2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

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2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 17
Record13–7–1 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Armas (7th season)
  • Dane Brenner (11th season)
  • Jonathan Lagos (3rd season)
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 – 3 – 0 16 – 5 – 2
Louisville + 5 – 3 – 0 10 – 7 – 1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 – 3 – 1 13 – 7 – 1
Boston College 2 – 4 – 2 6 – 7 – 2
Syracuse 2 – 5 – 1 8 – 8 – 2
NC State 1 – 5 – 2 7 – 8 – 2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 – 2 – 1 14 – 5 – 1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 – 2 – 1 13 – 5 – 2
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 14 – 5 – 5
North Carolina + 4 – 4 – 0 11 – 7 – 2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 – 4 – 1 11 – 5 – 4
Virginia 2 – 5 – 1 6 – 9 – 3
As of December 14, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 75th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's seventh season with Bobby Muuss as head coach.[1] The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

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.

Background[edit]

Main article: 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

The Demon Deacons finished the fall season 5–1–0 and 7–2–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the South Division. In the ACC Tournament they lost to Virginia in the quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 4–0–2 and 3–0–2 in ACC play, to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the fifth seed in the tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina in the second round and Kentucky in the third round before losing to North Carolina in the quarterfinals to end their season.

Four Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft: Calvin Harris, Michael DeShields, Justin McMaster and Andrew Pannenberg.[2]

Player movement[edit]

Players leaving[edit]

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Andrew Pannenberg 0 GK 6'3" 195 Redshirt Junior Charlotte, NC Graduated; Drafted 49th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Orlando City
Koby Carr 2 DF 5'9" 150 Junior San Antonio, TX Transferred to Charlotte
Michael DeShields 5 DF 6'1" 180 Redshirt Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated; Drafted 5th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by D.C. United
Aristotle Zarris 7 MF 5'10" 160 Junior Sarasota, FL —
Justin McMaster 11 MF 5'9" 165 Senior Kingston, Jamaica Graduated; Drafted 17th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United
Isaiah Parente 15 MF 5'9" 150 Junior Medina, OH Signed a Homegrown contract with the Columbus Crew
Kyle McCurley 20 MF 5'10" 145 Senior Lake Zurich, IL Graduated
Machop Chol 21 MF 6'2" 175 Senior Tucker, GA Graduated; Signed a Homegrown contract with Atlanta United
Calvin Harris 22 FW 6'0" 160 Sophomore Middlesborugh, England Drafted 2nd overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by FC Cincinnati
William Valtos 25 MF 5'8" 145 Sophomore Manila, Philippines —
Tyrrell Moore 28 DF 5'6" 150 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Dominic Peters 30 GK 6'3" 180 Redshirt Junior Santa Clara, CA Graduated

Players arriving[edit]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Robert Alphin
GK
  USA Raleigh, NC North Carolina FC Youth [3]
Boima Cummins
DF
  USA Port Huron, MI New York Red Bulls [4]
Mwinso Denkabe
FW
  USA Los Altos, CA Silicon Valley Soccer Association [5]
Ryan Fessler
MF
  USA Charlotte, NC Sporting Kansas City (Academy) [6]
Eligio Guarino
MF
  USA East Rockaway, NY NYCFC [7]
Julian Kennedy
FW
  USA Orlando, FL Orlando City (Academy) [8]
Nicolas Mancilla
MF
  CHI Osorno, Chile Club Universidad de Chile [9]
Roald Mitchell
MF
  USA Montclair, NJ PDA [10]
Babacar Niang
FW
  SEN Dakar, Senegal The Pennington School [11]
Jake Nicoll
GK
  USA Short Hills, NJ STA [12]
Tareq Shihab
MF
  ENG Brighton, England Brighton & Hove Albion [13]

Squad[edit]

Roster[edit]

As of February 3, 2022[14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Trace Alphin
2 DF United States USA Bo Cummins
3 FW United States USA Kyle Holcomb
4 DF United States USA Alec Kenison
5 DF United States USA Samuel Jones
8 FW Senegal SEN Babacar Niang
9 MF United States USA Roald Mitchell
10 MF Sweden SWE Oscar Sears
11 MF United States USA Leo Guarino
12 MF United States USA Takuma Suzuki
13 FW United States USA David Wrona
14 DF United States USA Jahlane Forbes
15 FW United States USA Mwinso Denkabe
16 DF Japan JPN Hosei Kijima
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Omar Hernandez
18 MF United States USA Cooper Flax
19 DF United States USA Cristian Escribano
20 MF United States USA Ryan Fessler
21 FW United States USA Julian Kennedy
24 MF United States USA Jake Swallen
25 MF United States USA Chase Oliver
26 MF United States USA Colin Thomas
27 DF United States USA Prince Amponsah
28 MF United States USA Nicolas Mancilla
31 GK United States USA Cole McNally
32 DF United States USA Garrison Tubbs
33 DF United States USA Sebastian Scrivner

Team management[edit]

Position Staff
Athletic Director John Currie
Head coach Bobby Muuss
Associate head coach Steve Armas
Assistant Coach Dane Brenner
Assistant Coach Jonathan Lagos
Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael White
Academic Counselor Brooke Taylor
Sports Performance David Bass

Source:[14]

Schedule[edit]

Source:[15][16]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 15*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 7 at Furman W 2–0  –
 Stone Stadium
Greenville, SC
August 21*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 7 No. 25 Coastal Carolina L 0–2  –
 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 7 VCU L 0–2  0–1–0
 Spry Stadium (1,296)
Winston–Salem, NC
August 29*
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 7 Bucknell W 2–0  1–1–0
 Spry Stadium (1,089)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 4*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 18 Cornell W 2–1 2OT 2–1–0
 Spry Stadium (1,491)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 10
7:30 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 25 at Louisville L 0–3  2–2–0
(0–1–0) 		Lynn Stadium (1,307)
Louisville, KY
September 17
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 Pittsburgh W 3–1  3–2–0
(1–1–0) 		Spry Stadium (2,176)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 20*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason W 1–0  4–2–0
 George Mason Stadium (175)
Fairfax, VA
September 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at NC State T 1–1 2OT 4–2–1
(1–1–1) 		Dail Soccer Field (1,570)
Raleigh, NC
September 28*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Liberty L 0–1 2OT 4–3–1
 Spry Stadium (1,287)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Clemson L 1–2  4–4–1
(1–2–1) 		Spry Stadium (3,560)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		William & Mary W 4–0  5–4–1
 Spry Stadium (1,119)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 8
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at North Carolina W 2–1  6–4–1
(2–2–1) 		Dorrance Field (1,283)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 12*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		George Washington W 3–0  7–4–1
 Spry Stadium (1,127)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 16
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 5 Virginia Tech W 3–1  8–4–1
(3–2–1) 		Spry Stadium (3,026)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Loyola (MD) W 7–0  9–4–1
 Spry Stadium (1,021)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 23
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Boston College L 2–3  9–5–1
(3–3–1) 		Newton Soccer Complex (658)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Syracuse W 2–0  10–5–1
(4–3–1) 		Spry Stadium (2,271)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 3
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		(6) (11) Virginia
First Round 		W 3–0  11–5–1
 Spry Stadium (1,034)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 7
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		(6) (11) Duke
Quarterfinals 		L 2–3  11–6–1
 Koskinen Stadium (1,062)
Durham, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Mercer
First Round 		W 2–1  12–6–1
 Spry Stadium (855)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 21
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(13) No. 14 FIU
Second Round 		W 3–2  13–6–1
 FIU Soccer Stadium (1,567)
Miami, FL
November 28
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		(4) No. 20 Notre Dame
Third Round 		L 0–2  13–7–1
 Alumni Stadium (481)
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors[edit]

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Kyle Holcomb Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18, 2021 [17]
Kyle Holcomb All-ACC First Team November 10 [18]
Nico Benalcazar All-ACC Third Team
Omar Hernandez
Jake Swallen

2022 MLS Super Draft[edit]

Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
Kyle Holcomb Charlotte FC 2 29 FW
Holland Rula FC Dallas Compensatory 87 DF

Source:[19]

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[20]71825RVRVRV—RVRVRVRVRVNot released17
TopDrawer Soccer[21]688—1820—1918————————

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bobby Muuss - Men's Soccer coach". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Robert Alphin". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Boima Cummins". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Mwinso Denkabe". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ryan Fessler". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "Eligio Guarino". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Julian Kennedy". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Nicolas Mancilla". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  10. ^ "Roald Mitchell". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Babacar Niang". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jake Nicoll". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  13. ^ "Tareq Shihab". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  14. ^ a b "2021 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  15. ^ "Wake Forest Men's Soccer 2021 Demon Deacon Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  16. ^ "Wake Forest Men's Soccer Announces 2021 Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. June 21, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  17. ^ "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  18. ^ "2021 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Unveiled". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  19. ^ "Kyle Holcomb Selected by Charlotte FC in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. January 11, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  20. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  21. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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