No. 17 Herd Downs Georgia State, Advances to SBC Semifinals

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 17-ranked and third-seeded Marshall Men's Soccer team (10-2-5, 6-2-1 SBC) opened the Sun Belt Conference Tournament with a 3-1 win over Georgia State at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown on Sunday night.

Marshall set the tone early with a sharp attack, jumping ahead in the 17th minute when Takahiro Fujita finished high into the top right corner after a quick passing sequence from Carl Romberg and Gabriel Stevanato. Georgia State's Gavin Williams answered to level the contest at 1-1.

Marshall responded before halftime. In the 41st minute, Joao Roberto slipped a shot into the bottom right corner, again involving Stevanato and Romberg on the assists, to make it 2-1 heading into the break.

The final blow came in the 80th minute as Louie Salkeld put away Romberg's third assist of the night, sealing the 3-1 result.

Marshall outshot Georgia State 16-11, with an 8-3 edge in shots on target, and won nine corners.

Goalkeeper Eddie DeMarco made two saves, while the back line kept Georgia State at bay in the final minutes.

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The Herd returns to the pitch on Wednesday night in the semifinals in a rematch from Halloween against second-seeded and No. 16-ranked WVU at 7 p.m. in Morgantown.

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No. 17 Herd Downs Georgia State, Advances to SBC Semifinals

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Team Stats

Carl Romberg

Joao Roberto

Takahiro Fujita

Louie Salkeld

Players Mentioned

Eddie DeMarco

Takahiro Fujita

Joao Roberto

Carl Romberg

Louie Salkeld

Gabriel Stevanato

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