Mountaineers Host St. John’s to Kick Off NCAA Tournament

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University males’s soccer group begins NCAA Tournament motion, Thursday night, with a first-round matchup towards St. John’s. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is about for 7 p.m.
 
Fans are inspired to buy tickets upfront by visiting WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME. WVU pupil tickets additionally shall be made accessible on the Mountaineer Ticket Office, positioned at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The workplace, in addition to the stadium gates, opens at 6 p.m., on recreation day. WVU college students are admitted at no cost with a legitimate WVU Student I.D.
 

Nick Farrell and Adam Zundell may have the decision of Thursday’s contest on ESPN+. The recreation additionally will be heard on 91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown, and stay stats can be found at NCAA.com.
 
The Mountaineers enter the NCAA Tournament with a 12-4-3 general file. In Sun Belt play, WVU completed second with a 7-2 mark earlier than falling within the semifinals of the Sun Belt Championship to Marshall, 3-2, in double time beyond regulation.
 
West Virginia took residence quite a few Sun Belt postseason awards with senior Marcus Caldeira claiming Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year. Caldeira and junior Pablo Pozos had been each named to the All-Sun Belt First Team whereas graduate pupil Carlos Hernando, senior Felix Ewald, and sophomore Nacho Martinez earned spots on the second group. Juan Alvarez and Sammie Walker rounded out the honors by being named to the All-Freshman group.
 
The Mountaineers have a harmful assault as they led the Sun Belt and had been 21^st within the nation with 2.05 targets per contest whereas averaging 7.32 photographs on aim per recreation, eighth within the nation. For the second consecutive season, WVU enters the NCAA Tournament main the nation in nook kicks per recreation, averaging 7.89 per match.
 
Pozos and Caldeira are each high 25 within the nation in targets scored with 11 and 10, respectively. Caldeira is 12^th in factors with 27 and leads all energetic gamers who’ve performed solely in Division I with 38 profession targets.
 
St. John’s is led by Dr. Dave Masur in his thirty fifth yr manning the sidelines in Queens. He is 415-191-112 throughout his time with the Red Storm which incorporates the 1996 NCAA Championship.
 
The Johnnies are 9-5-4 general this season which features a few video games towards frequent opponents of WVU, a 1-1 draw towards Marshall and a 2-1 win over Akron. Guilherme Gomes leads the group with eight targets and was named the Big East Freshman of the Year.
 
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