2019 Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer team

The 2019 Northwestern Wildcats Lions men's soccer team represented Northwestern University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 3. It was the program's 39th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 29th season in the Big Ten Conference. The 2019 season is Tim Lenahan's 18th season as head coach.

2019 Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019 record8–7–2 (3–3–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Rensing (4th season)
  • Chris Leer (1st season)
  • Ovidio Felcaro (18th season)
Home stadiumLanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
2019 Big Ten Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Indiana ‡ 7 –1 –0  15 –3 –4
No. 18 Penn State + 6 –1 –1  12 –4 –3
No. 17 Michigan + 4 –1 –3  11 –5 –6
Maryland + 3 –3 –2  11 –8 –2
Northwestern 3 –3 –2  8 –8 –2
Michigan State 3 –4 –1  3 –12 –3
Wisconsin 1 –4 –3  3 –11 –4
Rutgers 1 –6 –1  7 –8 –3
Ohio State 1 –6 –1  7 –11 –1
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Big Ten

Background
Main article: 2018 Northwestern Wildcats men's soccer team

The 2018 season was the Wildcats' 38th season as a varsity soccer program, and their 28th season playing in the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 17th-year head coach, Tim Lenahan. Northwestern fared well in out of conference play posting a 6–4–2 record out of conference. However, in Big Ten play, the Cats went 0–5–3. In the 2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Soccer Tournament, the Cats were eliminated in the quarterfinals by eventual Big Ten champions, Indiana.

Roster
As of September 6, 2019[1]

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  USA Robbie White
1 GK  SRB Miha Mišković
3 DF  USA Andrew McLeod
4 DF  USA Garrett Opperman
5 MF  USA Richie Bennett
6 MF  CHI Vicente Castro
7 MF  IRN Bardia Kimiavi
8 FW  USA Mac Mazzola
9 FW  ESP Jose del Valle
10 FW  NGA Ugo Achara, Jr.
11 MF  NED Eric Smits
12 MF  USA Logan Weaver
13 MF  USA Connor McCabe
14 MF  USA Matt Moderwell
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  USA Max Silberg
16 MF  USA Alex Gordon
17 MF  USA Mattias Tomasino
18 MF  USA Sean Lynch
19 MF  USA Drew Viscomi
20 FW  USA Ty Seager
21 DF  USA Jack Ratterman
22 DF  USA Jayson Cyrus
23 FW  USA Spencer Howard
24 DF  ENG Deng Deng Kur
25 DF  USA Jason Zighelboim
26 DF  USA Haluk Ercan-Fang
27 GK  USA Kevin Klausz

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular season
August 30*
4:00 pm, BTN+		 vs. UCLA
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic		 L 0–1  0–1–0
 Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,847)
Bloomington, IN
September 1*
4:00 pm, BTN+		 vs. Pittsburgh
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic		 W 1–0  1–1–0
 Bill Armstrong Stadium (1,877)
Bloomington, IN
September 6*
7:30 pm		 Lehigh
Chicago Classic		 L 0–2  1–2–0
 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (453)
Evanston, IL
September 8*
4:00 pm		 No. 25 Bowling Green
Chicago Classic		 L 0–3  1–3–0
 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (547)
Evanston, IL
September 12*
4:30 pm		 at Western Illinois W 3–2  2–3–0
 MacKenzie Alumni Field (195)
Macomb, IL
September 15*
3:00 pm		 Eastern Illinois W 1–0  3–3–0
 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (376)
Evanston, IL
September 20
6:00 pm		 at No. 25 Maryland W 3–1  4–3–0
(1–0–0)		 Ludwig Field (3,992)
College Park, MD
September 24*
7:00 pm		 UIC W 2–1  5–3–0
 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (474)
Evanston, IL
September 28
7:00 pm		 Ohio State T 0–0 2OT 5–3–1
(1–0–1)		 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (222)
Evanston, IL
October 1
7:00 pm, BTN+		 Indiana L 1–3  5–4–1
(1–1–1)		 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (766)
Evanston, IL
October 6
7:00 pm, BTN+		 at Michigan L 0–3  5–5–1
(1–2–1)		 U-M Soccer Stadium (1,351)
Ann Arbor, MI
October 9*
7:00 pm, WNUR		 Loyola Chicago L 0–2  5–6–1
 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (329)
Evanston, IL
October 12
6:00 pm		 at Penn State L 2–3 OT 5–7–1
(1–3–1)		 Jeffrey Field (953)
State College, PA
October 14*
6:00 pm		 Aurora
Mid-season exhibition		 W 6–0  5–7–1
 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
Evanston, IL
October 20
1:00 pm, BTN		 Rutgers W 2–0  6–7–1
(2–3–1)		 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (479)
Evanston, IL
October 25
7:30 pm, BTN+		 Michigan State W 1–0  7–7–1
(3–3–1)		 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (989)
Evanston, IL
October 30
7:00 pm		 at Wisconsin T 0–0 2OT 7–7–2
(3–3–2)		 Dan McClimon Stadium (325)
Madison, WI
November 1*
7:00 pm		 Marian (WI)
Senior Night		 W 7–0  8–7–2
 Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium (111)
Evanston, IL
Big Ten Tournament
November 10
2:00 p.m., BTN+		 (4) at (5) No. 23 Maryland
Quarterfinals		   
Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium
Evanston, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References
  1. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". nusports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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