Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, September 29
Huntington, W.Va
7:00 PM
Marshall University
vs
Old Dominion University
Photo by: Adam Gue
Men’s Soccer to Host Defending C-USA Tournament Champs Old Dominion
9/28/2018 1:19:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Marshall’s first home match since Sept. 7 versus FIU
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall men's soccer team finally returns to Hoops Family Field for its first home match in 22 days, to host the defending Conference USA Tournament Champions the Old Dominion Monarchs. Kickoff is set for Saturday at 7 p.m.
The Thundering Herd enters the match with an overall record of 2-4-2 and 0-1-1 in C-USA play. The Monarchs come in at 5-2-1 and 3-0-0 in conference action.
Fans who cannot attend the match can tune in through HerdVision on C-USAtv, as Jake Griffith will have the call, as well as on 88-1 WMUL-FM on-air and online at www.marshall.edu/wmul through one of the Listen Live links.
"This is the biggest match of the season for us so far," Herd head coach Chris Grassie said. "We need to perform at our best against a well-organized ODU team. We know that team quite well, having played them twice last year when they were good enough to make the NCAA tournament, and they are very similar this season. The three points on Saturday can make our season. A win will set us on the trajectory that we need to be in the running at the end of the season.
"It was a tough loss against Butler, and the guys can feel rightly aggrieved by [Butler's] first goal. But we have to learn from that, from our comeback, and from our mistakes, to finally put in the complete performance that we know we are capable of."
Marshall is coming off a tough 4-3 overtime loss at Butler Wednesday night. The Bulldogs got on the board first and led 2-0 in the first half. The Herd fought back as junior Carlos Diaz-Salcedo and freshman Gianni Bouzoukis found the back of the net to tie it up at 2-2. Butler scored again to take a 3-2 lead in the 84th minute, but Marshall was not finished. With just 5.4 seconds to go in regulation, junior Illal Osmanu scored on a header from six yards out to send the match to overtime. The Bulldogs closed out the match, scoring the game-winner with 10 seconds left in the first overtime period.
Seven different players have scored this season for the Herd. Junior Jonas Westmeyer and Bouzoukis lead the team with two goals each. Westmeyer also leads with three assists and has seven points. Redshirt junior keeper Paulo Pita has started and played all eight matches. Pita has recorded 27 saves, allowed 11 goals and has three shutouts.
The Monarchs have had a great start to conference play in its attempt to repeat as champions. Old Dominion defeated Charlotte (2-1), New Mexico (2-1) and South Carolina (1-0). Senior forward Max Wilschrey has scored eight of his team's 11 goals and leads Conference USA in goals and points (16). Ryan McLaughlin, Tom Wustenberg and Daniel Corona have been the other players to score for ODU with one goal each. Mertcan Akar has been the workhorse in the net for the Monarchs and comes in with 16 saves, 9 goals allowed and three shutouts.
This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two schools and Old Dominion leads 5-2. The first meeting came back in 1983, a 2-1 ODU win. The last meeting came in the 2017 Conference USA Tournament semi-finals. With the 1-0 win Old Dominion moved on to the championship match, in which the Monarchs defeated the Charlotte 49ers, 1-0.
For all of the latest information on the Marshall men's soccer team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdMSoccer, Facebook at Marshall University Soccer and on www.herdzone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
HerdVision on CUSAtv
Marshall Radio
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall men's soccer team finally returns to Hoops Family Field for its first home match in 22 days, to host the defending Conference USA Tournament Champions the Old Dominion Monarchs. Kickoff is set for Saturday at 7 p.m.
The Thundering Herd enters the match with an overall record of 2-4-2 and 0-1-1 in C-USA play. The Monarchs come in at 5-2-1 and 3-0-0 in conference action.
Fans who cannot attend the match can tune in through HerdVision on C-USAtv, as Jake Griffith will have the call, as well as on 88-1 WMUL-FM on-air and online at www.marshall.edu/wmul through one of the Listen Live links.
"This is the biggest match of the season for us so far," Herd head coach Chris Grassie said. "We need to perform at our best against a well-organized ODU team. We know that team quite well, having played them twice last year when they were good enough to make the NCAA tournament, and they are very similar this season. The three points on Saturday can make our season. A win will set us on the trajectory that we need to be in the running at the end of the season.
"It was a tough loss against Butler, and the guys can feel rightly aggrieved by [Butler's] first goal. But we have to learn from that, from our comeback, and from our mistakes, to finally put in the complete performance that we know we are capable of."
Marshall is coming off a tough 4-3 overtime loss at Butler Wednesday night. The Bulldogs got on the board first and led 2-0 in the first half. The Herd fought back as junior Carlos Diaz-Salcedo and freshman Gianni Bouzoukis found the back of the net to tie it up at 2-2. Butler scored again to take a 3-2 lead in the 84th minute, but Marshall was not finished. With just 5.4 seconds to go in regulation, junior Illal Osmanu scored on a header from six yards out to send the match to overtime. The Bulldogs closed out the match, scoring the game-winner with 10 seconds left in the first overtime period.
Seven different players have scored this season for the Herd. Junior Jonas Westmeyer and Bouzoukis lead the team with two goals each. Westmeyer also leads with three assists and has seven points. Redshirt junior keeper Paulo Pita has started and played all eight matches. Pita has recorded 27 saves, allowed 11 goals and has three shutouts.
The Monarchs have had a great start to conference play in its attempt to repeat as champions. Old Dominion defeated Charlotte (2-1), New Mexico (2-1) and South Carolina (1-0). Senior forward Max Wilschrey has scored eight of his team's 11 goals and leads Conference USA in goals and points (16). Ryan McLaughlin, Tom Wustenberg and Daniel Corona have been the other players to score for ODU with one goal each. Mertcan Akar has been the workhorse in the net for the Monarchs and comes in with 16 saves, 9 goals allowed and three shutouts.
This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the two schools and Old Dominion leads 5-2. The first meeting came back in 1983, a 2-1 ODU win. The last meeting came in the 2017 Conference USA Tournament semi-finals. With the 1-0 win Old Dominion moved on to the championship match, in which the Monarchs defeated the Charlotte 49ers, 1-0.
For all of the latest information on the Marshall men's soccer team, follow the Herd on Twitter @HerdMSoccer, Facebook at Marshall University Soccer and on www.herdzone.com.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules, and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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