Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer

Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team
Founded	1980
University	Wake Forest University
Conference	ACC
Location	Winston-Salem, NC
Head coach	Bobby Muuss (1st year)
Stadium	Spry Stadium (Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Demon Deacons
Colors	Black and Old Gold[1]
NCAA Tournament Champions
2007
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Conference Tournament Champions
1989, 2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015

The Wake Forest University Demon Deacons men's soccer team is an amateur, NCAA Division I college soccer team composed of students attending the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They achieved their greatest result in 2007, winning the 2007 Division I Men's College Cup. Like all sports teams from Wake Forest, men's soccer competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Deacons play their home matches at Spry Stadium on the campus of Wake Forest.

History

Wake Forest fielded its first team in 1980, under the coaching of George Kennedy. The Deacons went 12-9-1 in their first season. They won their first ACC game that season, defeating Maryland 2-1. Coach Kennedy lead Wake Forest through 1985 finishing with a 62-55-12 overall and 6-27-3 in the ACC. Walt Chyzowych took over the program in 1986 until his death just prior to the 1994 season. Coach Chyzowych took the Deacons to a 77-59-22 overall record and 15-25-7 in the ACC in his eight seasons with Wake Forest. The Deacons played in their first NCAA Tournament in 1988, losing in the first round to North Carolina. Since 1988, Wake Forest has reached the NCAA tournament 15 times. Jay Vidovich, an assistant under Coach Chyzowych, was named Head Coach in 1994 and continues today. In 19 seasons under Coach Vidovich the Deacons have gone 254-103-48 overall and 65-44-22 in the ACC.

To date, Wake Forest has won the ACC Regular Season Title in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2009, and won the ACC Tournament in 1989.

With their inclusion in the 2009 College Cup, the Demon Deacons reached 4 consecutive College Cups, becoming the ninth team in NCAA history to achieve this feat.

2007 NCAA Champions

The most successful season in team history took place in 2007, when Wake Forest won the NCAA Division I Championship in a 2-1 decision over Ohio State. It marked the program's only championship to date.

During their championship run, the #2 seeded Deacons defeated Furman 1-0, #15 West Virginia 3-1, and #10 Notre Dame 2-1 in overtime to reach the College Cup. In the semifinals, Marcus Tracy scored twice in a 2-0 win over Virginia Tech. In the final, Wake Forest scored 2 second half goals to come from behind to defeat Ohio State 2-1 to win the National Championship.

Current squad

As of 2016:^[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Alec Ferrell 1 GK Andreu Mundet 2 MF Luis Argudo 3 DF Rafael Fagundo 4 DF Kevin Politz 5 DF Michael DeShields 6 DF Jared Odenbeck 7 MF Jon Bakero 8 MF Jacori Hayes 9 FW Tater Rennhack 10 MF Bruno Lapa 12 MF Brad Dunwell 13 MF Thomas Menke 14 MF Joey DeZart

No. Position Player 15 MF Steven Echevarria 16 MF Ian Harkes 17 FW Logan Gdula 18 DF Alex Knox 19 DF Eddie Folds 20 DF Hunter Bandy 21 MF Hayden Partain 22 FW Ema Twumasi 23 FW Hank Gauger 25 MF Ricky Greensfelder 26 DF Sam Raben 28 FW Tane Gent 30 GK Grant Bishop 31 GK Kyle Barkett

Technical Staff

Former Players Playing Professional Soccer

• Updated May 24, 2016

The players in bold have senior international caps.

• Corben Bone (2007-2009) plays for FC Cincinnati of USL Pro
• Brian Carroll (2000-2002) plays for the Philadelphia Union of MLS and has 8 caps for the United States National Team
• Sam Cronin (2005-2008) plays for the Colorado Rapids of MLS and has 2 caps for the United States National Team
• Austin da Luz (2006-2009) plays for the Carolina Railhawks of NASL
• Chris Duvall (2010-2013) plays for the New York Red Bulls of MLS
• Akira Fitzgerald (2007-2010) plays for the Carolina RailHawks of NASL
• Michael Gamble (2012-2015) plays for the New England Revolution of MLS
• Jack Harrison (2015-2016) plays for the New York City FC of MLS
• Michael Lahoud (2005-2008) plays for the New York Cosmos of NASL, on loan from the Philadelphia Union of MLS and has 4 caps for the Sierra Leonese national team
• Collin Martin (2012) plays for D.C. United of MLS
• Justin Moose (2002-2005) plays for Wilmington Hammerheads FC of USL
• Ben Newnam (2009-2012) plays for Louisville City FC of USL
• Sean Okoli (2011-2013) plays for FC Cincinnati of USL
• Ike Opara (2007-2009) plays for Sporting Kansas City of MLS
• Michael Parkhurst (2002-2004) plays for the Columbus Crew of MLS and has 25 caps for the United States National Team
• Jalen Robinson (2012-2013) plays for the Richmond Kickers of USL, on loan D.C. United of MLS
• Ross Tomaselli (2010-2013) plays for FC Cincinnati of USL Pro
• Jared Watts (2010-2013) plays for the Colorado Rapids of MLS

Wake Forest seasons

• *Denotes Current Season. Statistics subject to change

Awards

M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Winner:

• Marcus Tracy - 2008

ACC Coach of the Year:

• George Kennedy - 1981
• Jay Vidovich - 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009

ACC Offensive Player of the Year:

• Jeremiah White - 2003
• Scott Sealy - 2004
• Corben Bone - 2009
• Jack Harrison - 2015

ACC Defensive Player of the Year:

• Michael Parkhurst - 2004
• Ike Opara - 2008, 2009

ACC Freshman of the Year:

• Corben Bone - 2007
• Jack Harrison - 2015

All-Americans

All-ACC Players

• The players are all first team All-ACC, unless otherwise noted

• (*) Denotes 2nd Team All-ACC

Players in the MLS SuperDraft

References

External links

• Official website
• The Atlantic Coast Conference website