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2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer team

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2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer
CAA Regular Season Champions
CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 10
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 8
Record15–4–2 (6–2–0 CAA)
Head coach
  • Paul Zazenski (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Adam Perron (2nd season)
  • Nicholas Melville (1st season)
Home stadiumSentara Park
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 James Madison 6 2 0 15 5 3
UNC Wilmington + 5 1 2 12 5 3
Hofstra 5 2 1 10 6 5
Delaware 4 3 1 5 11 1
William & Mary 3 3 2 6 10 2
Northeastern 3 4 1 6 9 1
Drexel 2 5 1 9 5 3
Elon 2 5 1 5 8 2
Charleston 1 6 1 5 10 2
As of December 1, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer team represented James Madison University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the university's 51st season fielding a men's varsity soccer program, and the university's 40th in the Colonial Athletic Association.

The season was highlighted by the Dukes winning both the CAA Regular season as well as the 2018 CAA Men's Soccer Tournament, making it their sixth tournament championship, and their seventh regular season championship. The Dukes earned an automatic berth into the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, where they had their best run in program history, reaching the quarterfinals (Elite Eight) of the competition.

Roster

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK United States USA Nathan Christenson
0 GK United States USA Sean Connolly
1 GK United States USA T. J. Bush
2 DF United States USA Shaun McKenna
3 DF Iceland ISL Petur Thorsteinsson
4 MF Switzerland SUI Tim Estermann
5 MF Germany GER Niclas Mohr
6 FW Canada CAN Thomas Shores
7 FW Germany GER Janis Lamatsch
8 FW United States USA Carson Jeffris
9 FW England ENG Aaron Ward-Baptiste
10 MF Spain ESP Manuel Ferriol
11 DF United States USA Billy Metzler
12 DF Sweden SWE Melker Anshelm
13 MF Netherlands NED Maarten Nikkessen
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Germany GER Yannick Franz
15 FW United States USA Jack Dugan
16 FW United States USA Max Poelker
18 MF Finland FIN Peik Koskinen
19 DF United States USA Tom Judge
20 MF United States USA Connor Hester
22 FW United States USA Lewis Long IV
23 MF United States USA Trent Bailey
24 FW United States USA Brennen Burton
25 DF United States USA Brandon Clegg
26 MF United States USA Tyler Clegg
27 MF United States USA Mark Elmore
29 MF Spain ESP Fernando Casero
30 GK United States USA Alex DeSatnick
33 DF Germany GER Soheyl Alipour-Rafi

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Preseason
08/12/2018*
7:00 pm
George Washington  Cancelled 
Sentara Park
Harrisonburg, VA
08/12/2018*
7:00 pm
UMBC   
Sentara Park
Harrisonburg, VA
Regular season
08/24/2018*
7:00 pm
Gardner–Webb
Marriott JMU Invitational
W 4–0  1–0–0
Sentara Park (427)
Harrisonburg, VA
08/26/2018*
7:30 pm
No. 23 Air Force
Marriott JMU Invitational
L 0–1 2OT 1–1–0
Sentara Park (784)
Harrisonburg, VA
08/31/2018*
5:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton T 1–1 2OT 1–1–1
Titan Stadium (1,134)
Fullerton, CA
09/02/2018*
10:00 pm
at UC Irvine L 1–2 2OT 1–2–1
Anteater Stadium (285)
Irvine, CA
09/08/2018*
7:00 pm
Radford W 3–1  2–2–1
Sentara Park (267)
Harrisonburg, VA
09/15/2018
4:00 pm
at No. 21 Drexel W 3–0  3–2–1
(1–0–0)
Vidas Field (383)
Philadelphia, PA
09/18/2018*
7:00 pm
at Liberty  Cancelled 
Liberty Soccer Stadium
Lynchburg, VA
09/22/2018
8:00 pm
Northeastern W 1–0  4–2–1
(2–0–0)
Sentara Park (331)
Harrisonburg, VA
09/26/2018
7:00 pm
Delaware W 4–0  5–2–1
(3–0–0)
Sentara Park (221)
Harrisonburg, VA
09/29/2018
1:00 pm
vs. No. 14 UNCW L 0–2  5–3–1
(3–1–0)
UNCG Soccer Stadium (48)
Greensboro, NC
10/02/2018*
7:00 pm
at No. 17 NC State T 0–0 2OT 5–3–2
Dail Soccer Field (810)
Raleigh, NC
10/06/2018
7:00 pm
College of Charleston W 3–1  6–3–2
(4–1–0)
Sentara Park (371)
Harrisonburg, VA
10/10/2018
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 1–0  7–3–2
(5–1–0)
Albert–Daly Field (405)
Williamsburg, VA
CAA Tournament
11/09/2018*
7:00 pm
(1) (5) William & Mary
Semifinals
W 2–0  12–4–2
Sentara Park (497)
Harrisonburg, VA
11/11/2018*
1:00 pm
(1) (3) Hofstra
CAA Championship
T 1–1
W 4–2 (p)
 2OT
12–4–3
Sentara Park (362)
Harrisonburg, VA
NCAA Tournament
11/15/2018*
7:00 pm
No. 25 at No. 16 High Point
First Round
W 3–0  13–4–3
Vert Stadium (757)
High Point, NC
11/18/2018*
6:00 pm
No. 25 at (5) No. 4 North Carolina
Second Round
W 2–1  14–4–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (850)
Cary, NC
11/25/2018*
4:00 pm
No. 16 at (12) No. 9 Virginia Tech
Third Round
W 3–0  15–4–3
Sandra D. Thompson Field (740)
Blacksburg, VA
12/01/2018*
5:00 pm
No. 8 at No. 5 Michigan State
Quarterfinals
L 1–2  15–5–3
DeMartin Soccer Complex
East Lansing, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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