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Thursday, March 18
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No. 8 Men’s Soccer Travels to No. 11 Kentucky for Conference USA Clash
3/17/2021 5:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Kickoff between the two ranked teams set for Thursday at 7 p.m.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 8th-ranked Marshall men's soccer team heads west to take on the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in a crucial Conference USA match. Kickoff from the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. Attendance at spring UK soccer matches is free.
Marshall's ranking of No. 8 this week in the NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll is the Herd's highest ranking in program history.
The Thundering Herd enters the match at 5-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in C-USA play. The Wildcats enter at 9-2-1 and 1-1-0 in league action. The match also puts the last two C-USA champions against one another. Kentucky won the regular season and the tournament title in 2018, and Marshall won the double in 2019. Thursday's contest also features the two reigning league players of the week as the Wildcats' Eythor Bjorgolfsson was named Offensive Player of the Week and the Herd's Nathan Dossantos won Defensive Player of the Week.
Match Details
Live Stats: SIDEARM
Live Stream: ESPN+
Series History: 42 all-time meetings – Kentucky leads 21-18-3
Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2019 – No. 1 seed Marshall defeated No. 4 seed Kentucky 1-0 in Conference USA Tournament semifinal match in Norfolk, Va.
Last Time Out
At the time No. 11 Marshall came out victorious, 1-0, in overtime against the (RV) FIU Panthers on Saturday at Hoops Family Field. The Herd dominated the match, outshooting the Panthers 28-6 and 15-2 on goal. FIU's goalkeeper, Johan Penaranda had an outstanding match with 14 saves to help keep his team in the contest. Marshall's defense played an excellent match in keeping the ball away from FIU's playmakers as well as cutting off attack attempts.
Dossantos was honored as Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week as the center back led the way on the defensive effort, and scored the game-winning goal in the 92nd minute. The golden goal came off a corner kick from junior Jan-Erik Leinhos that caught a quick deflection from senior Pedro Dolabella, before Dossantos headed the ball in on the near side to beat the diving Penaranda. It was Dossantos' first goal of the season and his first with Marshall after spending his first two collegiate seasons at Duquesne.
This season, Marshall has outshot its opponents 134-34 and 62-11 on goal. The Herd has outscored the opposition 18-4 as well. Junior Vitor Dias leads the team, and the conference with six goals, and 14 points. Leinhos is second in scoring with three goals, three assists and nine points. Leinhos and Dolabella are tied for the program lead in assists with three each. Ten different players have scored a goal this season, and 10 have tallied at least one assist.
Junior goalkeeper Oliver Semmle has been the mainstay in the net playing 615 of a possible 660 minutes. Semmle has allowed three goals and has seven saves as the defense has done a great job of keeping him from being busy. Semmle leads C-USA with a 0.44 goals against average which is good for 22nd in the NCAA. The junior also leads the conference in shutouts with four.
The Opponent
The Wildcats were able to play six matches in the fall, and came away with a 5-1 record. Since the start of the spring season, Kentucky has added four more wins, one loss and one tie. The loss came to Charlotte, 2-1, in overtime at home. UK bounced back with a 3-1 win at Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
Bjorgolfsson scored one goal and assisted on another in the win over the Owls. The forward leads the team in total points with 12. He is tied for the team lead in goals with four and in assists with four. Daniel Evans and Brock Lindow also have four goals each. Robert Screen has four assists. Nine different players have scored a goal with seven of them scoring two or more. Kentucky has outscored its opponents this season 23-11. The Wildcats have also outshot the opposition 136-104 and 52-34 on goal.
Ryan Troutman has been the main player in the net this season with almost 808 minutes. He has allowed six goals and has 13 saves. Troutman sports a 0.67 goals against average and has a .684 save percentage. Cyrus Margono played the entire match against Florida Atlantic and allowed one goal while making two saves.
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!
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The 8th-ranked Marshall men's soccer team heads west to take on the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in a crucial Conference USA match. Kickoff from the Wendell & Vickie Bell Soccer Complex is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. Attendance at spring UK soccer matches is free.
Marshall's ranking of No. 8 this week in the NCAA/United Soccer Coaches poll is the Herd's highest ranking in program history.
The Thundering Herd enters the match at 5-1-1 overall and 2-0-0 in C-USA play. The Wildcats enter at 9-2-1 and 1-1-0 in league action. The match also puts the last two C-USA champions against one another. Kentucky won the regular season and the tournament title in 2018, and Marshall won the double in 2019. Thursday's contest also features the two reigning league players of the week as the Wildcats' Eythor Bjorgolfsson was named Offensive Player of the Week and the Herd's Nathan Dossantos won Defensive Player of the Week.
Match Details
Live Stats: SIDEARM
Live Stream: ESPN+
Series History: 42 all-time meetings – Kentucky leads 21-18-3
Last Meeting: Nov. 15, 2019 – No. 1 seed Marshall defeated No. 4 seed Kentucky 1-0 in Conference USA Tournament semifinal match in Norfolk, Va.
Last Time Out
At the time No. 11 Marshall came out victorious, 1-0, in overtime against the (RV) FIU Panthers on Saturday at Hoops Family Field. The Herd dominated the match, outshooting the Panthers 28-6 and 15-2 on goal. FIU's goalkeeper, Johan Penaranda had an outstanding match with 14 saves to help keep his team in the contest. Marshall's defense played an excellent match in keeping the ball away from FIU's playmakers as well as cutting off attack attempts.
Dossantos was honored as Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week as the center back led the way on the defensive effort, and scored the game-winning goal in the 92nd minute. The golden goal came off a corner kick from junior Jan-Erik Leinhos that caught a quick deflection from senior Pedro Dolabella, before Dossantos headed the ball in on the near side to beat the diving Penaranda. It was Dossantos' first goal of the season and his first with Marshall after spending his first two collegiate seasons at Duquesne.
This season, Marshall has outshot its opponents 134-34 and 62-11 on goal. The Herd has outscored the opposition 18-4 as well. Junior Vitor Dias leads the team, and the conference with six goals, and 14 points. Leinhos is second in scoring with three goals, three assists and nine points. Leinhos and Dolabella are tied for the program lead in assists with three each. Ten different players have scored a goal this season, and 10 have tallied at least one assist.
Junior goalkeeper Oliver Semmle has been the mainstay in the net playing 615 of a possible 660 minutes. Semmle has allowed three goals and has seven saves as the defense has done a great job of keeping him from being busy. Semmle leads C-USA with a 0.44 goals against average which is good for 22nd in the NCAA. The junior also leads the conference in shutouts with four.
The Opponent
The Wildcats were able to play six matches in the fall, and came away with a 5-1 record. Since the start of the spring season, Kentucky has added four more wins, one loss and one tie. The loss came to Charlotte, 2-1, in overtime at home. UK bounced back with a 3-1 win at Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
Bjorgolfsson scored one goal and assisted on another in the win over the Owls. The forward leads the team in total points with 12. He is tied for the team lead in goals with four and in assists with four. Daniel Evans and Brock Lindow also have four goals each. Robert Screen has four assists. Nine different players have scored a goal with seven of them scoring two or more. Kentucky has outscored its opponents this season 23-11. The Wildcats have also outshot the opposition 136-104 and 52-34 on goal.
Ryan Troutman has been the main player in the net this season with almost 808 minutes. He has allowed six goals and has 13 saves. Troutman sports a 0.67 goals against average and has a .684 save percentage. Cyrus Margono played the entire match against Florida Atlantic and allowed one goal while making two saves.
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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