Marshall University Athletics
Friday, November 8
Miami, Fla.
7:00 PM
Marshall University
at
FIU
Photo by: Adam Gue
No. 14 Men’s Soccer at No. 19 FIU with Regular Season Title on the Line
11/7/2019 6:10:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Winner of the match wins C-USA regular season title and No. 1 seed in the conference tournament
Marshall Men's Soccer Notes
MIAMI, Fla. – The 14th-ranked Marshall men's soccer team travels south to take on No. 19 FIU, Friday at 7 p.m. The winner will be the No. 1 seed in the Conference USA Tournament and 2019 Regular Season Champions.
The Thundering Herd enters the match with an overall record of 12-2-3 and 4-1-1 in Conference USA. The Panthers are 9-1-5 and also 4-1-1 in league play. Marshall will be either the No. 1 seed or the No. 3 seed depending on the result. FIU can be either No. 1, 2 or 3 seed depending on the result. If the teams play to a draw, the Charlotte 49ers will be the top seed. FIU would then be the No. 2 seed holding the tie-breaker in conference matches, goal differential. The Panthers have a plus-12 goal differential (15-3) in conference matches and Marshall has a plus-11 goal differential (13-2).
Whichever team loses the match will not drop any lower than the three-seed. Even if Kentucky defeats UAB, both Marshall and FIU hold the tiebreaker over the Wildcats.
The top two seeds in the tournament receive a first-round bye. Seeds three through six will battle it out in the first round, scheduled for Nov. 13.
Match Details
Live Stats: SIDEARM
Live Video: CUSAtv
Series History: 21st all-time meeting – Series is tied 10-10.
Last Meeting: Nov. 7, 2018 in Charlotte – No. 5 seed Marshall upset No. 4 seed FIU, 2-1, in the first round of the Conference Tournament.
Marshall is coming off a 1-0 victory over No. 15 Kentucky, at home in front of a record crowd on Senior Day this past Sunday. Senior Jonas Westmeyer scored his fourth goal of the season on a quick tap off a pass from redshirt freshman Milo Yosef. Redshirt senior Paulo Pita finished the day with five saves and some great play from the Herd defense to record the clean sheet. It was the sixth shutout of the season for Marshall. Yosef and Pita swept the Conference USA weekly awards for the second time this season.
Yosef leads the Herd, as well as C-USA, in almost every offensive category. The Aachen, Germany native leads in shots (47), shots on goal (25), points (25) and goals (11). Junior Pedro Dolabella is second on the team with six goals while junior Jamil Roberts, sophomore Jan-Erik Leinhos and Westmeyer are next with four. Roberts still leads the squad in assists with nine and Westmeyer is second with seven.
Pita has still played every minute in goal for the Herd with just under 1,600 minutes. He has allowed only 14 goals in 17 matches, and sports a 0.79 goals against average. He has 51 saves and a .785 save percentage.
Opponent
The FIU Panthers, after going 4-0 in conference play, had a draw at Charlotte on Oct. 18 and then lost at South Carolina (1-0) in its most recent match. The Panthers won the regular season title in 2017 but then fell to Charlotte in the semi-final round of the tournament.
Andrew Booth, Alessandro Campoy and Caleb Franke lead the team with five goals each. Booth leads in points by one as he has three assists and Campoy has two. Inigo Sagarduy leads the team in assists with six and Alban Rousselet is second with five.
Daniel Gagliardi has been the mainstay in net for FIU. He has allowed 15 goals in 15 matches and has a 0.92 goals against average. Gagliardi has 59 saves and a .797 save percentage. He also has four shutouts this season.
Up Next
Marshall has secured a spot in the Conference USA tournament scheduled for Nov. 13-17. It will be hosted by Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va.
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!
MIAMI, Fla. – The 14th-ranked Marshall men's soccer team travels south to take on No. 19 FIU, Friday at 7 p.m. The winner will be the No. 1 seed in the Conference USA Tournament and 2019 Regular Season Champions.
The Thundering Herd enters the match with an overall record of 12-2-3 and 4-1-1 in Conference USA. The Panthers are 9-1-5 and also 4-1-1 in league play. Marshall will be either the No. 1 seed or the No. 3 seed depending on the result. FIU can be either No. 1, 2 or 3 seed depending on the result. If the teams play to a draw, the Charlotte 49ers will be the top seed. FIU would then be the No. 2 seed holding the tie-breaker in conference matches, goal differential. The Panthers have a plus-12 goal differential (15-3) in conference matches and Marshall has a plus-11 goal differential (13-2).
Whichever team loses the match will not drop any lower than the three-seed. Even if Kentucky defeats UAB, both Marshall and FIU hold the tiebreaker over the Wildcats.
The top two seeds in the tournament receive a first-round bye. Seeds three through six will battle it out in the first round, scheduled for Nov. 13.
Match Details
Live Stats: SIDEARM
Live Video: CUSAtv
Series History: 21st all-time meeting – Series is tied 10-10.
Last Meeting: Nov. 7, 2018 in Charlotte – No. 5 seed Marshall upset No. 4 seed FIU, 2-1, in the first round of the Conference Tournament.
Marshall is coming off a 1-0 victory over No. 15 Kentucky, at home in front of a record crowd on Senior Day this past Sunday. Senior Jonas Westmeyer scored his fourth goal of the season on a quick tap off a pass from redshirt freshman Milo Yosef. Redshirt senior Paulo Pita finished the day with five saves and some great play from the Herd defense to record the clean sheet. It was the sixth shutout of the season for Marshall. Yosef and Pita swept the Conference USA weekly awards for the second time this season.
Yosef leads the Herd, as well as C-USA, in almost every offensive category. The Aachen, Germany native leads in shots (47), shots on goal (25), points (25) and goals (11). Junior Pedro Dolabella is second on the team with six goals while junior Jamil Roberts, sophomore Jan-Erik Leinhos and Westmeyer are next with four. Roberts still leads the squad in assists with nine and Westmeyer is second with seven.
Pita has still played every minute in goal for the Herd with just under 1,600 minutes. He has allowed only 14 goals in 17 matches, and sports a 0.79 goals against average. He has 51 saves and a .785 save percentage.
Opponent
The FIU Panthers, after going 4-0 in conference play, had a draw at Charlotte on Oct. 18 and then lost at South Carolina (1-0) in its most recent match. The Panthers won the regular season title in 2017 but then fell to Charlotte in the semi-final round of the tournament.
Andrew Booth, Alessandro Campoy and Caleb Franke lead the team with five goals each. Booth leads in points by one as he has three assists and Campoy has two. Inigo Sagarduy leads the team in assists with six and Alban Rousselet is second with five.
Daniel Gagliardi has been the mainstay in net for FIU. He has allowed 15 goals in 15 matches and has a 0.92 goals against average. Gagliardi has 59 saves and a .797 save percentage. He also has four shutouts this season.
Up Next
Marshall has secured a spot in the Conference USA tournament scheduled for Nov. 13-17. It will be hosted by Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va.
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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