2022 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

The 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team represented Marshall University in men's college soccer during the 2022 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 44th season the university fielded a men's varsity soccer program. The Thundering Herd, led by sixth-year head coach Chris Grassie, played their home games at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex as members of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).

2022 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Round of 16
ConferenceSun Belt
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 11
Record11-4-4 (4-1-3 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Faga (4th season)
  • Rafa Simoes (2nd season)
  • Ian De Oliveira (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Kentucky 5 0 3 15 1 5
No. 12 Marshall+ 4 1 3 11 4 4
Georgia State 4 2 2 12 4 3
West Virginia 3 1 4 7 7 4
Coastal Carolina 2 1 5 5 5 6
Old Dominion 3 4 1 6 8 2
James Madison 2 3 3 8 8 4
South Carolina 1 4 3 5 8 4
Georgia Southern 0 8 0 1 14 1
As of December 13, 2022
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: Sun Belt

The Thundering Herd played in the inaugural eight team College Spring League during the 2022 spring season, ultimately winning the championship match held in Columbus, Ohio at Historic Crew Stadium vs. Bowling Green, 2-1.[1]

Roster

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Updated September 23, 2022[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
0 GK   USA Aden Mills
1 GK   GER Oliver Semmle
3 DF   USA Abdul Barrie
4 DF   ENG Alex Bamford
5 MF   USA Ryan Holmes
6 FW   BRA Guga Veiga
7 FW   GER Milo Yosef
8 MF   JPN Taimu Okiyoshi
9 FW   SEN Ibrahima Diop
10 MF   BRA Vinicius Fernandes
11 MF   BRA Joao Souza
12 MF   USA William Bramback
13 FW   BRA Kenzo Brito
14 DF   USA Adam Lubell
16 DF   BRA Gabriel Alves
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   JAM Matthew Bell
18 FW   ARG Augustin Iusem
19 MF   USA Nikola Sljivic
20 DF   USA Collin Mocyunas
24 DF   GHA Mohammed Seidu
25 DF   GER Morris Duggan
26 FW   ESP Pablo Aguilera
27 DF   USA Ethan Prescott
28 DF   USA Salvatore Saulle
29 GK   USA Gabe Sitler
31 MF   USA Stefan Momcilovic
32 MF   JPN Masaya Sekiguchi
33 FW   FRA Adam Aoumaich
44 FW   GHA Alexander Adjetey
47 MF   USA Marco Silva

Schedule

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Source:[3]

Spring Season

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March 26, 2022 Dayton Flyers 0-1 Marshall Thundering Herd Dayton, OH
Report Stadium: Baujan Field
April 2, 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd 0-0 Ohio State Buckeyes Huntington
Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
April 9, 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd 4-1 Louisville Cardinals Huntington
11:00 AM EDT Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
April 16, 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd 2-1 Bowling Green Falcons Columbus, OH
5:00 PM EDT
  • Ibrahima Diop  
  • Vinicius Fernandes   67'
  • Jensen Lukacsko   57'
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium

Exhibitions

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August 12, 2021 Rio Grande RedStorm 0–4 No. 14 Marshall Thundering Herd Rio Grande, OH
7:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Evan E. Davis Field
August 14, 2021 No. 14 Marshall Thundering Herd 4–2 Radford Highlanders Huntington
8:30 PM EDT Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
August 19, 2021 No. 20 Maryland Terrapins 2-1 No. 14 Marshall Thundering Herd College Park, MD
11:00 AM EDT Report
Note: Teams mutually agreed prior to game to play 3 45 minutes periods. Result indicates first two 45 minutes periods.

Regular season

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August 25, 2022 1 No. 14 Marshall Thundering Herd 5-0 Virginia Commonwealth Rams Huntington
7:15 PM EDT
  • Milo Yosef   3', 42', 65'
  • Joao Souza   57'
  • Matthew Bell   72'
Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Kyle Maust, Tim Eller
August 29, 2022 2 Butler Bulldogs 1-0 No. 14 Marshall Thundering Herd Indianapolis, IN
7:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Sellick Bowl
Referee: Khalaf Al-Latayfeh
Assistant referees: Khalid Falak, Brian Menz
Note: Game stopped twice due to lightning. Game called at 83:35 due to weather.
September 2, 2022 3 No. 11 Marshall Thundering Herd 2-1 No. 2 Pittsburgh Panthers Huntington
7:15 PM EDT
Report
  • Valentin Noel   72'
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,879
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Edward Kofi, Caleb Perry
September 7, 2022 4 Cleveland State Vikings 1–3 No. 8 Marshall Thundering Herd Cleveland, OH
7:00 PM EDT
  • Bojan Kolevski   3'
Report
Stadium: Krenzler Field
Attendance: 601
Referee: John Safar
Assistant referees: Vicente Suarez, Joe Semus
September 11, 2022 5 No. 7 Marshall Thundering Herd 7-1 Pacific Tigers Huntington
1:00 PM EDT
  • Ryan Holmes   3', 19'
  • Joao Souza   30'
  • Kenzo Brito   44'
  • Augustin Iusem   53'
  • Matthew Bell   70', 74'
Report
  • Cooper Riley   13'
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,116
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
Assistant referees: Jeremiah Jemison, Jaclyn Williams
September 16, 2022 6 No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats 1-1 No. 7 Marshall Thundering Herd Lexington, KY
7:30 PM EDT
  • Nick Gutmann   53'
Report
Stadium: Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Chico Grajeda
Assistant referees: Khary Williams, Chad Collins
September 24, 2022 7 No. 4 Marshall Thundering Herd 1–0 West Virginia Mountaineers Huntington
7:15 PM EDT
  • Milo Yosef   85'
Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2,735
Referee: Chico Grajeda
Assistant referees: Khary Williams, Dean Morgan
September 29, 2022 8 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 0–0 No. 3 Marshall Thundering Herd Conway, SC
5:00 PM EDT Report Stadium: Coastal Carolina Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 123
Referee: David Erbacher
Assistant referees: Thomas Rutherford, Brandon Ingram
Note: Game was advanced a day to avoid the expected arrival of Hurricane Ian.
October 4, 2022 9 No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd 3-1 Robert Morris Huntington
7:15 PM EDT
Report
  • Anass Hadran   85'
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,059
Referee: Michael Nickerson
Assistant referees: Kyle Maust, Adam Walters
October 8, 2022 10 South Carolina Gamecocks 1-3 No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd Columbia, SC
7:00 PM EDT
  • Rocky Perez   88'
Report
  • Vinicius Fernandez   36'
  • Pedro Dolabella   69', 79'
Stadium: Stone Stadium
Attendance: 2,431
Referee: Brandon Marion
Assistant referees: Joseph Suchoski, Rick Rogers
October 15, 2022 11 No. 4 Marshall Thundering Herd 1-2 Old Dominion Monarchs Huntington
7:15 PM EDT
  • Gabriel Alves   74'
Report
  • Michael Eberle   16'
  • Samuel Mar Kristinsson   64'
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,438
Referee: Andrey Caste
Assistant referees: Luke Sobota, Thai Huynh
October 19, 2022 12 Georgia State Panthers 1–1 No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd Atlanta, GA
7:00 PM EDT
  • Jack Hilton-Jones   72'
Report
  • Adam Aoumaich   52'
Stadium: GSU Soccer Complex
Attendance: 427
Referee: Alexksander Zhelyazkov
Assistant referees: Kevin Huet, Kayla Polonsky
October 23, 2022 13 No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd 6–1 Georgia Southern Eagles Huntington
4:00 PM EDT
  • Morris Duggan   14'
  • Joao Souza   21'
  • Taimu Okiyoshi   52'
  • TEAM   58'
  • Adam Aoumaich   64'
  • Milo Yosef   75'
Report
  • Manuel Prieto   67'
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,453
Referee: Aaron Hernandez
Assistant referees: Don Cooper, Kyle Maust
October 26, 2022 14 Wright State Raiders 0-1 No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd Dayton, OH
7:00 PM EDT Report
  • Joao Souza   16'
Stadium: Alumni Field
Attendance: 257
Referee: Brandon Klepach
Assistant referees: John Harney, Rob Lowe
November 1, 2022 15 No. 6 Marshall Thundering Herd 2-0 James Madison Dukes Huntington
7:15 PM EDT
Report Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant referees: Noah Minor, Jeremiah Jemison

Conference Tournament

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November 6, 2022 Quarterfinals Marshall Thundering Herd 0-1 James Madison Dukes Huntington
3:00 PM EST Report
  • Clay Obara   43'
Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Matthew Thompson
Assistant referees: Dean Morgan, Khary Williams

NCAA Tournament

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November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17) First Round Elon Phoenix 0–1 No. 9 Marshall Thundering Herd Elon, NC
6:00 p.m. EST
Report
  •   44' Mohammed Seidu
  •   67' Ryan Holmes
  •   80' Adam Aoumaich
Stadium: Rudd Field
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: Carmen Serbio
Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto
Assistant referees: Jude Carr
Fourth official: Dustin Thorne
November 20, 2022 Second Round (4 seed) No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers 1-1 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)
No. 9 Marshall Thundering Herd Charlottesville, VA
1:00 PM EST Reese Miller   15'
Philip Horton   28'
Albin Gashi   64'
Michael Tsicoulias   73'
Jeremy Verley   87'
Report João Souza   17'
Gabriel Alves   25'
Taimu Okiyoshi   49'
Adam Aoumaich   51'
Matthew Bell   66'
Stadium: Klöckner Stadium
Attendance: 870
Referee: Stephen Foster
Assistant referees: Nicholas Seymour, Jeremy L.B. Smith
Penalties
Daniel Mangarov  
Philip Horton  
Axel Ahlander  
Andreas Ueland  
  Oliver Semmle
  Gabriel Alves
  Matthew Bell
  João Souza
  Milo Yosef
November 27, 2022 Third Round (13 seed) Indiana Hoosiers 1–0 No. 9 Marshall Thundering Herd Bloomington, IN
6:30 p.m. EST
  • Herbert Endeley   17'
  • Brett Bebej   47'
  • Maouloune Goumballe   68'
Report
  •   26' Morris Duggan
  •   73' Mohammed Seidu
  •   76' Collin Mocyunas
Stadium: Bill Armstrong Stadium
Attendance: 2,161
Referee: Calin Radosav
Assistant referees: Andrew Bigelow
Assistant referees: Matthew Rodman
Fourth official: Matthew Geringer

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Milo Yosef SBC Offensive Player of the Week Aug. 30 [4]
Matthew Bell SBC Offensive Player of the Week Sept. 6 [5]
Oliver Semmle SBC Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 6
Ryan Holmes SBC Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 13 [6]
Oliver Semmle SBC Defensive Player of the Week Nov. 3 [7]
Milo Yosef SBC All-Conference First-Team Nov. 4 [8]
Matthew Bell SBC All-Conference First-Team
Vinicius Fernandes SBC All-Conference First-Team
Gabriel Alves SBC All-Conference First-Team
Adam Aoumaich SBC All-Conference Second-Team
Oliver Semmle SBC All-Conference Second-Team
Milo Yosef SBC Player of the Year
Milo Yosef SBC Offensive Player of the Year
Matthew Bell SBC Freshmen of the Year
Adam Aoumaich SBC Newcomer of the Year
Gabriel Alves United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First-Team Dec. 6 [9]
Matthew Bell United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First-Team
Milo Yosef United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First-Team
Vinicius Fernandes United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second-Team
Oliver Semmle United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second-Team
Milo Yosef MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist Dec. 7 [10]
Milo Yosef United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team Dec. 9 [11]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
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United Soccer[12]14118743646659N/AN/AN/A12
TopDrawer Soccer[13]18139957486561181111
College Soccer News[14]1712118868465599N/AN/A12

2023 MLS Draft

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Player Round Pick Position MLS club Ref.
Oliver Semmle 2 41 GK Colorado Rapids

References

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  1. ^ "Marshall claims College Spring League title, defeats Bowling Green 2-1". Herald-Dispatch.com. Herald-Dispatch. April 16, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Men's Soccer Roster". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Men's Soccer Schedule – Marshall University Athletics". HerdZone.com. Marshall University Athletics. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Marshall's Yosef & Coastal Carolina's Batrouni Garner Sun Belt Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. August 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Marshall's Matthew Bell and Oliver Semmle Sweep Sun Belt Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. September 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "Kentucky's Bjorgolfsson and Marshall's Holmes Named Sun Belt Men's Soccer Players of the Week". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. September 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Coastal Carolina's Santos and Marshall's Semmle Earn Final Sun Belt Men's Soccer Player of the Week Recognition". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Awards and All-Conference Teams Announced". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "2022 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-Southeast Region" (PDF). unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches.
  10. ^ "MAC Hermann Trophy". machermanntrophy.org. MAC Hermann Trophy.
  11. ^ "2022 NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches.
  12. ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  13. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  14. ^ "CSN Weekly Top 30 Poll". College Soccer News. September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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