Xavier Musketeers men's soccer


The Xavier Musketeers men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Xavier University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

History

is a Jesuit university established in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1831. In March 1974, it was announced that a varsity soccer program would be formed at Xavier, and tryouts were held. Coached by Bob McKinney, the team played their first ever regular season match on September 21, 1974 at Corcoran Field, defeating the visiting Thomas More Rebels 3–2. They finished their inaugural fall season with a 5–7–0 record.
In 1975, the team brought in its first ever class of recruits, with McKinney scouting several players from nearby high school teams. They finished the 1975 season with an 8–5–0 record. However, after finishing 1976 with a 3–4–3 record, Bob McKinney resigned as head coach.
In March 1977, Xavier hired John Capurro as their new head coach. John Capurro had previously assisted his brother, Nick Capurro, in coaching the Cincinnati Comets, a short-lived professional team which had folded in 1975.
Vince Pecoraro took Capurro's place as head coach ahead of the 1986 season.
Until 1987, the Xavier men's soccer team had not been a part of any athletic conference. Xavier University had been a founding member of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference since 1979, but the conference did not originally sponsor men's soccer. Xavier was one of six universities to play in the MCC's inaugural men's soccer season in 1987.
In 1991, Jack Hermans replaced Pecoraro as Xavier's new head coach.
In 1995, Xavier left the MCC and joined the Atlantic 10 Conference.
, and James Queree representing Xavier in the 2012 Atlantic 10 Tournament semifinals
In 2005, Dave Schureck replaced Hermans as Xavier's head coach.
In 2010, Andy Fleming replaced Schureck as head coach. That year, Xavier finished with a 10–6–4 record and went on to win the Atlantic 10 Championship playoffs. This earned them an automatic bid in the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, the first NCAA tournament appearance in the team's history. They lost to West Virginia with a score of 4–2 in the first round.
In 2013, Xavier left the Atlantic 10 to join the Big East Conference.

Roster

Coaching staff

Record by year

YearCoachConferenceWinsLossesDraws
1974Bob McKinney-570
1975Bob McKinney-850
1976Bob McKinney-343
1977John Capurro-481
1978John Capurro-773
1979John Capurro-1140
1980John Capurro-965
1981John Capurro-592
1982John Capurro-882
1983John Capurro-752
1984John Capurro-482
1985John Capurro-490
1986Vince Pecoraro-872
1987Vince PecoraroMidwestern Collegiate8122
1988Vince PecoraroMidwestern Collegiate1162
1989Vince PecoraroMidwestern Collegiate6134
1990Vince PecoraroMidwestern Collegiate5151
1991Jack HermansMidwestern Collegiate6114
1992Jack HermansMidwestern Collegiate884
1993Jack HermansMidwestern Collegiate5141
1994Jack HermansMidwestern Collegiate1280
1995Jack HermansAtlantic 108102
1996Jack HermansAtlantic 107110
1997Jack HermansAtlantic 1010101
1998Jack HermansAtlantic 101190
1999Jack HermansAtlantic 105131
2000Jack HermansAtlantic 104140
2001Jack HermansAtlantic 107111
2002Jack HermansAtlantic 101072
2003Jack HermansAtlantic 104160
2004Jack HermansAtlantic 105122
2005Dave SchureckAtlantic 104105
2006Dave SchureckAtlantic 107102
2007Dave SchureckAtlantic 108101
2008Dave SchureckAtlantic 103124
2009Dave SchureckAtlantic 102131
2010Andy FlemingAtlantic 101074
2011Andy FlemingAtlantic 101254
2012Andy FlemingAtlantic 101435
2013Andy FlemingBig East1072
2014Andy FlemingBig East1562
2015Andy FlemingBig East1261
2016Andy FlemingBig East883
2017Andy FlemingBig East1163
2018Andy FlemingBig East676
2019Andy FlemingBig East881
2020Andy FlemingBig East000

Notable alumni

NamePositionYears at Xavier
Craig BlazerGK1987–1991
Cory BrownDF2014–2017
Jalen BrownFW/MF2013–2016
Nick HagglundDF2010–2013
Garrett HalfhillDF2011–2014
Dallas JayeGK2015
Chris KorbDF2006
Matt NanceDF2014–2018
Eric OsswaldGK2013–2014
Todd PratznerDF2013–2016
Sammy SergiFW2015–2019
Luke SpencerFW2009–2012
Matt WalkerMF2010–2013