| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Previous season
The 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
Players leaving
| Name | 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 | −1 | 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
| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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
Roster
Updated 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
| Position | 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
Source:[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
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Week | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "Historical Information". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ↑ Goff, Steven (December 15, 2019). "College Cup soccer: Georgetown outlasts Virginia in penalty kicks to win its first NCAA title". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Nick Berghold". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Isaiah Byrd". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Axel Gunnarsson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Philip Horton". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Reed Kessler". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Eben Noverr". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Andreas Ueland". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Jeremy Verley". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "Matt Warbrick". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ↑ "2018 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ↑ "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
- ↑ @UVAMenSoccer (August 18, 2019). "FINAL: UVA – 1" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ @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 25, 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.
- ↑ "Proch, Gelnovatch, Shutler Tabbed ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 9, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ↑ "McMaster, Shutler Claim ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 30, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ↑ "Virginia Wins 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ↑ "14 ACC Players Picked on Day 1 of MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
External links
- Official Site Archived 2019-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
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