2018 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team explained

Sport:	men's soccer
Year:	2018
Team:	NC State Wolfpack
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	10–7–3
Conf Record:	2–4–2
Head Coach:	George Kiefer
Hc Year:	2nd
Asst Coach1:	Jeff Negalha
Ac1 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach2:	Kyle Nicholls
Ac2 Year:	2nd
Asst Coach3:	Nathan Walzer
Ac3 Year:	1st
Stadium:	Dail Soccer Field
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Second Round
Nscaarank:	RV
Tdsrank:	24

The 2018 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach George Kiefer, in his second season. They played home games at Dail Soccer Field. NC State finished the season with a 10–7–3 (2–4–2) record and earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Maryland in the second round.

Background

See main article: 2017 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team.

The 2017 NC State men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–6–4 overall record and a 3–3–2 ACC record. The Wolfpack were seeded eight–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Virginia Tech in the first round. The Wolfpack earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. In the tournament, the Wolfpack lost to Old Dominion in the first round.

At the end of the season, one Wolfpack men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Caleb Duvernay.

Player Movement

Players Leaving

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Caleb Duvernay	3	DF	5'7"	162	Senior		Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 61st overall by Portland Timbers
Maximilian Luftl	15	MF	6'0"	174	Senior		Graduated
Julius Duchscherer	16	MF	5'6"	145	Senior		Graduated
Jake Dykes	19	DF	6'0"	173	Senior		Graduated
Roland Minogue	20	MF	5'7"	156	Senior		Graduated
Jan–Luca Ahillen	21	MF	6'1"	185	Senior		Graduated
Anthony Ruggiero	22	MF	6'1"	192	Freshman		Transferred
Willy Ramirez	23	FW	5'7"	158	Junior		Transferred

Players Arriving

Name	Nat.	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
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			N/A	^[4]
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Squad

Roster

Updated August 3, 2018 ^[9]

Team Management

Position	Staff
Athletic director	Debbie Yow
Head coach	George Kiefer
Associate Head Coach	Jeff Negalha
Assistant coach	Kyle Nicholls
Assistant coach	Nahtan Walzer
Director of Soccer	Lindsey Krakower
Director of Analytics	Paul Forster
Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Director of Sport Science	Craig Turner
Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student Services	Raymond Harrison
Assistant Athletic Trainer	Blake Wickerham
Academics	Maria Crockett

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Schedule

Source:^[10] |-!colspan=8 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=7 style=""| ACC Tournament|-!colspan=7 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Gabriel Machado	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	September 3, 2018	^[11]
Leon Krapf	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	September 24, 2018	^[12]
David Loera	ACC Offensive Player of the Week	October 15, 2018	^[13]
Leon Krapf	ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Leon Krapf	United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week	October 16, 2018	^[14]
David Loera	All-ACC First Team	November 7, 2018	^[15]
Manny Perez	All-ACC Third Team

2019 MLS SuperDraft

See main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft.

NC State 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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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^[16]		RV	8	18	18	12	17	RV	21	RV				None Released	RV
TopDrawer Soccer ^[17]	23	23	17	4	6	6	8	13	23	20	24	RV			24	24	24	24

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alex Bautista. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
2. Web site: Iverson Brisma. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
3. Web site: Aidan Foster. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
4. Web site: Caleb Martinez. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
5. Web site: Bailey O'Connor. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
6. Web site: James Orozco. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
7. Web site: Orlin Roque. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
8. Web site: AJ Allen Seals. topdrawersoccer.com. June 12, 2018.
9. Web site: 2018 Men's Soccer Roster. gopack.com. August 3, 2018.
10. Web site: 2018 Men's Soccer Schedule. gopack.com. May 16, 2018.
11. Web site: ACC Men’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 3, 2018. September 4, 2018.
12. Web site: ACC Men’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 24, 2018. September 24, 2018.
13. Web site: ACC Men’s Soccer Players of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 15, 2018. October 15, 2018.
14. Web site: Seven Collegiate Players Honored as United Soccer Coaches Players of the Week. October 16, 2018. unitedsoccercoaches.org. October 19, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181020011805/https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/web/web/News/Articles/October_2018/United%20Soccer%20Coaches%20honors%20seven%20with%20College%20Player%20of%20the%20Week%20awards.aspx. October 20, 2018. dead.
15. Web site: Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Honorees. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. November 7, 2018.
16. 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.
17. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. May 15, 2018.