2018 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team American college soccer season
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.
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
Incoming transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
2018 recruiting class
Squad
Roster
Updated August 6, 2018[ 9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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]
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
2019 MLS Super Draft
Source:[ 17]
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 [ 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
Atlantic Division Coastal Division
← 2017
Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
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Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA/ISFA/NSCAA national championships in bold ; NCAA College Cup appearances in italics
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