2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team


The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 72nd season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's fourth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

Background

The 2017 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 19–2–2 overall record and a 7–0–1 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded first–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, and they went on to win the tournament. The Demon Deacons earned an automatic bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for winning the ACC Tournament. As the first–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Columbia and Butler, before losing to eventual champions Stanford in the Quarterfinals.
At the end of the season, three Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Jon Bakero, Ema Twumasi and Luis Argudo. Bakero and Twumasi were both taken in the first round.

Player movement

Players leaving

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Koby Carr
DF
San Antonio, TXHouston Dynamo Youth
Kyle Holcomb
FW
San Diego, CAPateadores SC
Elijah Kerr
DF
Stewart Manor, NYDix Hills SC
Isaiah Parente
DF
Medina, OHColumbus Crew Academy
John Rula
DF
Birmingham, ALFC Dallas
Jake Swallen
MF
Shoreview, MNMinnesota Thunder
Aristotle Zarris
MF
Casa Grande, AZLA Galaxy

Squad

Roster

Updated:August 3, 2018

Team management

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Schedule

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!colspan=8 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=7 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=""| ACC Tournament
!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament

Awards and honors

2019 MLS Super Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Logan GdulaFC Cincinnati113DF
Brad DunwellHouston Dynamo356MF

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