New Hampshire Wildcats men's soccer explained

New Hampshire Wildcats
University:University of New Hampshire
Conference:America East Conference
Conference Short:America East
Founded:1924
City:Durham
Stateabb:NH
State:New Hampshire
Coach:Rich Weinrebe
Tenure:1st
Stadium:Wildcat Stadium
Capacity:11,015
Nickname:Wildcats
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Ncaasweetsixteen:2017, 2021, 2023
Ncaaroundof32:1994, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Ncaatourneys:1994, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament:2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
Conference Season:2009, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Current:2024 New Hampshire Wildcats soccer season

The New Hampshire Wildcats men's soccer team represents the University of New Hampshire in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Wildcats play in the America East Conference. They play in Wildcat Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire has 6 America East regular season titles (2009, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023), and eight NCAA tournament appearances (1994, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023).[1]

The Wildcats saw a surge to the top under the guidance of head coach Marc Hubbard which has gained them both regional and national recognition. He helped UNH secure 4 regular-season conference titles, 4 conference tournament titles, and 6 NCAA tournaments during his 8-year tenure. Following the 2023 season, Hubbard announced he would be leaving the program. On January 4th, 2024, it was announced that Rich Weinrebe would become UNH's 12th men's soccer head coach.[2]

In recent years, the Wildcats have developed a rivalry with fellow America East member Vermont. The all-time record between the teams lies at 38-20-20 in favor of Vermont. and both teams regularly compete for the America East title.[3]

Coaching staff

As of March 9th, 2024

NamePosition coached
Rich Weinrebe
Stefan Defregger Assistant coach
Ian de Oliveira Assistant coach
Dave Williams Goalkeeper coach
Panos Galatas Director of Operations
Reference:[4]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

New Hampshire has appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. They first appeared in the tournament in 1994. They didn't return to the national stage until 2017, achieving automatic qualification following their America East Conference tournament win. Their deepest runs into the tournament were in 2017, 2021, and 2023 when they reached the Third Round before losing to Indiana, Oregon State, and Clemson respectively.[5]

America East Conference Tournament[6]

New Hampshire secured their first-ever America East conference tournament title in 2018 as they routed No. 5 UMBC 5–0 in the championship. This win kicked off a string of three consecutive America East tournament championships in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. In 2019, the Wildcats came in as the No. 1 seed and got by No. 3 Hartford 1–0 to clinch the title. In the 2020 season (partially played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), UNH again came into the tournament as the No. 1 seed and held off No. 2 seeded Vermont 2–0 to complete the three-peat. After a loss to Vermont in 2021, the Wildcats captured their fourth America East championship in five years after defeating Albany 2–0 in the 2022 championship game.

1994 First round L 2–32OT
2017 First round
Second round
Third Round
W 3–0
T 0–04–1 PK
L 1–2
2018 First round L 0–1
2019 First round
Second round
W 1-0
L 1-4
2020-21 First Round L 0-2
2021 Second Round
Third Round
W 4-1
L 0-1
2022 First Round
Second Round
W 2-1
L 2-210-9 PK
2023 Second Round
Third Round
W 3-0
L1-0

Year by year results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Soccer . 2023-10-31 . University of New Hampshire Athletics . en.
  2. Web site: Rich Weinrebe '08 Named Men's Soccer Head Coach . 2024-03-10 . University of New Hampshire Athletics . en.
  3. Web site: 2022 Men's Soccer Standings . 2022-11-18 . americaeast.com . en.
  4. Web site: UNH Men's Soccer Coaching Staff. UNHWildcats.com. University of New Hampshire. April 8, 2019.
  5. Web site: NCAA Men's Championship Brackets . fs.ncaa.org . April 8, 2019.
  6. Web site: MSOC Record Book (PDF) - America East Conference . 2022-11-18 . americaeast.com . en.