2019 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team explained

Sport:	soccer
Year:	2019
Team:	Marshall Thundering Herd
Conference:	Conference USA
Short Conf:	C-USA
Record:	16–3–3
Conf Record:	5–1–1
Head Coach:	Chris Grassie
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	Petsa Ivanonic
Ac1 Year:	3rd
Asst Coach2:	Josh Faga
Ac2 Year:	1st
Stadium:	Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Champion:	Conference USA Regular Season Champions Conference USA Tournament Champions
Tourney:	NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:	Third Round
Nscaarank:	11
Tdsrank:	15
Prev Year:	2018
Next Year:	2020

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.^[1] Marshall also was ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 2001.^[2]

Roster

Updated November 17, 2019^[3]

Schedule

Source:^[4]

|-!colspan=6 style=""| Regular season|-!colspan=6 style=""| Conference USA Tournament|-|-!colspan=6 style=""| NCAA Tournament|-|-

Rankings

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

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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^[5]	NR	None	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	15	20	14	13	11	None Released	11
Top Drawer Soccer^[6]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	15	14	15	15	15
College Soccer News^[7]	NR	None	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	30	25	16	17	14	14	10	None Released	12
Soccer America^[8]	NR	None	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	19	22	15	13	10	None Released

Notes and References

1. Web site: MSOC: Three Teams Earn NCAA Tournament Berth. November 18, 2019. conferenceusa.com. November 18, 2019 . Conference USA.
2. Web site: Men's college soccer rankings: Marshall in for first time in 18 years; Virginia still No. 1. November 18, 2019. ncaa.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association.
3. Web site: 2019 Men's Soccer Roster . HerdZone.com . Marshall University Athletics. November 17, 2019.
4. Web site: 2019 Men's Soccer - Schedule. November 18, 2019. HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics.
5. Web site: NCAA DI Men's Rankings  - National . United Soccer Coaches.
6. Web site: College Soccer National Ranking  - Men . TopDrawerSoccer.com.
7. Web site: CSN Top 30 Polls . CollegeSoccerNews.com . 2019-11-19 . 2019-08-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190826222727/https://collegesoccernews.com/index.php/polls/csn-top-30-poll . dead .
8. Web site: Soccer America - College Soccer Reporter Top 25 . socceramerica.com.