2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team
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).
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Conference USA Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, National Champions | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 1 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 1 |
| 2020 record | 13–2–3 (6–0–1 C-USA) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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.
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Schedule
Source:[4]
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| 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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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| United Soccer[5] | Not released | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | Not released | 1 (21) | ||||
| TopDrawer Soccer[6] | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
References
- "NCAA President Emmert: 'We cannot have fall NCAA championships'". NCAA. August 13, 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "Marshall Thundering Herd beat Indiana Hoosiers in overtime for men's soccer College Cup title". ESPN. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- "2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
- "2020-21 Men's Soccer - Schedule". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
- "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.