2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
2018 U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 14
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 19
Record	14–3–1 (6–1–0 ACC)
Head coach	Carlos Somoano (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Cristian Neagu (3rd season); Grant Porter (7th season); Joe Scachetti (3rd season);
Home stadium	Fetzer Field (under constriction), home games to be split between WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program.

2018 ACC men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest +	7	–	1	–	0	18	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Louisville ‡	4	–	2	–	2	11	–	5	–	3
NC State +	2	–	4	–	2	10	–	7	–	3
Boston College	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	8	–	4
Syracuse +	1	–	4	–	3	7	–	7	–	4
Clemson	2	–	6	–	0	7	–	9	–	1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina +	6	–	1	–	0	14	–	4	–	1
No. 11 Duke +	5	–	3	–	0	11	–	7	–	2
No. 8 Notre Dame +	4	–	3	–	1	11	–	7	–	3
No. 15 Virginia +	3	–	2	–	2	10	–	4	–	3
No. 17 Virginia Tech +	3	–	4	–	1	11	–	7	–	3
Pittsburgh	2	–	6	–	0	8	–	10	–	1

‡ – 2018 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 11, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC

The 2018 season saw North Carolina win the inaugural U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program.

Fetzer Field was undergoing construction during the 2018 soccer season so the Tar Heels split their home matches between three stadiums:WakeMed Soccer Park, Bryan Park, and Koskinen Stadium.^[1]

Background

The 2017 North Carolina men's soccer team finished the season with a 17–4–1 overall record and a 6–1–1 ACC record. The Tar Heels were seeded second–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Tar Heels were upset in the Quarterfinals by the seventh seed Notre Dame. The Tar Heels earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the third-overall seed in the tournament, the Tar Heels defeated, UNC Wilmington, SMU, and Fordham before losing to Indiana in the College Cup.

At the end of the season, one Tar Heels men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Alan Winn.^[2]

Player movement

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Drew Murphy	9	MF	6'2"	170	Senior	Palos Verdes, CA	Graduated
Zach Wright	10	FW	5'11"	165	Senior	Smithville, TX	Graduated
David October	11	MF	6'0"	161	Senior	Cambridge, UK	Graduated
Alan Winn	18	FW	5'11"	172	Senior	Garland, TX	Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 25th overall by Colorado Rapids

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes

2018 recruiting class

Name	Nat.	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Sebastian Chalbaud MF	VEN	Venezuela	Cedar Stars Academy	^[3]
Milo Garvanian MF	USA	Albuquerque, NM	Colorado Rapids	^[4]
Roman Knox MF	USA	Shawnee, KS	Sporting Kansas City Academy	^[5]
Antonio Lopez MF	USA	Austin, TX	Lonestar SC	^[6]
Jake Walker DF	USA	Davie, FL	Weston FC	^[7]
Jaxson Watermann FW	USA	Columbia, SC	Carolina Rapids	^[8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 6, 2018^[9]

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	USA	James Pyle
2	MF	USA	Mauricio Pineda
4	DF	CAN	Alex Comsia
5	DF	USA	John Nelson
6	DF	USA	Matt Constant
7	FW	USA	Lucas Del Rosario
8	MF	USA	Jack Skahan
9	MF	USA	Drew Murphy
10	FW	USA	Giovanni Montesdeoca
11	MF	USA	Antonio Lopez
12	GK	USA	Drew Romig
13	DF	NOR	Henrik Bredeli
15	DF	USA	Will Campbell
16	MF	USA	David Mejia
17	MF	USA	Jesus Bolivar
18	MF	WAL	Sam Jones


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	USA	Martin Salas
20	MF	USA	Alex Moztarzadeh
21	FW	USA	Alex Rose
22	MF	USA	Dominic Jensen
23	DF	USA	Jake Walker
25	DF	NZL	Liam Williams
26	FW	USA	Jelani Pieters
27	DF	USA	Mark Salas
28	MF	USA	Raul Aguilera
29	MF	USA	Jeremy Kelly
30	GK	USA	Alec Smir
31	FW	LTU	Julius Momkus
32	MF	USA	Milo Garvanian
33	FW	USA	Jaxson Watermann
35	DF	ENG	Charlie Forecast
38	MF	USA	Roman Knox
39	FW	ENG	Taff Wadda

Team management

Position	Staff
Athletic director	Bubba Cunningham
Head coach	Carlos Somoano
Assistant coach	Grant Porter
Assistant coach	Will Clayton
Volunteer Assistant Coach	Joe Scachetti

Schedule

Source:^[10]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 12* 7:00 pm	No. 3	at No. 18 Coastal Carolina	W 4–0	– (–)	Coastal Carolina University Soccer Field Conway, SC
August 17* 7:00 pm	No. 3	Stetson	W 4–1	– (–)	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
August 19* 7:00 pm	No. 3	Presbyterian	W 2–1	– (–)	Bryan Park Greensboro, NC
Regular season
August 24* 7:30 pm	No. 3	ETSU	W 1–0	1–0–0 (0–0–0)	Bryan Park (367) Greensboro, NC
August 26* 7:30 pm	No. 3	No. 2 Indiana	L 0–1	1–1–0 (0–0–0)	WakeMed Soccer Park (2,864) Cary, NC
August 31* 7:00 pm	No. 12	at William & Mary	W 6–1	2–1–0 (0–0–0)	Albert–Daly Field (661) Williamsburg, VA
September 3* 7:00 pm	No. 12	Jacksonville	W 2–0	3–1–0 (0–0–0)	Koskinen Stadium (239) Durham, NC
September 8 7:00 pm	No. 5	Pittsburgh	W 2–1 ^2OT	4–1–0 (1–0–0)	Koskinen Stadium (572) Durham, NC
September 11* 7:00 pm	No. 3	Davidson	W 1–0	5–1–0 (1–0–0)	Alumni Soccer Stadium (815) Davidson, NC
September 18* 7:00 pm	No. 3	at UNCG	Cancelled due to Hurricane Florence	0–0–0 (0–0–0)	UNCG Soccer Stadium Greensboro, NC
September 21 7:00 pm	No. 3	at No. 8 Notre Dame	W 1–0 ^2OT	6–1–0 (2–0–0)	Alumni Stadium (1,724) South Bend, IN
September 28 7:00 pm	No. 3	Clemson	W 2–0	7–1–0 (3–0–0)	WakeMed Soccer Park (1,876) Cary, NC
October 2* 7:00 pm	No. 3	No. 12 UNCW	W 1–0	8–1–0 (3–0–0)	WakeMed Soccer Park (1,017) Cary, NC
October 6 7:00 pm	No. 3	No. 19 Virginia Tech	W 2–1	9–1–0 (4–0–0)	Koskinen Stadium (2,074) Durham, NC
October 9* 7:00 pm	No. 1	at Old Dominion	T 1–1 ^2OT	9–1–1 (4–0–0)	Old Dominion Soccer Complex (775) Norfolk, VA
October 12 7:00 pm	No. 1	at NC State Rivalry	L 0–1	9–2–1 (4–1–0)	Dail Soccer Field (3,229) Raleigh, NC
October 16* 7:00 pm	No. 5	Winthrop	W 4–0	10–2–1 (4–1–0)	WakeMed Soccer Park (244) Cary, NC
October 19 7:00 pm	No. 5	at Boston College	W 2–0	11–2–1 (5–1–0)	Newton Soccer Complex (572) Chestnut Hill, MA
October 23 7:00 pm	No. 5	at No. 14 Duke Rivalry	W 1–0	12–2–1 (6–1–0)	Koskinen Stadium (1,600) Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
November 4 1:00 pm	(2) No. 4	(7) No. 22 Virginia Tech Quarterfinal	W 3–0	13–2–1	WakeMed Soccer Park (507) Cary, NC
November 7 7:00 pm	(2) No. 4	(3) No. 8 Duke Semifinal, Rivalry	W 2–1	14–2–1	WakeMed Soccer Park (586) Cary, NC
November 11 12:00 pm	(2) No. 4	(4) No. 10 Louisville Final	L 0–1	14–3–1	Sahlen's Stadium (1,402) Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18* 6:00 pm	(5) No. 6	James Madison Second Round	L 1–2	14–4–1	WakeMed Soccer Park (850) Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Alex Comsia	MAC Hermann Trophy Watchlist	August 13, 2018	^[11]
Giovanni Montesdeoca	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 24, 2018	^[12]
Giovanni Montesdeoca	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	October 1, 2018	^[13]
Alex Comsia	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	October 1, 2018	^[13]
Alex Comsia	Defensive Player of the Year	November 7, 2018	^[14]
Nils Bruening	All-ACC First Team
Alex Comsia
Mauricio Pineda
James Pyle
John Nelson	All-ACC Second Team
Jack Skahan	All-ACC Third Team
Nils Bruening	All-ACC Tournament Team	November 11, 2018	^[15]
Alex Comsia
John Nelson
Alex Comsia	United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American	December 6, 2018	^[16]
Mauricio Pineda	United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American	December 6, 2018	^[16]

2019 MLS Super Draft

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
John Nelson	FC Dallas	1	10	DF

Source:^[17]

Rankings

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^[18]	3	12	5	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	4	4	6	None Released				14
TopDrawer Soccer ^[19]	4	4	6	10	10	9	7	8	5	7	6	5	4	5	19	19	19	19

References

^ "Carolina Releases 2018 Schedule". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ "Sebastian Chalbaudo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "Milo Garvanian". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "Roman Knox". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "Antonio Lopez". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "Jake Walker". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "Jaxson Watermann". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
^ "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
^ "University of North Carolina 2018 Men's Soccer Schedule" (PDF). goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ "MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
^ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
^ "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
^ "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Announces NCAA Division I Men's All-America Teams". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
^ "Nelson Selected No. 10 Overall By FC Dallas". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

External links

UNC Soccer

[1] "Carolina Releases 2018 Schedule". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[2] "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[3] "Sebastian Chalbaudo". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[4] "Milo Garvanian". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[5] "Roman Knox". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[6] "Antonio Lopez". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[7] "Jake Walker". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[8] "Jaxson Watermann". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[auto-9] "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2018.

[10] "University of North Carolina 2018 Men's Soccer Schedule" (PDF). goheels.com. University of North Carolina. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[11] "MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.

[12] "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

[Oct_1-13] "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.

[14] "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.

[15] "Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

[16] "United Soccer Coaches Announces NCAA Division I Men's All-America Teams". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 6, 2018. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.

[17] "Nelson Selected No. 10 Overall By FC Dallas". goheels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[18] "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[19] "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

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