Niagara Purple Eagles men's soccer

Niagara Purple Eagles

Founded

1969

University

Conference

Location

Head coach

Bill Boyle (1st year)

Stadium

Niagara Field
(Capacity: 1,200)

Nickname

Purple Eagles

Colors

Purple and White^[1]

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Appearances

2012

Conference Tournament Champions

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).

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

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

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

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's soccer

Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Monmouth Hawks Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints

Championships & awards	MAAC Men's Soccer Tournament Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Coach of the Year All-MAAC teams

Seasons	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Tournament	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Niagara University

Academics	College of Arts and Sciences College of Business College of Education College of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's hockey Women's hockey Men's soccer Baseball Softball Battle of the Bridge Facilities: Gallagher Center Dwyer Arena Bobo Field Niagara Field

People	List of Niagara University people President Athletic director

Places	Castellani Art Museum Our Lady of Angels Library Niagara University Theatre Complex

Student life	Niagara Index WNIA Delta Chi Epsilon Tau Kappa Epsilon Alpha Sigma Alpha Phi Sigma Sigma

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