# 2018 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team

The 2018 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team represented Syracuse University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the program's 95th season and 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange were led by Ian McIntyre, who was in his ninth year.

## Background

The 2017 Syracuse men's soccer team finished the season with a 6–8–4 overall record and a 0–6–2 ACC record. The Orange were seeded twelfth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost to Clemson in the first round. The Orange were not invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament.
At the end of the 2017 season, one Orange men's soccer player was selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Mo Adams.

## Player movement
### Players leaving

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Pat Castle | 1 | GK | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Schuylerville, NY | Graduated |
| Mo Adams | 7 | MF | 5'6" | 165 | Sophomore | Nottingham, ENG | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 10th overall by Chicago Fire. |
| Mamadou Balde | 20 | MF | 6'1" | 176 | Senior | Corona, NY | Graduated |

### Players arriving

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
| Julio Fulcar MF | USA | Watertown, MA | Boston Bolts | |
| Hilli Goldhar MF | CAN | Toronto, CAN | Sigma FC | N/A |
| Samuel Gomez GK | USA | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Park FC | |
| Alphonso Joe MF | USA | Rochester, NY | Empire United | |
| Michael Lantry MF | USA | Syracuse, NY | Empire United | |
| Ryan Raposo MF | CAN | Hamilton, CAN | Vaughn Soccer Club | |
| Nathaniel St. Louis MF | CAN | Toronto, CAN | – | N/A |

## Squad
### Roster

Updated: August 3, 2018
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 |
| 1 | GK | USA | Jake Leahy |
| 2 | MF | SUI | Jan Breitenmoser |
| 3 | DF | NOR | Sondre Norheim |
| 4 | MF | USA | Djimon Johnson |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Kamal Miller |
| 6 | DF | GER | Lennart Zeugner |
| 7 | FW | CAN | Severin Soerlie |
| 8 | MF | SWE | Jonathan Hagman |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Massimo Ferrin |
| 10 | FW | FRA | Hugo Delhommelle |
| 11 | FW | USA | Adnan Bakalovic |
| 12 | DF | USA | John-Austin Ricks |
| 13 | DF | USA | Nikolas Steiner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | NOR | Petter Stangeland |
| 15 | MF | CAN | Simon Triantafillou |
| 16 | MF | USA | Lukas Rubio |
| 17 | FW | CAN | Tajon Buchanan |
| 18 | MF | USA | Julio Fulcar |
| 19 | DF | USA | Michael Lantry |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Ben Goldhar |
| 21 | FW | CAN | Nathaniel St. Louis |
| 22 | DF | USA | Dylan McDonald |
| 23 | MF | CAN | Ryan Raposo |
| 24 | DF | USA | Alphonso Joe |
| 25 | GK | GER | Hendrik Hilpert |
| 30 | GK | USA | Sam Gomez |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic director | John Wildhack |
| Head coach | Ian McIntyre |
| Associate head coach | Jukka Masalin |
| Assistant coach | Matt Verni |
| Director of Operations | Todd Cook |
| Volunteer Assistant | Andrew Coughlin |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Mike Mangano |
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## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 12* 7:00 pm | | Canisius | W 3–1 | – (–) | SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY |
| August 15* 7:00 pm | | Villanova | W 2–1 | – (–) | SU Soccer Stadium Syracuse, NY |
| August 18* 7:00 pm | | at Connecticut | T 0–0 | – (–) | Morrone Stadium Storrs, CT |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 24* 10:00 pm | | at Oregon State | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | Paul Lorenz Field at Patrick Wayne Valley Stadium (401) Corvallis, OR |
| August 26* 10:00 pm | | at Portland | L 1–2 | 1–1–0 (0–0–0) | Merlo Field (1,952) Portland, OR |
| September 2* 6:00 pm | | Hofstra | W 4–3 | 2–1–0 (0–0–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,387) Syracuse, NY |
| September 7 7:00 pm | | No. 12 Notre Dame | L 2–3 | 2–2–0 (0–1–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,908) Syracuse, NY |
| September 10* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 2–0 | 3–2–0 (0–1–0) | Charles F. Berman Field (211) Ithaca, NY |
| September 21 7:00 pm | | No. 22 Virginia | L 0–2 | 3–3–0 (0–2–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,080) Syracuse, NY |
| September 24* 7:00 pm | | Colgate | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 3–3–1 (0–2–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,021) Syracuse, NY |
| September 28 7:00 pm | | at No. 13 Virginia Tech | L 0–1 $^{2OT}$ | 3–4–1 (0–3–0) | Thompson Field (927) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 1* 7:00 pm | | at Akron | W 3–1 | 4–4–1 (0–3–0) | FirstEnergy Stadium (1,598) Akron, OH |
| October 5 7:00 pm | | No. 1 Wake Forest | W 2–0 | 5–4–1 (1–3–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,957) Syracuse, NY |
| October 8* 7:00 pm | | Ohio State | W 3–0 | 6–4–1 (1–3–0) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,856) Syracuse, NY |
| October 12 7:00 pm | No. 24 | at No. 11 Louisville | T 2–2 $^{2OT}$ | 6–4–2 (1–3–1) | Lynn Stadium (1,468) Louisville, KY |
| October 16* 7:00 pm | No. 24 | St. Bonaventure | W 7–0 | 7–4–2 (1–3–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (727) Syracuse, NY |
| October 20 7:00 pm | No. 24 | at No. 21 NC State | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 7–4–3 (1–3–2) | Dail Soccer Stadium (758) Raleigh, NC |
| October 23 7:30 pm | No. 20 | at Clemson | L 2–3 | 7–5–3 (1–4–2) | Riggs Field (1,600) Clemson, SC |
| October 26 7:00 pm | No. 20 | Boston College | T 0–0 | 7–5–4 (1–4–3) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,573) Syracuse, NY |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| October 31 7:00 pm | (10) | at (7) No. 22 Virginia Tech First Round | L 1–3 | 7–6–4 | Thompson Field (294) Blacksburg, VA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 18* 2:00 pm | (16) | No. 16 Akron Second Round | L 1–3 | 7–7–4 | SU Soccer Stadium (240) Syracuse, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Hendrik Hilpert | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 8, 2018 |
| Hendrik Hilpert | United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week | October 9, 2018 |
| Kamal Miller | All-ACC Third Team | November 7, 2018 |
| Ryan Raposo | All-ACC Freshman Team | November 7, 2018 |

## 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 | | | | | | | | 24 | 24 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | RV |
| TopDrawer Soccer | | | | | | RV | 23 | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

## 2019 MLS Super Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Tajon Buchanan | New England Revolution | 1 | 9 | FW |
| Kamal Miller | Orlando City | 2 | 27 | DF |
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