2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team
American college soccer season
The 2018 Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer team represented University of Virginia during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season . The Cavaliers were led by head coach George Gelnovatch , in his twenty-third season. They played home games at Klöckner Stadium . This was the team's 78th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 66th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference .[ 1]
In addition, the Cavaliers were one of the six college soccer programs that participated in U.S. Soccer 's 2018 Spring Men's College Soccer Program, which was held from March 4–April 21.[ 2] [ 3] This will be a series of competitive fixtures that use IFAB rules instead of NCAA rules for matches.[ 4]
Previous season
The 2017 Virginia Cavaliers team finished the season with a final overall record of 13–4–5, and final ACC record of 3–2–3. The Cavaliers were seeded sixth-overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament , where they reached the final. In the ACC Championship Game, they lost on penalty kicks to Wake Forest .[ 5] [ 6] The Cavaliers earned an at-large bid into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament , continuing their record streak of consecutive NCAA appearances going at 37 appearances . In the NCAA Tournament, Virginia was seeded 11th overall in the tournament, where they reached third round before losing to Fordham .[ 7] [ 8]
At the end of the season, four Cavaliers men's soccer players were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft : Jeff Caldwell , Edward Opoku , Pablo Aguilar and Sheldon Sullivan .[ 9] [ 10]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Source:[ 17]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Schedule
Date Time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (Attendance) City, State
U.S. Soccer Spring Men's College Program
March 17 * 1:00 p.m.
Georgetown
L 1–4
0–1–0
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
March 24 1:00 p.m.
at Duke
W 0–2
1–1–0
751 Field Durham, NC
April 7 2:00 p.m.
at North Carolina
L 2–1
1–2–0
Finley Athletic Complex Chapel Hill, NC
April 14 1:00 p.m.
Clemson
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
April 21 2:00 p.m.
at Wake Forest
Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
Exhibition
August 14 * 7:00 pm
No. 15
No. RV VCU
T 0–0[ 18]
– (–)
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
August 18 * 7:00 pm
No. 15
No. 13 Georgetown
T 1–1[ 19]
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
Regular Season
August 24 * 7:00 pm
No. 15
No. 19 New Hampshire
W 1–0
1–0–0 (0–0–0)
Klöckner Stadium (1,821) Charlottesville, VA
August 30 * 7:00 pm
No. 7
Elon
Canceled
Klöckner Stadium Charlottesville, VA
September 3 * 7:00 pm
No. 7
vs. Maryland Rivalry
T 0–0 2OT
1–0–1 (0–0–0)
Audi Field (3,527)Washington, DC
September 7 7:00 pm
No. 10
No. 21 Virginia Tech Rivalry
T 1–1 2OT
1–0–2 (0–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,892) Charlottesville, VA
September 11 * 7:00 pm
No. 19
Marshall
W 1–0
2–0–2 (0–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,069) Charlottesville, VA
September 18 * 7:00 pm
No. 22
FIU
W 2–0
3–0–2 (0–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,337) Charlottesville, VA
September 21 7:00 pm
No. 22
at Syracuse
W 0–2
4–0–2 (1–0–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,080)Syracuse, NY
September 28 7:00 pm
No. 11
at Pittsburgh
W 0–2
5–0–2 (2–0–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (710)Pittsburgh, PA
October 2 * 7:00 pm
No. 10
Wright State
W 2–1
6–0–2 (2–0–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,178) Charlottesville, VA
October 5 7:00 pm
No. 10
No. 23 Duke
L 0–2
6–1–2 (2–1–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,129) Charlottesville, VA
October 8 * 7:00 pm
No. 10
No. 5 Denver
W 3–0
7–1–2 (2–1–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,430) Charlottesville, VA
October 12 7:00 pm
No. 14
at Clemson
W 1–4
8–1–2 (3–1–1)
Riggs Field (1,463)Clemson, SC
October 16 * 7:00 pm
No. 6
Radford
W 2–1
9–1–2 (3–1–1)
Klöckner Stadium (1,254) Charlottesville, VA
October 20 7:00 pm
No. 6
No. 1 Wake Forest
L 2–3
9–2–2 (3–2–1)
Klöckner Stadium (2,791) Charlottesville, VA
October 23 7:00 pm
No. 6
No. 23 Notre Dame
T 0–0 2OT
9–2–3 (3–2–2)
Klöckner Stadium (2,356) Charlottesville, VA
October 26 7:00 pm
No. 6
at No. 5 North Carolina
Canceled
WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, NC
ACC Tournament
October 31 7:00 pm
(6) No. 7
(11) Pittsburgh First Round
L 0–2
9–3–3 (3–3–2)
Klöckner Stadium (510) Charlottesville, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 18 * 1:00 pm
(10) No. 11
Furman Second Round
W 2–0
10–3–3
Klöckner Stadium (898) Charlottesville, VA
November 25 * 5:00 pm
(10) No. 11
(7) No. 13 Notre Dame Third Round
L 1–0 OT
10–4–3
Alumni Stadium (376)South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from United Soccer Coaches . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
Statistics
Disciplinary record
Awards and honors
Recipient
Award
Date
Ref.
Colin Shutler
ACC Defensive Player of the Week
August 28, 2018
[ 20]
September 17, 2018
[ 21]
Daryl Dike
ACC Offensive Player of the Week
October 15, 2018
[ 22]
Joe Bell
All-ACC Third Team
November 7, 2018
[ 23]
Henry Kessler
Daryl Dike
All-ACC Freshman Team
Cabrel Happi Kamseu
Aboubacar Keita
Daniel Steedman
2019 MLS Super Draft
Virginia did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
Rankings
Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Final
United Soccer [ 24]
15
7
10
19
22
11
10
14
6
6
7
11
11
None Released
15
TopDrawer Soccer [ 25]
16
16
13
8
14
12
6
6
11
6
5
4
11
7
6
11
11
11
References
^ "Historical Information" . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
^ Boehm, Charles (February 8, 2018). "US Soccer announces spring developmental program with 6 top NCAA teams" . mlssoccer.com . Major League Soccer . Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ "Virginia Will Be Part of U.S. Soccer Spring Program" . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia Athletics. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ "U.S. Soccer Launches 2018 Spring Men's College Program" . ussoccer.com . United States Soccer Federation . February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ "Cavaliers Lose on PK's in ACC Men's Soccer Championship" . WVIR-TV . Frankly Media. November 12, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ Dell, John (November 13, 2017). "Wake Forest men's soccer team wins ACC title again" . Winston-Salem Journal . Berkshire Hathaway . Retrieved February 25, 2018 .
^ Blum, Sam (November 19, 2017). "Virginia men's soccer team upset by Fordham in NCAA Tournament" . The Daily Progress . Berkshire Hathaway . Retrieved November 20, 2017 .
^ Shaffer, Garrett (November 20, 2017). "Fordham upsets men's soccer in second round of NCAA tournament" . The Cavalier Daily . Cavalier Daily, Inc. Retrieved November 20, 2017 .
^ Sansuste, Maira (January 19, 2018). "NYCFC Selects Jeff Caldwell and AJ Paterson in MLS SuperDraft 2018" . nycfc.com . New York City FC . Retrieved January 19, 2018 .
^ "Play Video Crew SC selects Generation adidas forward Edward Opoku in the Second Round of 2018 MLS SuperDraft" . columbuscrewsc.com . Columbus Crew SC . January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018 .
^ Ruiz, Nathan (February 8, 2018). "Dike signs with Virginia, continuing family's Edmond North success" . The Oklahoman . The Oklahoman Media Company. Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
^ "Daryl Dike Recruit Profile" . topdrawersoccer.com . TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
^ Eilerson, Nick (April 20, 2017). "Potomac Falls junior Bret Halsey commits to play soccer at Virginia" . The Washington Post . Nash Holdings . Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
^ "Bret Halsey Recruit Profile" . topdrawersoccer.com . TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
^ Shealer, Sheldon (January 29, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: Jan. 29-Feb. 4" . topdrawersoccer.com . TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
^ "Aboubacar Keita Recruit Profile" . topdrawersoccer.com . TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
^ "2018 Men's Soccer Roster" . virginiasports.com . University of Virginia. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
^ @UVAMenSoccer (August 14, 2018). "That's a wrap from Klöckner, Hoos play to a 0-0 draw in first exhibition See you Saturday at 7 PM for our final tuneup! FREE ADMISSION!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ @UVAMenSoccer (August 18, 2018). "Hoos play to a 1-1 draw in the preseason finale at Klöckner. We're back for the real thing on Friday against No. 19 New Hampshire!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference. August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2018 .
^ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 17, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2018 .
^ "ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week Announced" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018 .
^ "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees" . theacc.com . The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018 .
^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings" . National Soccer Coaches Association of America . Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
^ "College Soccer National Rankings" . TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
External links
Atlantic Division Coastal Division
← 2017
Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
2019 →
Regular Season Tournaments National Tournaments Rankings & awards