2018 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team
American college soccer season
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
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
Mechanicsburg, PA
Graduated
Carter Manley
2
DF
5'11"
170
Senior
Elkridge, MD
Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft ; selected 23rd overall by Minnesota United FC
Kevon Black
4
DF
6'0"
175
Senior
Toronto, CAN
Graduated
CC Uche
5
DF
6'1"
175
Sophomore
Lawrenceville, GA
N/A
Cameron Moseley
6
MF
6'4"
208
Senior
Duluth, GA
Graduated
Noah Snyder
13
MF
6'0"
175
Senior
Warrington, PA
Graduated
Markus Fjørtoft
21
DF
6'5"
205
Senior
Asker, NOR
Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft ; selected 45th overall by Seattle Sounders FC
Brian White
24
MF
5'11"
180
Senior
Flemington, NJ
Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft ; selected 16th overall by New York Red Bulls
Cody Brinkman
25
MF
5'11"
180
Senior
Durham, NC
Graduated
Joe Ohaus
30
GK
6'0"
180
Senior
Westfield, NJ
Graduated
Players arriving
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.
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
Source:[ 9]
Schedule
Source:[ 10]
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 10 * 4:00 pm
No. 10
No. 11 Clemson
T 0–0
– (–)
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC
August 15 * 6:00 pm
No. 10
at South Carolina
T 1–1
– (–)
Stone Stadium Columbia, SC
August 18 * 7:00 pm
No. 10
NC State
W 1–0
– (–)
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC
Regular season
August 24 * 7:30 pm
No. 10
FIU John Rennie Nike Invitational
W 3–1
1–0–0 (0–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,087) Durham, NC
August 26 * 2:30 pm
No. 10
Vermont John Rennie Nike Invitational
W 3–2 OT
2–0–0 (0–0–0)
Koskinen Stadium (502) Durham, NC
August 31 * 8:30 pm
No. 2
at San Diego
W 4–1
3–0–0 (0–0–0)
Torero Stadium (710)San Diego, CA
September 9 2:00 pm
No. 2
at No. 7 Louisville
L 0–3
3–1–0 (0–1–0)
Lynn Stadium (1,104)Louisville, KY
September 18 * 7:00 pm
No. 9
Georgetown
L 0–1
3–2–0 (0–1–0)
Koskinen Stadium (454) Durham, NC
September 21 7:00 pm
No. 9
Boston College
W 3–2
4–2–0 (1–1–0)
Koskinen Stadium (710) Durham, NC
September 25 * 7:00 pm
No. 15
George Washington
T 0–0 2OT
4–2–1 (1–1–0)
Koskinen Stadium (359) Durham, NC
September 29 7:30 pm
No. 15
at No. 1 Wake Forest
L 2–4
4–3–1 (1–2–0)
Spry Stadium (4,937)Winston–Salem, NC
October 2 * 7:00 pm
No. 23
Wofford
W 4–2
5–3–1 (1–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (372) Durham, NC
October 5 7:00 pm
No. 23
at No. 10 Virginia
W 2–0
6–3–1 (2–2–0)
Klöckner Stadium (2,129)Charlottesville, VA
October 9 * 7:00 pm
No. 17
Campbell
W 1–0
7–3–1 (2–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (349) Durham, NC
October 12 7:00 pm
No. 17
No. 9 Notre Dame
W 3–2
8–3–1 (3–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (892) Durham, NC
October 16 * 7:00 pm
No. 14
High Point
L 0–1
8–4–1 (3–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (493) Durham, NC
October 19 7:00 pm
No. 14
Pittsburgh
W 3–1
9–4–1 (4–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (701) Durham, NC
October 23 7:00 pm
No. 14
No. 5 North Carolina Rivalry
L 0–1
9–5–1 (4–3–0)
Koskinen Stadium (1,600) Durham, NC
October 26 7:00 pm
No. 14
at No. 18 Virginia Tech
W 2–0
10–5–1 (5–3–0)
Thompson Field (274)Blacksburg, VA
ACC Tournament
November 4 1:00 pm
(3) No. 8
(11) Pittsburgh Quarterfinal
T 0–0 (4–3 PKs) 2OT
10–5–2
Koskinen Stadium (342) Durham, NC
November 7 7:00 pm
(3) No. 8
(2) No. 4 North Carolina Semifinal, Rivalry
L 1–2
10–6–2
WakeMed Soccer Park (586)Raleigh, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 18 * 6:00 pm
(6) No. 10
Pacific Second Round
W 1–0
11–6–2
Koskinen Stadium (392) Durham, NC
November 24 * 7:00 pm
(6) No. 10
(11) No. 15 Maryland Third Round
L 0–2
11–7–2
Koskinen Stadium (362) Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Awards and honors
2019 MLS Super Draft
Duke did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 [ 14]
10
2
2
10
9
15
23
17
14
14
8
8
10
None Released
11
TopDrawer Soccer [ 15]
13
13
8
6
9
8
16
17
15
5
11
10
8
14
11
13
13
13
References
^ "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker" . mlssoccer.com . Major League Soccer . January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018 .
^ "Cyril Engmann" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Eliot Hamill" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Conor Kelly" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Seth Kuhn" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Ian Murphy" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Issa Rayyan" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ "Aedan Stanley" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved July 15, 2018 .
^ a b "Duke Men's Soccer - 2018 Roster" . goduke.com . Duke University Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2018 .
^ "Men's Soccer - 2018 Schedule/Results" . Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 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 .
^ "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 .
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