Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex

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Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
The Vet
The stadium during a match in 2021
Map
Full nameHoops Family Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex
Location2550 5th Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates38°25′33.6″N 82°24′37.1″W / 38.426000°N 82.410306°W / 38.426000; -82.410306
OwnerMarshall University
OperatorMarshall Univ. Athletics
Capacity1,006[2]
Record attendance3,157
SurfaceFieldTurf
Construction
Built2012-2013
OpenedAugust 23, 2013; 12 years ago (August 23, 2013)
Construction cost$8 million
($10.8 million in 2024 dollars[1])
Tenants
Website
herdzone.com/stadium

Hoops Family Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex is a 1,256-capacity soccer-specific stadium in Huntington, West Virginia where it is the home of Marshall University's men's and women's soccer teams.

History

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It was built on the former site of the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse, which was demolished in order to build the stadium. An inaugural double-header took place on August 23, 2013. The men's team held a scrimmage against Marshall alumni from past years resulting in a 2–0 victory. The women's team faced the Campbell University Fighting Camels and won 3–0.[3]

The stadium hosted the 2016 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament,[4] 2023 and 2024 Sun Belt Tournaments, and NCAA Tournament games. "The Vet" has hosted the Mountain State Derby five times with the Thundering Herd amassing a record of 3-0-2. The 2024 regular season edition of the Mountain State Derby was the highest-attended soccer game ever in West Virginia with 3,157 in the crowd, beating out the 2023 Sun Belt Championship game by 6 people.

Record in Stadium

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Men's Team: 75-27-20 (As of September 2 2025)[5]

Top attended games

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# Att. Opponent Date Score Ref.
1 3,157 West Virginia November 5, 2024 T, 0–0 [6]
2 3,151 #5 West Virginia November 12, 2023 W, 3–2 [7]
3 3,099 Kentucky October 22, 2023 L, 2–0 [8]
4 3,075 #3 UCF September 23, 2023 W, 1–0 [9]
5 3,042 #16 Stanford November 26, 2023 L, 3–0 [10]
6 3,033 #4 West Virginia September 17, 2021 T, 2–2 [11]
7 2,959 Cal Baptist November 19, 2023 W, 3-0 [12]
8 2,735 West Virginia September 24, 2022 T, 2–2 [13]
9 2,518 #12 Virginia Tech August 29, 2025 T 2-2 [14]
10 2,378 #10 James Madison October 4, 2024 W, 3–0 [15]
11 2,257 Furman November 24, 2024 W 4-0 [16]
12 2,176 Kentucky November 8, 2023 W, 3–0 [17]
13 2,153 George Mason August 22, 2025 W 2-1 [18]
14 2,135 High Point September 8, 2023 W, 2–1 [19]
15 2,126 West Virginia November 24, 2019 W, 2–1 [20]
16 2,048 North Carolina State November 30, 2024 W 2-1 [21]
17 2,042 Georgia State October 7, 2023 W, 2–0 [22]
18 2,032 #15 Kentucky November 3, 2019 W, 1–0 [23]
19 2,030 Cal State Fullerton August 22, 2024 W 3-0 [24]
20 2,027 St John's September 14, 2024 T 1-1 [25]
21 2,020 James Madison November 13, 2024 W, 1–0 [26]
22 2,011 Loyola Maryland September 2, 2024 W 6-1 [27]
23 1,983 Georgia State October 4, 2025 W, 3–1 [28]
24 1,977 Old Dominion September 29, 2024 W, 2–1 [29]
25 1,972 High Point September 6, 2024 W 2-0 [30]
26 1,879 #2 Pittsburgh September 2, 2022 W, 2–1 [31]
27 1,861 Coastal Carolina October 13, 2023 W, 6-1 [32]
28 1,817 Georgia Southern October 23, 2024 W, 4-1 [33]
29 1,811 Old Dominion November 10, 2024 W 3-2 [34]
30 1,790 Old Dominion November 5, 2023 W, 2-0 [35]
31 1,728 #10 Kentucky September 25, 2021 T, 0-0 [36]
32 1,714 South Carolina October 31, 2023 W, 2-0 [37]
33 1,713 Xavier September 1, 2023 W, 3-0 [38]
34 1,678 #22 VCU September 25, 2024 W 1-0 [39]
35 1,579 Cleveland State September 12, 2023 W, 5-0 [40]
36 1,492 Oakland August 24, 2023 W, 4-0 [41]
37 1,433 Campbell August 23, 2013 W, 3-0 [3]
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  • Front of complex in 2019.
    Front of complex in 2019.
  • Field view in 2021.
    Field view in 2021.
  • Field view in 2023.
    Field view in 2023.
  • Field view in 2023.
    Field view in 2023.

References

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  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "In Herd Soccer, 'The Vet' Brings a New Era". Herdzone. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Women's Soccer Blanks Campbell at The Vet's Debut, 3-0". Herdzone. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "2016 Men's Soccer Championship". Conference USA. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Men's Soccer Record Book as of 12 9 24" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  6. ^ "No. 8 Herd Men's Soccer Ends Regular Season with 0-0 Draw to WVU" (PDF). Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  7. ^ "No. 1 Marshall Men's Soccer Triumphs in 2023 SBC Tournament Championship". Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "No. 1 Herd Men's Soccer Drops Contest to Kentucky". Herdzone. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  9. ^ "No. 1 Herd Records Shutout over No. 3 UCF in Front of Record Crowd". Herdzone. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  10. ^ "No. 1 Marshall Men's Soccer Season Ends in NCAA Round of 16". Herdzone. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  11. ^ "Mountain State Derby Ends in 2-2 Draw". Herdzone. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  12. ^ "No. 1 Marshall Men's Soccer Shuts Out CBU, Advances to Round of 16". Herdzone. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  13. ^ "No 10 James Madison vs Marshall" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  14. ^ "VT Box Score" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  15. ^ "No. 1 Marshall Men's Soccer Blanks Kentucky in 2023 SBC Semifinals". Herdzone. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "Marshall 4, Furman 0 Box Score" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  17. ^ "No. 1 Marshall Men's Soccer Blanks Kentucky in 2023 SBC Semifinals". Herdzone. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  18. ^ "348463 (3)" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  19. ^ "No. 20 Men's Soccer Blanks No. 15 Kentucky in Front of Record Crowd on Senior Day" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  20. ^ "Men's soccer makes history again, beats WVU to advance". Marshall University.
  21. ^ . Herdzone https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/herdzone.com/stats/msoc/2024/pdf/20241202100158-327968%20(2).pdf. Retrieved September 2, 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ^ "No. 1 Herd Men's Soccer Registers Seventh Shutout of 2023 in Blanking of Georgia State". Herdzone. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "No. 2 Herd Men's Soccer Makes History with Win over High Point". Herdzone. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  24. ^ "308947" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  25. ^ "Box Score" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  26. ^ "James Madison vs Marshall" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  27. ^ "308947" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  28. ^ "No. 22 Marshall Men's Soccer Takes Contest Over Georgia State, 3-1". Herdzone. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  29. ^ "Old Dominion vs Marshall" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  30. ^ . Herdzone https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/herdzone.com/stats/msoc/2024/pdf/20240906091514-310120.pdf. Retrieved September 2, 2025. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  31. ^ "Bell's Two-Goal Performance Propels No. 11 Herd Men's Soccer to Upset over No. 2 Pitt". Herdzone. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  32. ^ > "Season-High Six Goals Powers No. 1 Herd Men's Soccer Over Chanticleers". Herdzone. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  33. ^ "Marshall vs Georgia Southern" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  34. ^ "Marshall 3, Old Dominion 2 Box Score" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  35. ^ > "No. 4 Marshall Men's Soccer Takes Down ODU, Advances to SBC Semifinals". Herdzone. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  36. ^ > "No. 5 Men's Soccer Plays to Scoreless Draw with No. 10 Kentucky". Herdzone. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  37. ^ > "No. 5 Men's Soccer Plays to Scoreless Draw with No. 10 Kentucky". Herdzone. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  38. ^ > "No. 4 Herd Captures 2023 SBC Regular Season Championship". Herdzone. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  39. ^ "Box Score" (PDF). Herdzone. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  40. ^ > "No. 2 Herd Men's Soccer Records Fourth Shutout in Win over Cleveland State". Herdzone. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  41. ^ > "No. 5 Herd Men's Soccer Hands Xavier First Loss in Shutout". Herdzone. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
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