Marshall University Athletics
Bell, Semmle Earn Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Weekly Honors
9/6/2022 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Men’s soccer sweeps SBC weekly awards
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The No. 11 Marshall University men's soccer team swept the weekly Sun Belt Confernce Men's Soccer Player of the Week awards as freshman forward Matthew Bell was named offensive and graduate student goalkeeper Oliver Semmle was named defensive player of the week on Tuesday, as announced by the league office.
Bell recorded the first multi-goal performance of his career in the Herd's 2-1 defeat of the No. 2 Pitt Panthers on Friday. The Kingston, Jamaica, native tallied his first goal of the night after he cut into the penalty box on a pass form Adam Aoumaich and his shot bounced in off the right post in the 15th minute. Bell tallied the eventual game-winning goal in the 27th minute on another pass from Aoumaich as he slotted the ball past the keeper.
Semmle came up big the in the defeat of the Panthers with five saves. The German goalkeeper made pair in the first half and three in the second half. However, he made two key saves in the final 11 minutes to preserve the 2-1 defeat over No. 2 Pitt.
Marshall is back in action on Wednesday when it heads to Cleveland State. First kick is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Cleveland.
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Bell recorded the first multi-goal performance of his career in the Herd's 2-1 defeat of the No. 2 Pitt Panthers on Friday. The Kingston, Jamaica, native tallied his first goal of the night after he cut into the penalty box on a pass form Adam Aoumaich and his shot bounced in off the right post in the 15th minute. Bell tallied the eventual game-winning goal in the 27th minute on another pass from Aoumaich as he slotted the ball past the keeper.
Semmle came up big the in the defeat of the Panthers with five saves. The German goalkeeper made pair in the first half and three in the second half. However, he made two key saves in the final 11 minutes to preserve the 2-1 defeat over No. 2 Pitt.
Marshall is back in action on Wednesday when it heads to Cleveland State. First kick is scheduled for 7 p.m. in Cleveland.
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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