Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer

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Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team
Marshall University Men's Soccer Champions Logo.png
Founded1979
UniversityMarshall University
Head coachChris Grassie (5th season)
ConferenceC-USA
LocationHuntington, WV
StadiumVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex
(Capacity: 1,006)
NicknameThe Thundering Herd
ColorsKelly green and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament championships
2020
NCAA Tournament College Cup
2020
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
2020
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2019, 2020
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2019, 2020, 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances
2019, 2020, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
2019
Conference Regular Season championships
2000, 2019, 2020
Conference USA logo in Marshall's colors
For information on all Marshall University sports, see Marshall Thundering Herd

The Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. The team is a member of Conference USA, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Marshall's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1979. The team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex in Huntington. The Herd are coached by Chris Grassie, who has a record of 56-28-14 and a national championship during his first five seasons at Marshall.

Seasons[]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Southern Conference[2] (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[3] (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[4] (2005–present)
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
Total: 343–393–74

      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 NCAA Men's Soccer National Championship Season[]

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.[5]

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

Individual achievements[]

All-Americans[]

  • Pedro Dolabella - 2021 United Soccer Coaches Second Team
  • Vitor Dias - 2020 Consensus All-American First Team, 2021 United Soccer Coaches Third Team
  • Nathan Dossantos - 2020 Top Drawer Soccer Third Team
  • Milo Yosef - 2019 United Soccer Coaches Second Team, 2019 Soccer America Second Team

Career goalscorers[]

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

Rank Player Years Goals[6]
1 Byron Carmichael 1999–2002 58
2 Andy Zulauf 1981–85 39
3 Greg Ogle 1982–1985 28
Scott Laskowitz 1983–1986
5 Tom Jackson 2009–12 26

Former Herd players in the professional ranks[]

MLS SuperDraft Selections
Year Player Selection Round MLS Team
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

References[]

General
  • "Conference USA Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Conference USA. ConferenceUSA.com. August 1, 2016. pp. 1–35. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  • "Marshall Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Marshall Thundering Herd. CBS Sports Interactive. July 31, 2016. pp. 1–10. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  • "Mid-American Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. MAC-Sports.com. August 27, 2015. pp. 27–52. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  • "Southern Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southern Conference. SoConSports.com. June 2012. pp. 3–24. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
Footnotes
  1. ^ Marshall University Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  2. ^ SoCon Record Book, pp. 5–11
  3. ^ MAC Record Book, pp. 27–31
  4. ^ CUSA Record Book, pp. 1–6
  5. ^ "Unseeded Marshall tops IU for first soccer title". ESPN.com. 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
  6. ^ Marshall Record Book, p. 8
  7. ^ Roberts was drafted in the third round of the 2021 MLS SuperDraft by Sporting Kansas City, however, he reached an agreement with the club to play the 2020 season for Marshall before joining the Sporting organization.

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