2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

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2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
Conference USA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference Conference USA
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 15
Record16–3–3 (5–1–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Petsa Ivanonic (3rd season)
  • Josh Faga (1st season)
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Marshall5 1 116 3 3
No. 21 Charlotte + 4 0 312 4 4
No. 23 Kentucky + 4 2 113 5 3
FIU 4 2 110 3 5
Florida Atlantic 3 4 07 8 1
South Carolina 2 5 07 9 2
UAB 1 5 13 12 2
Old Dominion 1 5 13 11 1
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the 41st season of the university fielding a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by third-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA.

Contents

The 2019 season proved to be the program's most successful season at the time. Marshall finished as the Conference USA men's soccer tournament and regular season champions making their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. [1] Marshall also was ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 2001. [2]

Roster

Updated November 17, 2019 [3]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Winquist
1 GK Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Paulo Pita
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hunter Shanks
3 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Carlos Diaz-Salcedo
4 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Joao Souza
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Demarre Mountoute
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jonas Westmeyer
7 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Milo Yosef
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vinicius Fernandes
9 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bleno Cruz
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Pedro Dolabella
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jamil Roberts
12 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Adams
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sanad Yahya
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Joe Morris
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Jun
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Sirk
19 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Daniel Edwards
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Collin Mocyunas
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Lubell
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ali Nasser
23 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Max Schneider
26 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Victor Orsi
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Gray
28 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Illal Osumanu
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabe Sitler
30 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jan-Erik Leinhos
31 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vitor Dias
35 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryce Notardonato

Schedule

Source: [4]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
August 30*
7:00 pm
at  Purdue Fort Wayne W 3–0 1–0–0
Hefner Soccer Complex
Fort Wayne, IN
September 2*
7:00 pm,  ESPN+
at  Northern Kentucky T 1–1 2OT1–0–1
NKU Soccer Stadium (236)
Highland Heights, KY
September 6*
7:00 pm
Butler W 2–1 2–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (608)
Huntington, WV
September 10*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State W 2–1 3–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (288)
Huntington, WV
September 14
11:00 am
South Carolina W 2–0 4–0–1
(1–0–0)
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (275)
Huntington, WV
September 17*
7:00 pm
Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 2–3 4–1–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (274)
Huntington, WV
September 21*
7:00 pm
Akron W 2–1 5–1–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (653)
Huntington, WV
September 27
8:00 pm
at  Old Dominion W 4–1 6–1–1
(2–0–0)
ODU Soccer Complex (298)
Norfolk, VA
October 1*
7:00 pm
Dayton W 2–0 7–1–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (311)
Huntington, WV
October 5
7:00 pm
UAB W 6–0 8–1–1
(3–0–0)
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (713)
Huntington, WV
October 12
7:00 pm
at No. 5  Charlotte T 0–0 2OT8–1–2
(3–0–1)
Transamerica Field (1,019)
Charlotte, NC
October 15*
10:00 pm
No. 21at  Loyola Marymount W 4–1 9–1–2
Sullivan Field (185)
Los Angeles, CA
October 18*
10:00 pm
No. 21at  San Diego State W 5–1 10–1–2
SDSU Sports Deck (318)
San Diego, CA
October 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 15at  Wright State T 2–2 2OT10–1–3
Alumni Field (204)
Dayton, OH
October 26
7:00 pm
No. 15at  Florida Atlantic L 0–1 OT10–2–3
(3–1–1)
FAU Soccer Stadium (195)
Boca Raton, FL
October 29*
7:00 pm
No. 15at  Oakland W 2–1 11–2–3
Oakland Soccer Field (204)
Rochester, MI
November 3
3:00 pm
No. 20No. 15  Kentucky
Senior Day
W 1–0 12–2–3
(4–1–1)
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (2,032)
Huntington, WV
November 8
7:00 pm
No. 14at No. 19  FIU W 2–1 13–2–3
(5–1–1)
FIU Soccer Stadium
Miami,FL
Conference USA Tournament
November 15
4:30 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 13vs. (4) No. 15 Kentucky
Semifinals
W 1–0 14–2–3
ODU Soccer Complex (108)
Norfolk, VA
November 17
1:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) No. 13vs. (2) No. 17 Charlotte
Championship
W 1–0 2OT15–2–3
ODU Soccer Complex (71)
Norfolk, VA
NCAA Tournament
November 24*
2:00 pm,  ESPN3
(11) No. 11 West Virginia
Second Round/Rivalry
W 2–1 16–2–3
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (2,126)
Huntington, WV
December 1*
8:00 pm,  P12+
(11) No. 11at (6) No. 4  Washington
Third Round
L 1–4 16–3–3
Husky Soccer Stadium (1,530)
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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College Soccer News [7] NRNoneNRNRRVRVRV30251617141410None Released12
Soccer America [8] NRNoneNRNRNRNRNRNR251922151310None Released

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