2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team explained

Sport:men's soccer
Year:2018
Team:Duke Blue Devils
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:11–7–2
Conf Record:5–3–0
Head Coach:John Kerr
Hc Year:11th
Asst Coach1:Michael Brady
Ac1 Year:11th
Asst Coach2:Chris Rich
Ac2 Year:4th
Stadium:Koskinen Stadium
Champion:John Rennie Nike Invitational Champions
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:Third Round
Nscaarank:11
Tdsrank:13

The 2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his eleventh season. They played home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Background

See main article: 2017 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team.

The 2017 Duke men's soccer team finished the season with a 13–4–3 overall record and a 4–3–1 ACC record. The Blue Devils were seeded fourth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Clemson in the Quarterfinals. The Blue Devils earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the sixth–overall seed in the tournament, Duke hosted FIU in the Second Round. Duke won 2–1 and progressed to face Fordham at home. Duke was upset on penalties after the game ended 2–2 to end their season.

At the end of the season, three Blue Devils men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Brian White, Carter Manley and Markus Fjørtoft.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Erik Hanson 0 GK 6'4" 200 Graduate Student Graduated
2 DF 5'11" 170 Senior Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 23rd overall by Minnesota United FC
Kevon Black 4 DF 6'0" 175 Senior Graduated
CC Uche 5 DF 6'1" 175 Sophomore N/A
Cameron Moseley 6 MF 6'4" 208 Senior Graduated
Noah Snyder 13 MF 6'0" 175 Senior Graduated
Markus Fjørtoft 21 DF 6'5" 205Senior Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 45th overall by Seattle Sounders FC
24 MF 5'11" 180 Senior Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 16th overall by New York Red Bulls
Cody Brinkman 25 MF 5'11" 180 Senior Graduated
Joe Ohaus 30 GK 6'0" 180 Senior Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Crossfire Premier SC [2]
Golden Touch Soccer N/A[3]
Cedar Stars Academy [4]
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Redlands East Valley [6]
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St. Louis FC [8]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 6, 2018[9]

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic director Kevin White
Head coach John Kerr
Associate head coach Michael Brady
Assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Chris Rich
Volunteer Assistant coach Kieran Hall
Volunteer Director of Operations Noah McKonon
Volunteer Director of Operations Sonny Mukungu

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate Ref.
Issa RayyanAtlantic Coast Conference Men's Soccer Freshman of the YearNovember 7, 2018[11]
Daniele ProchAll-ACC First Team
Will PulisicAll-ACC Second Team
Brandom Williamson
Issa Rayyan
Ciaran McKennaAll-ACC Third Team
Issa RayyanAll-ACC Freshman Team
Aedan Stanley
Will PulisicAll-ACC Tournament TeamNovember 11, 2018[12]
Brandon Williamson
Daniele ProchUnited Soccer Coaches Second Team All-AmericanDecember 6, 2018[13]

2019 MLS Super Draft

See main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Duke did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

Rankings

See main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker. mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018. January 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119040213/https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2018/tracker. dead.
  2. Web site: Cyril Engmann. topdrawersoccer.com. July 15, 2018.
  3. Web site: Eliot Hamill. topdrawersoccer.com. July 15, 2018.
  4. Web site: Conor Kelly. topdrawersoccer.com. July 15, 2018.
  5. Web site: Seth Kuhn. topdrawersoccer.com. July 15, 2018.
  6. Web site: Ian Murphy. topdrawersoccer.com. July 15, 2018.
  7. Web site: Issa Rayyan. topdrawersoccer.com. July 15, 2018.
  8. Web site: Aedan Stanley. topdrawersoccer.com. July 15, 2018.
  9. Web site: Duke Men's Soccer - 2018 Roster . goduke.com . Duke University Athletics. August 6, 2018.
  10. Web site: Men's Soccer - 2018 Schedule/Results. Duke Blue Devils Athletics. July 15, 2018.
  11. Web site: Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Honorees. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. November 7, 2018.
  12. Web site: Louisville Wins 2018 ACC Men’s Soccer Championship. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2018. November 12, 2018.
  13. Web site: United Soccer Coaches Announces NCAA Division I Men’s All-America Teams. unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 6, 2018. December 7, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123725/https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/News/Articles/December_2018/NCAA_Division_I_Men_s_All-America_Team_Announced.aspx. December 9, 2018. dead.
  14. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. May 15, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914054734/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx. September 14, 2016. dead.
  15. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. May 15, 2018.