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 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.
The stadium hosted the 2016 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament, 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.
Top attended games # Opponent Date Score Ref.13,307#21 West VirginiaSeptember 27, 2026T, 1-12 3,157 West Virginia November 5, 2024 T, 0–03 3,151 #5 West Virginia November 12, 2023 W, 3–24 3,103 UCF November 16, 2025 L, 3–15 3,099 Kentucky October 22, 2023 L, 2–06 3,075 #3 UCF September 23, 2023 W, 1–07 3,042 #16 Stanford November 26, 2023 L, 3–08 3,033 #4 West Virginia September 17, 2021 T, 2–29 2,959 Cal Baptist November 19, 2023 W, 3-010 2,735 West Virginia September 24, 2022 T, 2–211 2,518 #12 Virginia Tech August 29, 2025 T 2-212 2,378 #10 James Madison October 4, 2024 W, 3–013 2,339 #19 Kentucky October 10, 2025 W 4-114 2,257 Furman November 24, 2024 W 4-015 2,176 Kentucky November 8, 2023 W, 3–016 2,153 George Mason August 22, 2025 W 2-117 2,135 High Point September 8, 2023 W, 2–118 2,126 West Virginia November 24, 2019 W, 2–119 2,048 North Carolina State November 30, 2024 W 2-1120 2,042 Georgia State October 7, 2023 W, 2–021 2,032 #15 Kentucky November 3, 2019 W, 1–022 2,030 Cal State Fullerton August 22, 2024 W 3-023 2,027 St John's September 14, 2024 T 1-124 2,020 James Madison November 13, 2024 W, 1–025 2,011 Loyola Maryland September 2, 2024 W 6-126 1,983 Georgia State October 4, 2025 W, 3–127 1,977 Old Dominion September 29, 2024 W, 2–128 1,972 High Point September 6, 2024 W 2-029 1,951 South Carolina October 22, 2025 W, 4-030 1,879 #2 Pittsburgh September 2, 2022 W, 2–131 1,861 Coastal Carolina October 13, 2023 W, 6-132 1,817 Georgia Southern October 23, 2024 W, 4-133 1,811 Old Dominion November 10, 2024 W 3-234 1,790 Old Dominion November 5, 2023 W, 2-035 1,728 #10 Kentucky September 25, 2021 T, 0-036 1,714 South Carolina October 31, 2023 W, 2-037 1,713 Xavier September 1, 2023 W, 3-038 1,678 #22 VCU September 25, 2024 W 1-039 1,579 Cleveland State September 12, 2023 W, 5-040 1,492 Oakland August 24, 2023 W, 4-0
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