UMass Minutemen soccer explained

UMass Minutemen soccer
University:University of Massachusetts Amherst
Conference:Atlantic 10
Conference Short:A-10
Founded:1930
City:Amherst
Stateabb:MA
State:Massachusetts
Coach:Fran O'Leary
Tenure:9th
Stadium:Rudd Field
Capacity:800
Nickname:Minutemen
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Ncaacollegecup:2007
Ncaaeliteeight:2007
Ncaasweetsixteen:2007
Ncaatourneys:2001, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2020
Conference Tournament:2001, 2007, 2017
Conference Season:1994, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2017

The UMass Minutemen soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of University of Massachusetts Amherst in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.[1] The team is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. UMass' first men's soccer team was fielded in 1930. The team plays its home games at Rudd Field. The Minutemen are coached by Fran O'Leary.

Seasons

Source: 1930–2021 season.[2]

NCAA tournament results

UMass has appeared in five NCAA tournaments.

YearRecordSeedRegionRoundOpponentResults
200114–5–1N/ADallasFirst round
Second round
Creighton
St. John's
W 1–0
L 0–1[3]
200717–8–1N/ABostonFirst round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
College Cup
Boston University
  1. 1 Boston College

Central Connecticut State
UIC
  1. 5 Ohio State
W 2–1
W 2–1
W 3–1
W 2–1
L 0–1[4]
200810–7–3N/AWinston-SalemFirst roundHarvardL 0–12OT[5]
201715–4–3N/ALouisvilleFirst roundColgateL 0–2
20207-2-3N/AGreensboroSecond roundPenn StateL 4-1

Coaching history

YearsCoachGamesWLTPct.
1930–1967 302 123 151 28 .454
1968–1970 Peter Broacca 32 17 12 3 .578
1971 Jack Berryman 11 5 3 3 .591
1972 Gary Redmond 10 5 3 2 .600
1973–1975 Aloysius Rufe 36 17 15 4 .528
1976–1981 Russ Kidd 92 44 44 4 .500
1982–1990 Jeff Gettler 170 68 83 19 .456
1991–2013 Sam Koch 453 222 182 49 .550
2014Devin O'Neill183141.194
2015– 114 56 50 8 .524

Individual achievements

All-Americans

UMass has produced 17 All-Americans, won by 15 different individuals. The most recent All-American came in 2017.[6]

PlayerPositionYear
Davis Smith FW 2017
Zack Simmons GK 2007
Jeff Deren FW 2002
Jeff Deren FW 2001
MF 1977
Thomas Coburn FW 1974
Raymond Yando DF 1965
Raymond Yando DF 1964
Richard Repeta DF 1962
Stephen Lapton DF 1952
Edward McGrath GK 1948
Charles Stebbins DF 1941
John Giannotti GK 1941
John Donovan FW 1941
Saul Klaman DF 1940
Arthur Howe DF 1939
Granville Pruyne FW 1932

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Soccer. UMass Athletics. UMassAthletics.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611220148/http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-soccer/umas-m-soccer-body.html. 2016-06-11.
  2. Web site: UMass Men’s Soccer All-Time Record Book. UMass Athletics. 6 October 2022. 2-6.
  3. Web site: Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. NCAA. NCAA.org. 12 June 2016. 41.
  4. Web site: Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. NCAA. NCAA.org. 12 June 2016. 46.
  5. Web site: Men’s Division I Championship Brackets. NCAA. NCAA.org. 12 June 2016. 47.
  6. Book: All-Americans. July 26, 2008. University of Massachusetts Athletics. Amherst, MA. 38.