Connecticut soccer existed prior to 1969, but was not considered a major sport and did not even have a real stadium. However, in 1969, Joe Morrone was hired as head coach, and made significant changes that would make the Huskies a premiere program. He started by building Connecticut Soccer Stadium, which now bears his name as Joseph J. Morrone Stadium. Eventually, in Morrone's words, the team became "the Notre Dame of college soccer".[2] Morrone would ultimately coach the team until he retired in 1994.
UCon (in blue) v Duke in 2006
In 1981, the Huskies won their first NCAA-sanctioned College Cup, defeating Alabama A&M 2–1 in overtime at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California. The Huskies also won a title in 1948, although that was before the NCAA. The Huskies, under coach Ray Reid, would win their second title in 2000, beating Creighton 2–0 in Charlotte.[3]
However, in the latter part of the 2000s decade, the Huskies struggled in the NCAA Tournament, losing their openers on penalty kicks in both 2009[4] and 2010.[5] The Huskies would advance to the 2011 Quarterfinals, but PKs would once again prove to be their undoing, losing to Charlotte at home in a shootout.
UConn's student section is known as the Goal Patrol, and as of 2007[update], it is the largest in America with 540 members.[6] The Goal Patrol is known for being very rowdy, and has made Morrone Stadium one of the toughest places to play. In 2011, College Soccer News ranked the rivalry between UConn and St. John's as the sixth best college soccer rivalry in America.[7] Two Uconn players have been selected first overall by the MLS SuperDraft in consecutive years, Andre Blake in 2014 and MLS Rookie of the Year Award winner Cyle Larin in 2015. While other players such as Sergio Campbell (2015), Carlos Alvarez (2nd overall 2013), Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Tony Cascio in 2012 and Hermann Trophy winner O'Brian White in 2009 have been other recent MLS SuperDraft selections.
^College Soccer News Lists St. John's - UConn rivalry as sixth best RedStormSports.com, May 10, 2011, retrieved September 4, 2011
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uconn, huskies, soccer, team, intercollegiate, varsity, sports, team, university, connecticut, team, member, east, conference, national, collegiate, athletic, association, ncaa, uconn, huskiesmen, soccer2022, teamfounded1939, years, 1939, universityuniversity,. The UConn Huskies men s soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Connecticut The team is a member of the Big East Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA UConn Huskiesmen s soccer2022 UConn Huskies men s soccer teamFounded1939 85 years ago 1939 UniversityUniversity of ConnecticutHead coachChris Gbandi 1st season ConferenceBig EastLocationMansfield ConnecticutStadiumMorrone Stadium 5 100 NicknameHuskiesColorsNational flag blue and white 1 HomeAwayNCAA Tournament championships1948 1981 2000NCAA Tournament Semifinals1960 1981 1982 1983 1999 2000NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals1974 1976 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1999 2000 2002 2007 2011 2012 2013NCAA Tournament appearances1960 1966 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1987 1988 1989 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2018Conference Tournament championships1983 1984 1989 1999 2004 2005 2007Conference Regular Season championships1985 1987 1988 1989 1998 1999 2000 2001 2005 2007 2009 2012 Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Head coaches 4 References 5 External linksHistory editConnecticut soccer existed prior to 1969 but was not considered a major sport and did not even have a real stadium However in 1969 Joe Morrone was hired as head coach and made significant changes that would make the Huskies a premiere program He started by building Connecticut Soccer Stadium which now bears his name as Joseph J Morrone Stadium Eventually in Morrone s words the team became the Notre Dame of college soccer 2 Morrone would ultimately coach the team until he retired in 1994 nbsp UCon in blue v Duke in 2006In 1981 the Huskies won their first NCAA sanctioned College Cup defeating Alabama A amp M 2 1 in overtime at Stanford Stadium in Stanford California The Huskies also won a title in 1948 although that was before the NCAA The Huskies under coach Ray Reid would win their second title in 2000 beating Creighton 2 0 in Charlotte 3 However in the latter part of the 2000s decade the Huskies struggled in the NCAA Tournament losing their openers on penalty kicks in both 2009 4 and 2010 5 The Huskies would advance to the 2011 Quarterfinals but PKs would once again prove to be their undoing losing to Charlotte at home in a shootout UConn s student section is known as the Goal Patrol and as of 2007 update it is the largest in America with 540 members 6 The Goal Patrol is known for being very rowdy and has made Morrone Stadium one of the toughest places to play In 2011 College Soccer News ranked the rivalry between UConn and St John s as the sixth best college soccer rivalry in America 7 Two Uconn players have been selected first overall by the MLS SuperDraft in consecutive years Andre Blake in 2014 and MLS Rookie of the Year Award winner Cyle Larin in 2015 While other players such as Sergio Campbell 2015 Carlos Alvarez 2nd overall 2013 Andrew Jean Baptiste Tony Cascio in 2012 and Hermann Trophy winner O Brian White in 2009 have been other recent MLS SuperDraft selections Stadium editUConn plays its home games at Morrone Stadium a 5 100 capacity soccer specific stadium in Storrs Connecticut Head coaches editTenure Coach Years Record Pct 1928 Roy Guyer 1 2 1 0 5001929 Jack Seman 1 0 4 0 0001930 31 Billie Darrow 2 1 12 2 1331932 36 Jack Dennerley 5 11 27 0 2891937 41 John Squires 5 15 26 1 3601942 Carl Fischer 1 3 6 0 3331946 68 John Squires 23 133 114 14 5361969 96 Joe Morrone 28 358 178 53 6531997 2021 Ray Reid 19 267 92 56 7112022 Chris Gbandi 1 0 0 0 References edit University of Connecticut Brand Colors PDF Brand UConn edu Retrieved March 3 2020 If you build it they will come Daily Campus September 30 2008 Accessed September 4 2011 If you build it they will come Sports The Daily Campus University of Connecticut 2011 09 29 Archived from the original on 2011 09 29 Retrieved 2023 04 11 UConn Huskies 2009 schedule UConn Huskies 2010 schedule ESPN Soccernet College Soccer News Lists St John s UConn rivalry as sixth best RedStormSports com May 10 2011 retrieved September 4 2011External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Connecticut Huskies men s soccer Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UConn Huskies men 27s soccer amp oldid 1178149874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
