Soccer America All-American First Team | December 8 | [7] | |
College Soccer News All-American First Team | January 4 | [8] | |
Allan Winn | United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team | December 7 | [6] |
Soccer America All-American Second Team | December 8 | [7] | |
College Soccer News All-American Second Team | January 4 | [8] |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
United Soccer[9] | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Not released | 4 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer[10] | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
MLS Draft
[edit]The following members of the 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[11]
Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
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Alan Winn | 2 | 25 | FW | Colorado Rapids | [12] |
See also
[edit]- North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
- 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
- 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
- 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
- 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship
References
[edit]- ^ "Carolina Releases 2017 Schedule". goheels.com. July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Schedule". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Pieters, Servania, and Boudadi Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. August 28, 2017. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
- ^ a b "NCAA DI Men's All-America Teams Announced by United Soccer Coaches". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Archived from the original on June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "All-Americans: NCAA Division I men". socceramerica.com. Soccer America. December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "All-America Teams". Collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
- ^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ "Colorado Rapids acquire Winn, Pierrot in second round of MLS SuperDraft". coloradorapids.com. Colorado Rapids. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.