2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

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 be 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).

2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceConference USA
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 15
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 17
2021 record11–3–3 (5–1–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Petsa Ivanonic (5th season)
  • Josh Faga (3rd season)
  • Kyle Sniatecki (2nd season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex
2021 Conference USA men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 FIU + 7 –0 –112 –4 –2
No. 15 Marshall + 5 –1 –211 –4 –3
Charlotte + 5 –3 –010 –6 –1
No. 11 Kentucky ‡ 3 –1 –415 –2 –4
Coastal Carolina 3 –1 –46 –5 –4
Florida Atlantic 2 –4 –29 –7 –3
South Carolina 1 –5 –25 –9 –2
Old Dominion 1 –5 –23 –9 –2
UAB 0 –7 –12 –12 –1
As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: 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

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Nicholas Eskins
1 GK  GER Oliver Semmle
2 DF  USA Adam Kiernan
3 DF  USA Anthony Rowan
4 DF  GHA Mohammed Seidu
5 DF  USA Ryan Sirk
6 DF  CAN Nathan Dossantos
7 FW  GER Milo Yosef
8 MF  BRA Vinicius Fernandes
9 FW  SEN Ibrahima Diop
10 MF  BRA Pedro Dolabella
11 MF  BRA Joao Souza
12 MF  USA Jacob Adams
13 DF  USA Emmett Delesie
14 DF  USA Adam Lubell
15 DF  USA Kobe Perlaza
16 DF  BRA Gabriel Alves
17 FW  BRA Paulo Lino
18 FW  USA Henry Moore
19 MF  USA Nikola Sljivic
20 DF  USA Collin Mocyunas
21 DF  USA Matt Hinkle
22 FW  USA Noah Raphael
23 MF  GER Max Schneider
24 GK  NZL Frank Walkington
25 DF  BRA Davi Edwards
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  USA Brennan Breuer
27 FW  KEN Mammo Yoahnis Nyiera
28 DF  USA Salvatore Saulle
29 GK  USA Gabe Sitler
30 DF  GER Jan-Erik Leinhos
31 MF  BRA Vitor Dias
32 MF  ENG Louis Instrall
33 DF  USA Zach Devito
34 FW  USA Ryan Fisher
35 GK  USA Cooper Blay
36 GK  USA Jacob Feuer
39 MF  USA Jaden Almazan
40 DF  USA Garrett Shields
41 MF  USA Kostandinos Papajani
42 DF  KEN Alvin Shivere
43 MF  USA William Brambach
44 FW  GHA Alexander Adjetey
45 MF  USA Spencer Rawlins
46 DF  BRA Christian Maciel
47 FW  USA Vasilios Syrengelas
48 FW  USA Ethan Miller
49 FW  ARG Agustin Iusem
50 MF  USA Matthew Nguyen
51 DF  ENG Alex Bamford
53 FW  KOR Janghyun Kim
54 FW  BER Kymani McNeil

Schedule

Source:[5]

Exhibitions
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 69' Report Pedro Dolabella 58' 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
August 26, 2021 1 No. 21 James Madison Dukes 1–6 No. 1 Marshall Thundering Herd Harrisonburg
7:30 PM EDT Axel Ahlanders 31' Report
  • Vitor Dias 28', 53'
  • Vinicius Fernandes 7'
  • Milo Yosef 37'
  • Adam Lubell 66'
  • Paulo Lino 68'
 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
  • Vinicius Fernandes 14'
  • Paulo Lino 35'
  • Noah Raphael 74'
 Report
  • Alvaro Garcia-Pasqual 20'
  • CCU Team 32'
  • Alvaro Garcia-Pasqual 78'
 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
  • Kieran Richard 54'
 Report
  • Vinicius Fernandes 28'
  • Pedro Dolabella 51'
  • Alexander Adjetey 62'
  • Ibrahima Diop 71'
 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
  • Pedro Dolabella 89'
 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
  • Pedro Dolabella 19'
  • Max Schneider 60'
 Report
  • Yoran Popovic 17'
  • Ciro Bourlot Jaeggi 42'
 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
  • Vitor Dias 31'
  • Vinicius Fernandes 50'
 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
  • Pedro Dolabella 23, 77'
 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
  • Pedro Dolabella 59'
 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
  • Vitor Dias 15'
  • Milo Yosef 23'
  • Pedro Dolabella 56'
 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
  • Pedro Dolabella  106'
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
  • Agustin Iusum 78'
 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
  • Delasi Batse 27'
 Report
  • Jan-Erik Leinhos 25'
  • Milo Yosef  97'
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
  • Joao Souza 12'
  • Pedro Dolabella 67, 77'
  • Ibrahima Diop 65'
 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
  • Mauro Bravo 17'
  • Rasmus Tobinski 35'
  • Stephen Afrifa 51'
  • Matteo Gasperoni 79'
 Report
  • Max Schneider 13'
 Stadium: FIU Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Diani Padilla

Conference Tournament
Main article: 2021 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
November 10, 2021 Semifinal (#2 seed) No. 4 Marshall Thundering Herd 1-3 (#6 seed) Florida Atlantic Owls Charlotte
7:00 PM EST
  • Vinicius Fernandes 80'
 Report
  • Tom Abrahamsson 19'
  • Ivan Mykhailenko 76'
  • Célestin Theodore, Jr. 81'
 Stadium: Transamerica Field
Attendance: 203
Referee: Jose Rivero

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
November 21, 2021 Round of 32 (14 seed) No. 4 Marshall Thundering Herd 1-2 No. 18 Providence Friars Huntington
1:00 PM EST
Report
  •  25' Paulo Lima
  •  51' Malcolm Duncan
  •  53' Christopher Roman
  • 85' Miguel Candela
  •  104' Davis Smith
 Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Aaron Hernandez

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
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
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
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United Soccer[7]1 (22)710655533 (1)2 (4)1 (15)4N/A15
TopDrawer Soccer[8]147787543325717
College Soccer News[9]13655774331511

2022 MLS Draft
Main article: 2022 MLS SuperDraft
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References
  1. "NCAA DI Men Rankings sponsored by Verizon – National". UnitedSoccerCoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  2. "COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS 2021 PRESEASON TOP 30 MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER NATIONAL POLL". CollegeSoccerNews.com. College Soccer News. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
  3. "College Soccer National Ranking". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  4. "21 Men's Soccer Roster". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  5. "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule – Marshall University Athletics". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. "Men's Soccer Notes 11 21 NCAA 2nd Round Providence (PDF)" (PDF). herdzone.com. Marshall Athletics. November 21, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  8. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  9. "CSN Weekly Top 30 Poll". College Soccer News. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.


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