East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's soccer

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East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's soccer
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Founded2008
University East Tennessee State University
Head coachDavid Lilly
Conference SoCon
Location Johnson City, Tennessee
Stadium Summers-Taylor Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameBucs
ColorsNavy blue and gold [1]
   
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NCAA Tournament appearances
2010, 2013, 2016
Conference Tournament championships
2010, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
2016, 2023

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. ETSU's first men's soccer team was fielded in 2008. The team plays its home games at Summers-Taylor Stadium on the ETSU campus. The Buccaneers were coached by Bo Oshoniyi until he was hired away by Dartmouth College. In March 2018, ETSU announced the hiring of former University of Kentucky assistant coach David Casper. [2] Following his dismissal in 2021, David Lilly assumed the post of head coach. [3]

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History

East Tennessee State's varsity soccer program began in 2008, when the Buccaneers began play in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Since the Bucs had already been an established Division I school in other sports and a full-member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, the new program was immediately eligible for postseason play, namely the Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament and the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

During the 2008 campaign, the Buccaneers fared well in non-conference play, achieving a record of 5–3 record; however, the Bucs finished towards the bottom of the A-Sun table, with a 1–7–1 conference record. It was not until 2010 that ETSU achieved a winning record, where the Bucs finished the season 15–6 overall and with a 7–2 conference record. Led by future professional Aaron Schoenfeld, the Bucs won both the Atlantic Sun regular season and the conference tournament, earning their first NCAA berth two years after the beginning of the program. The Bucs lost their first NCAA tournament match, 3–2, to the College of Charleston Cougars. The Bucs returned to the NCAAs in 2013 and 2016.

Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Perryman
2 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Henrik Guenther
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Dominic Foster
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ryan Suckling
5 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Hancock
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aiden O'Brien
7 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel Ramos
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Charles Abong
9 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tarik Pannholzer
10 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Kieran Richards
11 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Rayhan Carlson-Du Toit
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Perry
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Magnuson
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dailyn Crawley
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Yves Tcheuyap
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lucas Lightner
17 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Christian Inchima
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Andrew Prescott
19 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ben Katt
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Strati
21 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carlos Portas
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Edafe Evivie
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyson Williams
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Salinas
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cameron Carroll
26 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cole Hunter
30 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Clow
35 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Russell Robles

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Scott Calabrese (A-SUN)(2008–2013)
2008Scott Calabrese 6–10–11–7–19th
2009Scott Calabrese 6–9–34–4–14th
2010Scott Calabrese 15–6–07–2–01st NCAA 1st round
2011 Scott Calabrese 10–7–43–4–16th
2012 Scott Calabrese 10–6–45–2–13rd
2013 Scott Calabrese 10–6–45–2–12nd NCAA 1st round
Scott Calabrese:57–44–16 .55625–21–5 .539
Bo Oshoniyi (SoCon)(2014–2017)
2014 Bo Oshoniyi 7–10–13–6–15th
2015 Bo Oshoniyi 8–7–44–4–24th
2016 Bo Oshoniyi 12–5–37–1–21st NCAA 1st round
2017 Bo Oshoniyi 9–2–76–0–41st
Bo Oshoniyi:36–24–15 .58020–11–9 .613
David Casper (SoCon)(2018–present)
2018David Casper 9-7-14-1-12nd
2019David Casper 8-8-24-2-03rd
2020David Casper TBATBATBA
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Total:101–76–33 .560

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA tournament results

ETSU has appeared in three NCAA tournaments.

YearRecordSeedRegionRoundOpponentResults
2010 15–6N/A1First Round Charleston L 2–3 [5]
2013 10–6–4N/A2First Round Coastal Carolina L 0–2 [6]
2016 12–5–3N/A4First Round Virginia Tech L 0–1 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Logos". ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ "ETSU hires Kentucky assistant Casper as men's soccer coach".
  3. ↑ "ETSU names David Lilly men's soccer head coach". etsubucs.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Men's Soccer | Roster | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics".
  5. ↑ Vlattas, Nick (November 18, 2010). "Soccer Box Score (Final) 2010 ETSU Soccer ETSU vs Coll. of Charleston". East Tennessee State Buccaneers . ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ "ETSU vs Coastal Carolina (Nov 21, 2013): Soccer Box Score". East Tennessee State Buccaneers . StreamlineHosting.net. November 23, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Historic season ends in NCAA Tournament as ETSU falls 1-0 at Virginia Tech". East Tennessee State Buccaneers . ETSUBucs.com. November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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