East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's soccer
Founded2008
UniversityEast Tennessee State University
Head coachDavid Lilly (2nd season)
ConferenceSoCon
LocationJohnson City, Tennessee
StadiumSummers-Taylor Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameBucs
ColorsNavy blue and gold[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament appearances
2010, 2013, 2016
Conference Tournament championships
2010, 2013
Conference Regular Season championships
2016, 2023

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's soccer team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, United States. The team is a member of the Southern Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. ETSU's first men's soccer team was fielded in 2008. The team plays its home games at Summers-Taylor Stadium on the ETSU campus. The Buccaneers were coached by Bo Oshoniyi until he was hired away by Dartmouth College. In March 2018, ETSU announced the hiring of former University of Kentucky assistant coach David Casper.[2] Following his dismissal in 2021, David Lilly assumed the post of head coach.[3]

History

East Tennessee State's varsity soccer program began in 2008, when the Buccaneers began play in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Since the Bucs had already been an established Division I school in other sports and a full-member of the Atlantic Sun Conference, the new program was immediately eligible for postseason play, namely the Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournament and the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.

During the 2008 campaign, the Buccaneers fared well in non-conference play, achieving a record of 5–3 record; however, the Bucs finished towards the bottom of the A-Sun table, with a 1–7–1 conference record. It was not until 2010 that ETSU achieved a winning record, where the Bucs finished the season 15–6 overall and with a 7–2 conference record. Led by future professional Aaron Schoenfeld, the Bucs won both the Atlantic Sun regular season and the conference tournament, earning their first NCAA berth two years after the beginning of the program. The Bucs lost their first NCAA tournament match, 3–2, to the College of Charleston Cougars. The Bucs returned to the NCAAs in 2013 and 2016.

Current squad

  • Updated March 30, 2022[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Josh Perryman
2 DF Germany GER Henrik Guenther
3 DF England ENG Dominic Foster
4 DF England ENG Ryan Suckling
5 DF England ENG Josh Hancock
6 MF United States USA Aiden O'Brien
7 MF Brazil BRA Gabriel Ramos
8 MF Canada CAN Charles Abong
9 FW Germany GER Tarik Pannholzer
10 MF New Zealand NZL Kieran Richards
11 FW New Zealand NZL Rayhan Carlson-Du Toit
12 MF United States USA Jack Perry
13 FW United States USA Alex Magnuson
14 FW United States USA Dailyn Crawley
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Canada CAN Yves Tcheuyap
16 MF United States USA Lucas Lightner
17 MF Canada CAN Christian Inchima
18 GK United States USA Andrew Prescott
19 MF United States USA Ben Katt
20 DF United States USA Ethan Strati
21 MF Spain ESP Carlos Portas
22 DF United States USA Edafe Evivie
23 DF United States USA Tyson Williams
24 MF United States USA Josh Salinas
25 MF United States USA Cameron Carroll
26 GK United States USA Cole Hunter
30 DF United States USA Michael Clow
35 GK United States USA Russell Robles

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Scott Calabrese (A-SUN) (2008–2013)
2008 Scott Calabrese 6–10–11–7–19th
2009 Scott Calabrese 6–9–34–4–14th
2010 Scott Calabrese 15–6–07–2–01stNCAA 1st round
2011 Scott Calabrese 10–7–43–4–16th
2012 Scott Calabrese 10–6–45–2–13rd
2013 Scott Calabrese 10–6–45–2–12ndNCAA 1st round
Scott Calabrese: 57–44–16 .55625–21–5 .539
Bo Oshoniyi (SoCon) (2014–2017)
2014 Bo Oshoniyi 7–10–13–6–15th
2015 Bo Oshoniyi 8–7–44–4–24th
2016 Bo Oshoniyi 12–5–37–1–21stNCAA 1st round
2017 Bo Oshoniyi 9–2–76–0–41st
Bo Oshoniyi: 36–24–15 .58020–11–9 .613
David Casper (SoCon) (2018–present)
2018 David Casper 9-7-14-1-12nd
2019 David Casper 8-8-24-2-03rd
2020 David Casper TBATBATBA
—: –
Total:101–76–33 .560

      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

NCAA tournament results

ETSU has appeared in three NCAA tournaments.

Year Record Seed Region Round Opponent Results
2010 15–6 N/A 1 First Round Charleston L 2–3[5]
2013 10–6–4 N/A 2 First Round Coastal Carolina L 0–2[6]
2016 12–5–3 N/A 4 First Round Virginia Tech L 0–1[7]

Notable players

  • Aaron Schoenfeld (born 1990) - former professional soccer player
  • Cameron Woodfin (born 1996) - semi-professional soccer player
  • Nick Spielman (born 1996) - professional soccer player

References

  1. ↑ East Tennessee State University Brand Guidelines. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "ETSU hires Kentucky assistant Casper as men's soccer coach".
  3. ↑ "ETSU names David Lilly men's soccer head coach". etsubucs.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Men's Soccer | Roster | Official Site of East Tennessee State Athletics".
  5. ↑ Vlattas, Nick (November 18, 2010). "Soccer Box Score (Final) 2010 ETSU Soccer ETSU vs Coll. of Charleston". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. ETSUBucs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ "ETSU vs Coastal Carolina (Nov 21, 2013): Soccer Box Score". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. StreamlineHosting.net. November 23, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Historic season ends in NCAA Tournament as ETSU falls 1-0 at Virginia Tech". East Tennessee State Buccaneers. ETSUBucs.com. November 17, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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