2022 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team
The 2022 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his fifteenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and currently plays in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
2022 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 3 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 8 |
Record | 13–2–4 (5–0–3 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Koskinen Stadium |
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No. 1 Syracuse ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Wake Forest + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Clemson + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 3 Duke + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 13 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Virginia + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Pittsburgh + | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina + | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC |
The Blue Devils finished the season 13–2–4 overall and 5–0–3 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament, the received a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were upset at home by eighth seed Clemson. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the seventh overall seed. Being a seeded team, they received a bye into the Second Round where they defeated Denver and then FIU in the Third Round before being upset by unseeded Creighton in the Quarterfinals.
Background
The Blue Devils finished the season 14–5–1 overall and 5–2–1 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place in the Coastal Division. As the third overall seed in the ACC Tournament, the received a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Wake Forest and then defeated Clemson in the Semifinals. They fell in the final to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the seventh seed. Being a seeded team, they received a bye into the Second Round where they defeated UCLA before losing to tenth seeded Saint Louis in the Third Round.
Player movement
Players leaving
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Mateo Cornejo | 2 | MF | 5'10" | 165 | Graduate Student | Cary, North Carolina | Graduated |
Thorleifur Úlfarsson | 7 | FW | 6'1" | 165 | Sophomore | Reykjavík, Iceland | Drafted 4th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft |
Ian Murphy | 13 | DF | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Redlands, California | Graduated; Drafted 14th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft |
Connor Kelly | 22 | MF | 5'10" | 160 | Senior | Rumson, New Jersey | Graduated |
JT Harms | 23 | GK | 6'1" | 180 | Sophomore | Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin | Transferred to Indiana |
Carter Cribbs | 24 | MF | 5'9" | 145 | Freshman | New York, New York | — |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Peter Wentzel | 31 | GK | 6'3" | 205 | Graduate Student | Ettlingen, Germany | Elon |
Recruiting Class
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Kamran Acito DF | USA | Manhattan, New York | NYCFC Academy | [1] |
Bryce Barnum FW | USA | League City, Texas | Houston Dynamo Academy | [2] |
Wayne Frederick II DF | USA | Cabin John, Maryland | Bethesda SC Academy | [3] |
USA | Lincroft, New Jersey | NYCFC Academy | [4] | |
Drew Kerr MF | USA | Hillsborough, North Carolina | North Carolina FC Youth | [5] |
Jose Ortega FW | USA | Bethesda, Maryland | Bethesda SC | [6] |
Squad
Roster
- As of January 26, 2023[7]
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 | Nina King |
Head coach | John Kerr |
Associate head coach | Michael Brady |
Assistant Coach | Kyle Renfro |
Volunteer assistant coach | Tristan Wierbonski |
Source:[7]
Schedule
Source:[8]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 13* 6:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | South Carolina | T 1–1 | — |
Stone Stadium Columbia, SC | ||||||
August 16* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | High Point | W 3–0 | — |
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
August 19* 7:00 p.m. |
No. 12 | Longwood | W 7–1 | — |
Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 26* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 12 | San Diego | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (587) Durham, NC | ||||||
August 28* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 12 | Milwaukee | W 4–0 | 2–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (372) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 1* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 17 | Michigan | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 |
Koskinen Stadium (416) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 10 7:30 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | at Louisville | W 2–1 | 4–0–0 (1–0–0) |
Lynn Stadium (1,033) Louisville, KY | ||||||
September 16 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 5 | North Carolina Rivalry |
T 1–1 | 4–0–1 (1–0–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (3,155) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 20* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
No. 7 | at Elon | W 1–0 | 5–0–1 |
Koskinen Stadium (909) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 24 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 7 | Boston College | W 1–0 | 6–0–1 (2–0–1) |
Koskinen Stadium (1,934) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 27* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | Yale | T 1–1 | 6–0–2 |
Koskinen Stadium (467) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 1 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 4 | at No. 1 Wake Forest | W 3–2 | 7–0–2 (3–0–1) |
Spry Stadium (3,630) Winston–Salem, NC | ||||||
October 4* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | Howard | W 2–0 | 8–0–2 |
Koskinen Stadium (579) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 7 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2 | at No. 21 Virginia | T 0–0 | 8–0–3 (3–0–2) |
Klöckner Stadium (3,830) Charlottesville, VA | ||||||
October 14 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | at Notre Dame | W 2–0 | 9–0–3 (4–0–2) |
Alumni Stadium (1,643) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
October 18* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX |
No. 2т | George Washington | W 4–0 | 10–0–3 |
Koskinen Stadium (404) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 21 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 2т | Pittsburgh | T 0–0 | 10–0–4 (4–0–3) |
Koskinen Stadium (877) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 28 6:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 3 | at Virginia Tech | W 1–0 | 11–0–4 (5–0–3) |
Thompson Field (1,360) Blacksburg, VA | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 6 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
(1) No. 3 | (8) Clemson Quarterfinals |
L 0–2 | 11–1–4 |
Koskinen Stadium (1,164) Durham, NC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 20 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) No. 4 | No. 9т Denver Second Round |
W 3–1 | 12–1–4 |
Koskinen Stadium (637) Durham, NC | ||||||
November 27 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) No. 4 | (10) No. 25 FIU Third Round |
W 1–0 | 13–1–4 |
Koskinen Stadium (572) Durham, NC | ||||||
December 3 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) No. 4 | Creighton Quarterfinals |
L 2–3 | 13–2–4 |
Koskinen Stadium (1,061) Durham, NC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Peter Stroud | Pre-Season ACC Watchlist | August 16 | [9] |
Shakur Mohammed | ACC Co-offensive Player of the Week | September 13 | [10] |
Eliot Hammill | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | October 11 | [11] |
Shakur Mohammed | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 18 | [12] |
Peter Stroud | ACC Midfielder of the Year | November 9 | [13] |
Shakur Mohammed | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | ||
Eliot Hamill | ACC Goalkeeper of the Year | ||
Kamran Acito | ACC Freshman of the Year | ||
Eliot Hamill | All-ACC First Team | ||
Shakur Mohammed | |||
Peter Stroud | |||
Amir Daley | All-ACC Second Team | ||
Nick Pariano | |||
Antino Lopez | All-ACC Third Team | ||
Kamran Acito | ACC All-Freshman Team | ||
Axel Gubjornsson | |||
Kenan Hot |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
United Soccer[15] | 12 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 (2) | 3 (1) | 2т (1) | 3 (1) | 3 | 4 | Not released | 3 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer[16] | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
References
- "Kamran Acito". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Bryce Barnum". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Wayne Frederick II". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Kenan Hot". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Drew Kerr". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Jose Ortega". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "2022 Men's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "2022 Men's Soccer Schedule". Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- "Clemson Selected 2022 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- "ACC Unveils Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- "Syracuse's Kocevski, Duke's Hamill Earn Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- "Duke's Mohammed, Syracuse's Sjoberg Notch Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
- "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
- "16 ACC Players Chosen in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.