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
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
Conference USA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceConference USA
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 11
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 15
2019 record16–3–3 (5–1–1 C-USA)
Head coach
  • Chris Grassie (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Petsa Ivanonic (3rd season)
  • Josh Faga (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex
2019 Conference USA men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Kyle Winquist
1 GK  BRA Paulo Pita
2 DF  USA Hunter Shanks
3 DF  ESP Carlos Diaz-Salcedo
4 MF  BRA Joao Souza
5 DF  CAN Demarre Mountoute
6 MF  GER Jonas Westmeyer
7 FW  GER Milo Yosef
8 MF  BRA Vinicius Fernandes
9 FW  BRA Bleno Cruz
10 MF  BRA Pedro Dolabella
11 FW  ENG Jamil Roberts
12 MF  USA Jacob Adams
13 MF  USA Sanad Yahya
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ENG Joe Morris
17 MF  USA Justin Jun
18 DF  USA Ryan Sirk
19 MF  NZL Daniel Edwards
20 DF  USA Collin Mocyunas
21 DF  USA Adam Lubell
22 FW  USA Ali Nasser
23 MF  GER Max Schneider
26 FW  BRA Victor Orsi
27 DF  USA Ryan Gray
28 DF  GHA Illal Osumanu
29 GK  USA Gabe Sitler
30 DF  GER Jan-Erik Leinhos
31 FW  BRA Victor Diaz
35 GK  USA Bryce Notardonato

Schedule

Source:[4]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
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
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
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
  1. "MSOC: Three Teams Earn NCAA Tournament Berth". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. "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.
  3. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  4. "2019 Men's Soccer - Schedule". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  5. "NCAA DI Men's Rankings – National". United Soccer Coaches.
  6. "College Soccer National Ranking – Men". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  7. "CSN Top 30 Polls". CollegeSoccerNews.com.
  8. "Soccer America - College Soccer Reporter Top 25". socceramerica.com.
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