2021 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

The 2021 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team will represent North Carolina State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Wolfpack will be led by head coach George Kiefer, in his fifth season. They play their home games at Dail Soccer Field in Raleigh, North Carolina. This will be the team's 71st season playing organized college soccer.

2021 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2021 record7–8–2 (1–5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Negalha (5th season)
  • Kyle Nicholls (5th season)
  • Lucas Champenois (3rd season)
Home stadiumDail Soccer Field
2021 ACC men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 1 Clemson + 5 –3 –016 –5 –2
Louisville + 5 –3 –010 –7 –1
No. 17 Wake Forest + 4 –3 –113 –7 –1
Boston College 2 –4 –26 –7 –2
Syracuse 2 –5 –18 –8 –2
NC State 1 –5 –27 –8 –2
Coastal
No. 12 Duke + 5 –2 –114 –5 –1
No. 6 Pittsburgh + 5 –2 –113 –5 –2
No. 4 Notre Dame ‡ 4 –2 –214 –5 –5
North Carolina + 4 –4 –011 –7 –2
No. 19 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –111 –5 –4
Virginia 2 –5 –16 –9 –3
As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

Background
Main article: 2020 NC State Wolfpack men's soccer team

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 Wolfpack finished the fall season 0–6–1 and 0–5–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament. They finished the spring season 3–2–3 and 1–2–3 in ACC play, to finish in fourth place in the Atlantic Division. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

At the end of the season, one Wolfpack men's soccer player was selected in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft: George Asomani.[1]

Player Movement

Players Leaving
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Pau Palacin11FW6'4"180FreshmanAlzira, SpainTransferred to SUIE
George Asomani14MF5'6"135SeniorAccra, GhanaGraduated; Drafted 39th overall in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by the San Jose Earthquakes
Marco Cottone15DF5'8"160FreshmanSyosset, NY—
Jared Miller17FW5'7"147SophomoreFayetteville, NC—
Cyrus Rad24DF5'11"181SeniorDurham, NCGraduated

Players Arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
George Buete
MF
 USAWake ForestNorth Carolina FC Youth[2]
Lucas Hatsios
GK
 USACharlotte, NCCharlotte Independence SC[3]
Luke Hille
MF
 USACary, NCNorth Carolina FC Youth[4]
Jaime Mendiola
MF
 USADalton, GAChattanooga Red Wolves[5]

Squad

Roster
As of August 16, 2021[6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Tyler Perrie
1 GK  GER Leon Krapf
2 DF  ESP Pablo Pedregosa
3 DF  ESP Pepe Garcia
4 DF  USA David Norris
4 MF  RSA Vusumzi Plamana
5 DF  ENG Jamie Smith
6 DF  JAM Kendall Edwards
7 FW  USA Ivy Brisma
8 MF  ENG Brad Sweeney
9 FW  ENG Kuda Muskwe
10 MF  USA AJ Seals
11 MF  FRA Noe Cabezas
12 DF  USA Parker Cross
12 MF  USA Alex Hernandez
14 FW  POR Henrique Santos
15 MF  USA Jake Usler
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ISR Yaniv Bazini
17 MF  USA Luke Hille
18 MF  ISR Tal Segev
19 DF  USA Alex Bautista
20 FW  USA Sheldon China
21 FW  USA Jared Miller
22 MF  USA Aidan Foster
23 FW  USA James Orozco
24 DF  AUS Cam Murray
25 MF  USA Jose Morales Jr.
26 GK  USA David Merola
27 MF  USA Declan Brose
28 MF  USA Bailey O'Connor
29 GK  USA Lucas Hatsios
30 GK  USA Windham Ellis
31 MF  USA Will Buete

Team Management
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorBoo Corrigan
Head CoachGeorge Kiefer
Associate Head CoachJeff Negalha
Assistant CoachKyle Nicholls
Assistant CoachLucas Champenois

Source:[6]

Schedule

Source:[7][8]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 17*
7:00 p.m.		 at No. 15 Virginia Tech W 2–0  —
 Thompson Field
Blacksburg, VA
August 21*
11:00 a.m.		 at Duke W 3–1  —
 Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
Regular season
August 26*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 USC Upstate W 2–0  1–0–0
 Dail Soccer Field (1,141)
Raleigh, NC
August 30*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 UNC Asheville W 4–0  2–0–0
 Dail Soccer Field (1,589)
Raleigh, NC
September 3*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 20 Seton Hall
George Tarantini Classic		 L 1–3  2–1–0
 Dail Soccer Field (842)
Raleigh, NC
September 6*
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 UCF
George Tarantini Classic		 W 2–1  3–1–0
 Dail Soccer Field (802)
Raleigh, NC
September 10
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 No. 2 Clemson L 0–2  3–2–0
(0–1–0)		 Dail Soccer Field (1,840)
Raleigh, NC
September 14*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 James Madison W 2–1  4–2–0
 Dail Soccer Field (520)
Raleigh, NC
September 17
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at Notre Dame L 0–1  4–3–0
(0–2–0)		 Alumni Stadium (1,001)
Notre Dame, IN
September 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Wake Forest T 1–1 2OT 4–3–1
(0–2–1)		 Dail Soccer Field (1,570)
Raleigh, NC
September 28*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Longwood W 6–2  5–3–1
 Longwood Athletics Complex (50)
Farmville, VA
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 at North Carolina L 0–4  5–4–1
(0–3–1)		 Dorrance Field (1,433)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 8
7:00 p.m., ACCN		 at Syracuse T 0–0 2OT 5–4–2
(0–3–2)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,572)
Syracuse, NY
October 12*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 High Point W 4–0  6–4–2
 Dail Soccer Field (480)
Raleigh, NC
October 15
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		 Virginia L 1–2  6–5–2
(0–4–2)		 Dail Soccer Field (751)
Raleigh, NC
October 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 William & Mary L 0–1  6–6–2
 Dail Soccer Field (369)
Raleigh, NC
October 22
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 at Louisville L 1–2  6–7–2
(0–5–2)		 Lynn Stadium (608)
Louisville, KY
October 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 Boston College W 1–0 2OT 7–7–2
(1–5–2)		 Dail Soccer Field (931)
Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
November 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX		 (12) at (5) No. 23 Notre Dame
First Round		 L 0–1  7–8–2
 Alumni Stadium (174)
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Leon Krapf Preseason All-ACC Watchlist August 18, 2021 [9]


Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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United Soccer[10] RV RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [11]

References
  1. "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  2. "George Buete". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. "Lucas Hatsios". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. "Luke Hille". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. "Jaime Mendiola". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  6. "2021 Men's Soccer Roster". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  7. "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  8. "NC State Men's Soccer Releases 2021 Season Schedule". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  9. "Pitt Named Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  11. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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