UMass Lowell River Hawks men's soccer

The UMass Lowell River Hawks men's soccer program represents University of Massachusetts Lowell in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The River Hawks compete in the America East Conference. The program began in 1976.

UMass Lowell River Hawks
men's soccer
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
UniversityUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
Head coachKyle Zenoni (1st season)
ConferenceAmerica East
LocationLowell, Massachusetts
StadiumCushing Field Complex
(Capacity: 800)
NicknameHawks
ColorsBlue, white, and red[1]
     
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
D-II
2003, 2008
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
D-II
2003, 2008
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
D-II
2003, 2008, 2012
NCAA Tournament appearances
D-II
2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012
Conference Tournament championships
D-II Northeast 10
2003, 2004
Conference Regular Season championships
D-II Northeast 10
2008

D-I America East
2016

History

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The River Hawks spent most of their history playing in NCAA Division II before transitioning to Division I in the early 2010s. The program achieved national success in 2016, when in their final year of transition, were ranked as high as 13th in the nation. The River Hawks were ineligible to participate in the America East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament or the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship due to transitioning from Division II to I. In the River Hawks first year of eligibility, they reached the final of the tournament, but lost to Albany in Double Overtime.

The River Hawks are presently coached by Christian Figueroa, a former River Hawk player. Fiugeroa guided the program to their first Division I regular season championship, which came in 2016.

Roster

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As of 29 Sep 2024 [2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   USA Daniele Di Giorgio
2 DF   JPN Kotaro Natsume
3 DF   JPN Rui Aoki
4 MF   ARG Santiago Delfino
5 DF   ESP Oscar Perez
6 MF   JPN Shunnosuke Nakajima
7 FW   USA Jonathan Ferreira
8 MF   ESP Guillermo Francés
9 FW   FRA Yanis Lakhlifi
10 FW   ARG Iñaki Esnaola
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF   USA Liam Ireland
14 MF   USA Mauro Fernandez
15 MF   GER Jona Starek
16 MF   CAN Saihaj Kailay
17 FW   BRA Jean Leonardo
18 MF   USA Owen Marshall
19 FW   ARG Martin Harguindey
20 MF   CAN Cristiano Da Silva
21 MF   SWE Oliver Holmstrom
28 FW   NED Calvin Scholten

Seasons

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Below is UMass Lowell's records since 2000.

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northeast-10 Conference (D–II)[3] (2000–2012)
2000 Ted Priestly 10–7–3 6–4–3 6th NE10 Quarterfinals
2001 Ted Priestly 13–5–0 9–4–0 4th NE10 Semifinals
2002 Ted Priestly 13–5–2 8–3–2 5th NE10 Final
2003 Ted Priestly 15–5–2 9–4–0 3rd NE10 Champions
NCAA D-II Quarterfinals
2004 Ted Priestly 15–3–2 11–2–0 3rd NE10 Champions
NCAA D-II First Round
2005 Ted Priestly 10–5–4 8–4–1 5th NE10 Semifinals
2006 Ted Priestly 5–3–5 7–4–6 6th NE10 Quarterfinals
2007 Ted Priestly 12–4–4 10–2–1 2nd NE10 Semifinals
NCAA D-II Second Round
2008 Ted Priestly 13–4–4 9–1–3 1st NE10 Semifinals
NCAA D-II Quarterfinals
2009 Bryan Scales 4–12–0 3–10–0 12th
2010 Bryan Scales 3–11–2 2–9–2 13th
2011 Bryan Scales
Christian Figueroa
11–7–0 9–4–0 T–3rd NE10 Semifinals
2012 Christian Figueroa 15–6–1 10–3–0 3rd NE10 Semifinals
NCAA D-II Third Round
NE-10 Total: 139–77–29 101–54–18
America East Conference (D–I)[4] (2013–present)
2013 Christian Figueroa 3–14–1 1–5–1 8th Ineligible
2014 Christian Figueroa 8–9–1 4–2–1 3rd Ineligible
2015 Christian Figueroa 7–9–1 2–4–1 7th Ineligible
2016 Christian Figueroa 13–1–2 5–1–1 1st Ineligible
2017 Christian Figueroa 10–7–1 5–2–0 2nd Am. East Final
A-East Total: 41–40–6 17–14–4
Total: 180–117–35

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "UMass Lowell Athletics Identity Standards". August 8, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Men's soccer roster on goriverhawks.com
  3. ^ "Northeast-10 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeast10.org. August 10, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. August 21, 2017. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  5. ^ "UMass Lowell Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). goriverhawks.com. August 18, 2016. pp. 23–29. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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