| Sport: | soccer |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 13–3–2 |
| Conf Record: | 8–1–2 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Muuss |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach1: | Steve Armas |
| Ac1 Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach2: | Dane Brenner |
| Ac2 Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach3: | Jonathan Lagos |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Spry Stadium |
| Tourney: | NCAA Tournament |
| Tourney Result: | Quarterfinals |
| Nscaarank: | 6 |
| Tdsrank: | 5 |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's sixth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.
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.
See main article: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team.
The 2019 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 16–5–2 overall record and a 6–2–0 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded third–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they defeated Virginia Tech in the Quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champions Virginia in the Semifinals. The Demon Deacons earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Maryland, Michigan, and UC Santa Barbara before being defeated by eventual runners-up Virginia in the Semifinals.
At the end of the season, two Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Alistair Johnston and Joey DeZart.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreu Cases Mundet | 1 | GK | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Justyn Thomas | 6 | DF | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | |||
| Alistair Johnson | 8 | MF | 5'11" | 170 | Senior | Declared for 2020 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 11th overall by Nashville | ||
| Tater Rennhack | 9 | FW | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 10 | MF | 5'9" | 155 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 14 | MF | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Declared for 2020 MLS SuperDraft; drafted 31st overall by Orlando | |||
| Eddie Folds | 19 | DF | 5'10" | 150 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYCFC (Academy) | [2] | ||||
| FC Dallas (Academy) | [3] | ||||
| Orlando City SC (Academy) | [4] | ||||
| [5] | |||||
| Atlanta United (Academy) | [6] | ||||
| Vancouver Whitecaps (Academy) | N/A[7] | ||||
| Danderyds Gymnasium | [8] | ||||
| United Futbol Academy | [9] | ||||
| Atlanta United (Academy) | [10] |
Updated:November 4, 2020[11]
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Athletic Director | Ron Wellman |
| 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:
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| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Harris | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | September 28, 2020 | [14] |
| Kyle Holcomb | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | October 5, 2020 | [15] |
| Omar Hernandez | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | October 26, 2020 | [16] |
| Nico Benalcazar | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | November 2, 2020 | [17] |
| Andrew Pannenberg | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | November 9, 2020 | [18] |
| Calvin Harris | All ACC First-Team | April 14, 2021 | [19] |
| Isaiah Parente | |||
| Nico Benalcazar | All ACC Second-Team | ||
| Machop Chol | |||
| Kyle Holcomb | All ACC Third-Team | ||
| Garrison Tubbs | All ACC Rookie Team |
See main article: 2021 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | FW | |||
| 1 | 5 | DF | |||
| 1 | 17 | FW | |||
| 2 | 49 | GK |
Source:[20]
See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.
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| Poll | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Soccer[21] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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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 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Soccer | None Released | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 (1) | 4 | 5 | 4 (2) | None Released | 6 | |||||
| TopDrawer Soccer [22] | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |