2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team
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NCAA Tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Conference USA |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 15 |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 17 |
Record | 11–3–3 (5–1–2 C-USA) |
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Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex |
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No. 18 FIU + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Marshall + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte + | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Kentucky ‡ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 15 | – | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Carolina | 3 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: C-USA |
The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University in men's college soccer during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 43rd season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA (C-USA).
The Thundering Herd entered the 2021 season as defending NCAA Division I men's soccer national champions and ranked first nationally in the preseason polls by United Soccer Coaches,[1] College Soccer News,[2] and Top Drawer Soccer.[3]
Roster
[edit]Updated August 13, 2021[4]
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
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Exhibitions
[edit]August 13, 2021 | Rio Grande RedStorm | 0–0 | No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd | Rio Grande |
10:00 AM EDT | Report | Stadium: Evan E. Davis Field |
August 15, 2021 | No. 4 North Carolina Tar Heels | 1–1 | No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd | Chapel Hill |
8:30 PM EDT | Errnest Bawa ![]() |
Report | Pedro Dolabella ![]() |
Stadium: Dorrance Field |
August 19, 2021 | No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd | 3–4 | Charleston Golden Eagles | Huntington |
11:00 AM EDT | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex |
Regular season
[edit]August 26, 2021 1 | No. 21 James Madison Dukes | 1–6 | No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd | Harrisonburg |
7:30 PM EDT | Axel Ahlanders ![]() |
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Stadium: Sentara Park Attendance: 160 Referee: Heath Hixson Assistant referees: Justin Weinstock, Dustin Marks |
Note: Game delayed until a 10:02 start due to lightning. |
August 29, 2021 2 | No. 15 Virginia Tech Hokies | 3–2 | No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd | Harrisonburg |
3:30 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Sentara Park Attendance: 113 Referee: Mark Renner Assistant referees: Ryan Williams, Ariel Raban | ||
Note: JMU Invitational |
September 4, 2021 3 | No. 7 Marshall Thundering Herd | 3–3 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | Huntington |
1:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Kyle Maust, Richard Crowgey |
September 7, 2021 4 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | 1–4 | No. 10 Marshall Thundering Herd | Johnson City |
7:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: Summers-Taylor Stadium Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning Assistant referees: Ben Wooten, James McKean |
September 11, 2021 5 | Bowling Green Falcons | 0–1 | No. 10 Marshall Thundering Herd | Bowling Green |
8:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Mickey Cochrane Stadium Attendance: 693 Referee: Donovan Noocha Assistant referees: Jacob Little, Tim Csuri |
September 17, 2021 6 | No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd | 2–2 | No. 4 West Virginia Mountaineers | Huntington |
7:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,033 Referee: Bradley Jordan Assistant referees: David Curley, Tammy Gillgly |
Note: Mountain State Derby |
September 21, 2021 7 | No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd | 2–0 | No. 20 Akron Zips | Huntington |
7:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,085 Referee: Mike McMullen Assistant referees: Adam Walters, John Clouse |
September 25, 2021 8 | No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd | 0–0 | No. 10 Kentucky Wildcats | Huntington |
7:00 PM EDT | Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,728 Referee: Esteban Rosano Assistant referees: Kevin Fikar, Andrew Castel |
September 29, 2021 9 | No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd | 2–0 | Butler Bulldogs | Huntington |
5:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Richard Crowgey Assistant referees: Adam Walters, Cory Tornes |
October 6, 2021 10 | Old Dominion Monarchs | 0–1 | No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd | Norfolk |
2:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: ODU Soccer Complex Attendance: 267 |
October 9, 2021 11 | Florida Atlantic Owls | 0–3 | No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd | Boca Raton |
7:00 PM EDT | Report |
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Stadium: FAU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Esteben Rosano |
October 16, 2021 12 | No. 3 Marshall Thundering Herd | 1–0 | UAB Blazers | Huntington |
7:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Jervis Atagana |
October 19, 2021 13 | No. 3 Marshall Thundering Herd | 1–0 | Wright State Raiders | Huntington |
7:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,095 Referee: David Curley |
October 23, 2021 14 | Charlotte 49ers | 1–2 | No. 3 Marshall Thundering Herd | Charlotte |
7:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 1,546 Referee: Daniel Radford |
October 30, 2021 15 | No. 2 Marshall Thundering Herd | 4–0 | South Carolina Gamecocks | Huntington |
7:00 PM EDT |
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Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,224 Referee: Brandon Gardner Assistant referees: Justin Grider, Ali Sadeghian |
November 5, 2021 16 | No. 19 FIU Panthers | 4–1 | No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd | Miami |
7:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium Attendance: 1,076 Referee: Diani Padilla |
Conference Tournament
[edit]November 10, 2021 Semifinal | (#2 seed) No. 4 Marshall Thundering Herd | 1–3 | (#6 seed) Florida Atlantic Owls | Charlotte |
7:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Transamerica Field Attendance: 203 Referee: Jose Rivero |
NCAA Tournament
[edit]November 21, 2021 Round of 32 | (14 seed) No. 4 Marshall Thundering Herd | 1–2 | No. 18 Providence Friars | Huntington |
1:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,319 Referee: Aaron Hernandez |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Vitor Dias | C-USA Offensive Player of the Week | Aug. 31 | [6] |
Max Schneider | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week | Sept. 14 | |
Oliver Semmle | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week | Sept. 28 | |
Pedro Dolabella | C-USA Offensive Player of the Week | Oct. 5 | |
Nathan Dossantos | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week | Oct. 12 | |
Milo Yosef | C-USA Offensive Player of the Week | Oct. 26 | |
Pedro Dolabella | C-USA Offensive Player of the Week | Nov. 2 | |
Nathan Dossantos | C-USA Defensive Player of the Week | Nov. 2 | |
Pedro Dolabella | First Team All-Conference USA | November 10 | |
Vitor Dias | |||
Nathan Dossantos | |||
Milo Yosef | |||
Oliver Semmle | Second Team All-Conference USA | ||
Jan-Erik Leinhos | |||
Vinicius Fernandes | |||
Max Schneider | |||
Gabriel Alves | C-USA All-Tournament Team | November 15 | |
Alex Adjetey |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
United Soccer[7] | 1 (22) | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 (1) | 2 (4) | 1 (15) | 4 | N/A | 15 |
TopDrawer Soccer[8] | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
College Soccer News[9] | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
2022 MLS Draft
[edit]Player | Round | Pick | Position | MLS club | Ref. |
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Nathan Dossantos | 2 | 46 | DF | Orlando City | |
Vitor Dias | Compensatory | 86 | MF | Vancouver Whitecaps |
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA DI Men Rankings sponsored by Verizon – National". UnitedSoccerCoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS 2021 PRESEASON TOP 30 MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER NATIONAL POLL". CollegeSoccerNews.com. College Soccer News. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "College Soccer National Ranking". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "21 Men's Soccer Roster". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule – Marshall University Athletics". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Notes 11 21 NCAA 2nd Round Providence (PDF)" (PDF). herdzone.com. Marshall Athletics. November 21, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "CSN Weekly Top 30 Poll". College Soccer News. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.