2022 Syracuse Orange men's soccer team
American college soccer season
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
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
Players Leaving
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
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting Class
Squad
Roster
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.
Team management
Position
Staff
Athletic director
John Wildhack
Head coach
Ian McIntyre
Associate head coach
Jukka Masalin
Assistant coach
Sean Lawlor
Source:[ 7]
Schedule
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
2023 MLS Super Draft
Source:[ 19]
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final United Soccer [ 20] — 15 24 16 3 7 7 5 4 4 4 3 Not released 1 (6 ) TopDrawer Soccer[ 21] — — — 13 8 7 6 7 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 1
References
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Marc Chin" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved January 30, 2023 .
^ "Samuel Coss" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved January 30, 2023 .
^ "Andrea Di Blasio" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved January 30, 2023 .
^ "Antonino Pagano" . topdrawersoccer.com . Retrieved January 30, 2023 .
^ a b "2022 Men's Soccer Roster" . cuse.com . Syracuse University Athletics. Retrieved January 30, 2023 .
^ "2022 Men's Soccer Schedule" . cuse.com . Retrieved December 9, 2022 .
^ "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 .
^ "2022 Men's Hermann Trophy Watch List Announced" . unitedsoccercoaches.org . United Soccer Coaches . August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022 .
^ "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 .
^ "Syracuse's Johnson, Shealy Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2022 .
^ "ACC Unveils Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "2022 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022 .
^ Pignatello, Connor (December 17, 2022). "Syracuse wins USC National Coaching Staff of the Year" . The Daily Orange . Retrieved June 13, 2023 .
^ "2022 National Coach and Staff of the Year Recipients Announced" . United Soccer Coaches (Press release). December 16, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2023 .
^ "16 ACC Players Chosen in 2023 MLS SuperDraft" . theacc.com . Atlantic Coast Conference . December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022 .
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National" . unitedsoccercoaches.org . United Soccer Coaches. December 13, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022 .
^ "College Soccer National Ranking" . topdrawersoccer.com . Top Drawer Soccer. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022 .
External links
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(*) denotes results which were vacated
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