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2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

American college soccer season


The 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 74th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's sixth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

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The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

The Demon Deacons finished the fall season 5–1–0 and 7–2–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the South Division. In the ACC Tournament they lost to Virginia in the Quarterfinals. They finished the spring season 4–0–2 and 3–0–2 in ACC play, to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the fifth seed in the tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina in the Second Round and Kentucky in the Third Round before losing to North Carolina in the Quarterfinals to end their season.

Background

The 2019 Wake Forest men's soccer team finished the season with a 16–5–2 overall record and a 6–2–0 ACC record. The Demon Deacons were seeded third–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they defeated Virginia Tech in the Quarterfinals, but lost to eventual champions Virginia in the Semifinals. The Demon Deacons earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. As the fourth–overall seed in the tournament, Wake Forest defeated Maryland, Michigan, and UC Santa Barbara before being defeated by eventual runners-up Virginia in the Semifinals.

At the end of the season, two Demon Deacons men's soccer players were selected in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft: Alistair Johnston and Joey DeZart.[1]

Player movement

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Roster

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Schedule

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Rankings

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References

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  2. "Prince Amponsah". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  3. "Cristian Escribano". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  4. "Jahlane Forbes". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  5. "Hosei Kijima". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. "Chase Oliver". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  7. "Thomas Raimbault". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  8. "Oscar Sears". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  9. "Colin Thomas". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  10. "Garrison Tubbs". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  11. "2020 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  12. "Wake Forest Men's Soccer 2020 Demon Deacon Schedule". wakeforestsports.com. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  13. "Wake Forest Men's Soccer Announces Spring Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. January 26, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
  14. "Orange Men's Soccer Season Comes to a Close". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  15. "Pitt, Wake Forest Earn Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  16. "Holcomb, Seye, Smir Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  17. "Barber, Hernandez, Ågren Pick Up ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  18. "VT's Labovitz, Wake's Benalcazar Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 2, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  19. "ND's Lynn, Wake's Pannenberg Notch ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
  20. "2020 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  21. "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  22. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.

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