2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team
The 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represents Marshall University during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It is the 41st season of the university fielding a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by third-year head coach Chris Grassie, play their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA.
| 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer | |
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Conference USA Regular Season Champions Conference USA Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Third Round | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 11 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 15 |
| 2019 record | 16–3–3 (5–1–1 C-USA) |
| Head coach | Chris Grassie (3rd season) |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex |
| 2019 Conference USA men's soccer standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Marshall ‡ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 16 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Charlotte + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Kentucky + | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 season proved to be the program's most successful season ever. Marshall finished as the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament and regular season champions making their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance.[1] Marshall also was ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 2001.[2]
Roster
Updated November 17, 2019[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Schedule
Source:[4]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| August 30* 7:00 PM |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 3–0 | 1–0–0 |
Hefner Soccer Complex Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
| September 2* 7:00 PM, ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | T 1–1 2OT | 1–0–1 |
NKU Soccer Stadium (236) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
| September 6* 7:00 PM |
Butler | W 2–1 | 2–0–1 |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (608) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| September 10* 7:00 PM |
East Tennessee State | W 2–1 | 3–0–1 |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (288) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| September 14 11:00 AM |
South Carolina | W 2–0 | 4–0–1 (1–0–0) |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (275) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| September 17* 7:00 PM |
Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 2–3 | 4–1–1 |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (274) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| September 21* 7:00 PM |
Akron | W 2–1 | 5–1–1 |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (653) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| September 27 8:00 PM |
at Old Dominion | W 4–1 | 6–1–1 (2–0–0) |
ODU Soccer Complex (298) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| October 1* 7:00 PM |
Dayton | W 2–0 | 7–1–1 |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (311) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| October 5 7:00 PM |
UAB | W 6–0 | 8–1–1 (3–0–0) |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (713) Huntington, WV | |||||||
| October 12 7:00 PM |
at No. 5 Charlotte | T 0–0 2OT | 8–1–2 (3–0–1) |
Transamerica Field (1,019) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
| October 15* 10:00 PM |
No. 21 | at Loyola Marymount | W 4–1 | 9–1–2 |
Sullivan Field (185) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| October 18* 10:00 PM |
No. 21 | at San Diego State | W 5–1 | 10–1–2 |
SDSU Sports Deck (318) San Diego, CA | ||||||
| October 22* 7:00 PM, ESPN+ |
No. 15 | at Wright State | T 2–2 2OT | 10–1–3 |
Alumni Field (204) Dayton, OH | ||||||
| October 26 7:00 PM |
No. 15 | at Florida Atlantic | L 0–1 OT | 10–2–3 (3–1–1) |
FAU Soccer Stadium (195) Boca Raton, FL | ||||||
| October 29* 7:00 PM |
No. 15 | at Oakland | W 2–1 | 11–2–3 |
Oakland Soccer Field (204) Rochester, MI | ||||||
| November 3 3:00 PM |
No. 20 | No. 15 Kentucky Senior Day |
W 1–0 | 12–2–3 (4–1–1) |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (2,032) Huntington, WV | ||||||
| November 8 7:00 PM |
No. 14 | at No. 19 FIU | W 2–1 | 13–2–3 (5–1–1) |
FIU Soccer Stadium Miami,FL | ||||||
| Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 15 4:30 PM, ESPN+ |
(1) No. 13 | vs. (4) No. 15 Kentucky Semifinals |
W 1–0 | 14–2–3 |
ODU Soccer Complex (108) Norfolk, VA | ||||||
| November 17 1:00 PM, ESPN+ |
(1) No. 13 | vs. (2) No. 17 Charlotte Championship |
W 1–0 2OT | 15–2–3 |
ODU Soccer Complex (71) Norfolk, VA | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| November 24* 2:00 PM, ESPN3 |
(11) No. 11 | West Virginia Second Round/Rivalry |
W 2–1 | 16–2–3 |
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (2,126) Huntington, WV | ||||||
| December 1* 8:00 PM, P12+ |
(11) No. 11 | at (6) No. 4 Washington Third Round |
L 1–4 | 16–3–3 |
Husky Soccer Stadium (1,530) Seattle, WA | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
| United Soccer[5] | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||
| Top Drawer Soccer[6] | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| College Soccer News[7] | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 30 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | ||||||
| Soccer America[8] | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
References
- "MSOC: Three Teams Earn NCAA Tournament Berth". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "Men's college soccer rankings: Marshall in for first time in 18 years; Virginia still No. 1". ncaa.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
- "2019 Men's Soccer - Schedule". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "NCAA DI Men's Rankings – National". United Soccer Coaches.
- "College Soccer National Ranking – Men". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com.
- "Soccer America - College Soccer Reporter Top 25". socceramerica.com.
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