Tulsa Golden Hurricane | |
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2016 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer team | |
University | University of Tulsa |
Conference | The American |
Location | Tulsa, OK |
Head coach | Tom McIntosh (22nd year) |
Stadium |
Hurricane Soccer & Track Stadium (Capacity: 2,000) |
Nickname | Golden Hurricane |
Colors | Old Gold, Royal Blue, and Crimson |
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal | |
2004, 2009 | |
NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |
2004, 2009, 2012 | |
NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
Conference Tournament Champions | |
1991, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
Conference Regular Season Champions | |
1991, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Tulsa. The team is a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American) in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. In the last two decades, Tulsa has been regularly ranked in the Top 25 NSCAA Collegiate men's soccer poll.
The Tulsa men's soccer team started as a varsity sport in 1980. That year, they finished the season with seven wins, six losses and one tie. The first win came against John Brown University. Tulsa's third head coach, Randy Waldrum, led the school to their first NCAA tournament in 1991, and was the coach during Tulsa's record setting consecutive home wins and consecutive home games without a loss streaks, the longest in NCAA history, set during the same stretch of 39 games from 1988 to 1992.
TU has won four conference championships and six conference tournaments. The Golden Hurricane has twice reached the elite-eight of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, falling to eventual champion Indiana in 2004 and top seeded Akron in 2009. Tulsa has participated in ten NCAA tournaments during its history (1991, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015). The school has produced first team All-American, Ryan Pore, who played for the Portland Timbers, and previously played for Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. Terry Boss of Seattle Sounders FC and Lawson Vaughn of D.C. United are former Golden Hurricane who played in MLS. Dominic Cervi played for Celtic F.C. of Glasgow, Scotland, and fellow goalkeeper Tyrel Lacey signed with FC Lyn Oslo of Oslo, Norway. Since 1995, the head coach has been Tom McIntosh, a prominent figure in Tulsa soccer for over 20 years.