American college soccer season
The 2021 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University in men's college soccer during the 2021 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 43rd season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of Conference USA (C-USA).
The Thundering Herd entered the 2021 season as defending NCAA Division I men's soccer national champions and ranked first nationally in the preseason polls by United Soccer Coaches,[1] College Soccer News,[2] and Top Drawer Soccer.[3]
Roster
Updated August 13, 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Schedule
Source:[5]
Exhibitions
Regular season
No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd v No. 20 Akron Zips
Conference Tournament
NCAA Tournament
Awards and honors
Recipient
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Award
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Date
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Ref.
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Vitor Dias
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C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
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Aug. 31
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[6]
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Max Schneider
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C-USA Defensive Player of the Week
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Sept. 14
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Oliver Semmle
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C-USA Defensive Player of the Week
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Sept. 28
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Pedro Dolabella
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C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
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Oct. 5
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Nathan Dossantos
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C-USA Defensive Player of the Week
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Oct. 12
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Milo Yosef
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C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
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Oct. 26
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Pedro Dolabella
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C-USA Offensive Player of the Week
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Nov. 2
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Nathan Dossantos
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C-USA Defensive Player of the Week
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Nov. 2
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Pedro Dolabella
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First Team All-Conference USA
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November 10
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Vitor Dias
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Nathan Dossantos
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Milo Yosef
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Oliver Semmle
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Second Team All-Conference USA
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Jan-Erik Leinhos
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Vinicius Fernandes
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Max Schneider
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Gabriel Alves
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C-USA All-Tournament Team
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November 15
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Alex Adjetey
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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United Soccer[7] | 1 (22) | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 (1) | 2 (4) | 1 (15) | 4 | N/A | 15 |
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TopDrawer Soccer[8] | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
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College Soccer News[9] | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
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2022 MLS Draft
References
- ^ "NCAA DI Men Rankings sponsored by Verizon – National". UnitedSoccerCoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS 2021 PRESEASON TOP 30 MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER NATIONAL POLL". CollegeSoccerNews.com. College Soccer News. August 13, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "College Soccer National Ranking". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
- ^ "21 Men's Soccer Roster". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule – Marshall University Athletics". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Soccer Notes 11 21 NCAA 2nd Round Providence (PDF)" (PDF). herdzone.com. Marshall Athletics. November 21, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ "CSN Weekly Top 30 Poll". College Soccer News. September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
External links
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National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics |