Marshall University Athletics
Thursday, August 29
Cincinnati, Ohio
7:00 PM
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Photo by: Austin Ray
No. 2 Herd Men’s Soccer Falls at Xavier
8/29/2024 10:37:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Silva has two shots on goal
Box Score (PDF) | Championship Fund
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The No. 2 Marshall Men's Soccer team (1-1) suffered its first loss of the season, 2-0, to the Xavier Musketeers (2-0-1) on Thursday in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A result that didn't go our way, but I thought our performance was much better than our first match versus Fullerton," Herd Men's Soccer Head Coach Chris Grassie said. "We created lots of chances, that on another day, we bury. The first PK was tough. I think if they had video review available it would have been overturned. The ref did a good job though, and these reviews are there to help them. The second was a free kick, and hats off to John and the Xavier staff, they caught us on an area we pride ourselves on. Xavier has great tactics for their small pitch, and again, hats off to them, they're a tough opponent. Still, I'm happy with our performance for the majority, and it's something we can build on."
The Herd offense fired shots at Xavier goalkeeper Jonny Mennell early and often. Marco Silva had the first shot on goal of the contest at 1:07 mark that was saved by Mennell.
Aymane Sordo had a shot saved in the 24th minute as Silva had another shot saved in the 36th minute of play.
In the second half, Pablo Simon had a shot saved in the 53rd minute with Tarik Pannholzer seeing an attempt stopped in the 65th minute.
Xavier tallied its first goal on a penalty kick by Dylan Kropp in 30th minute with Matthew Senanou adding a brace in the 49th minute.
The Herd outshot the Musketeers 12-5, including 5-2 in shots on goal in the contest.
NEXT UP
No. 2 Marshall returns to Hoops Family Field on Monday at 1 p.m. against Loyola (Md.) to begin a four-game homestand.
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. 2 Marshall Men's Soccer team (1-1) suffered its first loss of the season, 2-0, to the Xavier Musketeers (2-0-1) on Thursday in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A result that didn't go our way, but I thought our performance was much better than our first match versus Fullerton," Herd Men's Soccer Head Coach Chris Grassie said. "We created lots of chances, that on another day, we bury. The first PK was tough. I think if they had video review available it would have been overturned. The ref did a good job though, and these reviews are there to help them. The second was a free kick, and hats off to John and the Xavier staff, they caught us on an area we pride ourselves on. Xavier has great tactics for their small pitch, and again, hats off to them, they're a tough opponent. Still, I'm happy with our performance for the majority, and it's something we can build on."
The Herd offense fired shots at Xavier goalkeeper Jonny Mennell early and often. Marco Silva had the first shot on goal of the contest at 1:07 mark that was saved by Mennell.
Aymane Sordo had a shot saved in the 24th minute as Silva had another shot saved in the 36th minute of play.
In the second half, Pablo Simon had a shot saved in the 53rd minute with Tarik Pannholzer seeing an attempt stopped in the 65th minute.
Xavier tallied its first goal on a penalty kick by Dylan Kropp in 30th minute with Matthew Senanou adding a brace in the 49th minute.
The Herd outshot the Musketeers 12-5, including 5-2 in shots on goal in the contest.
NEXT UP
No. 2 Marshall returns to Hoops Family Field on Monday at 1 p.m. against Loyola (Md.) to begin a four-game homestand.
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
MAR
XU
Goals
0
2
Shots
12
5
Shots on Goal
5
2
Saves
0
5
Corners
4
0
Fouls
13
19
Scoring Plays
Kropp, Dylan (1)
XU Kropp, Dylan PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 1 for season.
29:08
Senanou, Matthew (2)
Assisted By: Waites, George
Off free kick into the box
48:38
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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