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Xavier University is a Jesuit university established in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1831. In March 1974, it was announced that a varsity soccer program would be formed at Xavier, and tryouts were held.[2] Coached by Bob McKinney, the team played their first ever regular season match on September 21, 1974 at Corcoran Field, defeating the visiting Thomas More Rebels 3–2. They finished their inaugural fall season with a 5–7–0 record.
In 1975, the team brought in its first ever class of recruits, with McKinney scouting several players from nearby high school teams.[3] They finished the 1975 season with an 8–5–0 record. However, after finishing 1976 with a 3–4–3 record, Bob McKinney resigned as head coach.[4]
In March 1977, Xavier hired John Capurro as their new head coach. John Capurro had previously assisted his brother, Nick Capurro, in coaching the Cincinnati Comets, a short-lived professional team which had folded in 1975.[5]
Vince Pecoraro took Capurro's place as head coach ahead of the 1986 season.[6]
Until 1987, the Xavier men's soccer team had not been a part of any athletic conference. Xavier University had been a founding member of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (MCC) since 1979, but the conference did not originally sponsor men's soccer. Xavier was one of six universities to play in the MCC's inaugural men's soccer season in 1987.[7]
In 1991, Jack Hermans replaced Pecoraro as Xavier's new head coach.[6]
Justin Marshall, Nick Hagglund, and James Queree representing Xavier in the 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals
In 2005, Dave Schureck replaced Hermans as Xavier's head coach.[6]
In 2010, Andy Fleming replaced Schureck as head coach.[6] That year, Xavier finished with a 10–6–4 record and went on to win the Atlantic 10 Championship playoffs. This earned them an automatic bid in the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, the first NCAA tournament appearance in the team's history.[9] They lost to West Virginia with a score of 4–2 in the first round.[10]
John Higgins followed Andy Fleming as the head coach of the Musketeers in March 2022. Shaun Mahoney and Ian Vickers joined Coach Higgins as associate head coach and assistant coach, respectively, in May 2022.[11]
↑ "Soccer Program Set For Xavier"(PDF). Xavier News. Vol.59, no.19. Cincinnati, Ohio: Xavier University. March 20, 1974. p.1. Retrieved February 10, 2020– via Xavier University Library.
↑ Usher, Tom (March 20, 1975). "Spring soccer will push individual skills"(PDF). Xavier News. Vol.60, no.18. Cincinnati, Ohio: Xavier University. p.5. Retrieved February 10, 2020– via Xavier University Library.
↑ Rosenthal, Roger (May 19, 1977). "Sports year winds down"(PDF). Xavier News. Vol.62, no.24. Cincinnati, Ohio: Xavier University. p.4. Retrieved February 10, 2020– via Xavier University Library.
↑ "Sports"(PDF). Xavier News. Vol.62, no.15. Cincinnati, Ohio: Xavier University. March 10, 1977. p.4. Retrieved February 10, 2020– via Xavier University Library.
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