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2022 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team

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2022 Syracuse Orange men's soccer
ACC tournament champions
ACC Atlantic Division champions
NCAA tournament, College Cup National Champions
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record19–2–4 (5–1–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jukka Masalin (13th season)
  • Sean Lawlor (3rd season)
Home stadiumSU Soccer Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Atlantic
No. 1 Syracuse 5 1 2 18 2 5
No. 24 Wake Forest + 5 3 0 14 6 0
Louisville + 4 3 1 9 6 3
No. 13 Clemson + 3 4 1 13 7 1
Boston College 1 4 3 4 7 5
NC State 1 5 2 6 7 5
Coastal
No. 3 Duke + 5 0 3 13 2 4
No. 16 Virginia + 5 1 2 10 4 5
No. 8 Pittsburgh + 3 2 3 12 5 5
North Carolina + 2 2 4 8 6 5
Notre Dame 3 4 1 8 7 2
Virginia Tech 0 8 0 3 14 1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2022 season is the 103rd season of Syracuse University fielding a men's varsity soccer team. It was the program's 10th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and their 13th season with Ian McIntyre as the head coach of the program. Syracuse played their home matches at SU Soccer Stadium in Syracuse, New York.

The 2022 season was the most successful season in program history. It was the first time a team from the university reached the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament championship game going on to defeat #13 Indiana, 7–6 on penalties after a 2–2 draw.[1][2] It was the program's first national soccer title since 1936.

Background

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In 2021, the Orange finished the season 8–8–2 overall and 2–5–1 in ACC play to finish in fifth in the Atlantic Division. As the tenth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they lost to North Carolina in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Player Movement

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Players Leaving

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Andres Quevedo 0 GK 6'0" 169 Junior Dallas, Texas Graduated
Deandre Kerr 7 FW 5'11" Sophomore Ajax, Ontario Signed Homegrown player contract with Toronto FC
Manel Busquets 10 FW 6'3" 175 Senior Barcelona, Spain Graduated
Hilli Goldhar 11 MF 5'9" 149 Senior Toronto, Canada Graduated; Transferred to North Carolina
Kyle Gruno 14 DF 6'4" Sophomore Bonita Springs, Florida Transferred to FAU
Luke Biasi 17 DF 6'0" 180 Graduate Student Buford, Georgia Graduated
Max Kent 20 DF 6'2" Graduate Student Minneapolis, Minnesota Graduated
Kenny Clapp 24 DF 6'0" 170 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Transferred to Lycoming College
Zephyn Brockert-Kress 29 DF Freshman Farmington Hills, Michigan
Jack Anderson 31 DF Freshman Holyoke, Massachusetts Transferred to UMass

Players Arriving

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Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nathan Opoku 10 FW 6'0" 173 Sophomore Accra, Ghana Lindsey Wilson College
Lorenzo Boselli 11 MF 5'11" 172 Junior Bregnano, Italy Dallas College
Gavin Wigg 12 DF 6'2" 171 Junior Columbus, Ohio Western Michigan
Levonte Johnson 14 FW 5'10" 185 Senior Brampton, Ontario Seattle
Louie Bulger 15 DF 5'10" 157 Senior Tokyo, Japan Butler

Recruiting Class

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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Marc Chin
MF
 USA Oviedo, Florida Montverde Academy [3]
Samuel Coss
GK
 USA Bowie, Maryland Baltimore Armour [4]
Andrea Di Blasio
FW
 USA New York, New York Met Oval [5]
Antonino Pagano
MF
 USA Manlius, New York Fayetteville–Manlius [6]

Squad

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Roster

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As of January 30, 2023[7]

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 United States USA Sam Coss
1 GK United States USA Russell Shealy
2 DF Canada CAN Christian Curti
3 DF United States USA Abdi Salim
4 DF Germany GER Noah Singelmann
5 MF Costa Rica CRC Amferny Sinclair
6 MF United States USA Julio Fulcar
7 MF United States USA Curt Calov
8 MF United States USA Jeorgio Kocevski
9 FW Germany GER Julius Rauch
10 FW Ghana GHA Nathan Opoku
11 MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Boselli
12 DF United States USA Gavin Wigg
13 MF United States USA Colin Biros
14 FW Canada CAN Levonte Johnson
15 DF Japan JPN Louie Bulger
16 MF United States USA Michal Gradus
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF United States USA Giona Leibold
18 FW United States USA Camden Holbrook
19 DF Sweden SWE Buster Sjoberg
20 MF United States USA Trevor Carabin
21 DF United States USA Stephen Betz
22 DF Canada CAN Olu Oyegunle
23 DF United States USA Jackson Glenn
24 FW United States USA Andrea DiBlasio
25 GK United States USA Parker Kump
26 MF United States USA Tony Shaw
27 DF United States USA Aidan Arber
28 FW United States USA Francesco Pagano
29 MF United States USA Antonio Pagano
30 GK Canada CAN Jahiem Wickham
31 MF Canada CAN Noah Lechelt
32 DF United States USA Marc Chin
40 GK United States USA Lucas Daunhauer

Team management

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Position Staff
Athletic director John Wildhack
Head coach Ian McIntyre
Associate head coach Jukka Masalin
Assistant coach Sean Lawlor

Source:[7]

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
August 13*
7:00 pm
Marist W 6–0 
SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
August 16*
5:00 pm
Villanova L 1–2 
SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
August 20*
6:30 pm
Saint Francis (PA) W 5–1 
SU Soccer Stadium
Syracuse, NY
Regular season
August 25*
5:00 pm, ACCNX
Iona W 2–0  1–0–0
SU Soccer Stadium (596)
Syracuse, NY
August 28*
6:00 pm, ACCN
No. 21 Penn State
Rivalry
W 1–0  2–0–0
SU Soccer Stadium (1,556)
Syracuse, NY
September 2*
7:00 pm
No. 15 at Vermont T 1–1  2–0–1
Virtue Field (741)
Burlington, VT
September 5*
7:00 pm
No. 15 at UConn
Rivalry
W 5–0  3–0–1
Morrone Stadium (2,052)
Storrs, CT
September 10
1:00 pm, ACCNX
No. 24 No. 22 Notre Dame W 1–0  4–0–1
(1–0–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,872)
Syracuse, NY
September 13*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
No. 16 Niagara W 1–0  5–0–1
SU Soccer Stadium (461)
Syracuse, NY
September 16
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 16 at No. 1 Clemson W 2–1  6–0–1
(2–0–0)
Riggs Field (4,737)
Clemson, SC
September 20*
7:00 pm, ACCN
No. 3 at Colgate W 2–0  7–0–1
Beyer–Small '76 Field (468)
Hamilton, NY
September 24
7:00 pm, ACCNX
No. 3 No. 21 Virginia L 0–1  7–1–1
(2–1–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (2,311)
Syracuse, NY
September 30
7:00 pm
No. 7 at Virginia Tech W 3–0  8–1–1
(3–1–0)
Sandra D. Thompson Field (150)
Blacksburg, VA
October 4*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
No. 7 No. 22 Cornell L 1–2  8–2–1
SU Soccer Stadium (570)
Syracuse, NY
October 7
7:00 pm, ACCNX
No. 7 No. 4 Wake Forest W 2–0  9–2–1
(4–1–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,052)
Syracuse, NY
October 10*
6:00 pm, ACCNX
No. 7 Loyola (MD) W 6–1  10–2–1
SU Soccer Stadium (512)
Syracuse, NY
October 14
7:00 pm
No. 5 at No. 11 Louisville W 2–1  11–2–1
(5–1–0)
Lynn Stadium (1,388)
Louisville, KY
October 18*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
No. 4 Bucknell W 2–1  12–2–1
SU Soccer Stadium (309)
Syracuse, NY
October 22
7:00 pm
No. 4 at NC State T 1–1  12–2–2
(5–1–1)
Dail Soccer Field (895)
Raleigh, NC
October 28
7:00 pm, ACCNX
No. 4 Boston College
Rivalry
T 1–1  12–2–3
(5–1–2)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,201)
Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
November 6
6:00 pm, ACCNX
(2) No. 4 (7) North Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 1–0  13–2–3
SU Soccer Stadium (1,292)
Syracuse, NY
November 9
5:00 pm, ACCN
(2) No. 4 (3) No. 11 Virginia
Semifinals
T 1–1 (W 5–3 P) 2OT 13–2–4
SU Soccer Stadium (1,340)
Syracuse, NY
November 13
5:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) No. 4 vs. (8) No. 18 Clemson
Final
W 2–0  14–2–4
WakeMed Soccer Park (2,193)
Cary, NC
NCAA tournament
November 20*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) No. 4 No. 23 Penn
Second round
W 2–1  15–2–4
SU Soccer Stadium (595)
Syracuse, NY
November 27*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) No. 4 (14) No. 17 Cornell
Third round
W 1–0  16–2–4
SU Soccer Stadium (620)
Syracuse, NY
December 3*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(3) No. 4 No. 8 Vermont
Quarterfinals
W 2–1  17–2–4
SU Soccer Stadium (1,762)
Syracuse, NY
December 9*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(3) No. 4 vs. No. 9 Creighton
College Cup semifinals
W 3–2  18–2–4
WakeMed Soccer Park (10,286)
Cary, NC
December 12*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
(3) No. 4 vs. (13) No. 12 Indiana
College Cup final
W 2–2 (7–6 P) 2OT 19–2–4
WakeMed Soccer Park (4,010)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[8].

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Amferny Sinclair Pre-Season ACC Watchlist August 16 [9]
Levonte Johnson Hermann Trophy Pre-Season Watchlist August 25 [10]
Christian Curti ACC Defensive Player of the Week August 30 [11]
Levonte Johnson ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 20 [12]
Russell Shealy ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Philip Horton ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 4 [13]
Russell Shealy ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Jeorgio Kocevski ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 11 [14]
Buster Sjoberg ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 18 [15]
Ian McIntyre ACC Coach of the Year November 9 [16]
Levonte Johnson All-ACC First Team
Nathan Opoku
Russell Shealy All-ACC Second Team
Christian Curti All-ACC Third Team
Jeorgio Kocevski
Ian McIntyre and the coaching staff United Soccer Coaches National Coaching Staff of the Year December 16 [17][18]

2023 MLS Super Draft

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Player Team Round Pick # Position
Abdi Salim Orlando City SC 1 17 DF
Levonte Johnson Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 29 FW
Amferny Sinclair Real Salt Lake 2 45 MF
Russell Shealy LA Galaxy 2 52 GK
Buster Sjöberg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 71 DF

Source:[19]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[20]15241637754443Not released1 (6)
TopDrawer Soccer[21]138767334311111

References

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  1. ^ Camargo, Alberto (December 13, 2022). "Syracuse wins the 2022 Men's College Cup on PKs after dramatic 2-2 draw". NCAA. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Bambini, Cole (December 12, 2022). "Syracuse wins 1st College Cup in program history, defeats Indiana 7-6 in PKs". The Daily Orange. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Marc Chin". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Samuel Coss". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Andrea Di Blasio". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "Antonino Pagano". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "2022 Men's Soccer Roster". cuse.com. Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Schedule". cuse.com. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  9. ^ "ACC Unveils First Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors for 2022 Season". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "2022 Men's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "ACC Unveils First Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors for 2022 Season". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 30, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  12. ^ "Syracuse's Johnson, Shealy Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  13. ^ "ACC Unveils Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "Syracuse's Kocevski, Duke's Hamill Earn Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 11, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  15. ^ "Duke's Mohammed, Syracuse's Sjoberg Notch Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  16. ^ "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  17. ^ Pignatello, Connor (December 17, 2022). "Syracuse wins USC National Coaching Staff of the Year". The Daily Orange. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  18. ^ "2022 National Coach and Staff of the Year Recipients Announced". United Soccer Coaches (Press release). December 16, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
  19. ^ "16 ACC Players Chosen in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  20. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  21. ^ "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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