2024 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team
| 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, College Cup runner-up | |
| Conference | Sun Belt |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 2 |
| TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 2 |
| Record | 15-2-7 (4-0-5 SBC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).
The Thundering Herd finished 9-1-6 in the regular season, including 4-0-5 in conference play to finish 2nd in the conference. The Herd would advance to the SBC Conference Tournament Championship game in Morgantown, WV versus West Virginia. The final was a draw after extra time, but WVU claimed the tournament title with a 6-5 win in penalties. The Herd finished the season ranked 8th in the RPI but was awarded the 13th seed in the NCAA Tournament. Marshall would win two games at home in the NCAA Tournament against Furman and NC State before traveling to Dallas to face SMU in the quarterfinals. The Herd emerged victorious, 3-2, and earned the program's second ever birth to the College Cup.
The Herd faced the #1 overall seed Ohio State in the national semifinals. Tarik Pannholzer scored on an open goal in the 7th minute, and the Thundering Herd held for the remainder of the game to secure the 1-0 victory and a place in the national championship game versus Vermont. In the second half of the national title game, Tarik Pannholzer again scored in the 67th minute to put Marshall up 1-0. However, a failed clearance allowed Vermont to gain the equalizer with 9 minutes remaining in regulation. Marshall would surrender a goal early in overtime and would finish the 2024 season as national runner-up.
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.
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Goal Scorers
Source: [2]
| Rank [3] | Player | Goals |
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| 1 | Lineker Rodrigues Dos Santos | 15 |
| 2 | Marco Silva | 5 |
| 3 | Rai Pinto | 4 |
| 3 | Pablo Simon | 4 |
| 5 | Tarik Pannholzer | 3 |
| 5 | Aymane Sordo | 3 |
| 7 | Joao Roberto | 2 |
| 7 | Loic Sany Kong | 2 |
| 7 | Alexander Stjernegaard | 2 |
| 8 | Takahiro Fujita | 1 |
| 8 | Haruhi Taneda | 1 |
| 8 | Aleksander Vukovic | 1 |
Schedule
Source:[4]
Regular season
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| September 25, 2024 8 | #7 Marshall Thundering Herd | 1-0 | #22 VCU Rams | Huntington |
| 7:15 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,678 |
| September 29, 2024 9 | #7 Marshall Thundering Herd | 2-1 | Old Dominion Monarchs | Huntington |
| 4:30 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,977 |
| October 4, 2024 10 | #5 Marshall Thundering Herd | 2-2 | #10 James Madison Dukes | Huntington |
| 7:15 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,378 |
| October 13, 2024 11 | UCF Knights | 0-2 | #6 Marshall Thundering Herd | Orlando, FL |
| 5:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: 415 |
| October 18, 2024 12 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | 0-0 | #3 Marshall Thundering Herd | Conway, SC |
| 8:00 p.m. | Report | Attendance: 523 |
| October 23, 2024 13 | #4 Marshall Thundering Herd | 4-1 | Georgia Southern Eagles | Huntington |
| 7:15 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,817 |
| October 27, 2024 14 | Georgia State Panthers | 3-3 | #4 Marshall Thundering Herd | Atlanta, GA |
| 6:00 p.m. | Report | Attendance: 350 |
| November 1, 2024 15 | Kentucky Wildcats | 1-1 | #6 Marshall Thundering Herd | Lexington, KY |
| 7:00 p.m. | Report | Attendance: 1,351 |
| November 5, 2024 16 | #8 Marshall Thundering Herd | 0-0 | #10 West Virginia Mountaineers | Huntington |
| 7:15 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 3,157 |
Conference Tournament
| November 10, 2024 Quarterfinals | (2 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd | 3-2 | (7 seed) Old Dominion Monarchs | Huntington |
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Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,811 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: JJ Jemison, Brian Apwisch Fourth official: Tim Eller |
| November 13, 2024 Semifinal | (2 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd | 1-0 | (6 seed) James Maidson Dukes | Huntington |
| 7:00 PM EST |
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Report | Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Kharey Williams, Maggie Short Fourth official: Alex Ryan |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
| December 7, 2024 Quarterfinal | (12 seed) SMU Mustangs | 2-3 | (13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd | Dallas, TX |
| 7:30 PM EST | Attendance: 10,614 |
| December 13, 2024 Semifinal | (1 seed) Ohio State Buckeye | 0-1 | (13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd | Cary, NC |
| 7:30 PM EST |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 10,614 |
| December 16, 2024 Finals | (13 seed) Marshall Thundering Herd | 1-2 (a.e.t.) | Vermont Catamounts | Cary, NC |
| 8:00 PM EST |
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Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 6,057 |
References
- ^ "2024 Men's Soccer Roster". Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ https://herdzone.com/sports/mens-soccer/stats/2024
- ^ https://herdzone.com/sports/mens-soccer/stats/2024
- ^ "2024 Men's Soccer Schedule – Marshall University Athletics". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2024.