2020 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team explained

Sport:soccer
Year:2020
Team:Marshall Thundering Herd
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:13–2–3
Conf Record:6–0–1
Head Coach:Chris Grassie
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Petsa Ivanonic
Ac1 Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Josh Faga
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Kyle Sniatecki
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Champion:Conference USA Regular Season Champions
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:National Champions
Nscaarank:1
Tdsrank:1
Prev Year:2019
Next Year:2021

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).

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]

Schedule

Source:[4]

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

Rankings

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA President Emmert: 'We cannot have fall NCAA championships' . August 13, 2020 . NCAA . 15 August 2020 .
  2. Web site: Marshall Thundering Herd beat Indiana Hoosiers in overtime for men's soccer College Cup title . May 18, 2021 . ESPN . May 18, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster . HerdZone.com . Marshall University Athletics. April 18, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Soccer - Schedule. May 3, 2021. HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics.