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Mountain State Derby to Decide 2024 SBC Tournament Crown
11/15/2024 10:51:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Herd, Mountaineers set to face off for second time in 2024 at 1 p.m. in Morgantown
CHAMPIONSHIP FUND
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – In a rematch of the regular season finale and the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championship game, the Mountain State Derby is set to decide the 2024 SBC Tournament Champion.
The eighth-ranked and second-seeded Marshall University Men's Soccer team (11-1-6) heads to Morgantown for a matchup against the No. 10-ranked and top-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers at 1 p.m. at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
The two sides battled to a scoreless draw at Hoops Family Field to end the regular season on November 5.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
X (Formerly Twitter): @HerdMSoccer
HAVE YOU HERD
- The Herd secured a 1-0 win over the James Madison Dukes Wednesday night in the semifinals to reach championship game.
- The goal came in the 36th on Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos' 10th of the season. The senior became just the 11th player in program history to have a double-digit goal scoring season.
- Joao Roberto registered his first assist of the season on the goal with Tarik Pannholzer collecting his fourth to tie Taimu Okiyoshi and Alexander Stjerengaard for the team lead.
- In goal, Aleksa Janjic picked up his eighth win and fifth clean sheet of the season.
ABOUT THE MOUNTAINEERS
- WVU reached the title match with a 3-2 win over Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals on Sunday and 2-1 triumph over Kentucky in the semifinals.
- Segio Ors Navarro and Carlos Herandez each scored a goal in both matches. Ors Navarro collected the game winner against the Eagles with Hernandez tallying the game winner against the Wildcats.
- Hernandez's two goals were his first of the season with Ors Navarro now leading the SBC with 14 this season.
- Marc Bonnaire picked up both wins between the sticks making three saves across the two contests.
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. – In a rematch of the regular season finale and the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championship game, the Mountain State Derby is set to decide the 2024 SBC Tournament Champion.
The eighth-ranked and second-seeded Marshall University Men's Soccer team (11-1-6) heads to Morgantown for a matchup against the No. 10-ranked and top-seeded West Virginia Mountaineers at 1 p.m. at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
The two sides battled to a scoreless draw at Hoops Family Field to end the regular season on November 5.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
X (Formerly Twitter): @HerdMSoccer
HAVE YOU HERD
- The Herd secured a 1-0 win over the James Madison Dukes Wednesday night in the semifinals to reach championship game.
- The goal came in the 36th on Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos' 10th of the season. The senior became just the 11th player in program history to have a double-digit goal scoring season.
- Joao Roberto registered his first assist of the season on the goal with Tarik Pannholzer collecting his fourth to tie Taimu Okiyoshi and Alexander Stjerengaard for the team lead.
- In goal, Aleksa Janjic picked up his eighth win and fifth clean sheet of the season.
ABOUT THE MOUNTAINEERS
- WVU reached the title match with a 3-2 win over Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals on Sunday and 2-1 triumph over Kentucky in the semifinals.
- Segio Ors Navarro and Carlos Herandez each scored a goal in both matches. Ors Navarro collected the game winner against the Eagles with Hernandez tallying the game winner against the Wildcats.
- Hernandez's two goals were his first of the season with Ors Navarro now leading the SBC with 14 this season.
- Marc Bonnaire picked up both wins between the sticks making three saves across the two contests.
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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