2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–6–4 (3–3–2 ACC)
Head coach	George Kiefer (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Negalha (1st season); Kyle Nicholls (1st season); Samuel Castellanos (1st season);
Captain	Julius Duchscherer
Home stadium	Dail Soccer Field
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach George Kiefer, in his first season. They played home games at Dail Soccer Field. NC State finished the season with an overall record of 8–6–4 and an ACC record of 3–3–2, earning the team their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2009.

2017 ACC men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 13, 2017 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Roster edit

Updated August 28, 2017 ^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	FW	USA	Emanuel Perez
3	DF	USA	Caleb Duvernay
4	DF	USA	David Norris
5	FW	USA	Stephen Elias
6	DF	SUI	Christoph Schneuwly
7	FW	USA	Tanner Roberts
8	MF	USA	Brad Sweeney
9	FW	BEN	Ade Taiwo
10	FW	USA	David Loera
11	FW	USA	Tyler Gabarra
12	GK	USA	Vincent Durand
13	DF	GER	Simon Blotko
14	FW	USA	Clay Sparks


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	GER	Maximilian Luftl
16	MF	GER	Julius Duchscherer (captain)
17	MF	USA	Nick Retzlaff
18	MF	USA	Andrew Malinich
19	DF	IRL	Jake Dykes
21	MF	GER	Jan-Luca Ahillen
22	MF	USA	Anthony Ruggiero
24	DF	USA	Mac Gourlay
25	MF	USA	Jose Morales Jr.
26	GK	USA	Nick Cournoyer
29	DF	USA	Harry Adanuty
30	GK	GER	Leon Krapf

Coaching Staff edit

Position	Staff
Athletic director	Debbie Yow
Head coach	George Kiefer
Associate Head Coach	Jeff Negalha
Assistant coach	Kyle Nicholls
Assistant coach	Samuel Castellanos
Director of Soccer	Lindsey Krakower
Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student Services	Raymond Harrison
Athletic trainer	Kasey Byzewski
Academics	Maria Crockett
Assistant director of Sport Nutrition	Amanda Poppleton
Assistant Athletics Communications Director	Brett Compton

Source:^[1]

Schedule edit

Source:^[2]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 13* 7:00 pm	Appalachian State	T 0–0	- (-)	Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
August 19* 7:00 pm	at Connecticut	W 4–1	- (-)	Joseph J. Morrone Stadium (650) Storrs, CT
Regular season
August 25* 7:00 pm	Florida Atlantic	W 3–2	1–0–0 (0–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field (1,543) Raleigh, NC
August 28* 7:00 pm	at William & Mary	L 2–3 ^OT	1–1–0 (0–0–0)	Albert-Daly Field (419) Williamsburg, VA
September 1* 4:00 pm	LIU Brooklyn	Cancelled^[3]	1–0–0 (0–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
September 8 7:00 pm	No. 3 Clemson	W 1–0	2–1–0 (1–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field (1,589) Raleigh, NC
September 10 7:00 pm	at Longwood	W 2–1	3–1–0 (1–0–0)	Dail Soccer Field (342) Raleigh, NC
September 15 7:30 pm	at No. 2 Notre Dame	L 0–3	3–2–0 (1–1–0)	Alumni Stadium (1,221) South Bend, IN
September 19* 7:00 pm	at Elon	T 0–0 ^2OT	3–2–1 (1–1–0)	Rudd Field (837) Elon, NC
September 23 7:00 pm	No. 4 Wake Forest	L 0–3	3–3–1 (1–2–0)	Dail Soccer Field (1,539) Raleigh, NC
September 26* 7:00 pm	UNC Asheville	W 3–0	4–3–1 (1–2–0)	Dail Soccer Field (693) Raleigh, NC
September 29 7:00 pm	at No. 5 North Carolina	L 0–1	4–4–1 (1–3–0)	WakeMed Soccer Park (3,206) Cary, NC
October 3* 7:00 pm	Belmont	W 3–0	5–4–1 (1–3–0)	Dail Soccer Field (703) Raleigh, NC
October 6 7:00 pm	at Syracuse	W 2–1	6–4–1 (2–3–0)	SU Soccer Stadium (1,211) Syracuse, NY
October 10* 7:00 pm	USC Upstate	T 0–0 ^2OT	6–4–2 (2–3–0)	Dail Soccer Field (309) Raleigh, NC
October 13 7:00 pm	No. 10 Virginia	T 0–0 ^2OT	6–4–3 (2–3–1)	Dail Soccer Field (956) Raleigh, NC
October 17* 7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	W 2–1	7–4–3 (2–3–1)	Dail Soccer Field (534) Raleigh, NC
October 21 7:00 pm	at No. 5 Louisville	W 3–2	8–4–3 (3–3–1)	Lynn Stadium (1,978) Louisville, KY
October 24* 7:00 pm	South Carolina	Cancelled^[4]		Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC
October 27 7:00 pm	Boston College Senior Night	T 0–0 ^2OT	8–4–4 (3–3–2)	Dail Soccer Field (609) Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
November 1 7:00 pm	Virginia Tech ACC First Round	L 0–1 ^OT	8–5–4 (3–3–2)	Dail Soccer Field (800) Raleigh, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 16 7:00 pm	at No. 25 Old Dominion NCAA First Round	L 0–2	8–6–4 (3–3–2)	Old Dominion Soccer Complex Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors edit

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Manny Perez	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	October 23	^[5]
	ACC Freshman of the Year	November 7	^[6]
	All-ACC Second Team		^[6]
	All-ACC Freshman Team		^[6]
David Loera	All-ACC Freshman Team		^[6]

Rankings edit

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
United Soccer Coaches^[7]					RV	RV	RV	RV		RV		RV	RV	None Released
TopDrawer Soccer ^[8]					RV

MLS Draft edit

The following members of the 2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.^[9]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	MLS club	Ref.
Caleb Duvernay	3	61	DF	Portland Timbers

References edit

^ ^a ^b "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ "2017 Men's Soccer - Schedule". gopack.com. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^ "Weather Neutralizes 1-0 Wolfpack Lead in Friday's Match". gopack.com. North Carolina State Wolfpack Athletics. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
^ "Tuesday's Men's Soccer Match vs. South Carolina Cancelled". Go Pack. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ "Perez and Pulisic Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
^ "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.

[auto-1] "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[2] "2017 Men's Soccer - Schedule". gopack.com. Retrieved July 21, 2017.

[3] "Weather Neutralizes 1-0 Wolfpack Lead in Friday's Match". gopack.com. North Carolina State Wolfpack Athletics. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.

[4] "Tuesday's Men's Soccer Match vs. South Carolina Cancelled". Go Pack. Retrieved October 24, 2017.

[5] "Perez and Pulisic Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2017.

[allacc-6] "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.

[7] "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.

[8] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.

[mls_draft-9] "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

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