2019 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team

The 2019 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The program was coached by 10th year head coach, John Trask. It was the 43rd season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer team, and their 29th season in the Big Ten Conference.

2019 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019 record2–9–2 (1–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Tiemeyer (11th season)
  • Aaron Hohlbein (4th season)
  • Tim Boruff (4th season)
Home stadiumDan McClimon 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 Wisconsin Badgers men's soccer team

Preseason

Preseason Big Ten poll

Wisconsin was predicted to finish 5th in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team
1Indiana
2Maryland
3Michigan
4Michigan State
5Wisconsin
6Penn State
7Northwestern
8Ohio State
9Rutgers

Roster
As of September 2, 2019[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  USA Elan Koenig
3 MF  ESP Iñaki Irribarren
5 DF  SWE Robin Olofsson
6 MF  USA Mitch Guitar
8 FW  USA Andrew Akindele
9 MF  USA Alex Alfaro
10 MF  POL Tim Bielic
12 DF  USA Zach Klancnik
13 MF  USA Bobby Harris
14 MF  ISL Ólafur Ólafsson
15 DF  GER Noah Leibold
16 MF  KOR Patrick Yim
17 DF  USA Justin Neustaetter
18 MF  USA Grant Tostenrud
19 MF  ESP Alex Rovirosa
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  USA Noah Melick
21 FW  USA Michael Wampler
22 MF  USA Duncan Storey
23 MF  USA Michael Russell II
24 DF  USA Michael Hong
25 DF  USA Ben Leas
26 DF  USA Justin Bobb
27 DF  USA Loren Altman
28 FW  USA Matthew Comiskey
29 DF  USA Nick Fetzer
30 GK  AUS Dean Cowdroy
31 GK  GER Sven Kleinhans
32 GK  USA Ben Krongard
33 GK  USA Beto Spielvogel
35 GK  USA Carter Abbott

Coaching staff
Front office
Head Coach John Trask
Associated Head Coach Keith Tiemeyer
Assistant Coach Aaron Hohlbein
Assistant Coach Tim Boruff
Strength & Conditioning Coach Kevin Schultz
Sports Operation Coordinator Kelsey Jenson
Athletic Trainer Jordan McDermott
Student Assistant Coach Dominick Mesdjian

Last updated: September 2, 2019
Source: UWBadgers.com

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Preseason
August 18*
7:00 pm		 at Saint Louis T 1–1 
Hermann Stadium
St. Louis, MO
August 21*
7:00 pm		 Forward Madison (USL1) L 1–2 
Dan McClimon Stadium
Madison, WI
August 25*
6:00 pm		 Loyola Chicago L 0–1 
Dan McClimon Stadium
Madison, WI
Non-conference regular season
August 30*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 UC Irvine L 0–2  0–1–0
 Dan McClimon Stadium (460)
Madison, WI
September 1*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 UAB W 2–1  1–1–0
 Dan McClimon Stadium (631)
Madison, WI
September 6*
5:00 pm		 vs. Bowling Green
Chicago Classic		 L 0–1  1–2–0
 Martin Stadium (453)
Evanston, IL
September 8*
12:00 pm		 vs. Lehigh
Chicago Classic		 W 2–1  2–2–0
 Martin Stadium (547)
Evanston, IL
September 12*
6:30 pm		 at Butler L 0–1  2–3–0
 Butler Bowl (587)
Indianapolis, IN
September 15*
7:00 pm, BTN+		 Portland L 0–1  2–4–0
 Dan McClimon Stadium (625)
Madison, WI
September 20
4:30 pm, BTN+		 at Indiana L 1–3  2–5–0
(0–1–0)		 Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,926)
Bloomington
September 24*
7:00 pm		 Marquette
Rivalry		 L 0–2  2–6–0
 Dan McClimon Stadium (1,507)
Madison, WI
Big Ten Regular Season
September 27
7:30 pm, BTN+		 Maryland T 0–0 2OT 2–6–1
(0–1–1)		 Dan McClimon Stadium (204)
Madison, WI
October 2*
8:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Milwaukee
Governor's Cup		 L 0–1  2–7–1
 Engelmann Stadium (1,004)
Milwaukee, WI
October 6
12:30 pm, BTN		 Michigan State L 1–2  2–8–1
(0–2–1)		 Dan McClimon Stadium (504)
Madison, WI
October 11
6:00 pm		 at Rutgers L 0–3  2–9–1
(0–3–1)		 Yurcak Field (422)
Piscataway, NJ
October 15*
7:00 pm		 SIUE T 2–2 2OT 2–9–2
 Dan McClimon Stadium (126)
Madison, WI
October 19
7:00 pm		 Penn State   
Dan McClimon Stadium
Madison, WI
October 25
5:00 pm		 at Michigan   
U-M Soccer Stadium
Ann Arbor, MI
October 30
7:00 pm, BTN		 Northwestern   
Dan McClimon Stadium
Madison, WI
November 3
2:00 pm		 at Ohio State   
Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
November 10
TBD, BTN+		 vs. TBD
Quarterfinals		   
Ludwig Field
College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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United Soccer[3] RV NV NV NV None Released
Top Drawer Soccer[4] NV NV NV NV NV
CollegeSoccerNews.com RV NV NV NV

Awards
Recipient Award Date Ref.

MLS Draft
Main article: 2020 MLS SuperDraft

See also
  • 2019 Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer team

References
  1. "Indiana Claims First Place in Men's Soccer Preseason Poll". bigten.org. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  2. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  4. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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