Marshall University Athletics
Friday, September 1
Huntington, W.Va.
7:15 PM
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No. 5 Herd Men’s Soccer Hands Xavier First Loss in Shutout
9/1/2023 11:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Perrotta opens Marshall career with third consecutive shutout
Box Score (PDF) | Grassie Postgame Interview | Championship Fund
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The No. 5 Marshall University men's soccer team (3-0) closed a three-match homestand with its third consecutive shutout in a 3-0 victory over the Xavier Musketeers (1-1-1) on Friday at Hoops Family Field. Goalkeeper Gabriel Perrotta recorded his third shutout to begin his Herd career.
"We didn't lose any game balls tonight with no hat trick, but the run may continue as long as we're scoring one more than the opposition," Herd men's soccer head coach Chris Grassie said about his team not having a hat trick for the first time this season. "Having zeros on the board is great for us. We're trying to work well defensively. I thought we got a lot of help tonight from the bench to make sure we kept that clean sheet."
Perotta made a pair of key saves in the contest, including one on a free kick to end the first half.
"Three shutouts are not about me, it's about the team," Perrotta said about his and the team's third shutout of the season. "The ball barely gets to me, but when I get called on, I have to react to do a good job for my teammates because they deserve it. So, it's not my clean sheet, it's the team's clean sheet."
In his Marshall debut, Pablo Simon made quite an impact. The junior tallied MU's second goal of the contest on an assist from Rai Pinto in the 12th minute, while assisting on Adam Aoumaich's first goal of the season with a cross at the 57:40 mark.
"The game was very consistent, we did what the coach asked of us," Simon said through Perrotta translating in Spanish. "The first goal was a corner kick that we were working on during the week. My goal was a ball that Rai put in behind. I was happy with it and happy the team did a consistent job."
Alvaro Garcia-Pascual scored his second goal of the season, and the eventual game winner, just 7:55 into the match off a corner kick from Alex Stjernegaard.
NEXT UP
Marshall hits the road for the first time this season when it heads to Pittsburgh for a matchup against the No. 8 Pitt Panthers on Tuesday. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the ACC Network.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall men's soccer, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall men's soccer team.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's soccer, follow @herdmsoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The No. 5 Marshall University men's soccer team (3-0) closed a three-match homestand with its third consecutive shutout in a 3-0 victory over the Xavier Musketeers (1-1-1) on Friday at Hoops Family Field. Goalkeeper Gabriel Perrotta recorded his third shutout to begin his Herd career.
"We didn't lose any game balls tonight with no hat trick, but the run may continue as long as we're scoring one more than the opposition," Herd men's soccer head coach Chris Grassie said about his team not having a hat trick for the first time this season. "Having zeros on the board is great for us. We're trying to work well defensively. I thought we got a lot of help tonight from the bench to make sure we kept that clean sheet."
Perotta made a pair of key saves in the contest, including one on a free kick to end the first half.
"Three shutouts are not about me, it's about the team," Perrotta said about his and the team's third shutout of the season. "The ball barely gets to me, but when I get called on, I have to react to do a good job for my teammates because they deserve it. So, it's not my clean sheet, it's the team's clean sheet."
In his Marshall debut, Pablo Simon made quite an impact. The junior tallied MU's second goal of the contest on an assist from Rai Pinto in the 12th minute, while assisting on Adam Aoumaich's first goal of the season with a cross at the 57:40 mark.
"The game was very consistent, we did what the coach asked of us," Simon said through Perrotta translating in Spanish. "The first goal was a corner kick that we were working on during the week. My goal was a ball that Rai put in behind. I was happy with it and happy the team did a consistent job."
Alvaro Garcia-Pascual scored his second goal of the season, and the eventual game winner, just 7:55 into the match off a corner kick from Alex Stjernegaard.
NEXT UP
Marshall hits the road for the first time this season when it heads to Pittsburgh for a matchup against the No. 8 Pitt Panthers on Tuesday. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the ACC Network.
To donate to the Championship Fund for Marshall men's soccer, please click HERE. All proceeds go directly to the Marshall men's soccer team.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's soccer, follow @herdmsoccer on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
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Team Stats
XAV
MAR
Goals
0
3
Shots
3
17
Shots on Goal
2
4
Saves
1
2
Corners
3
5
Fouls
15
14
Scoring Plays
Alvaro Garcia-Pascual (2)
Assisted By: Alexander Stjernegaard
GOAL by MAR Garcia-Pascual, Alvaro Assist by Stjernegaard, Alexander.
07:55
Pablo Simon (1)
Assisted By: Rai Pinto
GOAL by MAR Simon, Pablo Assist by Pinto, Rai.
11:54
Adam Aoumaich (1)
Assisted By: Pablo Simon
GOAL by MAR Aoumaich, Adam Assist by Simon, Pablo.
57:40
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
7
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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