# 2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

The 2019 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack were led by head coach George Kiefer, in his third season.

## Background

The 2018 NC State men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–7–3 overall record and a 2–4–2 ACC record. The Wolfpack were seeded eight–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Boston College in the first round, but lost to Wake Forest in the second round. The Wolfpack earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they beat Campbell in the first round but lost to Maryland in the second round.

## Player Movement
### Players Leaving

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Stephen Elias | 5 | FW | 5'8" | 160 | Senior | Rye, NY | Graduated |
| Christoph Schneuwly | 6 | DF | 5'10" | 154 | Senior | Schmitten, Switzerland | Graduated |
| Tanner Roberts | 7 | FW | 6'2" | 180 | Senior | Huntersville, NC | Graduated |
| Ade Taiwo | 9 | FW | 6'2" | 209 | Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduated |
| Vincent Durand | 12 | GK | 6'3" | 192 | Senior | Cary, NC | Graduated |
| Simon Blotko | 13 | DF | 6'0" | 178 | Senior | Düsseldorf, Germany | Graduated |
| Cjay Sparks | 14 | FW | 6'1" | 177 | Senior | Jacksonville, FL | Graduated |
| Nick Retzlaff | 17 | MF | 5'7" | 132 | Senior | Wake Forest, NC | Graduated |

### Players Arriving

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club |
| Sheldon China FW | USA | Durham, NC | North Carolina FC |
| Kendall Edwards DF | JAM | St. Catherine, JAM | Atlanta United FC |
| Rhone Ellis GK | USA | Evergreen, CO | Colorado Rapids |
| Win Ellis GK | USA | Evergreen, CO | Colorado Rapids |
| David Merola GK | USA | Raleigh, NC | North Carolina FC |
| Tonny Temple FW | USA | Millville, PA | Philadelphia Union |
| Roberto Ydrach FW | USA | Orlando, FL | New York Red Bulls |

## Squad
### Roster

Updated August 19, 2019
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 | Nick Cournoyer |
| 1 | GK | GER | Leon Krapf |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Pablo Pedregosa |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Pepe Garcia |
| 4 | DF | USA | David Norris |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jamie Smith |
| 6 | DF | JAM | Kendall Edwards |
| 7 | FW | USA | Ivy Brisma |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Brad Sweeney |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Kuda Muskwe |
| 10 | FW | USA | David Loera |
| 11 | FW | USA | Tyler Gabarra |
| 12 | GK | USA | Vincent Durand |
| 14 | MF | GHA | George Asomani |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | BRA | Gabriel Machado |
| 16 | MF | USA | AJ Seals |
| 17 | FW | USA | Tonny Temple |
| 19 | DF | USA | Alex Bautista |
| 20 | FW | USA | Sheldon China |
| 21 | MF | USA | Eleo Domingos |
| 22 | MF | USA | Aidan Foster |
| 23 | FW | USA | James Orozco |
| 24 | DF | USA | Cyrus Rad |
| 25 | MF | USA | Jose Morales Jr. |
| 26 | GK | USA | David Merola |
| 28 | MF | USA | Bailey O'Connor |
| 29 | DF | USA | Harry Adanuty |
| 30 | GK | USA | Windham Ellis |

### Team Management

| Position | Staff |
| Athletic Director | Boo Corrigan |
| Head coach | George Kiefer |
| Associate head coach | Jeff Negalha |
| Assistant coach | Kyle Nicholls |
| Assistant Coach | Lucas Champenois |
| Director of Soccer | Lindsey Krakower |
| Director of Analytics | Paul Forster |
| Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach/Director of Sport Science | Craig Turner |
| Senior Associate AD/Sports Administration & Student Services | Raymond Harrison |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Blake Wickerham |
| Academics | Maria Crockett |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 18* 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 6 North Carolina Rivalry | W 2–1 | – (–) | Fetzer Field Chapel Hill, NC |
| August 24* 7:00 p.m. | | VCU | W 2–1 | – (–) | Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 30* 7:00 p.m. | | Loyola (MD) | W 2–1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (942) Raleigh, NC |
| September 1* 7:00 p.m. | | St. John's | L 0–1 $^{2OT}$ | 1–1–0 (0–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (764) Raleigh, NC |
| September 6* 7:00 p.m. | | Longwood | W 1–0 | 2–1–0 (0–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (1,494) Raleigh, NC |
| September 10* 7:00 p.m. | | at William & Mary | T 1–1 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1–1 (0–0–0) | Albert–Daly Field (226) Williamsburg, VA |
| September 14 7:00 p.m. | | Boston College | W 1–0 | 3–1–1 (1–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (1,250) Raleigh, NC |
| September 17* 7:00 p.m. | | College of Charleston | W 4–1 | 4–1–1 (1–0–0) | Dail Soccer Field (731) Raleigh, NC |
| September 20 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 5 Virginia | L 0–2 | 4–2–1 (1–1–0) | Klöckner Stadium (3,858) Charlottesville, VA |
| September 27 7:00 p.m. | | at No. 17 Louisville | W 2–1 | 5–2–1 (2–1–0) | Lynn Stadium (1,057) Louisville, KY |
| October 4 6:00 p.m. | | Notre Dame | W 2–0 | 6–2–1 (3–1–0) | Dail Soccer Field (1,211) Raleigh, NC |
| October 8* 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 | ETSU | W 1–0 | 7–2–1 (3–1–0) | Dail Soccer Field (389) Raleigh, NC |
| October 11 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 | No. 6 Wake Forest Rivalry | L 1–3 | 7–3–1 (3–2–0) | Dail Soccer Field (1,056) Raleigh, NC |
| October 15* 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | at South Carolina | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 7–3–2 (3–2–0) | Stone Stadium (1,506) Columbia, SC |
| October 18 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | at Duke Rivalry | T 0–0 $^{2OT}$ | 7–3–3 (3–2–1) | Koskinen Stadium (918) Durham, NC |
| October 22* 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | Elon | W 3–2 | 8–3–3 (3–2–1) | Dail Soccer Field (555) Raleigh, NC |
| October 26 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 | at Syracuse | L 0–3 | 8–4–3 (3–3–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,007) Syracuse, NY |
| November 1 7:00 p.m | | No. 2 Clemson | L 0–3 | 8–5–3 (3–4–1) | Dail Soccer Field (1,171) Raleigh, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 6 2:00 p.m. | (5) | (12) Duke First Round | W 2–1 | 9–5–3 | Dail Soccer Field (377) Raleigh, NC |
| November 10 3:00 p.m. | (5) | (4) Pittsburgh Quarterfinals | L 1–2 $^{OT}$ | 9–6–3 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,010) Pittsburgh, PA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 21 7:00 p.m. | | Coastal Carolina First Round | L 2–3 $^{2OT}$ | 9–7–3 | Dail Soccer Field (538) Raleigh, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
| David Loera | MAC Hermann Trophy Preseason Watchlist | August 1, 2019 | |
| David Loera | All-ACC Second Team | November 13, 2019 | |

## 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | 20 | 23 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released | RV |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | RV | | | | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | | | | | | |