2023 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 20 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 19 |
Record | 11–4–3 (4–3–1 ACC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home stadium | Koskinen Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Wake Forest + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Clemson ‡ | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 15 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Syracuse + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Louisville + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 5 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Notre Dame + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia + | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Duke+ | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 North Carolina + | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: The ACC |
The 2023 Duke Blue Devils men's soccer team represented Duke University during the 2023 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Blue Devils were led by head coach John Kerr, in his sixteenth season. They played their home games at Koskinen Stadium. The team was founded in 1935 and played the 2023 season in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Blue Devils finished the season 11–4–3 overall and 4–3–1 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Coastal Division. As the fifth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated twelfth seed Boston College in the First Round before losing to eventual champions Clemson on penalties in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were awarded the fifteenth overall seed. Being a seeded team, they received a bye into the Second Round where they were defeated by Western Michigan to end their season.
Background
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.
Player movement
Players leaving
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Eliot Hamill | 1 | GK | 6'2" | 175 | Graduate Student | Scarsdale, New York | Graduated |
Peter Stroud | 8 | MF | 5'10" | 145 | Junior | Chester, New Jersey | Signed Professional Contract with New York Red Bulls[1] |
Scotty Taylor | 9 | FW | 6'0" | 157 | Senior | Millburn, New Jersey | Graduated |
Josh Kim | 13 | MF | 5'11" | 165 | Freshman | Whitestone, New York | — |
Shakur Mohammed | 14 | MF/FW | 5'10" | 160 | Sophomore | Kumasi, Ghana | Drafted 2nd overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft[2] |
Santa Ihara | 17 | MF | 5'11" | 145 | Junior | Tokyo Japan | — |
Carl Fisher | 20 | MF | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | White Plains, New York | Graduated |
Daniel Aguilar | 21 | MF | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Baltimore, Maryland | Graduated |
Alex Bonnington | 30 | FW | 6'1" | 180 | Freshman | Rotherham, England | Transferred to Boston University |
Peter Wentzel | 31 | GK | 6'3" | 205 | Graduate Student | Ettlingen, Germany | Graduated |
Players arriving
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Cameron Fisher | 14 | MF | 6'0" | 175 | Graduate Student | Scottsdale, Arizona | North Carolina |
Forster Ajago | 21 | FW | 6'2" | 178 | Graduate Student | Navrongo, Ghana | Dayton |
Fahmi Ibrahim | 26 | FW | 6'0" | 175 | Graduate Student | Alameda, California | California |
Recruiting Class
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Ulfur Bjornsson FW | ![]() | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | Hafnarfjarðar | N/A |
Julian Eyestone GK | ![]() | Dallas, Texas | FC Dallas Academy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nathan Gaviser GK | ![]() | Edgemont, New York | FC Westchester | N/A[4] |
Bull Jorgensen MF | ![]() | Asker, Norway | Kongsvinger | N/A |
Andrew Myerson MF | ![]() | Issaquah, Washington | Eastside FC 04 ECNL | N/A[5] |
Squad
Roster
- As of January 29, 2024[6]
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 | ![]() |
Head coach | ![]() |
Associate head coach | ![]() |
Assistant Coach | ![]() |
Volunteer assistant coach | ![]() |
Source:[6]
Schedule
Source:[7]
Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 12* 4:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at UNC Asheville | W 3–0 | — | Greenwood Soccer Field Asheville, NC | ||||||
August 16* 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 | UNC Wilmington | W 4–0 | — | Koskinen Stadium Durham, NC | ||||||
August 18* 4:00 p.m. | No. 4 | at No. 17 Georgetown | T 2–2 | — | Shaw Field Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 25* 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | Jacksonville | W 3–1 | 1–0–0 | Koskinen Stadium (1,023) Durham, NC | ||||||
August 27* 2:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 4 | Furman | W 6–0 | 2–0–0 | Koskinen Stadium (1,129) Durham, NC | ||||||
August 31* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 | Wofford | T 2–2 | 2–0–1 | Koskinen Stadium (645) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 4* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 3 | at Princeton | W 2–0 | 3–0–1 | Roberts Stadium (1,200) Princeton, NJ | ||||||
September 8 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Virginia | W 2–0 | 4–0–1 (1–0–0) | Koskinen Stadium (1,569) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 15 7:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | at Clemson | L 0–2 | 4–1–1 (1–1–0) | Riggs Field (2,953) Clemson, SC | ||||||
September 24 4:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 11 | at North Carolina Rivalry | L 1–2 | 4–2–1 (1–2–0) | Dorrance Field (2,858) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
September 26* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 21 | Charleston | W 3–2 | 5–2–1 | Koskinen Stadium (418) Durham, NC | ||||||
September 29 7:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 21 | No. 7 Syracuse | W 5–3 | 6–2–1 (2–2–0) | Koskinen Stadium (1,524) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 7 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 14 | at No. 11 Notre Dame | L 0–1 | 6–3–1 (2–3–0) | Alumni Stadium (1,451) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
October 10* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 | Elon | W 3–0 | 7–3–1 | Koskinen Stadium (559) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 13 8:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | NC STate | W 2–1 | 8–3–1 (3–3–0) | Koskinen Stadium (1,457) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 9 | at No. 23 Pittsburgh | T 0–0 | 8–3–2 (3–3–1) | Koskinen Stadium (1,180) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | Howard | W 7–0 | 9–3–2 | Koskinen Stadium (523) Durham, NC | ||||||
October 27 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 8 | Virginia Tech | W 7–1 | 10–3–2 (4–3–1) | Koskinen Stadium (1,367) Durham, NC | ||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 1 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (5) No. 8 | (12) Boston College First Round | W 3–2 | 11–3–2 | Koskinen Stadium (435) Durham, NC | ||||||
November 5 6:00 p.m., ACCN | (5) No. 8 | (4) No. 14 Clemson Quarterfinals | T 3–3 (1–4 PKs) | 11–3–3 | Riggs Field (435) Clemson, SC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 19 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (15) No. 8 | No. 16 Western Michigan Second Round | L 1–2 | 11–4–3 | Koskinen Stadium (1,213) 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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Nick Pariano | Pre-Season All-ACC Team | August 26, 2023 | [8] |
Forster Ajago | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | August 29 | [9] |
Julian Eyestone | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | September 12 | [10] |
Nick Pariano | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 3 | [11] |
Forster Ajago | ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week | October 17 | [12] |
Forster Ajago | ACC Offensive Player of the Year | November 8, 2023 | [13] |
Forster Ajago | All-ACC First Team | ||
Nick Pariano | |||
Ulfur Bjornsson | All-ACC Second Team | ||
Amir Daley | |||
Julian Eyestone | |||
Antino Lopez | All-ACC Third Team | ||
Ulfur Bjornsson | All-ACC Freshman Team | ||
Julian Eyestone |
2024 MLS Super Draft
Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
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![]() | Colorado Rapids | 1 | 2 | MF |
![]() | Seattle Sounders FC | 2 | 52 | DF |
![]() | Real Salt Lake | 3 | 84 | DF |
Source:[14]
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] | 4 (1) | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Not released | 20 | |||
TopDrawer Soccer[16] | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
References
- ^ Bulls, New York Red. "New York Red Bulls Sign Two-Time ACC Midfielder of the Year Peter Stroud to Homegrown Deal". New York Red Bulls.
- ^ Citro, Michael (21 December 2022). "2023 MLS Draft: Orlando City Selects Shakur Mohammed No. 2 Overall". The Mane Land. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Julian Eyestone". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Nathan Gaviser". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Andrew Myerson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ a b "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Men's Soccer Schedule". goduke.com. Duke Blue Devils Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
- ^ "Clemson Selected 2023 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "ACC Announces Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 29, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "UofL's Guerra, Duke's Eyestone Claim ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Duke's Pariano, UVa's Batrouni Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "ACC Announces Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Three Blue Devils Selected in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". goduke.com. Duke University Athletics. December 20, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
- ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.