2016 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team

2016 Syracuse Orange men's soccer
Central New York Classic champions
NCAA Tournament,
Third round/Sweet 16
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
Record0–0–0 (0–0–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • Ian McIntyre (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jukka Masalin (4th season)
  • Matt Verni (3rd season)
  • Blair Stevenson (1st season)
Home stadiumSU Soccer Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 ACC men's soccer standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 2 Wake Forest 5 1 2 19 2 4
No. 6 Louisville + 5 2 1 14 6 2
No. 5 Clemson + 4 1 3 14 4 5
No. 11 Syracuse + 4 2 3 12 4 4
Boston College + 3 3 3 9 9 3
NC State 1 8 0 5 12 0
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 5 1 2 14 3 4
No. 13 Virginia + 4 2 3 11 4 5
No. 14 Notre Dame + 4 3 2 12 7 2
No. 8 Virginia Tech + 3 4 2 13 5 4
Duke 2 6 1 7 8 2
Pittsburgh 0 7 2 2 13 3
As of 13 December 2016
Rankings from NSCAA

The 2016 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 93nd season.[1] The #8 seeded Orange reached the third round/Sweet 16 of the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, where they lost to fellow ACC team, the 9th seeded North Carolina Tar Heels.[2]

Roster

Squad

This was the Syracuse roster for the 2016 season.[3]

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 Austin Aviza
1 GK United States USA Pat Castle
2 DF Norway NOR Oyvind Alseth
3 DF Sweden SWE Oscar Sewerin
4 MF United States USA Liam Callahan
5 DF England ENG Lewis Cross
6 MF Finland FIN Juuso Pasanen
7 FW England ENG Ben Polk
8 MF Sweden SWE Jonathan Hagman
10 MF Germany GER Julian Buescher
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adnan Bakalović
12 FW United States USA Noah Rhynhart
13 DF Honduras HON Gabriel Menescal
14 FW United States USA Danny Apajee
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF United States USA Korab Syla
16 MF Norway NOR Andreas Jenssen
17 FW Canada CAN Chris Nanco
18 MF United States USA Morgan Hackworth
19 DF United States USA Miles Robinson
20 DF Canada CAN Kamal Miller
21 MF United States USA Chris Gomez
22 FW United States USA Kenny Lassiter
24 FW United States USA Jake Keller
25 GK Germany GER Hendrik Hilpert
26 MF United States USA Trevor Alexander
28 DF United States USA Brandon Albert
29 DF United States USA Spencer Kopko

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Athletic Director United States John Wildhack
Head coach England Ian McIntyre
Associate head coach Finland Jukka Masalin
Asst. coach United States Matt Verni
Volunteer Asst. coach United States Blair Stevenson

Last updated: December 17, 2015
Source: Syracuse Soccer

Schedule

Source: [4]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibitions
08/13/16*
7:00 pm
No. 6 New Hampshire T 1–1 
Ensley Athletic Center
Syracuse, NY
08/18/16*
7:00 pm
No. 6 vs. Michigan State T 2–2 
Hefner Soccer Fields
Fort Wayne, IN
08/20/16*
7:00 pm
No. 6 vs. No. 18 Ohio State W 2–1 
Hefner Soccer Fields
Fort Wayne, IN
Regular season
08/26/16*
7:00 pm
No. 6 UMass
Central New York Classic
W 3–0  1–0–0
SU Soccer Stadium (1,709)
Syracuse, NY
08/28/16*
7:00 pm
No. 6 Loyola Marymount
Central New York Classic
W 2–1 2OT 2–0–0
SU Soccer Stadium (1,468)
Syracuse, NY
09/01/16*
7:00 pm
No. 6 Colgate
Rivalry
W 3–0  3–0–0
SU Soccer Stadium (1,540)
Syracuse, NY
09/04/16*
7:00 pm
No. 6 St. John's W 3–2  4–0–0
SU Soccer Stadium (1,623)
Syracuse, NY
09/09/16
7:00 pm
No. 6 at NC State W 2–0  5–0–0 (1–0–0)
Method Road (702)
Raleigh, NC
09/13/16*
7:00 pm
No. 5 Hofstra W 1–0  6–0–0 (1–0–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,005)
Syracuse, NY
09/16/16
7:00 pm
No. 5 No. 15 Boston College W 2–0  7–0–0 (2–0–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (2,132)
Syracuse, NY
09/20/16*
7:00 pm
No. 2 at Cornell W 3–1  8–0–0 (2–0–0)
Berman Field (302)
Ithaca, NY
09/23/16
7:00 pm
No. 2 at No. 3 Notre Dame L 1–2  8–1–0 (2–1–0)
Alumni Stadium (2,468)
South Bend, IN
09/30/16
7:00 pm
No. 3 No. 4 North Carolina T 0–0 2OT 8–1–1 (2–1–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,303)
Syracuse, NY
10/04/16*
7:00 pm
No. 3 at Albany L 1–2  8–2–1 (2–1–1)
Bob Ford Field (1,017)
Albany, NY
10/07/16
7:00 pm
No. 3 at No. 8 Louisville L 0–1  8–3–1 (2–2–1)
Lynn Stadium (2,594)
Louisville, KY
10/14/16
7:00 pm
No. 10 No. 15 Virginia Tech W 1–0  9–3–1 (3–2–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,785)
Syracuse, NY
10/18/16*
7:00 pm
No. 6 at Hartford W 2–0  10–3–1 (3–2–1)
Al-Marzook Field (1,592)
West Hartford, CT
10/21/16
7:00 pm
No. 6 at No. 8 Clemson T 0–0 2OT 10–3–2 (3–2–2)
Riggs Field (3,120)
Clemson, SC
10/28/16
7:00 pm
No. 6 No. 2 Wake Forest T 1–1 2OT 10–3–3 (3–2–3)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,587)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
11/02/16*
7:00 pm
No. 7 (5 seed) No. (12 seed) Pittsburgh
First round
W 4–0  11–3–3 (3–2–3)
SU Soccer Stadium (641)
Syracuse, NY
11/06/16
1:00 pm
No. 7 (5) at No. 3 (4) Clemson
Quarterfinals
T 1–1 2OT
(2–4 PKs)
11–3–4 (3–2–3)
Riggs Field (1,068)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
11/20/16*
12:00 pm
No. 8 (8) Dartmouth
Second Round
W 3–0  12–3–4 (3–2–3)
SU Soccer Stadium (315)
Syracuse, NY
11/27/16*
2PM
No. 8 (8) No. 10 (9) North Carolina
Third Round
L 0–1  12–4–4 (3–2–3)
SU Soccer Stadium (720)
Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2016 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team were selected in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft.[5]

Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
Julian Büscher 1 11 MF Ben Polk 1 20 F

References

  1. ^ "Syracuse University 2016 Men's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's Soccer Beats Syracuse, 1-0, To Reach NCAA Quarters". University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill. November 27, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Men's Soccer Roster". Syracuse University. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Men's Soccer Schedule". Syracuse University. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "2016 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". Archived from the original on June 19, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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