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]
Updated April 18, 2021[3]
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See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.