Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, October 17
Conway, S.C.
6 p.m.
Marshall University
6-2-4, 2-1-2
2
at
1
Coastal Carolina
3-5-4, 1-2-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Herd Men’s Soccer Picks Up Crucial Three Points at Coastal Carolina
10/17/2026 9:12:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Robert nets game-winning goal in final minutes
Box Score (PDF) | Championship Fund
CONWAY, S.C. – The Marshall Men's Soccer Team (6-2-4, 2-1-2 SBC) picked up a crucial three points with a 2-1 win on Saturday night in Conway, South Carolina, over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
"First of all, congrats to the lads. They're the first Marshall team I've had, that has come here and won," Herd Men's Soccer Head Coach Chris Grassie said. "Previously, we'd had two 0-0 draws, so the challenge to ourselves was to be the first Marshall team in the SBC era to get three points here. So we accomplished that! Very happy for Alaba (Joao Roberto) tonight, two goals in two games and two match winners! It's lovely to see that from him in his senior year!"
The difference came in the 88th minute. With the contest tied 1-1, Ramado Pierre-Louis sent a pass into Alvaro Alvarez inside the 18-yard box. Alvarez sent a cross to the far post and found Joao Roberto, who headed it off a Coastal defender into the goal for his second game-winner of the week. The tally marked Roberto's third of the season with Alvarez registering his first assist of the season and Pierre-Louis notching his team leading fifth.
Both sides finished with 11 shots and four on target each. MU goalkeeper Alan Horrocks made three crucial saves in the 40th, 54th and 60th minutes to keep Coastal Carolina to just the one goal.
The Herd tallied the first goal of the contest at the 29:39 mark. Pierre-Louis had a shot blocked, but the ball went right to Carl Romberg. Romberg then found Joao Carvalho. Carvalho then fired a shot past Chanticleer keeper Nash Skoglund for his first goal of season on Romberg's fourth assist to bring his team-leading point total to 12.
The Chanticleers equalized in the 63rd minute on a goal from Alberto de Miguel, but the Herd answered with Roberto's game-winning tally at the 87:48 mark to come away with the three points.
"We had good spells and bad spells in the game," Grassie said. "I think in the moments we recognized and attacked the right spaces we were special. But in the moments we couldn't find the correct spaces it was a lot tougher. Now on to JMU on Wednesday, we'll keep this momentum going."
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to Huntington on Wednesday to host current Sun Belt Conference leaders James Madison.
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.
CONWAY, S.C. – The Marshall Men's Soccer Team (6-2-4, 2-1-2 SBC) picked up a crucial three points with a 2-1 win on Saturday night in Conway, South Carolina, over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.
"First of all, congrats to the lads. They're the first Marshall team I've had, that has come here and won," Herd Men's Soccer Head Coach Chris Grassie said. "Previously, we'd had two 0-0 draws, so the challenge to ourselves was to be the first Marshall team in the SBC era to get three points here. So we accomplished that! Very happy for Alaba (Joao Roberto) tonight, two goals in two games and two match winners! It's lovely to see that from him in his senior year!"
The difference came in the 88th minute. With the contest tied 1-1, Ramado Pierre-Louis sent a pass into Alvaro Alvarez inside the 18-yard box. Alvarez sent a cross to the far post and found Joao Roberto, who headed it off a Coastal defender into the goal for his second game-winner of the week. The tally marked Roberto's third of the season with Alvarez registering his first assist of the season and Pierre-Louis notching his team leading fifth.
Both sides finished with 11 shots and four on target each. MU goalkeeper Alan Horrocks made three crucial saves in the 40th, 54th and 60th minutes to keep Coastal Carolina to just the one goal.
The Herd tallied the first goal of the contest at the 29:39 mark. Pierre-Louis had a shot blocked, but the ball went right to Carl Romberg. Romberg then found Joao Carvalho. Carvalho then fired a shot past Chanticleer keeper Nash Skoglund for his first goal of season on Romberg's fourth assist to bring his team-leading point total to 12.
The Chanticleers equalized in the 63rd minute on a goal from Alberto de Miguel, but the Herd answered with Roberto's game-winning tally at the 87:48 mark to come away with the three points.
"We had good spells and bad spells in the game," Grassie said. "I think in the moments we recognized and attacked the right spaces we were special. But in the moments we couldn't find the correct spaces it was a lot tougher. Now on to JMU on Wednesday, we'll keep this momentum going."
UP NEXT
Marshall returns to Huntington on Wednesday to host current Sun Belt Conference leaders James Madison.
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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Players Mentioned
M
/ Men's Soccer
M
/ Men's Soccer
GK
/ Men's Soccer
F
/ Men's Soccer
F
/ Men's Soccer
F
/ Men's SoccerTeam Stats
MAR
CCU
Goals
2
1
Shots
11
11
Shots on Goal
4
4
Saves
3
2
Corners
4
2
Fouls
13
6
Scoring Plays
Joao Carvalho (1)
Assisted By: Carl Romberg
GOAL by MAR Carvalho, Joao Assist by Romberg, Carl.
29:39
Alberto de Miguel (3)
Assisted By: Pearse O'Brien
GOAL by CCU de Miguel, Alberto Assist by O'Brien, Pearse.
62:24
Joao Roberto (3)
Assisted By: Ramado Pierre-Louis , Alvaro Alvarez
GOAL by MAR Roberto, Joao Assist by Pierre-Louis, Ramado and Alvarez, Alvaro.
87:48
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
def
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
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