2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 69th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's first season with Bobby Muuss as head coach. Muuss, the fourth head coach in program history, formerly coached Denver, and took over for Jay Vidovich, who left for a head coaching position with Portland Timbers 2. The team finished the regular season ranked #1 nationally and with the best record in the Atlantic Coast Conference, earning the top seed both in the 2015 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament and the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–1–2 (6–0–2 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Muuss (1st season)
Assistant coach	Steve Armas (1st season)
Home stadium	Spry Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 ACC men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Atlantic
No. 1 Wake Forest +	6	–	0	–	2			17	–	3	–	2
No. 3 Clemson +	6	–	1	–	1			16	–	2	–	3
Boston College +	4	–	4	–	0			11	–	8	–	2
No. 6 Syracuse ‡	3	–	4	–	1			16	–	5	–	3
Louisville	1	–	4	–	3			7	–	9	–	3
NC State	1	–	4	–	3			8	–	6	–	3
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina +	6	–	1	–	1			15	–	2	–	3
No. 8 Notre Dame +	4	–	2	–	2			11	–	5	–	6
No. 18 Virginia +	4	–	2	–	2			10	–	5	–	3
Duke	3	–	4	–	1			10	–	7	–	2
Virginia Tech	0	–	5	–	3			5	–	9	–	3
Pittsburgh	0	–	7	–	1			5	–	9	–	3
‡ - ACC Tournament champion + - Invited to the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 5, 2015 Rankings from NSCAA

Roster

As of 2015:^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 0 GK  USA Alec Ferrell 1 GK  USA Andrew Harris 2 DF  USA Kris Reaves 3 DF  USA Rafael Fagundo 4 DF  USA Kevin Politz 6 DF  USA Jared Odenbeck 7 MF  ESP Jon Bakero 8 MF  USA Jacori Hayes 9 FW  USA Tater Rennhack 10 FW  USA Michael Gamble 11 DF  USA Philip Parker 12 MF  USA Brad Dunwell 14 MF  USA Thomas Haws 15 MF  USA Steven Echvarria 16 MF  USA Ian Harkes

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  USA John Schuman 19 MF  USA Harrison Gregory 20 MF  USA Hunter Bandy 21 MF  USA Hayden Partain 22 MF  ENG Jack Harrison 23 FW  USA Hank Gauger 24 DF  USA Chase Rhode 25 MF  USA Ricky Greensfelder 26 DF  USA Sam Raben 27 MF  USA Roman Martin 28 FW  NZL Tane Gent 29 FW  USA Logan Gdula 30 GK  USA Grant Bishop 31 GK  USA Carter Richardson

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Preseason
08-16-2015* 7:00 pm		at Furman	T 1–1 2OT		Stone III Stadium Greenville, SC
08-22-2015* 7:00 pm		Kentucky	W 3–0		Spry Stadium Winston-Salem, NC
Regular season
08-28-2015* 7:00 pm		Santa Clara	W 3–0	1–0–0	Spry Stadium (2,455) Winston-Salem, NC
08-28-2015* 7:00 pm		FIU	W 3–2	2–0–0	Spry Stadium (1,604) Winston-Salem, NC
09-05-2015* 7:00 pm	No. 20	No. 19 Florida Gulf Coast	W 1–0	3–0–0	Spry Stadium (1,790) Winston-Salem, NC
09-08-2015* 7:00 pm	No. 14	UNC Asheville	W 5–0	4–0–0	Spry Stadium (1,363) Winston-Salem, NC
09-12-2015 7:00 pm	No. 14	at Pittsburgh	W 4–0	5–0–0 (1–0–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (371) Pittsburgh, PA
09-15-2015* 7:00 pm	No. 7	No. 18 Elon	L 0–1	5–1–0 (1–0–0)	Spry Stadium (2,204) Winston-Salem, NC
09-19-2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 7	Syracuse	W 3–1	6–1–0 (2–0–0)	Spry Stadium (3,454) Winston-Salem, NC
09-22-2015* 7:00 pm	No. 8	at No. 6 Akron	W 2–1	7–1–0 (2–0–0)	FirstEnergy Stadium (2,516) Akron, OH
09-26-2015 7:00 pm	No. 8	No. 5 Clemson	T 1–1	7–1–1 (2–0–1)	Spry Stadium (2,346) Winston-Salem, NC
10-02-2015 7:00 pm	No. 4	at No. 22 Boston College	W 5–0	8–1–1 (3–0–1)	Newton Soccer Complex (276) Chestnut Hill, MA
10-06-2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	No. 15 South Carolina	W 2–0	9–1–1 (3–0–1)	Spry Stadium (1,848) Winston-Salem, NC
10-09-2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	at No. 22 NC State Tobacco Road	T 0–0	9–1–2 (3–0–2)	Dail Stadium (644) Raleigh, NC
10-17-2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 4	No. 2 North Carolina Tobacco Road rivalry	W 1–0	10–1–2 (4–0–2)	Spry Stadium (5,070) Winston-Salem, NC
10-20-2015* 7:00 pm	No. 2	Georgia State	W 5–0	11–1–2 (4–0–2)	Spry Stadium (1,437) Winston-Salem, NC
10-23-2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 2	No. 4 Notre Dame	W 2–1	12–1–2 (5–0–2)	Spry Stadium (3,976) Winston-Salem, NC
10-27-2015* 7:00 pm	No. 2	Davidson	W 4–0	13–1–2 (5–0–2)	Spry Stadium (749) Winston-Salem, NC
10-30-2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 2	at Louisville	W 4–2	14–1–2 (6–0–2)	Lynn Stadium (2,664) Louisville, KY
ACC Tournament
11-08-2015 1:00 pm	No. 1	Louisville	W 2–1 (a.e.t.)	15–1–2	Spry Stadium (2,189) Winston-Salem, NC
11-11-2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 1	No. 8 Notre Dame	L 0-1	15–2–2	Spry Stadium (5,009) Winston-Salem, NC
NCAA Tournament
11-22-2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 1	Charlotte	W 1–0	16–2–2	Spry Stadium (2,699) Winston-Salem, NC
11-29-2015 1:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 1	No. 14 Indiana	W 1–0	17–2–2	Spry Stadium (3,149) Winston-Salem, NC
12-05-2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3	No. 1	No. 7 Stanford	L 1–2 (a.e.t.)	17–3–2	Spry Stadium (4,906) Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

• Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
• 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
• 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season
• 2015 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament
• 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship