Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer

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.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane
2019 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer team
UniversityUniversity of Tulsa
Head coachTom McIntosh (22nd season)
ConferenceThe American
LocationTulsa, OK
StadiumHurricane Soccer & Track Stadium
(Capacity: 2,000)
NicknameGolden Hurricane
ColorsOld Gold, Royal Blue, and Crimson[1]
              
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
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 championships
1991, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference Regular Season championships
1991, 2007, 2008, 2009

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 eight 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 eleven NCAA tournaments during its history (1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016). 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 2018: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK  USA Brady Moody
0 GK  USA Lucas Cline
1 GK  USA Cooper Clark
2 MF  USA Joe Ruiz
3 DF  USA Rooks Hunter
4 DF  NED Yoeri Sijbers
5 DF  USA Ryan Alpers
6 MF  USA Chase Bromstedt
7 FW  GER Gilles Kuhler
8 MF  USA Seth Korenek
9 FW  USA Miguel Velasquez
10 FW  USA Juan Sanchez
11 MF  USA Alejandro Chavez
12 DF  GER Koray Easterling
13 FW  USA Thomas Wells
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ZIM Munashe Raranje
16 DF  USA Sean Gavin
17 FW  USA Adam Habib
18 DF  USA Devon Sutton
19 MF  USA Harris Partain
20 MF  USA Alex Harris
21 DF  USA Kurt Gerteisen
22 DF  COL Gustavo Vargas
23 DF  USA Tyler LaCourse
24 DF  USA Mitchell Cashion
27 FW  USA Ben Barkley
28 MF  USA Hunter Hasler
29 FW  USA Austen Schweinert
30 GK  USA Bryson Reed
31 GK  USA Matt Rhoda

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. Played for the Portland Timbers, Montreal Impact, and Kansas City Wizards.

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

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

References
  1. University of Tulsa Graphic Style Guidelines (PDF). July 1, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  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.
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