MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 17/No. 2-seed West Virginia University males’s soccer workforce takes on No. 12/No. 3-seed Marshall on Wednesday, Nov. 12, within the Sun Belt semifinals. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is ready for 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s contest will air on
ESPN+ and might be heard on
91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown with dwell stats out there at WVUsports.com.
Fans are inspired to buy tickets upfront by visiting
WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME. Tickets for WVU college students are free with a sound pupil ID.
The Mountaineers superior within the Sun Belt Championship after popping out on high in penalties in opposition to Old Dominion within the quarterfinals. The two groups performed to a 2-2 draw earlier than WVU superior 5-4 within the shootout.
Sophomore
Isaac Scheer scored his first aim of the season whereas junior
Pablo Pozos tallied his Sun Belt-leading 11
th aim of the 12 months. Freshman
Juan Alvarez and graduate pupil
Carlos Hernando every picked up assists.
Graduate pupil
Marc Bonnaire made a season-high six saves and clinched the shootout victory by stopping the Monarchs within the sixth spherical.
The Mountaineers earned the No. 2 seed on this week’s championship by ending the Sun Belt season with 21 factors and a 7-2-0 report in convention play. Overall, West Virginia sits at 12-3-2 this season and are No. 16 within the United Soccer Coaches ballot and No. 12 within the NCAA RPI.
West Virginia had seven gamers named All-Sun Belt, led by senior
Marcus Caldeira who was named the Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year. Pozos joined Caldeira on the All-Sun Belt First Team whereas Hernando, senior
Felix Ewald, and sophomore
Nacho Martinez earned spots on the second workforce. Alvarez and
Sammie Walker rounded out the bunch by being named to the All-Freshman Team.
Caldeira leads the Sun Belt with 25 factors on 9 targets and 7 assists whereas Pozos has a conference-leading 11 targets. Ewald has added 4 targets whereas Scheer is second on the workforce with six assists.
Marshall is led by ninth-year head coach Chris Grassie, who’s 110-39-29 throughout his time in Huntington, which incorporates the 2020 National Championship. The Thundering Herd are 10-2-5 this season and completed third within the Sun Belt with a 6-2-1 mark in convention play.
Joao Roberto (4g, 3a) and Carl Rombert (3g, 5a) lead Marshall with 11 factors this season. Eddie Demarco has made 26 saves this season whereas recording 5 shutouts.
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