2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
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)
Head coach	Chris Grassie (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Petsa Ivanonic (5th season); Josh Faga (3rd season); Kyle Sniatecki (2nd season);
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Conference USA men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

‡ – 2021 C-USA Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2021 NCAA Tournament As of December 14, 2021 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.


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[edit]

Source:^[5]

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[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	Alexander Adjetey 56' Collin Mocyunas 56' Nathan Dossantos 101'	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[edit]

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	C-USA All-Tournament Team	November 15

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
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.
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.

External links[edit]

[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. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.

[3] "College Soccer National Ranking". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[auto-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.

[US-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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v t e Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
Venues	Sam Hood Field (1995–2012) Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (2013–present)
Rivalries	West Virginia
Culture & lore	Marco the Bison
People	Coaches
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
College Cup finals	2020
National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics