2022 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer team

2022 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
2022 Marshall Thundering Herd men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Round of 16
Conference	Sun Belt
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 12
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. 11
Record	11-4-4 (4-1-3 SBC)
Head coach	Chris Grassie (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Josh Faga (4th season); Rafa Simoes (2nd season); Ian De Oliveira (1st season);
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

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 Sun Belt Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	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

‡ – 2022 Sun Belt Conference Tournament champion + – At-large invitation to the 2022 NCAA tournament 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

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

Source:^[3]

Spring Season

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

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

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	Matthew Bell 15', 27'	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	Joao Souza 22' Milo Yosef 29' Matthew Bell 77'	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	Matthew Bell 47'	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	Joao Souza 37' Matthew Bell 84' Taimu Okiyoshi 87'	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	Matthew Bell 44' Joao Souza 53'	Report		Stadium: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex Attendance: 1,675 Referee: Sorin Stoica Assistant referees: Noah Minor, Jeremiah Jemison

Conference Tournament

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

November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17) First Round	Elon Phoenix	0–1	No. 9 Marshall Thundering Herd	Elon, NC
6:00 p.m. EST	Mason Duval 5'	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

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	^[5]
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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
United Soccer^[12]	14	11	8	7	4	3	6	4	6	6	5	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	12
TopDrawer Soccer^[13]	—	18	13	9	9	5	7	4	8	6	5	6	11	8	11	11
College Soccer News^[14]	17	12	11	8	8	6	8	4	6	5	5	9	9	N/A	N/A	12

2023 MLS Draft

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

References

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

External links

[1] "Marshall claims College Spring League title, defeats Bowling Green 2-1". Herald-Dispatch.com. Herald-Dispatch. April 16, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

[auto-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.

[US-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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