Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer team
University	University of Tulsa
Conference	The American
Location	Tulsa, OK
Head coach	Tom McIntosh (22nd year)
Stadium	Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium (Capacity: 2,000)
Nickname	Golden Hurricane
Colors	Old Gold, Royal Blue, and Crimson[1]
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal
2004, 2009
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2004, 2009, 2012
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference Tournament Champions
1991, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
1991, 2007, 2008, 2009

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Tulsa. The team is a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In the last two decades, Tulsa has been regularly ranked in the Top 25 NSCAA Collegiate men's soccer poll.

History

Tulsa faces eventual champion Indiana in the regional finals of the 2004 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship

The Tulsa men's soccer team started as a varsity sport in 1980. That year, they finished the season with seven wins, six losses and one tie. The first win came against John Brown University. Tulsa's third head coach, Randy Waldrum, led the school to their first NCAA tournament in 1991, and was the coach during Tulsa's record setting consecutive home wins and consecutive home games without a loss streaks, the longest in NCAA history, set during the same stretch of 39 games from 1988 to 1992.^[2]

TU has won four conference championships and six conference tournaments. The Golden Hurricane has twice reached the elite-eight of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, falling to eventual champion Indiana in 2004 and top seeded Akron in 2009. Tulsa has participated in ten NCAA tournaments during its history (1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015). The school has produced first team All-American, Ryan Pore, who played for the Portland Timbers, and previously played for Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Terry Boss of Seattle Sounders FC and Lawson Vaughn of D.C. United are former Golden Hurricane who played in MLS. Dominic Cervi played for Celtic F.C. of Glasgow, Scotland, and fellow goalkeeper Tyrel Lacey signed with FC Lyn Oslo of Oslo, Norway.^[3] Since 1995, the head coach has been Tom McIntosh, a prominent figure in Tulsa soccer for over 20 years.

Current squad

As of 2016: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 0 GK Marcel Da Silva 1 GK Jake McGuire 2 DF Quinton Duncan 3 FW Bernie Zuazua 4 DF Casper Venstad 5 DF Ryan Alpers 6 DF Cole Poppen 7 FW Matthew Puig 8 MF David Viox 9 FW Miguel Velasquez 10 FW Juan Sanchez 11 MF Alejandro Chavez 12 DF Koray Easterling 13 MF Cameron Drackett 14 MF Munashe Raranje

No. Position Player 15 MF Rollie Rocha 16 MF Kay Duit 17 MF Vincent Pedace 18 DF Garrett Garwood 20 DF Aidan Dunne 21 DF Kurt Gerteisen 22 MF Lesley Nchanji 23 DF Zack Stavrou 24 MF Jacob Gooden 25 MF Ray Saari 28 MF Fred Mattioli 30 GK Matt Karasinski 31 MF Lucas Bueno

Colors and badge

The team uses the school colors of Old Gold, Royal Blue, and Crimson .

Stadium

The team plays in the Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium, site of the 2009 C-USA conference tournament.

Notable players

Ryan Pore

Ryan Pore, First-Team All-American, finalist for the 2004 Hermann Trophy. Currently plays for the Portland Timbers.

Head coaches

Listed according to when they became head coach for Tulsa (year in parentheses):

• 1970s–1980s: Walter Schnoor (1980), Bruce Palmbaum (1986), Randy Waldrum (1989)
• 1990s–2000s: Tom McIntosh (1995)

Achievements

• Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season:
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Missouri Valley Conference Tournament:
  • Winners (1): 1991
• Conference USA Regular Season:
  • Winners (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
• Conference USA Tournament:
  • Winners (4): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
• American Athletic Conference Tournament:
  • Winners (1): 2014, 2015

Records

• Most Goals in a game: 16 (16–0) vs. Nicholls State University, September 9, 1990
• Most consecutive wins: 12, 1989
• Most home wins: 39, 1988–1992

See also

• University of Tulsa
• Tulsa Golden Hurricane
• Collegiate soccer

References

1. University of Tulsa Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-23.
2. "OFFICIAL 2007 NCAA MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). The National Collegiate Athletic Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
3. "Her er Lyns nye keeper". TV2 Sporten. Retrieved July 31, 2009.