2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer team

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.

2018 James Madison Dukes men's soccer
CAA Regular Season Champions CAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 10
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 8
2018 record	15–4–2 (6–2–0 CAA)
Head coach	Paul Zazenski (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Adam Perron (2nd season) Nicholas Melville (1st season)
Home stadium	Sentara Park

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
‡ – 2018 CAA Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 1, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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

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  USA Nathan Christenson 0 GK  USA Sean Connolly 1 GK  USA T. J. Bush 2 DF  USA Shaun McKenna 3 DF  ISL Petur Thorsteinsson 4 MF   SUI Tim Estermann 5 MF  GER Niclas Mohr 6 FW  CAN Thomas Shores 7 FW  GER Janis Lamatsch 8 FW  USA Carson Jeffris 9 FW  ENG Aaron Ward-Baptiste 10 MF  ESP Manuel Ferriol 11 DF  USA Billy Metzler 12 DF  SWE Melker Anshelm 13 MF  NED Maarten Nikkessen

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  GER Yannick Franz 15 FW  USA Jack Dugan 16 FW  USA Max Poelker 18 MF  FIN Peik Koskinen 19 DF  USA Tom Judge 20 MF  USA Connor Hester 22 FW  USA Lewis Long IV 23 MF  USA Trent Bailey 24 FW  USA Brennen Burton 25 DF  USA Brandon Clegg 26 MF  USA Tyler Clegg 27 MF  USA Mark Elmore 29 MF  ESP Fernando Casero 30 GK  USA Alex DeSatnick 33 DF  GER Soheyl Alipour-Rafi

Schedule

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.

References

External links

• JMU Soccer Schedule