The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch, in his twenty-fourth season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium. This was the team's 79th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 67th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1] They had entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed and were the runner-up.[2]
2019 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer | |||
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NCAA Tournament, Runner-Up | |||
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | ||
Coastal | |||
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 2 | ||
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 2 | ||
Record | 21–1–2 (6–1–1 ACC) | ||
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Home stadium | Klöckner Stadium | ||
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Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Louisville + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Virginia ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC |
Previous season
editThe 2018 Virginia Cavaliers team finished the season with a final overall record of 10–4–3, and final ACC record of 3–3–2. The Cavaliers were seeded sixth-overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they were upset in the first round by Pittsburgh. The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, continuing their record streak of consecutive NCAA appearances going at 38 appearances. In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia was seeded tenth overall in the tournament, where they reached third round before losing to Notre Dame.
Player movement
editPlayers leaving
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Sergi Nus | 2 | DF | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Barcelona, Spain | Graduated |
Prosper Figbe | 4 | DF | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Ilorin, Nigeria | Graduated |
Simeon Okoro | 7 | FW | 5'10" | 155 | Senior | Weston, CT | Graduated |
Kennedy Nwabia | 9 | FW | 6'2" | 210 | Senior | Owerri, Nigeria | Graduated |
Daniel Barir | 15 | MF | 5'10" | 140 | Senior | Copenhagen, Denmark | Graduated |
Players arriving
editName | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Nick Berghold MF |
USA | Wingdale, NY | Black Rock FC | [3] |
Isaiah Byrd FW |
USA | Gainesville, VA | BRYC Elite Academy | [4] |
Axel Gunnarsson FW |
SWE | Gothenburg, Sweden | Swedish National Team | N/A[5] |
Philip Horton FW |
USA | New Albany, OH | Crew SC Academy | [6] |
Reed Kessler DF |
USA | New York City, NY | BW Gottschee | [7] |
Eben Noverr DF |
USA | Highlands Ranch, CO | Colorado Rapids | [8] |
Andreas Ueland DF |
NOR | Bryne, Norway | Bryne FK | N/A[9] |
Jeremy Verley MF |
USA | Milton, MA | Boston Bolts | [10] |
Matt Warbrick MF |
USA | Chattanooga, TN | Chattanooga FC Academy | [11] |
Squad
editRoster
editUpdated August 20, 2019[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
editPosition | Staff |
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Athletic director | Carla Williams |
Head coach | George Gelnovatch |
Associate Head Coach | Matt Chulis |
Assistant coach | Ryan Hopkins |
Operations Assistant | Carl Carpenter |
Source:[13]
Schedule
editSource:[14]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 17* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Siena | T 1–1[15] | – (–) |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
August 20* 6:00 a.m. |
No. 12 | Villanova | W 3–1[16] | – (–) |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
August 24* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Drexel | W 3–0[17] | – (–) |
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
August 30* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Pacific | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,770) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 2* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | vs. No. 1 Maryland Rivalry |
W 2–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Audi Field (1,884) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
September 7* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 7 | High Point | W 1–0 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,578) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 13 6:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | at No. 2 Duke | W 3–1 | 4–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,092) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 17* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Radford | W 1–0 | 5–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,043) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 20 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | NC State | W 2–0 | 6–0–0 (2–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,858) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 23* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 5 | Western Michigan | W 1–0 OT | 7–0–0 (2–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (957) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
September 28 11:00 a.m. |
No. 3 | at No. 21 Notre Dame | W 1–0 | 8–0–0 (3–0–0) |
Alumni Stadium (646) South Bend, IN | ||||||
October 1* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | George Washington | W 3–0 | 9–0–0 (3–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,160) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 4 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | No. 24 Louisville | W 2–0 | 10–0–0 (4–0–0) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,008) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 11 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | at Boston College | T 1–1 2OT | 10–0–1 (4–0–1) |
Newton Soccer Complex (242) Chestnut Hill, MA | ||||||
October 15* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | No. 18 James Madison | W 1–0 | 11–0–1 (4–0–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,809) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 18 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | Pittsburgh | L 0–2 | 11–1–1 (4–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,201) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 22* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | Saint Louis | W 2–0 | 12–1–1 (4–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (1,021) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 25 7:00 p.m. |
No. 6 | at No. 25 Virginia Tech Rivalry |
W 2–0 | 13–1–1 (5–1–1) |
Thompson Field (1,738) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
November 1 7:00 p.m. |
No. 4 | North Carolina Rivalry |
W 2–1 OT | 14–1–1 (6–1–1) |
Klöckner Stadium (2,193) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 10 1:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 4 | (10) Syracuse Quarterfinals |
W 2–1 | 15–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,525) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
November 13 4:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 2 | (3) No. 7 Wake Forest Semifinals |
W 1–0 | 16–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (586) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
November 17 12:00 p.m. |
(2) No. 2 | vs. (1) No. 1 Clemson Final |
W 3–1 | 17–1–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (1,330) Cary, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 24* 1:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | No. 24 Campbell Second Round |
W 2–0 | 18–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,460) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
November 30* 7:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | (16) No. 14 St. John's Third Round |
W 3–0 | 19–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (815) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
December 6* 7:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | (8) No. 5 SMU Quarterfinals |
W 3–2 | 20–1–1 |
Klöckner Stadium (1,674) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
December 13* 6:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (4) No. 9 Wake Forest College Cup Semifinals |
W 2–1 | 21–1–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (9,862) Cary, NC | ||||||
December 16* 6:00 p.m. |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (3) No. 2 Georgetown College Cup Championship |
L 3–3 (6–7 PKs) 2OT | 21–2–1 |
WakeMed Soccer Park (8,413) Cary, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Awards and honors
editRecipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Irakoze Donasiyano | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | September 3, 2019 | [18] |
Colin Shutler | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 9, 2019 | [19] |
ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 30, 2019 | [20] | |
Robin Afamefuna | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 7, 2019 | [21] |
Daryl Dike | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 28, 2019 | [22] |
Joe Bell | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 13, 2019 | [23] |
Colin Shutler | All-ACC First Team | ||
Joe Bell | |||
Daryl Dike | All-ACC Second Team | ||
Henry Kessler | |||
Robin Afamefuna | All-ACC Third Team | ||
Andreas Ueland | |||
Irakoze Donasiyano | |||
Andreas Ueland | All-ACC Freshman Team | ||
Nathaniel Crofts | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 17, 2019 | [24] |
Bret Halsey | |||
Cabrel Happi Kamseu | |||
Henry Kessler |
2020 MLS Super Draft
editPlayer | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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Daryl Dike | Orlando City SC | 1 | 5 | FW |
Henry Kessler | New England Revolution | 1 | 6 | DF |
Robin Afamefuna | Colorado Rapids | 2 | 37 | DF |
Source:[25]
Rankings
editWeek | ||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
United Soccer[26] | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 (4) | 1 (20) | 1 (25) | 1 (22) | 6 | 4 | 4 (1) | 2 (6) | 1 (27) | Not released | 2 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer [27] | 15 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
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- ^ @UVAMenSoccer (August 20, 2019). "FINAL: Hoos top Villanova, 3–1 in Tuesday morning friendly! 47' – Crofts (PK) 60' – Kessler 82' – Nixon Jr. (PK) Next Exhibition Match: vs. Drexel on Saturday (8/24) – 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium #GoHoos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @UVAMenSoccer (August 24, 2019). "FINAL: Hoos are victorious in their final preseason friendly, 3–0 over Drexel. We'll see you on Friday (Aug. 30) for the regular season opener against Pacific! #GoHoos" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Donasiyano, DeShields Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 3, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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- ^ "Sigurdarson, Kellett, Afamefuna Nab ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Dike, Robinson, Turnbull Earn ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
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External links
edit- Official Site Archived 2019-06-14 at the Wayback Machine