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Marshall University
11-3-4, 6-1-2
South Carolina
12-5-2, 3-4-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
11/11/2026 10:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Herd looks to NCAA Tournament
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The second-seeded and No. 10 Marshall Men's Soccer Team (12-2-4) fell 4-3 in overtime in the Sun Belt Conference Semifinals to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Wednesday night at Hoops Family Field.
"It was a very easy, comfortable first half and then the second half was, you know, they threw a lot of numbers forward and put the ball in the box. Then we had chances and we didn't take those opportunities to put the game away," Herd Men's Soccer Head Coach Chris Grassie said.
Nine minutes into the contest, Joao Alves sent an over-the-top pass to Ramado Pierre-Louis. Pierre-Louis cut in and beat South Carolina goalkeeper Noah Scheidweiler for his second goal of the year.
Then in the 40th minute, Gabriel Stevanato ran down the left wing and sent a pass into Joao Roberto, who first-timed it past Scheidweiler to double the lead at 2-0 with his fifth goal of the season.
Less than four minutes later, Alves sent another over-the-top ball, but this time found Stan Klaver. Klaver dribble into the 18-yard box and tallied his first goal of the season to make it 3-0 as the two sides entered halftime.
Coming out of the break Omar Robbana netted the Gamecocks first goal at the 63:05 mark. South Carolina pulled within one less than three minutes later with a Daniel Lang tally to make it 3-2.
Then the visitors netted an equalizer on an Angel Lopez goal in the 78th minute to force overtime.
Just over a minute into the first overtime period, Robbana headed a ball off the goal-line for the golden goal and game-winner.
UP NEXT
The Herd awaits where it will play in the NCAA Tournament with the selection show set for Monday at 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Ramado Pierre-Louis (2)
Assisted By: Joao Alves
GOAL by MAR Pierre-Louis, Ramado Assist by Alves, Joao.
09:00
Joao Roberto (5)
Assisted By: Gabriel Stevanato
GOAL by MAR Roberto, Joao Assist by Stevanato, Gabriel.
39:42
Stan Klaver (1)
Assisted By: Joao Alves
GOAL by MAR Klaver, Stan Assist by Alves, Joao.
43:37
Omar Robbana (2)
Assisted By: Loic Sany Kong , Daniel Lang
GOAL by SC Robbana, Omar Assist by Sany Kong, Loic and Lang, Daniel.
63:05
Daniel Lang (3)
Assisted By: Kieran Karp
GOAL by SC Lang, Daniel Assist by Karp, Kieran.
65:57
Angel Lopez (7)
Assisted By: Mika Habel
GOAL by SC Lopez, Angel Assist by Habel, Mika.
77:01
Omar Robbana (2)
Assisted By: Gabriel Nickerson , Mika Habel
GOAL by SC Robbana, Omar Assist by Nickerson, Gabriel and Habel, Mika.
91:09
