2019 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team
Appearance
2019 NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up | |||
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||
Coastal | |||
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 2 | ||
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 2 | ||
Record | 21–1–2 (6–1–1 ACC) | ||
Head coach | (24th season) | ||
Assistant coaches |
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Home stadium | Klöckner Stadium | ||
Uniform | |||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Louisville + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Virginia ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina
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3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke
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2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented
NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed and were the runner-up.[2]
Previous season
The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers team finished the season with a final overall record of 10–4–3, and final ACC record of 3–3–2. The Cavaliers were seeded sixth-overall in the
38 appearances. In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia was seeded tenth overall in the tournament, where they reached third round before losing to Notre Dame
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Player movement
Players leaving
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Sergi Nus | 2 | DF | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Barcelona, Spain | Graduated |
Prosper Figbe | 4 | DF | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Ilorin, Nigeria | Graduated |
Simeon Okoro | 7 | FW | 5'10" | 155 | Senior | Weston, CT | Graduated |
Kennedy Nwabia | 9 | FW | 6'2" | 210 | Senior | Owerri, Nigeria | Graduated |
Daniel Barir | 15 | MF | 5'10" | 140 | Senior | Copenhagen, Denmark | Graduated |
Players arriving
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Nick Berghold MF |
USA | Wingdale, NY | Black Rock FC | [3] |
Isaiah Byrd FW |
USA | Gainesville, VA | BRYC Elite Academy | [4] |
Axel Gunnarsson FW |
SWE | Gothenburg, Sweden | Swedish National Team | N/A[5] |
Philip Horton FW |
USA | New Albany, OH | Crew SC Academy | [6] |
Reed Kessler DF |
USA | New York City, NY | BW Gottschee | [7] |
Eben Noverr DF |
USA | Highlands Ranch, CO | Colorado Rapids | [8] |
Andreas Ueland DF |
NOR | Bryne, Norway | Bryne FK | N/A[9] |
Jeremy Verley MF |
USA | Milton, MA | Boston Bolts | [10] |
Matt Warbrick MF |
USA | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga FC Academy | [11] |
Squad
Roster
Updated August 20, 2019[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
Position | Staff |
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Athletic director | Carla Williams |
Head coach | George Gelnovatch |
Associate Head Coach | Matt Chulis |
Assistant coach | Ryan Hopkins |
Operations Assistant | Carl Carpenter |
Source:[13]
Schedule
Source:[14]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 17* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Siena | T 1–1[15] | – (–) |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
August 20* 6:00 a.m. |
No. 12 | Villanova | W 3–1[16] | – (–) |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
August 24* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Drexel | W 3–0[17] | – (–) |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 30* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Pacific | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,770) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 2* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | vs. No. 1 Maryland Rivalry |
W 2–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Audi Field (1,884) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
September 7* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | High Point | W 1–0 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,578) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 13 6:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | at No. 2 Duke
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W 3–1 | 4–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,092) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 17* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Radford | W 1–0 | 5–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,043) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 20 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | NC State | W 2–0 | 6–0–0 (2–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,858) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 23* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Western Michigan | W 1–0 OT | 7–0–0 (2–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (957) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 28 11:00 a.m. |
No. 3 | at No. 21 Notre Dame | W 1–0 | 8–0–0 (3–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (646) South Bend, IN | ||||||
October 1* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | George Washington
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W 3–0 | 9–0–0 (3–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,160) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 4 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | No. 24 Louisville | W 2–0 | 10–0–0 (4–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,008) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 11 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | at Boston College | T 1–1 2OT | 10–0–1 (4–0–1) |
Newton Soccer Complex (242)
Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
October 15* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | No. 18 James Madison | W 1–0 | 11–0–1 (4–0–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,809) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 18 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | Pittsburgh | L 0–2 | 11–1–1 (4–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,201) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 22* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | Saint Louis | W 2–0 | 12–1–1 (4–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,021) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 25 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | at No. 25 Virginia Tech Rivalry |
W 2–0 | 13–1–1 (5–1–1) |
Thompson Field (1,738) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
November 1 7:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | North Carolina
Rivalry |
W 2–1 OT | 14–1–1 (6–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (2,193) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
ACC Tournament
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November 10 1:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 4 | (10) Syracuse Quarterfinals |
W 2–1 | 15–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,525) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
November 13 4:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 2 | (3) No. 7 Wake Forest Semifinals |
W 1–0 | 16–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (586) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
November 17 12:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 2 | vs. (1) No. 1 Clemson Final |
W 3–1 | 17–1–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,330) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament
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November 24* 1:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | No. 24 Campbell Second Round |
W 2–0 | 18–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,460) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
November 30* 7:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | (16) No. 14 St. John's Third Round |
W 3–0 | 19–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (815) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
December 6* 7:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | (8) No. 5 SMU Quarterfinals |
W 3–2 | 20–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,674) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
December 13* 6:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (4) No. 9 Wake Forest College Cup Semifinals |
W 2–1 | 21–1–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (9,862) Cary, NC | ||||||
December 16* 6:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (3) No. 2 Georgetown College Cup Championship |
L 3–3 (6–7 PKs) 2OT | 21–2–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (8,413) Cary, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Irakoze Donasiyano | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 3, 2019 | [18] |
Colin Shutler | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 9, 2019 | [19] |
ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 30, 2019 | [20] | |
Robin Afamefuna | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 7, 2019 | [21] |
Daryl Dike | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 28, 2019 | [22] |
Joe Bell
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ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 13, 2019 | [23] |
Colin Shutler | All-ACC First Team | ||
Joe Bell
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Daryl Dike | All-ACC Second Team | ||
Henry Kessler | |||
Robin Afamefuna | All-ACC Third Team | ||
Andreas Ueland | |||
Irakoze Donasiyano | |||
Andreas Ueland | All-ACC Freshman Team | ||
Nathaniel Crofts | All-ACC Tournament Team
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November 17, 2019 | [24] |
Bret Halsey | |||
Cabrel Happi Kamseu | |||
Henry Kessler |
2020 MLS Super Draft
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Daryl Dike | Orlando City SC | 1 | 5 | FW |
Henry Kessler | New England Revolution | 1 | 6 | DF |
Robin Afamefuna | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 37 | DF |
Source:[25]
Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
United Soccer[26] | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 (4) | 1 (20) | 1 (25) | 1 (22) | 6 | 4 | 4 (1) | 2 (6) | 1 (27) | Not released | 2 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer [27] | 15 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
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- ^ Goff, Steven (December 15, 2019). "College Cup soccer: Georgetown outlasts Virginia in penalty kicks to win its first NCAA title". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Nick Berghold". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Isaiah Byrd". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Axel Gunnarsson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Philip Horton". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Reed Kessler". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Eben Noverr". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Andreas Ueland". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Jeremy Verley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Matt Warbrick". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved August 20, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2018 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ^ @UVAMenSoccer (August 17, 2019). "FINAL: UVA – 1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @UVAMenSoccer (August 20, 2019). "FINAL: Hoos top Villanova, 3–1 in Tuesday morning friendly! 47' – Crofts (PK) 60' – Kessler 82' – Nixon Jr. (PK) Next Exhibition Match: vs. Drexel on Saturday (8/24) – 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium #GoHoos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @UVAMenSoccer (August 24, 2019). "FINAL: Hoos are victorious in their final preseason friendly, 3–0 over Drexel. We'll see you on Friday (Aug. 30) for the regular season opener against Pacific! #GoHoos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Donasiyano, DeShields Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- ^ "Proch, Gelnovatch, Shutler Tabbed ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "McMaster, Shutler Claim ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ "Sigurdarson, Kellett, Afamefuna Nab ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Dike, Robinson, Turnbull Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia Wins 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "14 ACC Players Picked on Day 1 of MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
External links
- Official Site Archived 2019-06-14 at the Wayback Machine