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2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

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2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, National Champions
ConferenceConference USA
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 1
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 1
Record13–2–3 (6–0–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Petsa Ivanonic (4th season)
  • Josh Faga (2nd season)
  • Kyle Sniatecki (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Marshall 6 0 1 13 2 3
No. 20 Charlotte + 6 1 0 6 3 2
No. 16 Kentucky + 3 3 1 12 5 2
FIU 3 3 1 4 4 1
Florida Atlantic 3 4 0 6 4 2
South Carolina 2 4 1 8 7 1
UAB 1 5 1 3 12 1
Old Dominion 0 4 3 1 4 3
As of May 18, 2021
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 42nd season of the university fielding a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA (C-USA).

The 2020 NCAA season was impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.,[1] with Conference USA announcing the move of the men's soccer season from the fall to the following spring. Marshall finished the season as the regular season champions defeating Charlotte, 2–0, in the regular season finale to claim their back-to-back title.

Marshall would qualify for the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament with the automatic bid from Conference USA. Marshall would defeat undefeated Fordham, #1 seeded Clemson, defending national champion Georgetown, and College Cup hosts UNC on the way to the national championship game. In the College Cup Finals, Marshall defeated Indiana, 1-0, scoring on a Jamil Roberts overtime goal to claim the program's first NCAA Men's Soccer National Championship, as well as the first national team championship in any sport won by a C-USA member while affiliated with the league.[2]

Roster

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Updated April 18, 2021[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Kyle Winquist
1 GK Germany GER Oliver Semmle
2 DF United States USA Adam Kiernan
3 DF United States USA Anthony Rowan
4 DF Argentina ARG Felipe Marty
5 DF United States USA Ryan Sirk
6 DF Canada CAN Nathan Dossantos
7 FW Germany GER Milo Yosef
8 MF Brazil BRA Vinicius Fernandes
9 FW England ENG Kain Reed
10 MF Brazil BRA Pedro Dolabella
11 FW England ENG Jamil Roberts
12 MF United States USA Jacob Adams
13 FW United States USA Vasilios Syrengelas
14 DF United States USA Adam Lubell
15 DF United States USA Kobe Perlaza
16 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Alves
17 MF Brazil BRA João Souza
18 DF United States USA Emmett Delesie
19 MF Spain ESP Alejandro Giner
20 DF United States USA Collin Mocyunas
21 FW Ghana GHA Alexander Adjetey
22 FW United States USA Noah Raphael
23 MF Germany GER Max Schneider
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK New Zealand NZL Frank Walkington
25 DF Brazil BRA Davi Edwards
26 FW United States USA Brennan Breuer
27 MF United States USA Austin Rocke
28 DF United States USA Salvatore Saulle
29 GK United States USA Gabe Sitler
30 DF Germany GER Jan-Erik Leinhos
31 MF Brazil BRA Vitor Dias
32 MF England ENG Louis Instrall
33 MF United States USA Nikola Sljivic
33 DF United States USA Matt Hinkle
35 GK United States USA Nicholas Eskins
36 DF United States USA Zach Devito
37 FW United States USA Ryan Fisher
38 FW Mexico MEX Santiago Segura
40 FW United States USA Henry Moore
41 DF United States USA Wilber Mejia
42 MF United States USA Sanad Yahya
43 MF India IND Mihir Revuru
44 MF United States USA Arman Estep
45 FW Kenya KEN Mammo Yoahnis Nyiera
46 DF Kenya KEN Alvin Shivere
47 MF New Zealand NZL Daniel Edwards

Schedule

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Source:[4]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
February 13*
1:00 pm
Ohio Valley T 1–1 2OT 0–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (104)
Huntington, WV
February 21*
1:00 pm
West Virginia Tech W 10–1  1–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (101)
Huntington, WV
February 23*
3:30 pm
East Tennessee State W 2–0  2–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (119)
Huntington, WV
February 27*
3:00 pm
Bowling Green W 1–0  3–0–1
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (175)
Huntington, WV
March 2*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 12 at Akron L 1–2 OT 3–1–1
FirstEnergy Stadium–Cub Cadet Field
Akron, OH
March 6
2:00 pm
No. 12 at South Carolina W 2–0  4–1–1
(1–0–0)
Stone Stadium (102)
Columbia, SC
March 13
1:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 11 FIU W 1–0 OT 5–1–1
(2–0–0)
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (202)
Huntington, WV
March 18
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 8 at No. 11 Kentucky W 1–0  6–1–1
(3–0–0)
Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex (50)
Lexington, KY
March 24*
7:00 pm
No. 8 at West Virginia
Mountain State Derby
L 0–1  6–2–1
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (400)
Morgantown, WV
March 27
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 8 Old Dominion T 1–1 2OT 6–2–2
(3–0–1)
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (250)
Huntington, WV
April 3
11:00 am, ESPN+
No. 13 Florida Atlantic W 1–0  7–2–2
(4–0–1)
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (250)
Huntington, WV
April 10
2:00 pm, CUSA.tv
No. 12 at UAB W 1–0  8–2–2
(5–0–1)
BBVA Field (175)
Birmingham, AL
April 18
2:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 9 No. 12 Charlotte
Senior Day
W 2–0  9–2–2
(6–0–1)
Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (500)
Huntington, WV
NCAA Tournament
May 2*
1:00 pm, Vimeo
No. 10 vs. No. 23 Fordham
Second Round
W 2–1 OT 10–2–2
J. Burt Gillette Athletic Complex (208)
Wilson, NC
May 6*
3:00 pm, NCAA Livestream
No. 10 vs. (1) No. 1 Clemson
Third Round
T 1–1 (7–6 PKs) 2OT 10–2–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (185)
Cary, NC
May 10*
1:00 pm, NCAA Livestream
No. 10 vs. (8) No. 7 Georgetown
Quarterfinals
W 1–0  11–2–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (186)
Cary, NC
May 14*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 10 vs. No. 16 North Carolina
Semifinals
W 1–0  12–2–3
WakeMed Soccer Park
Cary, NC
May 17*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 10 vs. (3) No. 2 Indiana
Championship
W 1–0 OT 13–2–3
WakeMed Soccer Park (5,000)
Cary, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
United Soccer[6]Not released1211881312910Not released1 (21)
TopDrawer Soccer[5]99999111111161413131071

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA President Emmert: 'We cannot have fall NCAA championships'". NCAA. August 13, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "Marshall Thundering Herd beat Indiana Hoosiers in overtime for men's soccer College Cup title". ESPN. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Soccer - Schedule". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.