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Marshall University
Coastal Carolina
Women’s Soccer Begins Final Homestand With Coastal Carolina Friday Evening
10/22/2025 10:43:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Needing one point in its final two matches at home to qualify for the Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Championship, Marshall Women's Soccer (7-4-3, 3-2-3 SBC) hosts Coastal Carolina (3-4-7, 0-1-7 SBC) at Hoops Family Field Friday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m.
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COACH RAFA SIMOES
- Head Coach Rafa Simoes is in year two leading Marshall's women's soccer program. The former associate with the Herd men's team is a 2018 graduate of the University of Charleston in West Virginia, where he played for then-head coach Chris Grassie.
- Simoes coached 19 newcomers in his first season leading Marshall's women's soccer team. He earned his first win as a head coach on Sept. 1, 2024 in a 1-0 victory over Belmont.
PRE-MATCH NOTES
- Marshall enters at 7-4-3 overall and 3-2-3 in SBC play, tied for third in the East Division. The full SBC standings can be viewed, HERE.
- The Herd is 3-1-1 at Hoops Family Field this season, outscoring its opponents, 12-4.
- Herd sophomore Fernanda Dantas has nine assists this season, three shy of the program's single-season record of 12 (Amanda McMahon, 2000).
ABOUT THE CHANTICLEERS
- The Chanticleers are 3-4-7 overall and 0-1-7 in SBC play, needing points to make up ground on the Herd and others in the Top-8 of the standings.
- Coastal has drawn five straight matches, with results of 2-2 vs. Georgia Southern, 1-1 vs. Texas State, 1-1 at Georgia State, 1-1 vs. App State, and 0-0 vs. ULM.
- The all-time series history is tied 1-1-1. Marshall's victory came in its lone home match against the Chants two seasons ago.
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