Holy Cross Crusaders men's soccer

Holy Cross Crusaders men's soccer
Founded1965 (1965)
UniversityHoly Cross University
Head coachMatt Brown
ConferencePatriot League
LocationWorcester, Massachusetts, US
StadiumLinda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium
(capacity: 1,320)
NicknameCrusaders
ColorsRoyal purple[1]
 
Home
Away
NCAA tournament appearances
2002
Conference tournament championships
2002
Conference Regular Season championships
1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007

The Holy Cross Crusaders men's soccer team represents the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts in NCAA Division I college soccer. Holy Cross men's soccer competes in the Patriot League. The Crusaders are coached by Matt Brown.

The team players their home matches at Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium, a 1,320-seat venue opened in 2006, with natural grass surface.[2]

History

The Holy Cross men's soccer program began in 1965 with a 2–7–0 record.[3]

Holy Cross has been Patriot League regular season champions in 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2007.

The Crusaders have been Patriot League champions and made the NCAA tournament once in 2002.[4] Fairleigh Dickinson eliminated Holy Cross from the 2002 NCAA tournament in penalties.[5] The 2002 team finished with a program-best 13–5–1 record.

References

  1. ^ "Visual Identity Toolkit". College of the Holy Cross. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Linda Johnson Smith Soccer Stadium at goholycross.com
  3. ^ https://goholycross.com/documents/2020/3/18/yby_-_coaches.pdf”
  4. ^ https://goholycross.com/news/2020/5/28/holy-cross-vault-mens-soccer-captures-2002-patriot-league-title.aspx”
  5. ^ https://necsports.com/sports/2002/11/21/msoc_ncaatourney02.aspx”