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).
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightYearPrevious SchoolHometown0David IndraGK6'1"JuniorMonroe Community CollegeFrauenfeld, Switzerland 00Mikkel ThorsenGK6'2"SeniorClarenceSjaelland, Denmark 1Jaime BarryGK6'3"SophomoreSt. Pauls CollegeDublin, Ireland 3Landon HungerfordM6'0"JuniorDewittDewitt, Michigan 4Giovanni CovelliM5'11"JuniorWestern MichiganWoodhaven, Michigan 6Luca BuscagliaD5'9"FreshmanWilliamsville EastEast Amherst, NY 7Lucas FentonM5'10"JuniorGenesse Community CollegeKinross, Scotland 8Cameron RoachM5'6"JuniorSt. TheresaMarysville, Canada 9Asher BarnesF6'0"JuniorNorthview HeightsToronto, Canada 10Matheus SpinaM5'7"JuniorGenesse Community CollegeSorocaba, Brazil 11Gianluca Del PrioreM5'9"FreshmanSt. FrancisSt. Catharines, Canada 12Robert WoodsF5'8"SophomoreLewiston PorterLewiston, New York 13Piercarlo ArghittuF5'7"FreshmanSaint-Jean-de-BrebeufThorold, Canada 14Mick BastiaenenD6'4"JuniorMonroe Community CollegeHaarlem, Netherlands 15Anthony AmatoD5'8"SophomoreGrand IslandGrand Island, New York 16Gabriel MikinaM6'2"JuniorFather John Redmond CatholicToronto, Canada 17Thomas BrooksM6'2"FreshmanSaint Paul CatholicNiagara Falls, Canada 20Dominic CintraF6'1"FreshmanForest Hill Collegiate InstituteToronto, Canada 22Gerard Lopez FornerF6'0"GraduatePresbyterianSilla, Spain 23Kevin PayneD6'4"JuniorJacksonJackson, Michigan 24Alberto Sanchez CerveraD6'1"SophomoreLevante UDValencia, Spain 25Brady McNultyD6'1"JuniorTemple CitySan Gabriel, California 27Alex MartinM5'10"FreshmanPalisades CharterLos Angeles, California 28Juan CardonaM6'2"SophomoreDavis & ElkinsCali, Colombia 33Felix KoglerF6'3"JuniorWescliffKlagenfurt, Austria 40Daniel Fiegel IIGK6'0"FreshmanLockportLockport, New York
All-time school records At the end of the 2024 season, the team holds an all time record of 296-503-83 overall and 98-158-32 in MAAC.History Book 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
All-time head coaches
YearsHead CoachRecordPostseason 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 38-96-16
NCAA Division I Playoffs YearLocationOpponentResult 2012 U-M Soccer Stadium, Ann Arbor Michigan L 3-1
MAAC Season by season history since 2003 YearConferenceGPWLDPTSPCTFinishPlayoffs+2003MAAC944113.5006thLost quarterfinals2004MAAC92617.2789thDid not qualify2005MAAC954015.5564thLost First round2006MAAC951318.722 2ndLost semifinals2007MAAC935110.3897thLost quarterfinals2008MAAC953116.6114thLost semifinals2009MAAC953116.6114thLost finals2010MAAC953116.6115thDid not qualify2011MAAC942315.6114thLost quarterfinals2012MAAC751116.786 3rdWon MAAC Tournament2013MAAC1036110.3509thDid not qualify2014MAAC102628.3009thDid not qualify2015MAAC100911.05011thLost Opening round2016MAAC1036110.3509thDid not qualify2017MAAC101814.15011thDid not qualify2018MAAC101903.10010thDid not qualify2019MAAC1036110.3508thDid not qualify2020–21MAAC642012.667 3rdLost quarterfinals2021MAAC1064018.600 3rdLost quarterfinals2022MAAC1042416.4174thLost semifinals2023MAAC1044214.5005thLost quarterfinals2024MAAC80711.06213thDid not qualifyTotal22 Seasons2027410127249.4351 MAAC Championship This only includes conference games.
In 2015–16, 2011–12, and 2007–08 every team made the playoffs.
Notable players
Anthony Di Biase, player of SC Toronto Carl Haworth, player of Ottawa Fury FC Micah Paulino, international player of the Guam national football team Adel Rahman, international player of the Pakistan national football team and Achilles '29 Navid Rahman, international player of the Pakistan national football team and Achilles '29
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