2020 High Point Panthers men's soccer team

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High Point Panthers men's soccer
Founded1929 (1929)
UniversityHigh Point University
Athletic directorDan Hauser
Head coachZach Haines (6th season)
ConferenceBig South
LocationHigh Point, North Carolina, US
StadiumVert Stadium
(capacity: 1,100)
NicknamePanthers
ColorsPurple and white[1]
   
Home
Away
NCAA tournament Round of 16
2025
NCAA tournament Round of 32
2020, 2022, 2025
NCAA tournament appearances
2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
Conference tournament championships
2020, 2022, 2023, 2025
Conference regular season championships
2010, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024

The High Point Panthers men's soccer team is the soccer team that represents High Point University in High Point, North Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference.

Roster

As of 1 Oct 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Peter Morano
1 GK  USA Josh Caron
2 MF  USA Jackson Ruckman
3 DF  GHA Josh Gomina
4 MF  USA Jefferson Amaya
5 DF  USA Lukas Kamrath
6 MF  ENG Ross Johnstone
7 FW  ENG Joe Ryder
8 MF  USA Brendan Krueger
9 FW  USA Kaya Ignacio
10 MF  USA Anthony Ramirez
11 FW  USA Frankie DeFrancesco
12 DF  USA Beau Yantz
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  USA Luke Snyder
14 FW  USA Chris Niblock
15 DF  USA Roman Holt
16 MF  USA Aidan Abril
17 DF  USA Angelo Paparoupas
18 FW  GHA Alfred Baafi
19 FW  FRA Celestin Blondel
20 MF  USA Caleb Britt
21 DF  USA James VandeHei
22 DF  USA Nick Herb
23 DF  USA John Killgore
24 DF  GHA Mohammed Seidu

Coaches

High Point has had eight head coaches since it reestablished its soccer program in 1971.

  • Edgar Hartley (1929)
  • Unknown (1930–1941)
  • No team (1942–1970)
  • Chuck Hartman (1971)
  • Ray Alley (1972–74)
  • Ken Chartier (1975–77)
  • Woody Gibson (1978–97)
  • Peter Broadley (1998–2006)
  • Dustin Fonder (2007–14)
  • EJ O’Keeffe (2015–2018)
  • Zach Haines (2019–present)

Seasons

Record table
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
High Point (NCAA Division II independent schools) (1929–1997)
1929 Edgar Hartley 2–4–2
1930 Carl Smith 3–3–2
1931 1–5–0
1932 2–3–1
1933 4–3–0
1934 7–0–1
1935 Dick Culler 8–1–1
1936 5–2–0
1937 C. W. Martin 4–1–1
1938 5–0–0
1939 6–1–0
1940 6–0–1
1941 5–0–1
1942–70 Soccer dropped due to World War II
1971 Chuck Hartman 0–10–0
1972 Ray Alley 1–11–0
1973 Ray Alley 3–7–2
1974 Ray Alley 11–1–2
1975 Ken Chartier 8–5–1
1976 Ken Chartier 12–6–0
1977 Ken Chartier 9–6–0
1978 Woody Gibson 5–11–0
1979 Woody Gibson 8–5–2
1980 Woody Gibson 13–6–0
1981 Woody Gibson 10–6–2
1982 Woody Gibson 9–7–2
1983 Woody Gibson 9–7–1
1984 Woody Gibson 12–6–2
1985 Woody Gibson 12–6–1
1986 Woody Gibson 9–7–1
1987 Woody Gibson 14–5–1
1988 Woody Gibson 13–4–2
High Point (Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1989–1997)
1989 Woody Gibson 15–4–0
1990 Woody Gibson 10–6–1
1991 Woody Gibson 12–7–1
1992 Woody Gibson 13–7–1
1993 Woody Gibson 5–9–3
1994 Woody Gibson 7–9–1
1995 Woody Gibson 6–9–33–5–28th
1996 Woody Gibson 6–13–05–5–05th
1997 Woody Gibson 12–6–1
High Point (Big South Conference) (1998–Present)
1998 Woody Gibson 9–10–04–3–0
1999 Peter Broadley 9–8–04–3–04th
2000 Peter Broadley 9–10–13–4–06th
2001 Peter Broadley 7–9–31–4–28th
2002 Peter Broadley 4–13–11–5–17th
2003 Peter Broadley 4–14–22–4–16th
2004 Peter Broadley 7–12–12–5–08th
2005 Peter Broadley 1–13–41–5–16th
2006 Peter Broadley 6–10–43–3–06th
2007 Dustin Fonder 5–14–11–5–06th
2008 Dustin Fonder 9–8–34–2–24th
2009 Dustin Fonder 9–7–25–1–22nd
2010 Dustin Fonder 16–4–18–0–01st
2011 Dustin Fonder 9–9–34–4–16th
2012 Dustin Fonder 12–5–35–3–25th
2013 Dustin Fonder 8–8–36–2–22nd
2014 Dustin Fonder 10–8–26–2–13rd
2015 EJ O’Keeffe 8–6–73–3–36th
2016 EJ O’Keeffe 11–4–45–1–22nd
2017 EJ O’Keeffe 10–5–47–1–01st
2018 EJ O'Keeffe 13–2–27–0–11stNCAA Tournament Appearance
2019 Zach Haines 13–7–07–1–02nd
2020 Zach Haines 12–2–09–0–01stNCAA Second Round
2021 Zach Haines 8–7–36–0–32nd
2022 Zach Haines 11–5–55–0–32ndNCAA Second Round
2023 Zach Haines 10–4–56–0–11stNCAA Second Round
2024 Zach Haines 11–4–26–1–01st
Total:542–411–101

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. "High Point Colors". Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  2. Men's soccer roster on High Point