Merrimack Warriors men's soccer

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Merrimack Warriors
men's soccer
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 Merrimack Warriors men's soccer team
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Founded1970;55 years ago (1970)
University Merrimack College
Head coach Tony Martone (39th season)
Conference MAAC
Location North Andover, Massachusetts
Stadium Martone-Mejail Field
(Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname Warriors
ColorsBlue and gold [1]
   
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Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
Division II: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference Tournament championships
Northeast10: 1995, 1996, 1997, 2017
Conference Regular Season championships
NEC: 2019
Northeast10: 1994, 1996, 1997, 2012

The Merrimack Warriors men's soccer program represents the Merrimack College in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1970, the Warriors compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Warriors are coached by Tony Martone, who has coached the program for 39 years, the longest of any NCAA men's program. Merrimack play their home matches at Martone-Mejail Field.

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In 2019, the Warriors began play in Division I, reclassified from Division II. In their inaugural Division I season, the Warriors earned their first Northeast Conference regular season championship and fifth overall. [2] Due to their reclassification, they could not compete in the NEC Tournament. In 2024 the Warriors joined the MAAC conference

Coaching history

YearsCoachGamesWLTPct.
197071J. Thom Lawlor171160.059
197275Mickey Quellette4714275.359
197677Chuck Hayes120111.042
1978Mike Reynolds142111.179
197980Brian Fisher2610161.389
1981presentTony Martone70337927153.577

Source: [3]

Player/Coaches Awards [4]

NE10 Player of the year

NE10 Rookie of the year

NE10 Defensive player of the year

NE10 Goalkeeper of the year

NE10 Coach of the year

NEC Defensive player of the year

NEC Coach of the year

Retired Numbers

Former Merrimack Defender Steve McAuliffe number 2 was retired by the Warriors soccer team. He is the only student athlete in Merrimack history to have his number retired.He was later inducted into the NE10 hall of fame in 2012. [5]

References

  1. "Merrimack College Brand Guidelines" . Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  2. "Warriors Win It! NEC Newcomer Merrimack Claims Men's Soccer Regular Season Crown". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. Merrimack College Men's Soccer Record Book (PDF). July 27, 2017. p. 15. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  4. Ne10 award page https://northeast10.org/documents/2024/6/13/Men_s_Soccer_Record_Book_through_2023_champ_2.pdf
  5. Steve MCauliffe hall of fame https://northeast10.org/hof.aspx?hof=158