2024 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

2024 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, College Cup runner-up
Conference	Sun Belt
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 8
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 6
Record	15-2-7 (4-0-5 SBC)
Head coach	Chris Grassie (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Josh Faga (6th season) Kyle Sniatecki (3rd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex

2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 West Virginia ‡	5	–	0	–	4			13	–	2	–	7
No. 2 Marshall +	4	–	0	–	5			15	–	2	–	7
UCF	5	–	4	–	0			7	–	6	–	3
Kentucky	4	–	2	–	3			6	–	6	–	6
South Carolina	5	–	4	–	0			10	–	5	–	2
James Madison	3	–	3	–	3			8	–	5	–	6
Old Dominion	3	–	5	–	1			7	–	8	–	2
Georgia Southern	2	–	5	–	2			6	–	7	–	4
Coastal Carolina	1	–	5	–	3			3	–	10	–	3
Georgia State	1	–	5	–	3			4	–	8	–	5
‡ – 2024 Sun Belt Conference tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2024 NCAA tournament As of December 17, 2024 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source: Sun Belt

The 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University in men's college soccer during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 46th season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by eighth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).

Roster

Updated November, 2024[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  IRL Dan Rose 2 DF  CAN Rohin Kapila 3 MF  BRA Thiago Apolinario 4 DF  ENG Alex Bamford 5 MF  USA Ryan Holmes 6 DF  SRB Aleksandar Vukovic 7 FW  BRA Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos 8 MF  JPN Taimu Okiyoshi 9 FW  GER Tarik Pannholzer 10 MF  MAR Aymane Sordo 11 MF  ESP Pablo Simon 12 DF  BRA Joao Roberto 13 DF  USA Ethan Prescott 15 DF  JPN Takahiro Fujita 16 DF  BRA Felipe Santos

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  CAN Loic Sany Kong 18 FW  JPN Haruhi Taneda 20 MF  DEN Alex Stjernegaard 21 MF  FRA Theo Godard 22 FW  JAM Adrian Mahoney 25 FW  FRA Max Maneke 31 DF  POR Rai Pinto 32 MF  JPN Masaya Sekiguchi 33 GK  SRB Aleksa Janjic 36 GK  USA Eddie DeMarco 43 DF  BRA Braian Amaro 47 MF  USA Marco Silva 99 GK  JPN Eijin Magota

Schedule

Source:[2]

Regular season

#8 Marshall Thundering Herd v Cal State Fullerton Titans

August 22, 2024 1	#8 Marshall Thundering Herd	3-0	Cal State Fullerton Titans	Huntington
7:15 pm		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,030 Referee: Kevin Fikar Assistant referees: Aaron Iehl, Adam Walters

Xavier Musketeers v #2 Marshall Thundering Herd

August 29, 2024 2	Xavier Musketeers	2-0	#2 Marshall Thundering Herd	Cincinnati, OH
7:00 pm		Report		Attendance: 568 Referee: William DeLois Assistant referees: Brian Menz, Erin Patterson

#2 Marshall Thundering Herd v Loyola Greyhounds

September 2, 2024 3	#2 Marshall Thundering Herd	6-1	Loyola Greyhounds	Huntington
1:00 pm		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Joshua Brooks Assistant referees: Chad Collins, Alex Ryan

#7 Marshall Thundering Herd v High Point Panthers

September 6, 2024 4	#7 Marshall Thundering Herd	2-0	High Point Panthers	Huntington
7:15 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,972 Referee: Noah Matos Assistant referees: James Duling, Kyle Maust

#6 Marshall Thundering Herd v Gardner-Webb

September 10, 2024 5	#6 Marshall Thundering Herd	2-0	Gardner-Webb	Huntington
7:15 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,175

#6 Marshall Thundering Herd v St. John's Red Storm

September 14, 2024 6	#6 Marshall Thundering Herd	1-1	St. John's Red Storm	Huntington
7:15 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,027

South Carolina Gamecocks v #10 Marshall Thundering Herd

September 20, 2024 7	South Carolina Gamecocks	1-2	#10 Marshall Thundering Herd	Columbia, SC
7:05 p.m.		Report		Stadium: Stone Stadium Attendance: 5,188 Referee: Khadime Sabra Assistant referees: Hillis Waddell, Howard Ash

#7 Marshall Thundering Herd v #22 VCU Rams

8	#7 Marshall Thundering Herd	1-0	#22 VCU Rams	Huntington
		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,678

#7 Marshall Thundering Herd v Old Dominion Monarchs

9	#7 Marshall Thundering Herd	2-1	Old Dominion Monarchs	Huntington
		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,977

#5 Marshall Thundering Herd v #10 James Madison Dukes

10	#5 Marshall Thundering Herd	2-2	#10 James Madison Dukes	Huntington
		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,378

UCF Knights v #6 Marshall Thundering Herd

11	UCF Knights	0-2	#6 Marshall Thundering Herd	Orlando, FL
		Report		Stadium: 415

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers v #3 Marshall Thundering Herd

12	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0-0	#3 Marshall Thundering Herd	Conway, SC
		Report		Attendance: 523

#4 Marshall Thundering Herd v Georgia Southern Eagles

13	#4 Marshall Thundering Herd	4-1	Georgia Southern Eagles	Huntington
		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,817

Georgia State Panthers v #4 Marshall Thundering Herd

14	Georgia State Panthers	3-3	#4 Marshall Thundering Herd	Atlanta, GA
		Report		Attendance: 350

Kentucky Wildcats v #6 Marshall Thundering Herd

15	Kentucky Wildcats	1-1	#6 Marshall Thundering Herd	Lexington, KY
		Report		Attendance: 1,351

#8 Marshall Thundering Herd v #10 West Virginia Mountaineers

16	#8 Marshall Thundering Herd	0-0	#10 West Virginia Mountaineers	Huntington
		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,157

Conference Tournament

Main article: 2024 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer tournament

(2 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd v (7 seed) Old Dominion Monarchs

November 10, 2024 Quarterfinals	(2 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd	3-2	(7 seed) Old Dominion Monarchs	Huntington
3:00 PM EST	Pablo Simon 75' Joao Roberto 78' Rai Pinto 87'	Report	Noah Madrigal 35' Evan Watt 88'	Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,811 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: JJ Jemison, Brian Apwisch Fourth official: Tim Eller

(2 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd v (6 seed) James Maidson Dukes

November 13, 2024 Semifinal	(2 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd	1-0	(6 seed) James Maidson Dukes	Huntington
7:00 PM EST	Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos 36'	Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Kharey Williams, Maggie Short Fourth official: Alex Ryan

(1 seed) West Virginia Mountaineers v (2 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd

November 17, 2024 Finals	(1 seed) West Virginia Mountaineers	0-0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	(2 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd	Morgantown
1:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium Attendance: 3,162 Referee: Nickrod Fateh Assistant referees: Katarzyna Wasiak, Chris Regan Fourth official: Erik Blackburn

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

(13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd v Furman Purple Paladins

November 24, 2024 Second Round	(13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd	4-0	Furman Purple Paladins	Huntington
2:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2257 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Eric Usher, Alex Adkins, Fourth official: Richard Crowgey

(13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd v North Carolina State Wolfpack

November 30, 2024 Third Round	(13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd	2–1	North Carolina State Wolfpack	Huntington
1:00 p.m. EST				Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,048

(12 seed) SMU Mustangs v (13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd

December 7, 2024 Quarterfinal	(12 seed) SMU Mustangs	2-3	(13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd	Dallas, TX
7:30 PM EST				Attendance: 10,614

(1 seed) Ohio State Buckeye v (13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd

December 13, 2024 Semifinal	(1 seed) Ohio State Buckeye	0-1	(13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd	Cary, NC
7:30 PM EST	Lopez 57:12', 82:25'		Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos 23:31' Marco Silva 55:50' Pablo Simon 75:54'	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,614

(13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd v Vermont Catamounts

December 16, 2024 Finals	(13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd	1-2 (a.e.t.)	Vermont Catamounts	Cary, NC
8:00 PM EST	Theo Goddard  42' Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos  48' Tarik Pannholzer 67' Thiago Apolinario  87'		81' Marcell Papp 95' Maximillian Kissel	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,057

References

1. "2024 Men's Soccer Roster". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
2. "2024 Men's Soccer Schedule – Marshall University Athletics". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.

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