2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team
| 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 24 |
| Record | 14–6–0 (5–3–0 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Spry Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Syracuse ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Wake Forest + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Clemson + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Duke + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Virginia + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Pittsburgh + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina + | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 76th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's eighth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach.[1] The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
The Demon Deacons finished the season 14–6–0 overall and 5–3–0 in ACC play to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. As the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Virginia Tech in the Second Round before losing to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were an unseeded team and lost to Ohio State in the First Round to end their season.
Background
The Demon Deacons finished the season 13–7–1 overall and 4–3–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. As the sixth overall seed in the ACC Tournament they defeated Virginia in the First Round before losing to Duke in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were an unseeded team and defeated Mercer in the First Round and thirteenth seed FIU in the Second Round before losing to fourth seed Notre Dame to end their season.
Player movement
Players leaving
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Kyle Holcomb | 7 | FW | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | San Marcos, California | Graduated, selected 29th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft |
Players arriving
Incoming Transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Sidney Paris | 22 | MF | 5'9" | 150 | Junior | Oakville, Ontario | Navy |
Recruiting Class
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Devin Armstrong GK |  USA | Palm Harbor, Florida | Tampa Bay United Rowdies |   [2] |
Cooper Flax DF | USA | Dix Hills, New York | NYCFC Academy | [3] |
Samuel Jones DF | USA | Portsmouth, Virginia | Philadelphia Union Academy | [4] |
Alec Kenison DF | USA | San Diego, California | Olentangy Orange High School | [5] |
Nicholas Rabiu FW | USA | Schenectady, New York | New York Red Bulls Academy | [6] |
| USA | Lafayette, Colorado | Colorado Rapids Academy | [7] | |
Aethan Yohannes MF | USA | Springfield, Virginia | Laurel Springs High School | [8] |
Squad
Roster
- As of January 11, 2023[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
| Position | Staff |
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| Athletic Director | John Currie |
| Head coach | Bobby Muuss |
| Associate head coach | Steve Armas |
| Assistant Coach | Dane Brenner |
| Volunteer assistant coach | Ade Taiwo |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Michael White |
| Academic Counselor | Brooke Taylor |
| Sports Performance | David Bass |
Source:[9]
Schedule
Source:[10]
| Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| August 14* 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 | at Coastal Carolina | T 1–1 | – | Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field Conway, SC | ||||||
| August 20* 7:00 p.m. | No. 15 | No. 6 West Virginia | T 0–0 | – | Spry Stadium Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 25* 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | UCF | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 | Spry Stadium (1,733) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| August 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 | Air Force | W 2–1 | 2–0–0 | Spry Stadium (1,446) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 3* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 5 | at UAB | W 2–0 | 3–0–0 | PNC Field (315) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| September 6* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | Winthrop | W 5–1 | 4–0–0 | Spry Stadium (1,020) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 10 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | NC State | W 2–0 | 5–0–0 (1–0–0) | Spry Stadium (1,882) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 13* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2т | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 3–2 | 6–0–0 | Spry Stadium (1,457) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 16 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 2т | at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 7–0–0 (2–0–0) | Thompson Field (2,350) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
| September 20* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 1 | George Mason | W 6–1 | 8–0–0 | Spry Stadium (1,794) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| September 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 1 | at No. 10 Clemson | W 6–1 | 9–0–0 (3–0–0) | Riggs Field (3,744) Clemson, SC | ||||||
| October 1 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 1 | No. 4 Duke | L 2–3 | 9–1–0 (3–1–0) | Spry Stadium (3,630) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 4* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | Jacksonville | W 1–0 | 10–1–0 | Spry Stadium (1,321) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 7 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | at No. 7 Syracuse | L 0–2 | 10–2–0 (3–2–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,052) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| October 11* 6:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 10 | at William & Mary | L 1–2 | 10–3–0 | Albert–Daly Field (823) Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
| October 15 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Boston College | W 3–1 | 11–3–0 (4–2–0) | Spry Stadium (2,133) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 18* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 25 | Wofford | W 3–0 | 12–3–0 | Spry Stadium (1,163) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| October 22 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 25 | at No. 24 Virginia | L 0–1 | 12–4–0 (4–3–0) | Klöckner Stadium (2,416) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
| October 28 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 9 Louisville | W 3–0 | 13–4–0 (5–3–0) | Spry Stadium (2,011) Winston–Salem, NC | |||||||
| ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 6 2:00 p.m., ACCN | (4) | (12) Virginia Tech Second Round | W 1–0 | 14–4–0 | Spry Stadium (1,774) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| November 9 7:00 p.m., ACCN | (4) No. 20т | (8) No. 18т Clemson Quarterfinals | L 0–2 | 14–5–0 | Spry Stadium (1,729) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 17 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 20т | No. 16т Ohio State First Round | L 0–3 | 14–6–0 | Spry Stadium (701) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Omar Hernandez | Pre-Season ACC Watchlist | August 16 | [11] |
| Prince Amponsah | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 6 | [12] |
| Roald Mitchell | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | September 13 | [13] |
| Garrison Tubbs | ACC Co-defensive Player of the Week | ||
| Takuma Suzuki | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | November 1 | [14] |
| Garrison Tubbs | All-ACC Second Team | November 9 | [15] |
| Roald Mitchell | |||
| Jahlane Forbes | All-ACC Third Team | ||
| Babacar Niang | |||
| Prince Amponsah | |||
| Copper Flax | ACC All-Freshman Team | ||
| Vlad Walent |
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer[16] | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2т | 1 (7) | 1 (8) | 4 | 10 | 25 | RV | RV | 20т | Not released | 24 | |||
| TopDrawer Soccer[17] | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Bobby Muuss - Men's Soccer Coach". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
- ^ "Devin Armstrong". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Cooper Flax". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Samuel Jones". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Alec Kenison". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Nicholas Rabiu". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Vladimir Walent". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Aethan Yohannes". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "2022 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Wake Forest Men's Soccer 2022 Demon Deacon Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "Clemson Selected 2022 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "NC State's Kelly, Wake's Amponsah Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 6, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "ACC Unveils Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "ND's Russo, WF's Suzuki Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
