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Jersey Number 20
Collin Mocyunas
- Position:
- Right Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
- High School:
- University HS
Bio
2022 (Graduate Student)
Appeared in and started all 19 of the Herd’s matches…played in 1,666 minutes, the most of any Marshall field player during the season, missing just 58 minutes of game time…fired seven shots… played on a defensive backline that allowed just 14 goals in 19 games with six shutouts.
2021 (Redshirt Senior)
GP/GS: 17/16 … Vital piece of Marshall defense and ball-control offense … Missed just one match and started 16-of-17 appearances … Helped lead Marshall’s defense through team record-breaking stretch of seven-straight clean sheets (Sept. 20-Oct. 19) as well as 760 minutes and 37 seconds without conceding a goal (Sept. 17-Oct. 23) … Logged 1,383 minutes on the pitch … Played every minute of nine matches including season-high 110 in 2-2 draw with No. 4 West Virginia and 0-0 draw against No. 10 Kentucky … Had two shots for the year … Played all 90 minutes and had one shot at East Tennessee State (Sept. 7) … Also played the entire match at (RV) Bowling Green (Sept. 11), versus No. 20 Akron (Sept. 21), against Butler (Sept. 29), at Old Dominion (Oct. 3), versus UAB (Oct. 16), and against Wright State (Oct. 19), all matches were shutouts … Had one shot against Butler … Saw 87 minutes of action versus No. 18 Providence (Nov. 21) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … In Herd career has appeared in 73 matches with 55 starts, logged 5,313 minutes and has one goal.
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
2020 College Cup National Champions
2020 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region
2020 Second Team All-Conference USA
2020 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week: March 23
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 18/17 … Stepped into main starting role at center back, helped lead a stingy Marshall defense on the way to a National Championship … Season was played in the spring of 2021 instead of the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19 … Key factor of Herd defense that allowed just eight goals, 34 shots on goal and tallied a team record 11 shutouts in 18 matches, including three matches (Bowling Green, Florida Atlantic and UAB) where the opponent did not have a shot of goal … One of four players to log over 1,600 minutes on the pitch … Finished fourth on the team with 1,605 minutes … Played every minute of 15 matches including the last 14 in-a-row … Excellent defender who helped to shut down some of the best goal scorers … Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week on March 23 after Herd’s 1-0 win at No. 11 Kentucky, played all 90 minutes and held the reigning league Offensive Player of the Week Eythor Bjorgolfsson to zero shots … Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of Marshall’s 2-0 win over No. 12 Charlotte to secure second-straight Conference USA Championship … Played every minute of all five NCAA Tournament matches … Took only shot of the season against No. 23 Fordham (May 2) in the second round … Helped lead Herd through three-straight shutouts of No. 8 Georgetown in the Elite 8 (May 10), No. 16 North Carolina in the Final Four (May 14) and finally No. 3 Indiana (May 17) on NCAA Championship run … Defensive play helped Herd to outshoot Indiana 17-8 and 8-1 on goal in the National Championship … In Herd career has played in 56 matches with 39 starts, logged 3,931 minutes, one goal and two points.
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2019 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 20/12 … Appeared in 20 matches with 12 starts, including final seven matches of the season … Eventually moved into starting role in defensive backfield and helped lead Marshall to a plus-25 goal differential, as Herd allowed just 20 goals … Logged career-high 1,244 minutes and played every minute of nine matches … Made season debut with 29 minutes off the bench at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30) … Earned first start of season versus Butler (Sept. 6) and played all 90 minutes of 2-1 win … Earned second start vs. East Tennessee State (Sept. 10) but left after 10 minutes due to injury … Started and played all 110 minutes of scoreless draw at then No. 5 Charlotte (Oct. 12) … Played all 110 minutes of 2-2 draw at Wright State (Oct. 22) … Seven-match starting streak began at Oakland (Oct. 29) … Started and played 81 minutes of Herd’s 1-0 win over No. 15 Kentucky in front of record crowd at Hoops Family Field (2,032) for Senior Day (Nov. 3) … Played entire match in season-finale, 2-1 win at No. 19 FIU (Nov. 8) to secure Conference USA Regular Season Championship … Started and played every minute of Herd’s two Conference USA Tournament matches and was named to C-USA All-Tournament Team after helping lead Marshall through two shutouts of Kentucky and Charlotte … Earned the start and played all 90 minutes in Herd’s second round NCAA Tournament victory over West Virginia (Nov. 24) in front of largest crowd of any NCAA 1st and 2nd Round matches (2,126) at Hoops Family Field … Played all 90 minutes in loss at No. 6 Washington in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (Dec. 1) … Tallied one shot for the year vs. Dayton (Oct. 1).
2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
GP/GS: 18/10 … After redshirting his freshman season, appeared in 18 matches and made 10 starts … Logged 1,082 minutes for the year … Recorded first career goal as the game-winner in the 65th minute against Old Dominion (9/29) … Made season-debut with 14 minutes off the bench in the season-opener against Duquesne (8/23) … Earned first career start at Dayton (9/3) and played 80 minutes, at the time a career-high … Logged over 100 minutes in start at Butler (9/26) and in start versus Northern Kentucky (10/16) … Played all 90 minutes at ETSU (10/3) and against Wright State (10/23) … Made final start of the year in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament against top seeded Kentucky (11/9) and played 64 minutes.
2017 (Freshman)
2017-18 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Redshirted.
High School: Attended University High School and played for Dustin Talton … Was named West Virginia Midfielder of the Year, First Team All-State and team was a runner-up in the state tournament … Scored three goals in the WV North-South All-Star game … Was a member of the National Honor Society … Played for Arsenal FC U19 and was named Player of the Year.
Personal: Born on Sept. 18, 1998 … Son of Jason and Amy Mocyunas … Has one sibling, Alex … Chose Marshall because “I have always loved Marshall Athletics.” … Majoring in criminal justice.
Appeared in and started all 19 of the Herd’s matches…played in 1,666 minutes, the most of any Marshall field player during the season, missing just 58 minutes of game time…fired seven shots… played on a defensive backline that allowed just 14 goals in 19 games with six shutouts.
2021 (Redshirt Senior)
GP/GS: 17/16 … Vital piece of Marshall defense and ball-control offense … Missed just one match and started 16-of-17 appearances … Helped lead Marshall’s defense through team record-breaking stretch of seven-straight clean sheets (Sept. 20-Oct. 19) as well as 760 minutes and 37 seconds without conceding a goal (Sept. 17-Oct. 23) … Logged 1,383 minutes on the pitch … Played every minute of nine matches including season-high 110 in 2-2 draw with No. 4 West Virginia and 0-0 draw against No. 10 Kentucky … Had two shots for the year … Played all 90 minutes and had one shot at East Tennessee State (Sept. 7) … Also played the entire match at (RV) Bowling Green (Sept. 11), versus No. 20 Akron (Sept. 21), against Butler (Sept. 29), at Old Dominion (Oct. 3), versus UAB (Oct. 16), and against Wright State (Oct. 19), all matches were shutouts … Had one shot against Butler … Saw 87 minutes of action versus No. 18 Providence (Nov. 21) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … In Herd career has appeared in 73 matches with 55 starts, logged 5,313 minutes and has one goal.
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
2020 College Cup National Champions
2020 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region
2020 Second Team All-Conference USA
2020 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week: March 23
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 18/17 … Stepped into main starting role at center back, helped lead a stingy Marshall defense on the way to a National Championship … Season was played in the spring of 2021 instead of the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19 … Key factor of Herd defense that allowed just eight goals, 34 shots on goal and tallied a team record 11 shutouts in 18 matches, including three matches (Bowling Green, Florida Atlantic and UAB) where the opponent did not have a shot of goal … One of four players to log over 1,600 minutes on the pitch … Finished fourth on the team with 1,605 minutes … Played every minute of 15 matches including the last 14 in-a-row … Excellent defender who helped to shut down some of the best goal scorers … Named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week on March 23 after Herd’s 1-0 win at No. 11 Kentucky, played all 90 minutes and held the reigning league Offensive Player of the Week Eythor Bjorgolfsson to zero shots … Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of Marshall’s 2-0 win over No. 12 Charlotte to secure second-straight Conference USA Championship … Played every minute of all five NCAA Tournament matches … Took only shot of the season against No. 23 Fordham (May 2) in the second round … Helped lead Herd through three-straight shutouts of No. 8 Georgetown in the Elite 8 (May 10), No. 16 North Carolina in the Final Four (May 14) and finally No. 3 Indiana (May 17) on NCAA Championship run … Defensive play helped Herd to outshoot Indiana 17-8 and 8-1 on goal in the National Championship … In Herd career has played in 56 matches with 39 starts, logged 3,931 minutes, one goal and two points.
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2019 Conference USA All-Tournament Team
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 20/12 … Appeared in 20 matches with 12 starts, including final seven matches of the season … Eventually moved into starting role in defensive backfield and helped lead Marshall to a plus-25 goal differential, as Herd allowed just 20 goals … Logged career-high 1,244 minutes and played every minute of nine matches … Made season debut with 29 minutes off the bench at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30) … Earned first start of season versus Butler (Sept. 6) and played all 90 minutes of 2-1 win … Earned second start vs. East Tennessee State (Sept. 10) but left after 10 minutes due to injury … Started and played all 110 minutes of scoreless draw at then No. 5 Charlotte (Oct. 12) … Played all 110 minutes of 2-2 draw at Wright State (Oct. 22) … Seven-match starting streak began at Oakland (Oct. 29) … Started and played 81 minutes of Herd’s 1-0 win over No. 15 Kentucky in front of record crowd at Hoops Family Field (2,032) for Senior Day (Nov. 3) … Played entire match in season-finale, 2-1 win at No. 19 FIU (Nov. 8) to secure Conference USA Regular Season Championship … Started and played every minute of Herd’s two Conference USA Tournament matches and was named to C-USA All-Tournament Team after helping lead Marshall through two shutouts of Kentucky and Charlotte … Earned the start and played all 90 minutes in Herd’s second round NCAA Tournament victory over West Virginia (Nov. 24) in front of largest crowd of any NCAA 1st and 2nd Round matches (2,126) at Hoops Family Field … Played all 90 minutes in loss at No. 6 Washington in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (Dec. 1) … Tallied one shot for the year vs. Dayton (Oct. 1).
2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
GP/GS: 18/10 … After redshirting his freshman season, appeared in 18 matches and made 10 starts … Logged 1,082 minutes for the year … Recorded first career goal as the game-winner in the 65th minute against Old Dominion (9/29) … Made season-debut with 14 minutes off the bench in the season-opener against Duquesne (8/23) … Earned first career start at Dayton (9/3) and played 80 minutes, at the time a career-high … Logged over 100 minutes in start at Butler (9/26) and in start versus Northern Kentucky (10/16) … Played all 90 minutes at ETSU (10/3) and against Wright State (10/23) … Made final start of the year in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament against top seeded Kentucky (11/9) and played 64 minutes.
2017 (Freshman)
2017-18 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Redshirted.
High School: Attended University High School and played for Dustin Talton … Was named West Virginia Midfielder of the Year, First Team All-State and team was a runner-up in the state tournament … Scored three goals in the WV North-South All-Star game … Was a member of the National Honor Society … Played for Arsenal FC U19 and was named Player of the Year.
Personal: Born on Sept. 18, 1998 … Son of Jason and Amy Mocyunas … Has one sibling, Alex … Chose Marshall because “I have always loved Marshall Athletics.” … Majoring in criminal justice.
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