New Hampshire Wildcats men's soccer
The New Hampshire Wildcats men's soccer team represents the University of New Hampshire in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Wildcats play in the America East Conference. They play in Wildcat Stadium in Durham, New Hampshire.
| New Hampshire Wildcats | |||
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| Founded | 1924 | ||
| University | University of New Hampshire | ||
| Head coach | Marc Hubbard (9th season) | ||
| Conference | America East | ||
| Location | Durham, New Hampshire | ||
| Stadium | Wildcat Stadium (Capacity: 11,015) | ||
| Nickname | Wildcats | ||
| Colors | Blue, gray, and white[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 2017, 2021 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
| 1994, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1994, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 | |||
| Conference Tournament championships | |||
| 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 | |||
| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 2009, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 | |||
The Wildcats have seen a surge to the top under the guidance of head coach Marc Hubbard which has gained them both regional and national recognition. He has helped UNH secure 4 regular-season conference titles, 4 conference tournament titles, and 6 NCAA tournaments in his tenure. In recent years, the Wildcats have developed a rivalry with fellow America East member Vermont. The all-time record between the teams lies at 7-7-7 and both teams regularly compete for the America East title and have combined for the last 5 America East Conference tournament titles.[2]
Coaching staff
As of November 17, 2022
| Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at UNH in current position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Hubbard | Head coach | 9th | |
| Brad Campion | Assistant coach | 2nd | |
| Jon Shaad | Assistant coach | 3rd | |
| Dave Williams | Goalkeeper coach | 5th | |
| Panos Galatas | Director of Operations | 2nd | |
| Reference:[3] | |||
Postseason
NCAA Tournament
New Hampshire has appeared in six NCAA Tournaments. They first appeared in the tournament in 1994. They didn't return to the national stage until 2017, achieving automatic qualification following their America East Conference tournament win. Their deepest runs into the tournament were in 2017 when they reached the Third Round before falling to Indiana and in 2021 when they also reach the Third Round before losing to Number 1 ranked Oregon State.[4] Most recently, the Wildcats lost to Florida International University in the second round of the 2022 tournament in a thrilling 2-2 draw that saw FIU edge out UNH 10-9 on penalties.
America East Conference Tournament[5]
New Hampshire secured their first ever conference tournament title in 2018 as they routed No. 5 UMBC 5-0 in the championship. This win kicked off a string of three consecutive America East tournament championships in the 2019 and 2020 seasons. In 2019, the Wildcats came in as the No. 1 seed and got by No. 3 Hartford 1-0 to clinch the title. In the 2020 season (played in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic), UNH again came into the tournament as the No. 1 seed and held off No. 2 seeded Vermont 2-0 to complete the three-peat. After a loss to Vermont in 2021, the Wildcats captured their fourth America East championship in five years after defeating Albany 2-0.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | First round | Brown | L 2–32OT |
| 2017 | First round Second round Third Round | Fairfield Dartmouth Indiana | W 3–0 T 0–04–1 PK L 1–2 |
| 2018 | First round | Colgate | L 0–1 |
| 2019 | First round Second round | Fairleigh Dickinson Virginia Tech | W 1-0 L 1-4 |
| 2020-21 | First Round | Kentucky | L 0-2 |
| 2021 | Second Round Third Round | North Carolina Oregon State | W 4-1 L 0-1 |
| 2022 | First Round Second Round | Seton Hall Florida International | W 2-1 L 2-210-9 PK |
Year by year results
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Rob Thompson (America East Conference) (1995–2014) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Rob Thompson | 10–9–1 | 5–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1996 | Rob Thompson | 3–12–4 | 3–4–2 | 7th | |||||
| 1997 | Rob Thompson | 9–7–2 | 3–4–2 | T-4th | |||||
| 1998 | Rob Thompson | 9–8–1 | 5–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1999 | Rob Thompson | 6–11–1 | 2–6–1 | 9th | |||||
| 2000 | Rob Thompson | 6–10 | 3–6 | 7th | |||||
| 2001 | Rob Thompson | 7–8–3 | 5–4–2 | 6th | |||||
| 2002 | Rob Thompson | 10–5–2 | 4–2–2 | 4th | |||||
| 2003 | Rob Thompson | 8–9 | 3–6 | 9th | |||||
| 2004 | Rob Thompson | 6–6–7 | 3–3–3 | 6th | |||||
| 2005 | Rob Thompson | 9–5–3 | 2–4–2 | 7th | |||||
| 2006 | Rob Thompson | 12–5–3 | 6–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 2007 | Rob Thompson | 5–5–9 | 2–1–5 | 5th | |||||
| 2008 | Rob Thompson | 7–7–4 | 2–4–2 | 6th | |||||
| 2009 | Rob Thompson | 9–7–2 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 2010 | Rob Thompson | 9–5–6 | 2–3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Rob Thompson | 7–9–2 | 1–4–2 | 7th | |||||
| 2012 | Rob Thompson | 7–7–6 | 2–3–2 | 6th | |||||
| 2013 | Rob Thompson | 12–5–1 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Rob Thompson | 4–13–2 | 2–5 | 8th | |||||
| Rob Thompson: | 155–153–59 | 66–71–29 | |||||||
| Marc Hubbard (America East) (2015–present) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Marc Hubbard | 10–5–3 | 3–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 2016 | Marc Hubbard | 12–7 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Marc Hubbard | 13–4–5 | 4–2–1 | 4th | NCAA third round | ||||
| 2018 | Marc Hubbard | 12–4–2 | 4–2–1 | 2nd | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2019 | Marc Hubbard | 15–2–3 | 5–1–1 | T-1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2020-21 | Marc Hubbard | 8-1-1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2021 | Marc Hubbard | 17-2-2 | 7–0–1 | 1st | NCAA third round | ||||
| 2022 | Marc Hubbard | 15-0-5 | 6–0–1 | 1st | NCAA second round | ||||
| Marc Hubbard: | 102-36-28 | 38-11-7 | |||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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2023 Roster[6]
| Name | Position | # | Year | Name | Position | # | Year | Name | Position | # | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Hall | Goalkeeper | 0 | Jr. | Bruno Piva de Castro | Midfielder | 12 | Sr. | Henrik Boer | M/F | 24 | So. |
| Erik Lauta | Goalkeeper | 1 | So. | Nick Awada | Forward | 13 | Gr. | Luke Fagerson | Midfielder | 25 | Jr. |
| Cameron Briggs | Defender | 2 | Gr. | Jacob Stazenski | Defender | 14 | So. | Isaac Heffess | Defender | 26 | So. |
| Ronan Hurley | Defender | 3 | Gr. | Eddy Fandunyan | Midfielder | 15 | Fr. | Dominik Kurija | Defender | 27 | Gr. |
| Harrison Solomon | Defender | 4 | Fr. | Brady Lewis | Midfielder | 16 | Fr. | Austin Bush | M/F | 28 | Fr. |
| Baptiste Gateau | Defender | 5 | Gr. | Eli Goldman | Forward | 17 | Gr. | Michael Gouvin | Defender | 29 | Fr. |
| Yannick Brick | Midfielder | 6 | Sr. | Jiwoo Lee | Midfielder | 18 | Sr. | Joseba Incera | Goalkeeper | 30 | Gr. |
| Taig Healy | M/F | 7 | So. | Iñaki Rodríguez | Midfielder | 19 | Gr. | Alex Bachmann | Goalkeeper | 31 | So. |
| Atila Ashrafi | M/F | 8 | Gr. | Dylan Maxon | Midfielder | 20 | Gr. | Matteo Piccardo | Defender | 32 | Fr. |
| Ibrahim Conde | Forward | 9 | Jr. | Aaron Fernandez | Defender | 21 | Jr. | ||||
| Bilal Kamal | Midfielder | 10 | Gr. | Liam Bennett | Midfielder | 22 | Gr. | ||||
| Georgios Koliniatis | Midfielder | 11 | Gr. | Adi Hicks | M/D | 23 | Gr. |
References
- "Athletics Branding". University of New Hampshire Brand & Visual Guidelines. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- "2022 Men's Soccer Standings". americaeast.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- "UNH Men's Soccer Coaching Staff". UNHWildcats.com. University of New Hampshire. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- "NCAA Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
- "MSOC Record Book (PDF) - America East Conference" (PDF). americaeast.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- "2023 Men's Soccer Roster". University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
