2017 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team

The 2017 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer team was the college's 18th season of playing organized men's college soccer. It was the Wolverines' 18th season playing in the Big Ten Conference.

2017 Michigan Wolverines men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 14
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 16
Record12–6–2 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tommy McMenemy (8th season)
  • Jhojan Obando (6th season)
  • Marcos Ugarte (1st season)
Home stadiumU-M Soccer Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Michigan + 6 1 1 12 6 2
No. 2 Indiana + 5 0 3 18 1 6
No. 6 Michigan State + 5 0 3 13 3 4
Maryland + 5 1 2 10 5 4
No. 10 Wisconsin 4 3 1 12 5 5
Ohio State 3 5 0 8 10 1
Penn State 2 6 0 5 10 2
Northwestern 1 7 0 7 12 0
Rutgers 0 8 0 4 13 1
As of December 13, 2017
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Background edit

Michigan finished 8th in the Big Ten Conference regular season in 2016 with a 4–11–4 overall record and a 1–6–1 in-conference record.[1] Michigan won in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers but lost in the quarterfinal to eventual champion Maryland.[2] The team did not earn a spot in the NCAA tournament.

Roster edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Andrew Verdi
2 DF   USA Marcello Borges
3 DF   USA Peter Brown
4 DF   USA Billy Stevens
5 DF   CAN Abdou Samake
6 DF   ENG Daniel Mukuna
7 MF   GHA Umar Farouk Osman
8 MF   CHI Ivo Cerda
9 FW   GHA Mohammed Zakyi
10 MF   GHA Francis Atuahene
11 FW   ENG Jack Hallahan
12 MF   USA Austin Swiech
13 MF   USA Ryan Kobakof
14 MF   USA Robbie Mertz
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   USA Carlos Tellez
16 MF   USA Tristan Jacob
17 GK   USA Henry Mashburn
18 GK   USA Grant Mattia
20 DF   CAN Joel Harrison
21 FW   USA Johann Bittner
22 MF   USA Joe Hertgen
23 MF   USA Marc Ybarra
24 MF   USA Lucas Rosendall
25 MF   USA Jackson Ragen
26 MF   USA Noah Kleedtke
27 DF   USA Nash Pirie
28 GK   USA Jacob Nunner

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

August 19 Michigan 3–0 Green Bay Ann Arbor, Michigan
2:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Regular season edit

August 25 1 Michigan 1–0 William & Mary Ann Arbor, Michigan
7:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 456
Referee: Nick Balcer
August 28 2 Michigan 1–1 Valparaiso Ann Arbor, Michigan
7:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 381
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 1 3 Michigan 3–1 Cleveland State Ann Arbor, Michigan
7:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 665
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 4 4 Michigan 1–0 Dartmouth Ann Arbor, Michigan
1:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
September 8 5 Michigan 2–1 Wisconsin Ann Arbor, Michigan
7:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,134
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 13 6 Indiana 1–1 Michigan Bloomington, Indiana
7:30 pm ET Report Stadium: Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
September 17 7 Michigan 0–1 Michigan State Ann Arbor, Michigan
12:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: Sorin Stoica
September 20 8 Western Michigan 1–0 Michigan Kalamazoo, Michigan
5:00 pm ET Report Stadium: WMU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,317
Referee: Khalaf Allatayfeh
September 24 9 Michigan 3–1 Northwestern Ann Arbor, Michigan
12:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 975
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
September 27 10 Michigan 1–2 Oakland Ann Arbor, Michigan
7:30 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 903
Referee: Nikola Aleksic
October 1 11 Penn State 1–2 Michigan State College, Pennsylvania
1:00 pm ET Report Stadium: Jeffrey Field
Attendance: 1,285
Referee: Tony Russo
October 6 12 Michigan 3–1 Rutgers Ann Arbor, Michigan
7:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 908
Referee: Carmen Serbio
October 10 13 Notre Dame 3–1 Michigan Notre Dame, Indiana
7:00 pm ET Report Stadium: Alumni Stadium
Attendance: 660
Referee: Chico Grajeda
October 14 14 Michigan 2–1 Omaha Ann Arbor, Michigan
4:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 937
Referee: Brandon Artis
October 21 15 Ohio State 0–2 Michigan Columbus, Ohio
7:00 pm ET Report Stadium: Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,415
Referee: Sergio Gonzalez
October 25 16 Michigan 1–0 Detroit Mercy Ann Arbor, Michigan
7:30 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 638
Referee: Cesar Ibarra
October 29 17 Maryland 1–2 Michigan College Park, Maryland
4:00 pm ET Report Stadium: Ludwig Field
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Nikola Aleksic

Big Ten Tournament edit

November 5 QF Michigan 4–1 Northwestern Ann Arbor, Michigan
6:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,503
Referee: Cailin Radosov
November 10 SF Michigan 0–4 Wisconsin Westfield, Indiana
12:00 pm ET Report Stadium: Grand Park
Attendance: 0

NCAA Tournament edit

November 19 2nd round Michigan 2–3 Colgate Ann Arbor, Michigan
5:00 pm ET Report Stadium: U-M Soccer Stadium

Statistics edit

Transfers edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Big Ten men's soccer standings". Big Ten. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "2016 Big Ten Tournament Central". Big Ten. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved November 13, 2017.