# 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 71st season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's third season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

## Roster

Updated:August 28, 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Andrew Pannenberg |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Andrew Cases Mundet |
| 2 | MF | USA | Luis Argudo |
| 3 | DF | USA | Rafael Fagundo |
| 4 | DF | USA | Kevin Politz (captain) |
| 6 | DF | USA | Mark McKenzie |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Jon Bakero (captain) |
| 8 | MF | USA | Brandon Servania |
| 9 | FW | USA | Tater Rennhack |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Bruno Lapa |
| 11 | MF | JAM | Justin McMaster |
| 12 | MF | USA | Brad Dunwell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | JAM | Joey DeZart |
| 15 | MF | USA | Steven Echevarria (captain) |
| 16 | MF | USA | Omir Fernandez |
| 17 | DF | USA | Logan Gdula |
| 19 | DF | USA | Eddie Folds |
| 20 | MF | USA | Kyle McCurley |
| 21 | MF | USA | Machop Chol |
| 22 | MF | GHA | Ema Twumasi |
| 23 | FW | USA | Hank Gauger |
| 26 | DF | USA | Sam Raben |
| 30 | GK | USA | Dominic Peters |
| 31 | GK | USA | Kyle Barkett |
Prior to the season Wake Forest named the three captains shown above.

## Coaching Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic director | Ron Wellman |
| Head coach | Bobby Muuss |
| Assistant coach | Steve Armas |
| Assistant coach | Dane Brenner |
| Assistant coach | Matt Poplawski |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Michael White |
| Academic Counselor | Brooke Taylor |
| Strength & Conditioning Staff | David Bass |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 13* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | at Furmam | L 0-1 | - (-) | Stone Stadium (1,019) Greenville, SC |
| August 19* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | UNC Wilmington | T 2-2 | - (-) | Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 25* 7:30 pm | No. 2 | Rutgers | W 5-1 | 1-0-0 (0-0-0) | Spry Stadium (3,882) Winston-Salem, NC |
| August 27* 6:00 pm | No. 2 | No. 12 Providence | W 4-1 | 2-0-0 (0-0-0) | Spry Stadium (2,597) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 2* 8:00 pm | No. 2 | at Saint Louis | W 4-1 | 3-0-0 (0-0-0) | Hermann Stadium (919) St. Louis, MO |
| September 5* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | Georgia State | L 1-2 $^{OT}$ | 3-1-0 (0-0-0) | Spry Stadium (1,066) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 9 7:00 pm | No. 2 | at No. 8 Louisville | W 3-1 | 4-1-0 (1-0-0) | Lynn Stadium (2,708) Louisville, KY |
| September 12* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Appalachian State | W 3-0 | 5-1-0 (1-0-0) | Spry Stadium (1,132) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 16 7:30 pm | No. 4 | Pittsburgh | W 2-0 | 6-1-0 (2-0-0) | Spry Stadium (3,207) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 19* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | High Point | W 1-0 $^{2OT}$ | 7-1-0 (2-0-0) | Spry Stadium (1,180) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 23 7:00 pm | No. 4 | at NC State | W 3-0 | 8-1-0 (3-0-0) | Dail Soccer Stadium (1,539) Raleigh, NC |
| September 26* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | South Carolina | W 2-1 | 9-1-0 (3-0-0) | Spry Stadium (1,050) Winston-Salem, NC |
| September 29 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 2 | at No. 6 Clemson | W 3-2 $^{2OT}$ | 10-1-0 (4-0-0) | Spry Stadium (4,781) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 6 7:00 pm | No. 2 | at No. 4 North Carolina | W 2-1 | 11-1-0 (5-0-0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (2,006) Cary, NC |
| October 10* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | Longwood | W 8-0 | 12-1-0 (5-0-0) | Spry Stadium (1,127) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 14 7:30 pm | No. 2 | Virginia Tech | W 3-0 | 13-1-0 (6-0-0) | Spry Stadium (3,846) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 17* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | at Elon | W 2-0 | 14-1-0 (6-0-0) | Rudd Field (731) Elon, NC |
| October 21 7:00 pm | No. 2 | at Boston College | W 4-0 | 15-1-0 (7-0-0) | Newton Soccer Complex (791) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| October 27 7:00 pm | No. 1 | Syracuse Senior Night | T 0-0 $^{2OT}$ | 15-1-1 (7-0-1) | Spry Stadium (4,357) Winston-Salem, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 5 1:00 pm | No. 1 | Virginia Tech Quarterfinal | W 3-0 | 16-1-1 (7-0-1) | Spry Stadium (1,709) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 8 7:00 pm | No. 1 | No. 5 Clemson Semifinal | W 2-1 | 17-1-1 (7-0-1) | Spry Stadium (1,872) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 12 12:00 pm | No. 1 | No. 17 Virginia Final | T 0-0 (4-3 PK) $^{2OT}$ | 17-1-2 (7-0-1) | MUSC Health Stadium (1,174) Charleston, SC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 19 5:00 pm | No. 1 | Columbia Second Round | W 1–0 | 18-1-2 | Spry Stadium (2,037) Winston-Salem, NC |
| November 26 5:00 pm | No. 1 | No. 19 Butler Third Round | W 2–0 | 19-1-2 | Spry Stadium (2,413) Winston-Salem, NC |
| December 1 7:00 pm | No. 1 | No. 3 Stanford Quarterfinal | L 0–2 | 19-2-2 | Spry Stadium (4,628) Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Brandon Servania | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | August 28 |
| Ema Twumasi | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 2 |
| Bobby Muuss | ACC Coach of the Year | November 7 |
| Jon Bakero | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | November 7 |
| Kevin Politz | Defensive Player of the Year | November 7 |
| Jon Bakero | All-ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Ema Twumasi | All-ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Kevin Politz | All-ACC Second Team | November 7 |
| Luis Argudo | All-ACC Third Team | November 7 |
| Brad Dunwell | All-ACC Third Team | November 7 |
| Jon Bakero | ACC All Tournament Team | November 12 |
| Michael DeShields | ACC All Tournament Team | November 12 |
| Mark McKenzie | ACC All Tournament Team | November 12 |
| Andreu Cases Mundet | ACC All Tournament Team | November 12 |
| Jon Bakero | United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team | December 7 |
| Jon Bakero | Soccer America All-American First Team | December 8 |
| Jon Bakero | College Soccer News All-American First Team | January 4 |
| Kevin Politz | United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team | December 7 |
| Kevin Politz | Soccer America All-American Third Team | December 8 |
| Kevin Politz | College Soccer News All-American Third Team | January 4 |

## 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 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | 5 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |

## MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club |
| Jon Bakero | 1 | 5 | FW | Chicago Fire |
| Ema Twumasi | 1 | 11 | MF | FC Dallas |
| Luis Argudo | 3 | 67 | MF | Columbus Crew |