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Women’s Soccer Returns Home For Matchup with Fairmont State Friday
9/3/2025 12:10:00 PM | Women's Soccer
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – After playing three consecutive matches away from Huntington, and four of its first five on the road, Marshall Women's Soccer (4-1) faces Fairmont State (0-0) Friday evening at Hoops Family Field 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 returns to the friendly confines of The Vet where the Herd won three games last season and its first this season. The Herd has already surpassed its win total from 2024 with the three road wins this season.
- The Herd is averaging three goals per contest, tied for second in the Sun Belt Conference. Senior Bailey Fisher is 10th in the league with three goals, and second in the SBC with 62 shots.
- MU will host WVU following the Fairmont match Friday. By matchtime Friday, Coach Simoes' Herd will be under 10 days from its first league game.
ABOUT THE FIGHTING FALCONS
- Fairmont State is coming off a 12-7-1 season, making an appearance in the Mountain East Conference Semifinals. The Fighting Falcons have been selected second in the MEC North division.
- Head Coach Kernell Borneo is entering his fifth season as a head coach. 2024 was his second 12 win season as the coach in Fairmont.
- Friday will be the first regular season meeting between the two sides. The game will count towards overall standings for Fairmont State as well as for Marshall.
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