2015 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team

The 2015 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 92nd season. The Orange reached the College Cup for the first time in program history, where they lost on penalties to eventual national runner-up Clemson, Clemson.[1]

2015 Syracuse Orange men's soccer
NCAA Tournament,
College Cup L vs. Clemson
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record16–5–4 (3–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jukka Masalin (3rd season)
  • Matt Verni (2nd season)
  • Andrew Coughlin (1st season)
  • Fergus Barrie (1st season)
Home stadiumSU Soccer Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 1 Wake Forest + 6 0 2 17 3 2
No. 3 Clemson + 6 1 1 16 2 3
Boston College + 4 4 0 11 8 2
No. 6 Syracuse 3 4 1 16 5 3
Louisville 1 4 3 7 9 3
NC State 1 4 3 8 6 3
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 6 1 1 15 2 3
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 2 2 11 5 6
No. 18 Virginia + 4 2 2 10 5 3
Duke 3 4 1 10 7 2
Virginia Tech 0 5 3 5 9 3
Pittsburgh 0 7 1 5 9 3
As of December 5, 2015
Rankings from NSCAA

Roster

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Squad

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This was the Syracuse roster for the 2015 season.[2]

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

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

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Athletic Director   Mark Coyle
Head coach   Ian McIntyre
Associate head coach   Jukka Masalin
Asst. coach   Matt Verni
Volunteer Asst. coach   Andrew Coughlin
Graduate Asst. coach   Fergus Barrie

Last updated: December 17, 2015
Source: Syracuse Soccer

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibitions
August 15*
4:00 pm
No. 15 No. 3 Georgetown L 0–3 
SU Soccer Stadium (Not reported)
Syracuse, NY
August 19*
7:00 pm
No. 15 Buffalo W 1–0 
SU Soccer Stadium (Not reported)
Syracuse, NY
August 22*
7:00 pm
No. 15 at Connecticut W 2–1 
Morrone Stadium (1,200)
Storrs, CT
Regular season
August 28*
7:00 pm
at Hofstra L 1–2  0–1–0
Hofstra Soccer Stadium (1,073)
Hempstead, NY
August 30*
7:05 pm
at Bucknell W 1–0 OT 1–1–0
Emmitt Field (705)
Lewisburg, PA
September 4*
2:00 pm
UC Riverside
Central New York Classic
W 4–1  2–1–0
SU Soccer Stadium (1,759)
Syracuse, NY
September 6*
7:00 pm
Rutgers
Central New York Classic
W 2–1  3–1–0
SU Soccer Stadium (2,193)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
NCAA Tournament
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ Pignatello, Connor (December 13, 2022). "Players from Syracuse's 2015 College Cup run reflect on 'brotherhood' of the squad". The Daily Orange. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "2015 Men's Soccer Roster". Syracuse University Athletics. Cuse.com.