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2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 6
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 5
Record12–5–7 (4–2–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Armas (10th season)
  • Dane Brenner (14th season)
  • Ade Taiwo (2nd season)
Home stadiumSpry Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Pittsburgh + 6 – 2 – 0 14 – 6 – 0
No. 9 Clemson + 5 – 2 – 1 15 – 3 – 4
No. 15 Duke + 4 – 1 – 3 11 – 4 – 4
No. 6 Wake Forest ‡ 4 – 2 – 2 12 – 5 – 7
No. 5 SMU + 4 – 2 – 2 12 – 3 – 6
North Carolina + 4 – 3 – 1 9 – 4 – 5
No. 13 Stanford + 3 – 2 – 3 9 – 5 – 6
No. 17 Virginia + 3 – 3 – 2 11 – 7 – 3
No. 14 NC State + 3 – 3 – 2 10 – 5 – 5
Notre Dame 3 – 3 – 2 7 – 5 – 5
Syracuse 2 – 4 – 2 7 – 7 – 3
California 2 – 4 – 2 8 – 8 – 2
Boston College 1 – 4 – 3 5 – 5 – 6
Virginia Tech 1 – 5 – 2 7 – 6 – 4
Louisville 0 – 5 – 3 6 – 7 – 4
As of December 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 78th season of the university fielding a program. It was the program's tenth season with Bobby Muuss as head coach.[1] The Demon Deacons played their home matches at Spry Stadium.

The Demon Deacons started the season ranked fifteenth, but had a disappointing opening week losing 2–1 to VCU and defeating Central Arkansas 3–2. The results saw them fall out of the national rankings. They followed that with a streak of games where they went 1–1–1, with the tie coming against number 21 UCF. They also tied their ACC opener against Virginia and drew 1–1 with fourteenth ranked Elon. They followed those two draws with a loss to fourth ranked Clemson. A defeat of Syracuse saw the Demon Deacons achieve a 3–3–3 overall record, and a 1–1–1 ACC record. They then went on a seven-game unbeaten run, which included two ACC wins over Boston College and Virginia Tech and a draw against sixteenth ranked Duke. They finished the season with a defeat at twenty first ranked SMU and a defeat of twelfth ranked NC State.

The Demon Deacons finished the regular season 8–4–5 overall and 4–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth overall seed in the ACC Tournament hosted Syracuse in the First Round. They defeated the Orange 2–1, the same result as in the regular season to move on. Next was a re-match against fourth seed and fifteenth ranked SMU, where the teams drew 2–2. The Demon Deacons advanced via penalty shoot-out. In the Semifinals, Wake Forest won a regular season rematch with Virginia 5–1 to advance to the final. In a re-match with Clemson, the two teams drew, and Wake won the championship in another penalty shoot-out. They received the ACC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were the eighth overall seed earned a bye into the Second Round. There they defeated Maryland 2–1 to set-up a Third Round rematch with Clemson. The match again went into overtime, but this time Wake scored in the overtime peroid to avoid a penalty shoot-out. The Demon Deacon's run ended in the Quarterfinals where they lost to top seed, and number one ranked, Ohio State 3–0. The Demon Deacons finished with a 12–5–7 overall record and were ranked sixth in the final United Soccer Coaches poll.

Background

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Main article: 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer team

The Demon Deacons finished the season 11–3–5 overall and 4–1–3 in ACC play to finish in first place in the Atlantic Division. As the second overall seed in the ACC Tournament they earned a by into the Second Round where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were the tenth overall seed and lost to Indiana in overtime in the Second Round to end their season.

Player movement

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Players leaving

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Alec Kenison 4 DF 5'9" 153 Sophomore San Diego, California Transferred to Northeastern
Samuel Jones 5 DF 6'0" 175 Sophomore Portsmouth, Virginia —
Aethan Yohannes 6 MF 6'0" 175 Sophomore Springfield, Virginia —
Roald Mitchell 9 FW 6'2" 170 Junior Montclair, New Jersey Signed with New York Red Bulls[2]
Oscar Sears 10 MF 5'8" 150 Senior Stockholm, Sweden Graduated
Leo Guarino 11 FW 5'10" 155 Junior East Rockaway, New York Transferred to Boston College
Jahlane Forbes 14 MF 6'0" 165 Senior Clermont, Florida Graduated; Selected 38th overall
in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft[3]
Mwinso Denkabe 15 FW 5'9" 165 Junior Los Altos, California —
Hosei Kijima 16 MF 5'10" 165 Senior Yokohama, Japan Graduated; Selected 17th overall
in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft[4]
Camilo Ponce 17 MF 5'9" 161 Sophomore Amityville, New York Signed with FC Tulsa[5]
Jake Swallen 24 MF 5'10" 180 Redshirt Senior Shoreview, Minnesota Graduated
Chase Oliver 25 MF 5'9" 155 Senior Kennesaw, Georgia Graduated
Devin Armstrong 30 GK 6'2" 165 Redshirt Freshman Palm Harbor, Florida Transferred to NJIT
Garrison Tubbs 32 DF 6'3" 175 Senior Brunswick, Georgia Graduated; Signed with Atlanta United FC[6]
Pranav DuBroff 34 DF 5'10" 174 Freshman Frisco, Texas —

Players arriving

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Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Pierce Bateson 17 MF 5'9" 152 Sophomore Madison, New Jersey Connecticut

Recruiting Class

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Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Owen Barnett
GK
  USA Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta United FC Academy [7]
Ryan Belal
FW
  USA Baltimore, Maryland FC Cincinnati 2 [8]
Dylan Borso
MF
  USA Chicago, Illinois Chicago Fire Academy [9]
Jojo Davila
DF
  USA Valrico, Florida Orlando City SC Academy [10]
Will Jackson
DF
  USA Homewood, Alabama Kiwanis Club [11]
Daniel Krueger
DF
  USA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Union Academy [12]
Pariss Mitchell
FW
  CAN Markham, Ontario Colorado Rapids 2 N/A
Mason Sullivan
DF
  USA West Roxbury, Massachusetts New England Revolution Academy [13]
Amoni Thomas
DF
  CAN Edmonton, Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy N/A
Joel Torbic
MF
  USA State College, Pennsylvania Barca Residency Academy [14]

Squad

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Roster

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As of January 16, 2024[15]

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 United States USA Jonah Mednard
1 GK United States USA Trace Alphin
2 DF United States USA Bo Cummins
3 DF United States USA Travis Smith Jr.
4 DF Canada CAN Amoni Thomas
5 DF United States USA Daniel Krueger
6 MF United States USA Liam O'Gara
7 MF United States USA Nico Rabiu
8 MF United States USA Dylan Borso
9 FW Canada CAN Pariss Mitchell
10 MF Senegal SEN Babacar Niang
11 DF Puerto Rico PUR Sidney Paris
12 MF United States USA Jose Perez
13 MF United States USA Jeffrey White
14 FW United States USA Ryan Belal
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF United States USA Jojo Davila
16 MF Japan JPN Joel Torbic
17 MF United States USA Pierce Bateson
18 MF United States USA Cooper Flax
19 DF United States USA Cristian Escribano
20 MF United States USA Ryan Fessler
21 FW United States USA Julian Kennedy
22 MF Ghana GHA Basit Umar
23 DF United States USA Vlad Walent
24 DF United States USA Mason Sullivan
25 DF United States USA Will Jackson
26 MF United States USA Colin Thomas
27 DF United States USA Prince Amponsah
28 MF Chile CHI Nicolas Mancilla
30 GK United States USA Owen Barnett

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic Director John Currie
Head coach Bobby Muuss
Associate head coach Steve Armas
Associate head coach Dane Brenner
Assistant coach Ade Taiwo
Assistant Athletic Trainer Michael White
Academic Counselor Brooke Taylor
Sports Performance David Bass

Source:[15]

Schedule

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Source:[16]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 11*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 15 at Davidson T 1–1  –
 Alumni Soccer Stadium
Davidson, NC
August 17*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 15 UNC Greensboro L 0–2  –
 Spry Stadium
Winston–Salem, NC
Regular season
August 22*
8:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 VCU L 1–2  0–1–0
 Spry Stadium (2,234)
Winston–Salem, NC
August 25*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Central Arkansas W 3–2  1–1–0
 Spry Stadium (2,010)
Winston–Salem, NC
August 31*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 21 UCF T 1–1  1–1–1
 UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (1,012)
Orlando, FL
September 6*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Gardner–Webb L 1–3  1–2–1
 Greene–Harbison Stadium (350)
Boiling Springs, NC
September 9*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Radford W 1–0  2–2–1
 Spry Stadium (1,090)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 13
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia T 1–1  2–2–2
(0–0–1) 		Spry Stadium (2,440)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 17*
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 14 Elon T 1–1  2–2–3
 Spry Stadium (871)
Winston–Salem, NC
September 20
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 4 Clemson L 0–1  2–3–3
(0–1–1) 		Riggs Field (6,222)
Clemson, SC
September 27
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Syracuse W 2–1  3–3–3
(1–1–1) 		SU Soccer Stadium (1,687)
Syracuse, NY
October 1*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		East Tennessee State W 2–0  4–3–3
 Spry Stadium (852)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 5
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Boston College W 2–0  5–3–3
(2–1–1) 		Spry Stadium (1,713)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 8
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wofford T 0–0  5–3–4
 Spry Stadium (1,117)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 12
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 16 Duke T 0–0  5–3–5
(2–1–2) 		Koskinen Stadium (1,129)
Durham, NC
October 15*
6:00 p.m., FloFC 		at UNC Wilmington W 4–1  6–3–5
 UNCW Soccer Stadium (1,067)
Wilmington, NC
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech W 2–1  7–3–5
(3–1–2) 		Spry Stadium (1,486)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 25
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 21 SMU L 0–3  7–4–5
(3–2–2) 		Washburne Stadium (1,283)
Dallas, TX
November 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 12 NC State W 1–0  8–4–5
(4–2–2) 		Spry Stadium (1,825)
Winston–Salem, NC
ACC Tournament
November 6
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		(5) (12) Syracuse
First Round 		W 2–1  9–4–5
 Spry Stadium (975)
Winston–Salem, NC
November 10
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		(5) at (4) No. 15 SMU
Quarterfinals 		T 2–2 (5–4 PKs) 2OT 9–4–6
 Washburne Stadium (1,175)
Dallas, TX
November 14
5:30 p.m., ACCN 		(5) (9) Virginia
Semifinals 		W 5–1  10–4–6
 WakeMed Soccer Park (645)
Cary, NC
November
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(5) (2) No. 7 Clemson
Final 		T 1–1 (7–6 PKs) 2OT 10–4–7
 WakeMed Soccer Park (1,839)
Cary, NC
NCAA Tournament
November 24
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) Maryland
Second Round 		W 2–1  11–4–7
 Spry Stadium (2,034)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 1
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) (9) No. 7 Clemson
Third Round 		W 2–1 OT 12–4–7
 Spry Stadium (2,273)
Winston–Salem, NC
December 7
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) (1) No. 1 Ohio State
Quarterfinals 		L 0–3  12–5–7
 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1,763)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Babacar Niang Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 [17]
Daniel Krueger ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 9 October 22 [18]
Trace Alphin All-ACC Second Team November 13 [19]
Cooper Flax
Dylan Borso All-Freshman Team
Prince Amponsah ACC Tournament MVP November 17, 2024 [20]
Trace Alphin All ACC-Tournament Team
Prince Amponsah
Bo Cummins
Cooper Flax

2025 MLS Super Draft

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Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft
Player Team Round Pick # Position
United States Travis Smith Jr. Chicago Fire FC 2 33 DF
United States Bo Cummins Houston Dynamo FC 2 48 DF
United States Trace Alphin Real Salt Lake 2 59 GK
United States Liam O'Gara Real Salt Lake 3 79 MF

Source:[21]

Rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[22]15———————————Not released6
TopDrawer Soccer[23]19——————————22165425

References

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  1. ^ "Bobby Muuss - Men's Soccer Coach". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "New York Red Bulls Sign Wake Forest Forward and Montclair, N.J.-Native Roald Mitchell to MLS Contract". newyorkredbulls.com. January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Puente, Nathaniel (December 19, 2023). "Charlotte FC draft forward Tyger Smalls after trading into first round". WCNC Charlotte. WCNC.
  4. ^ "MLS SuperDraft Picks Hosei Kijima and Brendan McSorley Sign in St. Louis". stlcitysc.com. St. Louis City SC.
  5. ^ "Camilo Ponce Signs with FC Tulsa for the 2024 USL Championship Season".
  6. ^ "Atlanta United signs Garrison Tubbs to Homegrown Deal". Dirty South Soccer. SB Nation. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "Owen Barnett". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "Ryan Belal". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "Dylan Borso". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  10. ^ "Josiah Davila-Richardson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  11. ^ "Will Jackson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "Daniel Krueger". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  13. ^ "Mason Sullivan". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  14. ^ "Joel Torbic". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "2024 Wake Forest Men's Soccer Roster". godeacs.com. Wake Forest Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  16. ^ "Wake Forest Men's Soccer 2024 Demon Deacon Schedule". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  17. ^ "Clemson Selected 2024 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  18. ^ "Pitt's Vilamitjana, Wake's Krueger Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  19. ^ "2024 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Wake Forest Wins 2024 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  21. ^ "Four Demon Deacons Selected in 2025 MLS SuperDraft". godeacs.com. Wake Forest University Athletics. December 20, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  22. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  23. ^ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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