2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

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2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
Marshall Thundering Herd logo.svg
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, National Champions
Conference Conference USA
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record13–2–3 (6–0–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Petsa Ivanonic (4th season)
  • Josh Faga (2nd season)
  • Kyle Sniatecki (1st season)
Home stadium Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Marshall ‡ 6 –0 –113 –2 –3
No. 20 Charlotte + 6 –1 –06 –3 –2
No. 16 Kentucky + 3 –3 –112 –5 –2
FIU 3 –3 –14 –4 –1
Florida Atlantic 3 –4 –06 –4 –2
South Carolina 2 –4 –18 –7 –1
UAB 1 –5 –13 –12 –1
Old Dominion 0 –4 –31 –4 –3
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 42nd season of the university fielding a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

Contents

The 2020 NCAA season was impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic., [1] with Conference USA announcing the move of the men's soccer season from the fall to the following spring. Marshall finished the season as the regular season champions defeating Charlotte, 2–0, in the regular season finale to claim their back-to-back title.

Marshall would qualify for the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament with the automatic bid from Conference USA. Marshall would defeat undefeated Fordham, #1 seeded Clemson, defending national champion Georgetown, and College Cup hosts UNC on the way to the national championship game. In the College Cup Finals, Marshall defeated Indiana, 1-0, scoring on a Jamil Roberts overtime goal to claim the program's first NCAA Men's Soccer National Championship, as well as the first national team championship in any sport won by a C-USA member while affiliated with the league. [2]

Roster

Updated April 18, 2021 [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 Germany.svg  GER Oliver Semmle
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Kiernan
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Rowan
4 DF Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Felipe Marty
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Sirk
6 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nathan Dossantos
7 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Milo Yosef
8 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vinicius Fernandes
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Kain Reed
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 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vasilios Syrengelas
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam Lubell
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kobe Perlaza
16 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Gabriel Alves
17 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA João Souza
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emmett Delesie
19 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Alejandro Giner
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Collin Mocyunas
21 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Alexander Adjetey
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Raphael
23 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Max Schneider
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24 GK Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Frank Walkington
25 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Davi Edwards
26 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brennan Breuer
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin Rocke
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Salvatore Saulle
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Gabe Sitler
30 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jan-Erik Leinhos
31 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Vitor Dias
32 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Louis Instrall
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nikola Sljivic
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Hinkle
35 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicholas Eskins
36 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Devito
37 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Fisher
38 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Santiago Segura
40 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Henry Moore
41 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wilber Mejia
42 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sanad Yahya
43 MF Flag of India.svg  IND Mihir Revuru
44 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arman Estep
45 FW Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Mammo Yoahnis Nyiera
46 DF Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Alvin Shivere
47 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Daniel Edwards

Schedule

Source: [4]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
February 13*
1:00 pm		 Ohio Valley T 1–1 2OT0–0–1
 Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (104)
Huntington, WV
February 21*
1:00 pm		 West Virginia Tech W 10–1 1–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (101)
Huntington, WV
February 23*
3:30 pm		 East Tennessee State W 2–0 2–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (119)
Huntington, WV
February 27*
3:00 pm		 Bowling Green W 1–0 3–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (175)
Huntington, WV
March 2*
4:00 pm,  ESPN+ 		No. 12at  Akron L 1–2 OT3–1–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
Akron, OH
March 6
2:00 pm		No. 12at  South Carolina W 2–0 4–1–1
(1–0–0)		 Stone Stadium (102)
Columbia, SC
March 13
1:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 11 FIU W 1–0 OT5–1–1
(2–0–0)		Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (202)
Huntington, WV
March 18
7:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 8at No. 11  Kentucky W 1–0 6–1–1
(3–0–0)		 Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (50)
Lexington, KY
March 24*
7:00 pm		No. 8at  West Virginia
Mountain State Derby 		L 0–1 6–2–1
 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (400)
Morgantown, WV
March 27
2:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 8 Old Dominion T 1–1 2OT6–2–2
(3–0–1)		Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (250)
Huntington, WV
April 3
11:00 am, ESPN+		No. 13 Florida Atlantic W 1–0 7–2–2
(4–0–1)		Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (250)
Huntington, WV
April 10
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv		No. 12at  UAB W 1–0 8–2–2
(5–0–1)		 BBVA Field (175)
Birmingham, AL
April 18
2:00 pm, ESPN+		No. 9No. 12  Charlotte
Senior Day		W 2–0 9–2–2
(6–0–1)		Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (500)
Huntington, WV
NCAA Tournament
May 2*
1:00 pm,  Vimeo 		No. 10vs. No. 23  Fordham
Second Round		W 2–1 OT10–2–2
J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex (208)
Wilson, NC
May 6*
3:00 pm, NCAA Livestream		No. 10vs. (1) No. 1  Clemson
Third Round		T 1–1 (7–6 PKs) 2OT10–2–3
 WakeMed Soccer Park (185)
Cary, NC
May 10*
1:00 pm, NCAA Livestream		No. 10vs. (8) No. 7  Georgetown
Quarterfinals		W 1–0 11–2–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (186)
Cary, NC
May 14*
6:00 pm,  ESPNU 		No. 10vs. No. 16  North Carolina
Semifinals		W 1–0 12–2–3
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
May 17*
8:00 pm,  ESPN2 		No. 10vs. (3) No. 2  Indiana
Championship 		W 1–0 OT13–2–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (5,000)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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TopDrawer Soccer [6] 99999111111161413131071

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