Marshall University Athletics
Wednesday, March 24
Morgantown, WV
7:00 PM
Marshall University
at
West Virginia University
Photo by: Hannah Phillips/UK Athletics
No. 8 Men’s Soccer and WVU Restore In-State Rivalry in Morgantown
3/23/2021 5:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer
First regular season meeting since 2004
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The 8th-ranked Marshall men's soccer team travels north to Morgantown, W.Va., to renew the in-state rivalry with the West Virginia Mountaineers. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The match will be the first time the two programs have faced each in the regular season since Sept. 15, 2004. However, Marshall and WVU met toward the end of the 2019 season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Herd hosted the match as the No. 11 overall seed and defeated the Mountaineers, 2-1, in front of a record crowd of 2,126 at Hoops Family Field. With the win, Marshall advanced to the round 16 at No. 6 Washington.
The Thundering Herd enters the match at 6-1-1 overall. The Mountaineers come in at 3-2. There will not be a live video stream for the match. Fans can tune in to U92 The Moose for the radio broadcast on air and online.
Match Details
Live Stats: STATBROADCAST
WVU Radio: U92 The Moose and online
Series History: 22 all-time meetings, WVU leads 15-6-1
Last meeting: Nov. 24, 2019 in the second round of NCAA Tournament, Marshall won 2-1, Jamil Roberts and Milo Yosef scored for the Herd.
Last Time Out
Marshall traveled to Lexington, Ky., to take on the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in a crucial Conference USA match. The Herd won time of possession and the match, 1-0, thanks to a great defensive effort and a goal in the 62nd minute from junior Vinicius Fernandes. Marshall outshot the Wildcats 13-9 and 3-2 on goal. Fernandes scored his second goal of the season and the seventh of his career off a rebound after junior Vitor Dias first fired a shot that was blocked.
Redshirt junior Collin Mocyunas was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday for his efforts in the win at Kentucky. Mocynuas defended well especially against Eythor Bjorgolfsson, the reigning Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. Mocyunas held Bjorgolfsson to zero shots. Mocyunas will be returning to his hometown for the match with WVU.
The back line of Mocyunas, juniors Nathan Dossantos and Jan-Erik Leinhos and sophomore Gabriel Alves along with goalkeeper Oliver Semmle have been exceptional lately with three-straight shutouts, and all in conference play. Marshall blanked South Carolina 2-0, then (RV) FIU 1-0 in overtime and then the 1-0 victory at No. 11 Kentucky. The five players have combined for 3,411 minutes on the pitch and have held Marshall's opponents to just 43 total shots, 13 on goal, and four goals scored in eight contests. Dossantos was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on March 16, making it back-to-back weeks for a member of the Herd defense.
Semmle in his first season at Marshall has five shutouts this year, which leads the league, and a 5-1-1 record. He has allowed just three goals. His 0.38 goals against average leads the league and is 18th in the NCAA. Semmle has made nine saves and sports a .750 save percentage.
Leinhos is also second on the team in scoring with three goals, and nine points. He is tied for the team lead in assists with three. Dias and senior Pedro Dolabella also have three assists. Dias remains the Herd's leader in scoring with six goals and 15 points. The junior forward also leads C-USA in both categories.
The Opponent
The West Virginia Mountaineers have a new head coach this season in Dan Stratford, a former assistant of Herd head coach Chris Grassie's at the University of Charleston. When Grassie left Charleston for Huntington, Stratford took over at UC and led the team to two NCAA Division II National Championships including 2019, his final season. Stratford, who played at WVU from 2004-07, and for the D.C. United in 2008, was hired to take over the Mountaineers in January of 2020.
WVU began the season with a 3-0 win over Charlotte and then a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois in Mid-American Conference action. The Mountaineers then dropped two-straight 1-0 decisions to Western Michigan and Bowling Green. The last time out on the pitch, WVU defeated SIU Edwardsville, 2-0. The match against Marshall will be the last non-conference contest of the regular season for WVU.
The Mountaineers have outscored the opposition 6-2 this season while being outshot, 48-40. However, WVU has had more shots on goal, 21-15. Bjarne Thiesen leads the team in scoring with two goals, one assist and five points. Both of Thiesen's goals have come on successful penalty kicks. Tony Pineda has notched two goals, both coming against Charlotte, and Jesus De Vicente leads with two assists.
Steven Tekesky has been the mainstay in the net playing all 450 minutes this season. He has allowed just two goals and a 0.40 goals against average which is good for 19th in the NCAA. Tekesky has 13 saves, a .867 save percentage and three shutouts.
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!
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The 8th-ranked Marshall men's soccer team travels north to Morgantown, W.Va., to renew the in-state rivalry with the West Virginia Mountaineers. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m.
The match will be the first time the two programs have faced each in the regular season since Sept. 15, 2004. However, Marshall and WVU met toward the end of the 2019 season in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Herd hosted the match as the No. 11 overall seed and defeated the Mountaineers, 2-1, in front of a record crowd of 2,126 at Hoops Family Field. With the win, Marshall advanced to the round 16 at No. 6 Washington.
The Thundering Herd enters the match at 6-1-1 overall. The Mountaineers come in at 3-2. There will not be a live video stream for the match. Fans can tune in to U92 The Moose for the radio broadcast on air and online.
Match Details
Live Stats: STATBROADCAST
WVU Radio: U92 The Moose and online
Series History: 22 all-time meetings, WVU leads 15-6-1
Last meeting: Nov. 24, 2019 in the second round of NCAA Tournament, Marshall won 2-1, Jamil Roberts and Milo Yosef scored for the Herd.
Last Time Out
Marshall traveled to Lexington, Ky., to take on the 11th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in a crucial Conference USA match. The Herd won time of possession and the match, 1-0, thanks to a great defensive effort and a goal in the 62nd minute from junior Vinicius Fernandes. Marshall outshot the Wildcats 13-9 and 3-2 on goal. Fernandes scored his second goal of the season and the seventh of his career off a rebound after junior Vitor Dias first fired a shot that was blocked.
Redshirt junior Collin Mocyunas was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday for his efforts in the win at Kentucky. Mocynuas defended well especially against Eythor Bjorgolfsson, the reigning Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. Mocyunas held Bjorgolfsson to zero shots. Mocyunas will be returning to his hometown for the match with WVU.
The back line of Mocyunas, juniors Nathan Dossantos and Jan-Erik Leinhos and sophomore Gabriel Alves along with goalkeeper Oliver Semmle have been exceptional lately with three-straight shutouts, and all in conference play. Marshall blanked South Carolina 2-0, then (RV) FIU 1-0 in overtime and then the 1-0 victory at No. 11 Kentucky. The five players have combined for 3,411 minutes on the pitch and have held Marshall's opponents to just 43 total shots, 13 on goal, and four goals scored in eight contests. Dossantos was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week on March 16, making it back-to-back weeks for a member of the Herd defense.
Semmle in his first season at Marshall has five shutouts this year, which leads the league, and a 5-1-1 record. He has allowed just three goals. His 0.38 goals against average leads the league and is 18th in the NCAA. Semmle has made nine saves and sports a .750 save percentage.
Leinhos is also second on the team in scoring with three goals, and nine points. He is tied for the team lead in assists with three. Dias and senior Pedro Dolabella also have three assists. Dias remains the Herd's leader in scoring with six goals and 15 points. The junior forward also leads C-USA in both categories.
The Opponent
The West Virginia Mountaineers have a new head coach this season in Dan Stratford, a former assistant of Herd head coach Chris Grassie's at the University of Charleston. When Grassie left Charleston for Huntington, Stratford took over at UC and led the team to two NCAA Division II National Championships including 2019, his final season. Stratford, who played at WVU from 2004-07, and for the D.C. United in 2008, was hired to take over the Mountaineers in January of 2020.
WVU began the season with a 3-0 win over Charlotte and then a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois in Mid-American Conference action. The Mountaineers then dropped two-straight 1-0 decisions to Western Michigan and Bowling Green. The last time out on the pitch, WVU defeated SIU Edwardsville, 2-0. The match against Marshall will be the last non-conference contest of the regular season for WVU.
The Mountaineers have outscored the opposition 6-2 this season while being outshot, 48-40. However, WVU has had more shots on goal, 21-15. Bjarne Thiesen leads the team in scoring with two goals, one assist and five points. Both of Thiesen's goals have come on successful penalty kicks. Tony Pineda has notched two goals, both coming against Charlotte, and Jesus De Vicente leads with two assists.
Steven Tekesky has been the mainstay in the net playing all 450 minutes this season. He has allowed just two goals and a 0.40 goals against average which is good for 19th in the NCAA. Tekesky has 13 saves, a .867 save percentage and three shutouts.
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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