Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer

Niagara Purple Eagles
men's soccer
Niagara Purple Eagles; men's soccer
Founded	1969; 55 years ago
University	Niagara University
Head coach	Bill Boyle (6th season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Lewiston, New York
Stadium	Niagara Field ; (Capacity: 1,200)
Nickname	Purple Eagles
Colors	Purple and white;
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
	2012
Conference Tournament championships
	2012

The Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer team is the men's college soccer team that represent Niagara University (Lewiston, New York, United States) and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) of NCAA Division I. The Purple Eagles play their home games at Niagara Field on the campus of Niagara University. The team colors are purple PMS 268 and white.

History

The team played their first season in 1969, and joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in 1989.

In the 2012 season, the team won its first MAAC tournament title and the program's first NCAA play-in berth, losing against Michigan on the first round (1–3).

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Year	Previous School	Hometown
0	David Indra	GK	6'1"	Junior	Monroe Community College	Frauenfeld, Switzerland
00	Mikkel Thorsen	GK	6'2"	Senior	Clarence	Sjaelland, Denmark
1	Jaime Barry	GK	6'3"	Sophomore	St. Pauls College	Dublin, Ireland
3	Landon Hungerford	M	6'0"	Junior	Dewitt	Dewitt, Michigan
4	Giovanni Covelli	M	5'11"	Junior	Western Michigan	Woodhaven, Michigan
6	Luca Buscaglia	D	5'9"	Freshman	Williamsville East	East Amherst, NY
7	Lucas Fenton	M	5'10"	Junior	Genesse Community College	Kinross, Scotland
8	Cameron Roach	M	5'6"	Junior	St. Theresa	Marysville, Canada
9	Asher Barnes	F	6'0"	Junior	Northview Heights	Toronto, Canada
10	Matheus Spina	M	5'7"	Junior	Genesse Community College	Sorocaba, Brazil
11	Gianluca Del Priore	M	5'9"	Freshman	St. Francis	St. Catharines, Canada
12	Robert Woods	F	5'8"	Sophomore	Lewiston Porter	Lewiston, New York
13	Piercarlo Arghittu	F	5'7"	Freshman	Saint-Jean-de-Brebeuf	Thorold, Canada
14	Mick Bastiaenen	D	6'4"	Junior	Monroe Community College	Haarlem, Netherlands
15	Anthony Amato	D	5'8"	Sophomore	Grand Island	Grand Island, New York
16	Gabriel Mikina	M	6'2"	Junior	Father John Redmond Catholic	Toronto, Canada
17	Thomas Brooks	M	6'2"	Freshman	Saint Paul Catholic	Niagara Falls, Canada
20	Dominic Cintra	F	6'1"	Freshman	Forest Hill Collegiate Institute	Toronto, Canada
22	Gerard Lopez Forner	F	6'0"	Graduate	Presbyterian	Silla, Spain
23	Kevin Payne	D	6'4"	Junior	Jackson	Jackson, Michigan
24	Alberto Sanchez Cervera	D	6'1"	Sophomore	Levante UD	Valencia, Spain
25	Brady McNulty	D	6'1"	Junior	Temple City	San Gabriel, California
27	Alex Martin	M	5'10"	Freshman	Palisades Charter	Los Angeles, California
28	Juan Cardona	M	6'2"	Sophomore	Davis & Elkins	Cali, Colombia
33	Felix Kogler	F	6'3"	Junior	Wescliff	Klagenfurt, Austria
40	Daniel Fiegel II	GK	6'0"	Freshman	Lockport	Lockport, New York

All-time school records

At the end of the 2014 season, the team holds an all time record of 257-390-64 overall and 68-101-21 in MAAC.^[2]
Most wins were obtained in the 2012 (13-2-4) season.
Most goals in a season were obtained in the 1970 (65) season.
Most goals scored and biggest margin of victory happened 19 September 1970: Niagara 17 – Canisius 0.
Most goals in a Single Game by a player Adrian Philip Humphries 19 September 1970 v. Canisius

All-time head coaches

Years	Head Coach	Record	Postseason
1969–1970	Alphonse Montagna	19-7-1	–
1971–1972	Michael Gomez	16-3-2	–
1973	Adrian Philip Humphries	5-4-3	–
1974–1981	Jean Tassy	47-40-7	–
1982–1983	Richard White	9-12-3	–
1984	Niels Guldbjerg	4-8-0	–
1985–1990	Gus Campbell	37-52-5	–
1991–1992	Don Antonio	0-29-1	–
1993	Joe DeTommaso	2-13-0	–
1994–1995	Chris Spacone	0-31-0	–
1996–1997	Paul James	13-17-4	–
1998–2001	Tim Smith	12-59-4	–
2002–2011	Dermot McGrane	61-86-21	–
2011–2012	Chase Brooks	22-6-9	0–1
2013–2015	Eric Barnes	11-39-7	–
2016–	Bill Boyle	26-41-9

NCAA Division I Playoffs

Year	Location	Opponent	Result
2012	U-M Soccer Stadium, Ann Arbor	Michigan	L 3-1

MAAC Season by season history since 2003


Year	Conference	GP	W	L	D	PTS	PCT	Finish	Playoffs
2003	MAAC	9	4	4	1	13	.500	6th	Lost quarterfinals
2004	MAAC	9	2	6	1	7	.278	9th	Did not qualify
2005	MAAC	9	5	4	0	15	.556	4th	Lost First round
2006	MAAC	9	5	1	3	18	.722	2nd	Lost semifinals
2007	MAAC	9	3	5	1	10	.389	7th	Lost quarterfinals
2008	MAAC	9	5	3	1	16	.611	4th	Lost semifinals
2009	MAAC	9	5	3	1	16	.611	4th	Lost finals
2010	MAAC	9	5	3	1	16	.611	5th	Did not qualify
2011	MAAC	9	4	2	3	15	.611	4th	Lost quarterfinals
2012	MAAC	7	5	1	1	16	.786	3rd	Won MAAC Tournament
2013	MAAC	10	3	6	1	10	.350	9th	Did not qualify
2014	MAAC	10	2	6	2	8	.300	9th	Did not qualify
2015	MAAC	10	0	9	1	1	.050	11th	Lost Opening round
2016	MAAC	10	3	6	1	10	.350	9th	Did not qualify
2017	MAAC	10	1	8	1	4	.150	11th	Did not qualify
2018	MAAC	10	1	9	0	3	.100	10th	Did not qualify
2019	MAAC	10	3	6	1	10	.350	8th	Did not qualify
2020–21	MAAC	6	4	2	0	12	.667	3rd	Lost quarterfinals
2021	MAAC	10	6	4	0	18	.600	3rd	Lost quarterfinals
2022	MAAC	10	4	2	4	16	.417	4th	Lost semifinals
2023	MAAC	10	4	4	2	14	.500	5th	Lost quarterfinals
Total	21 Seasons	194	74	94	26	248	.452		1 MAAC Championship