# 2017 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team

The 2017 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-second season. They play home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 77th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 64th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Roster

Updated 07/28/17
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Connor Jones |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jeff Caldwell |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Sergi Nus |
| 3 | DF | USA | Fabrice Shema |
| 4 | DF | USA | Nate Odusote |
| 5 | DF | USA | Henry Kessler |
| 6 | MF | USA | Hayes Fountain |
| 7 | DF | USA | Bay Kurtz |
| 8 | MF | GUA | Pablo Aguilar |
| 9 | FW | USA | Kennedy Nwabia |
| 10 | FW | USA | Cameron Harr |
| 11 | FW | USA | Edward Opoku |
| 12 | MF | NZL | Joe Bell |
| 13 | DF | NGA | Prosper Figbe |
| 15 | MF | DEN | Daniel Barir |
| 16 | MF | USA | Liam Jenkins |
| 17 | FW | USA | Simeon Okoro |
| 18 | GK | USA | Colin Shutler |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Nathaniel Crofts |
| 20 | MF | AUS | Ryan Peterson |
| 21 | MF | USA | Aaron James |
| 22 | MF | USA | Jean-Christophe Koffi |
| 23 | MF | USA | Justin Ingram |
| 24 | FW | USA | Jerren Nixon |
| 25 | DF | USA | Max Diamond |
| 26 | FW | USA | Raheem Taylor-Parkes |
| 27 | FW | USA | Leon Maric |
| 30 | DF | GER | Robin Afamefuna |
| 31 | DF | USA | Sheldon Sullivan |
| 32 | MF | USA | Julian Cummings |
| 33 | FW | USA | Ahdan Tait |
| 34 | FW | TAN | Irakoze Donasiyano |
| 35 | MF | USA | Brad Kurtz |
| 36 | DF | USA | Spencer Patton |
| 37 | MF | USA | Beau Bradley |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Craig Littlepage |
| Head coach | George Gelnovatch |
| Associate head coach | Matt Chulis |
| Associate head coach | Terry Boss |
| Operations Assistant | A.J. Barnold |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 12* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Wright State | Cancelled | - (-) | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA |
| August 15* 6:00 pm | No. 13 | Old Dominion | L 0-1 | - (-) | Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA |
| August 19* 1:00 pm | No. 13 | at Georgetown | L 1-2 | - (-) | Shaw Field Washington, D.C. |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 25* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Villanova | W 3-2 $^{2OT}$ | 1-0-0 (0-0-0) | Klöckner Stadium (3,594) Charlottesville, VA |
| August 31* 6:00 pm | No. 12 | Hofstra | W 4-0 | 2-0-0 (0-0-0) | Klöckner Stadium (1,588) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 4* 7:00 pm | No. 12 | UNC Wilmington | W 2-1 $^{OT}$ | 3-0-0 (0-0-0) | Klöckner Stadium (1,651) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 8 7:00 pm | No. 11 | No. 7 Syracuse | T 2-2 $^{2OT}$ | 3-0-1 (0-0-1) | Klöckner Stadium (2,596) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 12* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Marquette | W 2-0 | 4-0-1 (0-0-1) | Klöckner Stadium (1,209) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 15 7:00 pm | No. 12 | at Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup | W 2-1 | 5-0-1 (1-0-1) | Sandra D. Thompson Field (2,143) Blacksburg, VA |
| September 22 7:00 pm | No. 9 | No. 7 North Carolina South's Oldest Rivalry | L 1-2 $^{OT}$ | 5-1-1 (1-1-1) | Klöckner Stadium (4,205) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 25* 7:00 pm | No. 9 | Davidson | W 2–1 | 6-1-1 (1-1-1) | Klöckner Stadium (1,056) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 29 7:30 pm | No. 10 | at No. 7 Notre Dame | T 1-1 $^{2OT}$ | 6-1-2 (1-1-2) | Alumni Field (2,158) South Bend, IN |
| October 2* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Portland | W 2-1 $^{OT}$ | 7-1-2 (1-1-2) | Klöckner Stadium (1,319) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 6 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Boston College | W 1-0 | 8-1-2 (2-1-2) | Klöckner Stadium (1,781) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 10* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Lehigh | W 4-2 | 9-1-2 (2-1-2) | Klöckner Stadium (1,265) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 13 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at NC State | T 0-0 $^{2OT}$ | 9-1-3 (2-1-3) | Dail Soccer Stadium (956) Raleigh, NC |
| October 17* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Radford | L 0-1 | 9-2-3 (2-1-3) | Klöckner Stadium (1,356) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 20 7:00 pm | No. 10 | Pittsburgh | W 2-1 $^{2OT}$ | 10-2-3 (3-1-3) | Klöckner Stadium (3,450) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 27 7:00 pm | No. 13 | at No. 18 Duke | L 0-1 | 10-3-3 (3-2-3) | Koskinen Stadium (905) Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 1 7:00 pm | No. 16 | Boston College First Round | W 4-0 | 11-3-3 (3-2-3) | Klöckner Stadium (536) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 5 1:00 pm | No. 16 | at No. 6 Louisville Quarterfinals | T 0-0 (4–3 PK) $^{2OT}$ | 11-3-4 (3-2-3) | Lynn Stadium (738) Louisville, KY |
| November 8 7:00 pm | No. 17 | No. 13 Notre Dame Semifinals | W 2-1 | 12-3-4 (3-2-3) | Klöckner Stadium (1142) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 12 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 17 | vs. No. 1 Wake Forest Championship | T 0-0 (3-4 PK) $^{2OT}$ | 13-3-5 (3-2-3) | MUSC Health Stadium (1,174) Charleston, SC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 19 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 8 | Fordham Second Round | L 0-1 | 13-4-5 | Klöckner Stadium (949) Charlottesville, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Edward Opoku | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 19 |
| Sergi Nus | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 9 |
| Jean-Christophe Koffi | All ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Pablo Aguilar | All ACC Second Team | November 7 |
| Jeff Caldwell | All ACC Second Team | November 7 |
| Edward Opoku | All ACC Second Team | November 7 |
| Sergi Nus | All ACC Third Team | November 7 |
| Joe Bell | All ACC Freshman Team | November 7 |
| Jeffrey Farina | All ACC Third Team | November 7 |
| Jeff Caldwell | ACC All Tournament Team | November 12 |
| Pablo Aguilar | ACC All Tournament Team | November 12 |
| Jean-Christophe Koffi | ACC All Tournament Team | November 12 |

## Rankings

Ranking movement Legend: ██ 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 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 8 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 19 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |

## MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club |
| Jeff Caldwell | 1 | 19 | GK | New York City FC |
| Edward Opoku | 2 | 32 | FW | Columbus Crew SC |
| Pablo Aguilar | 3 | 59 | MF | Houston Dynamo |
| Sheldon Sullivan | 3 | 66 | DF | Houston Dynamo |