Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer | |||
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Founded | 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) | ||
Nickname | Thundering Herd | ||
Colors | Kelly green and white [1] | ||
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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.
Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Southern Conference [3] (1979–1996) | |||||||||
1979 | Ed Saad | 1–11–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
1980 | Ed Saad | 3–14–0 | 0–8–0 | 9th | |||||
1981 | Sam Hood | 6–8–2 | 2–4–2 | 7th | |||||
1982 | Jack Defazio | 13–6–0 | 5–2–0 | 2nd | |||||
1983 | Jack Defazio | 10–10–0 | 4–2–0 | 2nd (North) | |||||
1984 | Jack Defazio | 12–5–0 | 2–4–0 | 3rd (North) | |||||
1985 | Jack Defazio | 10–7–1 | 3–3–0 | 3rd (North) | |||||
1986 | Jack Defazio | 5–11–2 | 1–4–0 | 5th | |||||
1987 | Jack Defazio | 4–14–0 | 0–5–0 | 6th | |||||
1988 | Jack Defazio | 1–13–1 | 0–4–0 | 5th | SoCon First Round | ||||
1989 | John Gibson | 7–10–3 | 1–2–1 | 3rd | SoCon Semifinals | ||||
1990 | John Gibson | 9–10–2 | 1–1–2 | 3rd | SoCon Semifinals | ||||
1991 | John Gibson | 9–9–4 | 2–2–0 | 3rd | SoCon Runners-up | ||||
1992 | John Gibson | 3–13–2 | 0–4–2 | 7th | SoCon First Round | ||||
1993 | John Gibson | 5–15–1 | 2–3–1 | 5th | SoCon Semifinals | ||||
1994 | Scott Fischer | 4–14–2 | 1–4–1 | 7th | SoCon First Round | ||||
1995 | Bob Gray | 10–10–0 | 3–3–0 | 4th | SoCon Semifinals | ||||
1996 | Bob Gray | 11–7–2 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | SoCon Semifinals | ||||
SoCon Total: | 123–187–23 | 31–61–11 | |||||||
Mid-American Conference [4] (1997–2004) | |||||||||
1997 | Bob Gray | 9–10–3 | 4–2–1 | 4th | MAC Quarterfinals | ||||
1998 | Bob Gray | 11–9–1 | 4–4–0 | 5th | MAC Quarterfinals | ||||
1999 | Bob Gray | 9–11–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | MAC Semifinals | ||||
2000 | Bob Gray | 14–5–1 | 4–2–0 | T–1st | MAC Semifinals | ||||
2001 | Bob Gray | 12–7–0 | 3–3–0 | 3rd | MAC Semifinals | ||||
2002 | Bob Gray | 7–9–2 | 3–2–0 | 4th | MAC Semifinals | ||||
2003 | Bob Gray | 6–13–0 | 2–4–0 | T–5th | MAC Quarterfinals | ||||
2004 | Bob Gray | 10–7–3 | 3–2–1 | T–4th | MAC Quarterfinals | ||||
MAC Total: | 78–71–11 | 26–22–3 | |||||||
Conference USA [5] (2005–2021) | |||||||||
2005 | Bob Gray | 8–9–2 | 4–3–2 | 5th | C-USA Semifinals | ||||
2006 | Bob Gray | 4–10–2 | 1–6–1 | 9th | |||||
2007 | Bob Gray | 10–9–1 | 3–5–0 | 6th | C-USA Semifinals | ||||
2008 | Bob Gray | 3–14–1 | 3–5–0 | 7th | C-USA Quarterfinals | ||||
2009 | Bob Gray | 10–7–2 | 6–2–0 | 2nd | C-USA Runners-up | ||||
2010 | Bob Gray | 9–5–4 | 3–4–1 | 7th | |||||
2011 | Bob Gray | 8–8–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | C-USA Quarterfinals | ||||
2012 | Bob Gray | 11–5–1 | 3–5–0 | 7th | |||||
2013 | Bob Gray | 2–11–6 | 0–6–3 | 10th | |||||
2014 | Bob Gray | 7–9–3 | 3–4–1 | 6th | C-USA Quarterfinals | ||||
2015 | Bob Gray | 8–9–2 | 2–5–1 | 7th | C-USA Runners-up | ||||
2016 | Bob Gray | 6–11–1 | 1–6–1 | 9th | |||||
2017 | Chris Grassie | 8–10–2 | 3–5–0 | 6th | |||||
2018 | Chris Grassie | 8–9–3 | 3–3–2 | 5th | C-USA Semifinals | ||||
2019 | Chris Grassie | 16–3–3 | 5–1–1 | 1st | C-USA Champions NCAA Third Round | ||||
2020 | Chris Grassie | 13–2–3 | 6–0–1 | 1st | NCAA Champions | ||||
2021 | Chris Grassie | 11–4–3 | 5–1–2 | 2nd | C-USA Semifinals NCAA Second Round | ||||
C-USA Total: | 142–135–40 | 55–64–17 | |||||||
Sun Belt Conference (2022–present) | |||||||||
2022 | Chris Grassie | 11–4–4 | 4–1–3 | 2nd | SBC Quarterfinals NCAA Third Round | ||||
2023 | Chris Grassie | 18–3–0 | 7–2–0 | 1st | Sun Belt Champions NCAA Third Round | ||||
2024 | Chris Grassie | 15–2–7 | 4–0–5 | 2nd | Sun Belt Runner-up NCAA Runner-Up | ||||
SBC Total: | 44–9–11 | 15–3–8 | |||||||
Total: | 387–402–85 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
Year | Player | Conference |
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2023 | Matthew Bell | Sun Belt |
2022 | Milo Yosef | Sun Belt |
2021 | Pedro Dolabella | C-USA |
2020 | Vitor Dias | C-USA |
2012 | Daniel Withrow | C-USA |
2002 | Byron Carmichael | MAC |
2000 | Byron Carmichael | MAC |
Bryon Carmichael leads Marshall's goalscoring record, scoring 58 career goals.
Rank | Player | Years | Goals [8] |
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1 | Byron Carmichael | 1999–2002 | 58 |
2 | Andy Zulauf | 1981–85 | 39 |
3 | Greg Ogle | 1982–1985 | 28 |
Scott Laskowitz | 1983–1986 | ||
5 | Milo Yosef | 2019–22 | 27 |
Year | Player | Selection | Round | MLS Team |
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2024 | Morris Duggan | 67th | 3rd Round | Minnesota United |
2024 | Matthew Bell | 16th | 1st Round | Real Salt Lake |
2023 | Oliver Semmle | 41st | 2nd Round | Colorado Rapids |
2022 | Nathan Dossantos | 46th | 2nd Round | Orlando City |
2022 | Vitor Dias | 86th | 3rd Round | Vancouver Whitecaps |
2021 | Jamil Roberts | 77th | 3rd Round | Sporting KC |
2020 | Paulo Pita | 24th | 1st Round | Los Angeles FC |
2013 | Daniel Withrow | 66th | 4th Round | Columbus Crew |
2006 | Jeremy Ashe | 46th | 4th Round | Chicago Fire |
2003 | Byron Carmichael | 60th | 6th Round | Kansas City Wizards |
Player | Former Teams |
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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 |
The Marshall Thundering Herd is the intercollegiate athletic collection of teams that collectively represent the Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Thundering Herd athletic teams compete in the Sun Belt Conference, which are members of the NCAA Division I. The school's official colors are kelly green and white. The Marshall Thundering Herd have won 3 NCAA national championships and one NAIA national championship.
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