Runnin’ Bulldogs Journey to Morgantown for Battle of High 15 Groups

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The No. 13 Gardner-Webb males’s soccer workforce returns to the pitch on Wednesday, September 3 because it heads to Morgantown, W. Va. to face the Mountaineers of No. 6 West Virginia in a conflict of prime 20 groups. This contest marks the primary all-time assembly between the 2 packages.

The Runnin’ Bulldogs are off to their first 3-0 begin because the 2009 season after taking down Drexel (4-0), James Madison (1-0), and Davidson (2-1), all of which got here away from Greene Harbison Stadium.

Senior ahead Jaylen Orr leads the best way for the Dawgs, posting three targets to go together with an help for seven whole factors. Newcomer Samson Kpardeh picked up his first aim as a member of the Runnin’ Bulldogs within the win at Davidson. He has additionally tallied a pair of assists.

Gardner-Webb has outshot its opponents 40-24, together with 21-10 pictures on aim. Senior goalie Alan Horrocks is off to an amazing begin to the 2025 marketing campaign, permitting only one rating in 270 minutes. His streak of 266 consecutive minutes not conceding a aim is a private greatest.

The Mountaineers come into the competition with a 2-0-1 mark after wins over Manhattan (5-2) and La Salle (4-0) to start the season. In its final outing, West Virginia battled to a scoreless draw with No. 16 Akron, the primary street contest of 2025.

Marcus Caldeira paces the Mountaineers with three targets and three assists, making begins in every recreation. Pablo Pozos is tied for the workforce lead with three scores whereas 4 gamers are tied with two assists every. WVU has assisted on 9-of-13 targets.

Marc Bonnaire has gone the gap in aim all three video games for West Virginia, holding a 0.714 save proportion with 5 whole saves.

The match will probably be broadcast on ESPN+ and you may observe together with reside stats on the following link.