Monmouth Hawks men's soccer

Monmouth Hawks men's soccer
Founded1982; 43 years ago (1982)
UniversityMonmouth University
Head coachRobert McCourt (14th season)
ConferenceCAA
LocationWest Long Branch, New Jersey
StadiumHesse Field
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameHawks
ColorsMidnight blue and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2020
Conference Tournament championships
2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1990, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023

The Monmouth Hawks men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. The team is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. Monmouth's first men's soccer team was fielded in 1982. The team plays its home games at Hesse Field in West Long Branch, New Jersey. The Hawks are coached by Robert McCourt.

Seasons

Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Independent (1982–1984)
1982 Joe Donahue 5–7–3
1983 Joe Donahue 7–9–0
1984 Joe Donahue 6–12–1
Independent Total: 18–28–4
Northeast Conference[2][3] (1985–2012)
1985 Joe Donahue 13–9–0 2–4–0 5th
1986 Joe Donahue 7–13–1 2–4–0 5th
1987 Joe Donahue 7–13–0 1–5–0 7th
1988 Joe Donahue 12–5–2 3–1–1 2nd NEC Semifinals
1989 Wayne Ramsey 7–11–1 4–3–0 4th NEC Semifinals
1990 Wayne Ramsey 11–7–1 6–1–0 1st NEC Champions
NCAA Play-In
1991 Wayne Ramsey 9–10–2 5–2–0 2nd NEC Runners-up
1992 Wayne Ramsey 6–12–0 2–6–0 7th
1993 Wayne Ramsey 11–9–0 6–2–0 1st NEC Semifinals
1994 Wayne Ramsey 4–13–0 3–5–0 5th
1995 Wayne Ramsey 7–11–1 4–4–0 4th NEC Runners-up
1996 Wayne Ramsey 7–9–1 4–4–0 6th
1997 Wayne Ramsey 10–7–1 3–2–1 3rd NEC Semifinals
1998 Shannon Poser 7–12–1 4–4–1 6th
1999 Shannon Poser 6–8–4 4–3–3 4th NEC Semifinals
2000 Shannon Poser 5–10–3 2–6–2 9th
2001 Shannon Poser 4–13–1 2–7–1 10th
2002 Shannon Poser 7–11–0 5–5–0 5th
2003 Shannon Poser 4–11–1 3–6–0 7th
2004 Robert McCourt 7–8–3 2–4–3 8th
2005 Robert McCourt 10–4–6 6–0–3 1st NEC Runners-up
2006 Robert McCourt 14–4–3 7–0–2 1st NEC Champions
NCAA First Round
2007 Robert McCourt 12–5–2 7–2–0 1st NEC Semifinals
2008 Robert McCourt 12–3–4 6–1–2 1st NEC Semifinals
2009 Robert McCourt 18–2–2 8–1–1 1st NEC Champions
NCAA Second Round
2010 Robert McCourt 14–2–4 6–0–4 2nd NEC Champions
NCAA First Round
2011 Robert McCourt 14–5–2 7–3–0 1st NEC Champions
NCAA Second Round
2012 Robert McCourt 11–4–4 6–2–2 3rd NEC Semifinals
NEC Total: 256–231–50 120–87–26
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[4] (2013–present)
2013 Robert McCourt 8–6–6 7–1–2 1st MAAC Runners-up
2014 Robert McCourt 11–4–6 4–1–5 4th MAAC Champions
NCAA First Round
2015 Robert McCourt 13–4–4 7–0–3 1st MAAC Runners-up
2016 Robert McCourt 6–9–3 5–5–0 6th MAAC Quarterfinals
2017 Robert McCourt
MAAC Total: 38–23–19 23–7–10
Total: 312–282–73

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Monmouth has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their best performance was reaching the second round in 2009, 2011, and in 2020. Their most recent appearance was in 2020.[5]

Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results
2006 14–4–3 — 2 First round at St. John's L 0–1
2009 18–1–1 — 4 First round
Second round 		Connecticut
at #10 Harvard 		T 0–0 (W 4–3 pen.)
L 0–3
2010 14–1–4 — 1 First round Dartmouth L 0–4
2011 14–6–2 — 3 First round
Second round 		Stony Brook
at #3 Connecticut 		T 0–0 (W 5–4 pen.)
L 1–2
2014 11–4–6 — 2 First round at Xavier L 1–2 (OT)
2020 5–2–1 — — First round
Second round 		vs Bowling Green
vs #2 Pittsburgh 		W 2–1
L 1–6

Individual achievements

All-Americans

Monmouth has produced four All-Americans. The most recent All-American came in 2011.[6]

Player Position Year
Steven Holloway MF 2006
Dan Bostock FW 2009
Ryan Kinne FW 2009, 2010
R. J. Allen DF 2010, 2011

Individual records

Career records

Points[6]
Pos. Player Career Pts.
1 Mark Wilson 1985–88 101
2 Ryan Kinne 2007–10 97
3 Joni Kallioinen 1989–91 94
4 Steven Holloway 2003–06 76
5 Kyle LeBaron 1995–98 72
Goals[6]
Pos. Player Career G
1 Mark Wilson 1985–88 40
2 Joni Kallioinen 1989–91 38
3 Ryan Kinne 2007–10 35
4 Steven Holloway 2003–06 30
5 Kyle LeBaron 1995–98 28
Assists[6]
Pos. Player Career A
1 Markku Salminen 1987–89 37
2 Ryan Clark 2009–12 25
3 Tom Gray 2005–07 25
4 R. J. Allen 2008–11 23
5 Ryan Kinne 2007–10 21
Goals Against Average[6]
Pos. Player Career GAA
1 Bryan Meredith 2007–10 0.51
2 Daniel Schenkel 2006–07 0.56
3 Eric Klenofsky 2013–16 0.62
4 Alex Blackburn 2009–12 0.66
5 Art Satterwhite 2002–05 1.32
Save Percentage[6]
Pos. Player Career Per.
1 Mark Wilson 1985–88 .856
2 Bryan Meredith 1989–91 .842
3 Eric Klenofsky 2007–10 .842
4 Alex Blackburn 2009–12 .822
5 Jim Adams 1990–91 .819
Appearances[6]
Pos. Player Career App.
1 Dave Pelland 1987–89 82
2 R. J. Allen 2008–11 82
3 Derek Luke 2011–15 82
4 Ryan Clark 2009–12 80
5 Max Hamilton 2008–11 80

References

  1. ^ "Monmouth University Athletics Quick Facts". December 28, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "NEC Men's Soccer Standings (1997-2015)". Northeast Conference. September 22, 2011. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "NEC Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "MAAC Men's Soccer All-Time Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "2016 NCAA Soccer Records - Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. NCAA.org. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Monmouth Men's Soccer Quick Facts" (PDF). Monmouth Hawks. Retrieved February 4, 2017.