# 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

The 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented 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, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA.
The 2019 season proved to be the program's most successful season at the time. Marshall finished as the Conference USA men's soccer tournament and regular season champions making their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Marshall also was ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 2001.

## Roster

Updated November 17, 2019
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 | Vitor Dias |
| 35 | GK | USA | Bryce Notardonato |

## Schedule

Source:
| 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

Ranking movement Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked previous week. RV=Others receiving votes. NV=Not receiving votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
| United Soccer | NR | None | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | None Released | None Released | None Released | 11 |
| Top Drawer Soccer | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| College Soccer News | NR | None | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 30 | 25 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 10 | None Released | None Released | None Released | 12 |
| Soccer America | NR | None | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 10 | None Released | None Released | None Released | None Released |