Georgia State Panthers men's soccer

The Georgia State Panthers men's soccer team represents Georgia State University (GSU) in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. As of the 2022 season, the Panthers play in their full-time home of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC), which reinstated the sport after a one-season hiatus.[2] During the SBC's men's soccer hiatus, GSU had been a single-sport member of the Mid-American Conference.[3] However, following a major conference realignment in 2021 and 2022 brought several new men's soccer schools to the SBC, that league announced it would reinstate men's soccer no later than 2023,[4] eventually moving that date forward to 2022.[2]

Georgia State Panthers
Founded1967
UniversityGeorgia State University
Head coachBrett Surrency (10th season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationDecatur, Georgia
StadiumGSU Soccer Field
(Capacity: 1,500)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
2021
NCAA Tournament appearances
1997, 2000, 2011, 2018, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
1983, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2000, 2018
Conference Regular Season championships
2018

Coaching staff

edit

As of May 27, 2021. Number of seasons includes the upcoming fall 2021 season.

Name Position coached Consecutive season at
Georgia State in current position
Brett Surrency Head coach 12th
Ricky Davey Assistant coach 3rd
Daniel Mohsen Assistant coach 5th
Bree Hicken Academic Advisor 3rd
Layne Jackson Athletic Trainer 4th
Reference:[5]

Championships

edit

Conference regular season championships

edit
Year Coach Overall Record Conference Record
2018 Brett Surrency 11–6–3 2–0–2
Conference regular season championships 1

Conference tournament championships

edit
Year Coach Opponent Score Site Overall Record Conf. Record
1983 Scottie O'Neill Houston Baptist 1–0 Houston, TX 16–6–0
1986 Scottie O'Neill Georgia Southern 4–0 Abilene, TX 13–6–2
1987 Hugh Beasley Centenary (LA) 2–0 Atlanta, GA 11–6–2
1997 Brett Teach Florida Atlantic 2–0 Boca Raton, FL 9–11–1 4–3–1
2000 Kerem Daser Mercer 1–0 Buies Creek, NC 12–9–0 4–2–0
2018 Brett Surrency Georgia Southern 4–2 Statesboro, GA 11–6–3 2–0–2
Conference tournament championships 6

Rivalries

edit

Georgia State's main rival is Georgia Southern.[6] The multi-sports rivalry is known as "Modern Day Hate".[7][8] State and Southern remain conference rivals in men's soccer, as Southern moved that sport to the MAC along with State[3] before the SBC reinstated men's soccer in 2022.

Record against Sun Belt opponents

edit
Opponent Series record[9]
Coastal Carolina 6–11–2
Georgia Southern 31–11–6
James Madison 2–6–0
Kentucky 0–1–0
Marshall 0–0–0
Old Dominion 1–9–0
South Carolina 2–11–0
West Virginia 1–2–0

Coaching records

edit
Coach Years Overall Conference Note
Record Pct. Record Pct.
Costas Alexandrides 1967–68 13–5–1 .711
Stoney Burgess 1969–75 68–38–3 .638
Scottie O'Neill 1976–86 143–57–4 .711 2 TAAC Championships (1983, 1986)
Hugh Beasley 1987–93 50–72–15 .420 1 TAAC Championship (1987)
Brett Teach 1994–99 43–66–3 .397 1 TAAC Championship (1997), first NCAA appearance
Kerem Daser 2000–09 67–100–10 .407 1 Atlantic Sun Championship (2000)
Brett Surrency 2010– 89–75–12 .540 1 Sun Belt Championship (2018)
Total 417–413–38 .532

Postseason

edit

NCAA tournament results

edit

Georgia State has appeared in five NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1997 Play-in round Howard L 0–2
2000 Play-in round Rhode Island L 3–4 OT
2011 First round Duke L 0–1
2018 First round Charlotte T 2–2 (L 3–4 p)
2021 First round
Second round
Charlotte
Georgetown
W 1–0
L 0–2

Stadiums

edit

The Panthers play most of their games at the 1,500-capacity GSU Soccer Stadium. However, they have played some matches at the nearby Center Parc Stadium, normally home to GSU football, in Atlanta.

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "About Georgia State Athletics". GeorgiaStateSports.com. September 18, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Sun Belt Conference Announces Return of Men's Soccer This Fall" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Georgia Southern, Georgia State Added As Affiliate Members in Men's Soccer" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Traylor, Grant (November 1, 2021). "Sun Belt confirms men's soccer being reinstated". The Herald-Dispatch. Huntington, WV. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Georgia State Men's Soccer Coaches". GeorgiaStateSports.com. Georgia State Panthers. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Roberson, Doug (October 26, 2014). "Georgia Southern destroys Georgia State". Cox Media Group. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  7. ^ Moore, Ben (August 18, 2015). "Who Takes Title For 2015–16 in Modern Day Hate?". CBSsports.com. 247sports. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Sounds like Georgia State and Georgia Southern have a rivalry?". Atlanta Journal and Constitution. October 24, 2014. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  9. ^ "2021 Georgia State Men's Soccer History and Record Book" (PDF). Georgia State Panthers. February 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
edit