Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer

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Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
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Founded1979;46 years ago (1979)
University Marshall University
Head coach Chris Grassie (7th season)
Conference Sun Belt
Location Huntington, West Virginia
Stadium Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,006)
NicknameThundering Herd
ColorsKelly green and white [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament championships
2020
NCAA Tournament runner-up
2024
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2020, 2024
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2020, 2024
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2019, 2023
Conference Regular Season championships
2000, 2019, 2020, 2023

The Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. The Thundering Herd plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex in Huntington and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Sun Belt Conference (SBC). [2] Marshall fielded its first intercollegiate men's soccer team in 1979. The Herd are coached by Chris Grassie, who has a record of 100–37–25 and a national championship during his eight previous seasons at Marshall.

Contents

Seasons

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Southern Conference [3] (1979–1996)
1979Ed Saad 1–11–11–5–17th
1980Ed Saad 3–14–00–8–09th
1981Sam Hood 6–8–22–4–27th
1982Jack Defazio 13–6–05–2–02nd
1983Jack Defazio 10–10–04–2–02nd (North)
1984Jack Defazio 12–5–02–4–03rd (North)
1985Jack Defazio 10–7–13–3–03rd (North)
1986Jack Defazio 5–11–21–4–05th
1987Jack Defazio 4–14–00–5–06th
1988Jack Defazio 1–13–10–4–05th SoCon First Round
1989John Gibson 7–10–31–2–13rd SoCon Semifinals
1990John Gibson 9–10–21–1–23rd SoCon Semifinals
1991John Gibson 9–9–42–2–03rd SoCon Runners-up
1992John Gibson 3–13–20–4–27th SoCon First Round
1993John Gibson 5–15–12–3–15th SoCon Semifinals
1994Scott Fischer 4–14–21–4–17th SoCon First Round
1995 Bob Gray 10–10–03–3–04th SoCon Semifinals
1996Bob Gray 11–7–24–1–12nd SoCon Semifinals
SoCon Total:123–187–2331–61–11
Mid-American Conference [4] (1997–2004)
1997Bob Gray 9–10–34–2–14th MAC Quarterfinals
1998Bob Gray 11–9–14–4–05th MAC Quarterfinals
1999Bob Gray 9–11–13–3–14th MAC Semifinals
2000Bob Gray 14–5–14–2–0T–1st MAC Semifinals
2001Bob Gray 12–7–03–3–03rd MAC Semifinals
2002Bob Gray 7–9–23–2–04th MAC Semifinals
2003Bob Gray 6–13–02–4–0T–5th MAC Quarterfinals
2004Bob Gray 10–7–33–2–1T–4th MAC Quarterfinals
MAC Total:78–71–1126–22–3
Conference USA [5] (2005–2021)
2005Bob Gray 8–9–24–3–25th C-USA Semifinals
2006Bob Gray 4–10–21–6–19th
2007Bob Gray 10–9–13–5–06th C-USA Semifinals
2008Bob Gray 3–14–13–5–07th C-USA Quarterfinals
2009Bob Gray 10–7–26–2–02nd C-USA Runners-up
2010Bob Gray 9–5–43–4–17th
2011Bob Gray 8–8–14–3–15th C-USA Quarterfinals
2012Bob Gray 11–5–13–5–07th
2013Bob Gray 2–11–60–6–310th
2014Bob Gray 7–9–33–4–16th C-USA Quarterfinals
2015Bob Gray 8–9–22–5–17th C-USA Runners-up
2016Bob Gray 6–11–11–6–19th
2017 Chris Grassie 8–10–23–5–06th
2018Chris Grassie 8–9–33–3–25th C-USA Semifinals
2019 Chris Grassie 16–3–35–1–11st C-USA Champions
NCAA Third Round
2020 Chris Grassie 13–2–36–0–11st NCAA Champions
2021 Chris Grassie 11–4–35–1–22nd C-USA Semifinals
NCAA Second Round
C-USA Total:142–135–4055–64–17
Sun Belt Conference (2022–present)
2022 Chris Grassie 11–4–44–1–32nd SBC Quarterfinals
NCAA Third Round
2023 Chris Grassie 18–3–07–2–01st Sun Belt Champions
NCAA Third Round
2024 Chris Grassie 15–2–74–0–52nd Sun Belt Runner-up
NCAA Runner-Up
SBC Total:44–9–1115–3–8
Total:387–402–85

      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

2020 season

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Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex

In 2020, the Marshall Men's soccer team, coached by Chris Grassie, broke several records and made a historic run in the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. After winning the Conference USA Regular Season championship, they received an automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament. The team was unseeded going into the tournament; however, they beat #23 ranked Fordham University in the second round, upset #1 seed Clemson in the third round, beat defending national champions and #8 seed Georgetown in the quarterfinals, and beat North Carolina in the College Cup semifinals. The season was capped off with a OT golden goal win over #3 seed Indiana in the College Cup final, giving Marshall its first-ever NCAA Division I National Championship in men's soccer. It was also Conference USA's first-ever national championship in any team sport. [6]

Players

Current roster

As of 9 Sep 2024 [7]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Dan Rose
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Rohin Kapila
3 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Thiago Apolinario
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Alex Bamford
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Holmes
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Aleksandar Vukovic
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Lineker Rodrigues
8 MF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Taimu Okiyoshi
9 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tarik Pannholzer
10 MF Flag of Morocco.svg  MAR Aymane Sordo
11 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Pablo Simon
12 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Joao Roberto
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ethan Prescott
15 DF Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Takahiro Fujita
No.Pos.NationPlayer
16 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Felipe Santos
17 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Loïc Sany Kong
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haruhi Taneda
20 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Alexander Stjernegaard
21 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Theo Godard
22 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Adrian Mahoney
25 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Max Maneke
31 DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Rai Pinto
32 FW Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Masaya Sekiguchi
33 GK Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Aleksa Janjic
36 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie DeMarco
43 DF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Braian Amaro
47 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Marco Silva
99 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Eijin Magota

Rivalries

Mountain State derby

Marshall's biggest rivals are West Virginia, as the two sides are the only Division 1 men's soccer teams in the state. Both teams are members of the Sun Belt Conference for men's soccer, and matches between the two teams typically draw large crowds.

Individual achievements

All-Americans

Conference Players of the Year

YearPlayerConference
2023 Matthew Bell Sun Belt
2022 Milo Yosef Sun Belt
2021 Pedro Dolabella C-USA
2020 Vitor Dias C-USA
2012Daniel WithrowC-USA
2002Byron CarmichaelMAC
2000Byron CarmichaelMAC

Career goalscorers

Bryon Carmichael leads Marshall's goalscoring record, scoring 58 career goals.

RankPlayerYearsGoals [8]
1Byron Carmichael1999–200258
2Andy Zulauf1981–8539
3Greg Ogle1982–198528
Scott Laskowitz1983–1986
5 Milo Yosef 2019–2227

Former Herd players in the professional ranks

MLS SuperDraft Selections
YearPlayerSelectionRoundMLS Team
2024 Morris Duggan 67th3rd RoundMinnesota United
2024 Matthew Bell 16th1st RoundReal Salt Lake
2023 Oliver Semmle 41st2nd RoundColorado Rapids
2022 Nathan Dossantos 46th2nd RoundOrlando City
2022 Vitor Dias 86th3rd RoundVancouver Whitecaps
2021 Jamil Roberts 77th3rd RoundSporting KC
2020 Paulo Pita 24th1st RoundLos Angeles FC
2013Daniel Withrow66th4th RoundColumbus Crew
2006Jeremy Ashe46th4th RoundChicago Fire
2003Byron Carmichael60th6th RoundKansas City Wizards
Active Professional Players
PlayerCurrent TeamCurrent LeagueFormer Team
Gabriel Alves Tormenta FC USL League One Birmingham Legion FC, Rhode Island FC
Adam Aoumaich Union Omaha USL League One n/a
Matthew Bell Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer n/a
Vitor Dias HFX Wanderers FC Canadian Premier League St. Louis City SC 2, Sporting Kansas City II
Pedro Dolabella North Carolina FC USL Championship Rochester New York FC, Union Omaha
Nathan Dossantos Charleston Battery USL Championship Pittsburgh Riverhounds
Morris Duggan Minnesota United Major League Soccer n/a
Álvaro García Pascual Sevilla FC La Liga n/a
Collin Mocyunas Tormenta FC USL League One n/a
Taimu Okiyoshi Rhode Island FC USL Championship n/a
Illal Osumanu Pittsburgh Riverhounds USL Championship Union Omaha
Jamil Roberts Truro City FC National League South Peninsula Power FC, Tormenta FC, Sporting Kansas City II, Chattanooga Red Wolves
Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos Real Salt Lake Major League Soccer n/a
Max Schneider Indy Eleven USL Championship St. Louis City SC, St. Louis City SC 2
Oliver Semmle Philadelphia Union Major League Soccer Louisville City FC
Milo Yosef Lexington SC USL League One FC Tulsa
Retired Professional Players and Other Notable Alumni
PlayerFormer Teams
Jeremy Ashe Chicago Fire
Travis Brent Heracles Almelo, Almere City FC, Harrisburg City Islanders
Phillip Buffington Mississippi Brilla, Harrisburg City Islanders
Byron Carmichael Wilmington Hammerheads, Ocean City Nor'easters
Sterling Flunder Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
Bijan Gloston Guam national football team
Taly Goode Kansas City Wizards
Kolby LaCrone Cleveland City Stars, Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, Louisville Lightning, Dayton Dutch Lions
Jan-Erik Leinhos Louisville City, One Knoxville SC
Paulo Pita North Carolina FC
Eddy Prugh Bodens BK, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Skellefteå FF
Avneet Shergill Salgaocar F.C.
John Daniele Royal Racing FC Montengee, UC La Estrella, CD Diter Zafra
Daniel Withrow Columbus Crew, MLS Pool Goalkeeper, Portland Timbers, Portland Timbers 2
Anthony Virgara Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC

References

General
Footnotes
  1. ↑ Marshall University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ↑ SoCon Record Book, pp. 5–11
  4. ↑ MAC Record Book, pp. 27–31
  5. ↑ CUSA Record Book, pp. 1–6
  6. ↑ "Unseeded Marshall tops IU for first soccer title". ESPN.com. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ 2024 roster at herdzone.com
  8. ↑ Marshall Record Book, p. 8
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