# 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team

The 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 71st season of the university fielding a program. The Tar Heels played their home games at WakeMed Soccer Park in nearby Cary, North Carolina while Fetzer Field underwent renovations.

## Roster

Updated August 10, 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 |
| 1 | GK | USA | James Pyle |
| 2 | MF | USA | Mauricio Pineda |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Alex Comsia |
| 5 | DF | USA | John Nelson |
| 6 | MF | USA | Cam Lindley |
| 7 | FW | USA | Lucas Del Rosario |
| 8 | MF | USA | Jack Skahan |
| 9 | MF | USA | Drew Murphy |
| 10 | FW | USA | Zach Wright |
| 11 | MF | ENG | David October (captain) |
| 12 | GK | USA | Drew Romig |
| 13 | DF | USA | Evan Krause |
| 14 | FW | GER | Nils Bruening |
| 15 | DF | USA | Will Campbell |
| 16 | MF | USA | David Mejia |
| 17 | MF | USA | Jesus Bolivar |
| 18 | FW | USA | Alan Winn |
| 19 | MF | USA | Martin Salas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | USA | Alex Moztarzadeh |
| 21 | FW | USA | Alex Rose |
| 22 | MF | USA | Dominic Jensen |
| 23 | MF | USA | Andy Lopez |
| 24 | GK | USA | Johan Welch |
| 25 | DF | NZL | Liam Williams |
| 26 | FW | USA | Jelani Pieters |
| 27 | DF | USA | Mark Salas |
| 28 | MF | USA | Raul Aguilera |
| 29 | MF | USA | Jeremy Kelly |
| 30 | GK | USA | Alec Smir |
| 31 | FW | LTU | Julius Momkus |
| 32 | DF | USA | Luke Ciocca |
| 33 | DF | USA | Mason Wittman |
| 34 | MF | USA | Zack Olofson |
| 35 | DF | ENG | Charlie Forecast |
| 36 | DF | USA | Prince Agyie |
| 38 | FW | USA | Giovanni Montesdeoca |

## Coaching Staff

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic director | Bubba Cunningham |
| Head coach | Carlos Somoano |
| Assistant coach | Grant Porter |
| Assistant coach | Cristian Neagu |
| Volunteer Assistant Coach | Joe Scachetti |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 13* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | No. 19 Coastal Carolina | W 3–1 | – (–) | WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC |
| August 17* 7:30 pm | No. 4 | at South Carolina Battle of the Carolinas | T 0–0 | – (–) | Stone Stadium Columbia, SC |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 25* 7:30 pm | No. 4 | No. 12 Providence Carolina Nike Classic | W 4–2 | 1–0–0 (0-0-0) | Rudd Field (826) Elon, NC |
| August 27* 7:30 pm | No. 4 | Rutgers Carolina Nike Classic | W 6–1 | 2–0–0 (0-0-0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (926) Cary, NC |
| September 1* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at UNC Wilmington | L 0–1 | 2–1–0 (0-0-0) | UNC Wilmington Soccer Stadium (1,778) Wilmington, NC |
| September 4* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | at UNC Greensboro | W 2–1 | 3–1–0 (0-0-0) | UNCG Soccer Stadium (3,072) Greensboro, NC |
| September 9 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 2–1 | 4–1–0 (1–0–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (571) Pittsburgh, PA |
| September 13* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | William & Mary | W 3–2 | 5–1–0 (1–0–0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (616) Cary, NC |
| September 16* 7:00 pm | No. 8 | vs. No. 23 Duke Rivalry | W 2–1 | 6–1–0 (2–0–0) | Bryan Park (3,002) Greensboro, NC |
| September 19* 7:00 pm | No. 7 | George Washington | W 4–1 | 7–1–0 (2–0–0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (418) Cary, NC |
| September 22 7:00 pm | No. 7 | at No. 9 Virginia South's Oldest Rivalry | W 2–1 $^{OT}$ | 8–1–0 (3–0–0) | Klöckner Stadium (4,205) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 26* 7:00 pm | No. 5 | Winthrop | W 4–0 | 9–1–0 (3–0–0) | UNCG Soccer Stadium (226) Greensboro, NC |
| September 29 7:00 pm | No. 5 | NC State Rivalry | W 1–0 | 10–1–0 (4–0–0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (3,206) Cary, NC |
| October 3* 7:00 pm | No. 3 | James Madison | W 6–0 | 11–1–0 (4–0–0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (438) Cary, NC |
| October 6 7:00 pm | No. 4 | No. 2 Wake Forest Rivalry | L 1–2 | 11–2–0 (4–1–0) | WakeMed Soccer Park (2,006) Cary, NC |
| October 13 7:00 pm | No. 4 | at No. 5 Louisville | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 11–2–1 (4–1–1) | Lynn Stadium (3,435) Louisville, KY |
| October 17* 7:00 pm | No. 4 | Old Dominion | W 2–1 $^{2OT}$ | 12–2–1 (4–1–1) | WakeMed Soccer Park (200) Cary, NC |
| October 22 2:30 pm | No. 4 | at Virginia Tech | W 4–0 | 13–2–1 (5–1–1) | Sandra D. Thompson Field (850) Blacksburg, VA |
| October 27 7:00 pm | No. 3 | No. 16 Notre Dame Senior Night | W 3–0 | 14–2–1 (6–1–1) | WakeMed Soccer Park (1,226) Cary, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 5 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | (2) No. 3 | (7) No. 21 Notre Dame ACC Quarterfinal | L 1–2 | 14–3–1 (6–1–1) | WakeMed Soccer Park (395) Cary, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 19* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) No. 7 | UNC Wilmington Second Round | W 2–1 | 15–3–1 | WakeMed Soccer Park (910) Cary, NC |
| November 25* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) No. 7 | No. 10 Southern Methodist Third Round | W 2–0 | 16–3–1 | WakeMed Soccer Park (485) Cary, NC |
| December 2* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) No. 7 | Fordham Quarterfinals | W 2–1 | 17–3–1 | WakeMed Soccer Park (1,687) Cary, NC |
| December 8* 8:45 pm, ESPNU | (3) No. 7 | vs. (2) No. 2 Indiana College Cup, Semifinals | L 0–1 | 17–4–1 | Talen Energy Stadium (4,948) Chester, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Jelani Pieters | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | August 28 |
| Cam Lindley | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 7 |
| Cam Lindley | All ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Alan Winn | All ACC First Team | November 7 |
| Zach Wright | All ACC Second Team | November 7 |
| Alex Comsia | All ACC Third Team | November 7 |
| Mauricio Pineda | All ACC Third Team | November 7 |
| John Nelson | All ACC Rookie Team | November 7 |
| Cam Lindley | United Soccer Coaches All-American First Team | December 7 |
| Cam Lindley | Soccer America All-American First Team | December 8 |
| Cam Lindley | College Soccer News All-American First Team | January 4 |
| Allan Winn | United Soccer Coaches All-American Second Team | December 7 |
| Allan Winn | Soccer America All-American Second Team | December 8 |
| Allan Winn | College Soccer News All-American Second Team | January 4 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 4 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

## MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
| Alan Winn | 2 | 25 | FW | Colorado Rapids | |