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Women’s Soccer Hosts Preseason Favorites JMU Sunday in Huntington
9/25/2026 9:45:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Herd fans encouraged to wear Green for SBC Showdown
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Women's Soccer (5-2-3, 1-0-1) will play one of its most important home contests of the season Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. when the team hosts the Sun Belt Conference Preseason favorites, JMU (4-4-1, 2-0-0) at Hoops Family Field in Huntington.
Herd fans are encouraged to wear green for the Herd's contest Sunday. As part of an important Soccer Sunday doubleheader in Huntington, fans who purchase a ticket to the Men's Soccer contest Sunday evening against WVU will receive a $2 special discount code for the women's contest.
Tickets
Marshall Women's Soccer Season Tickets | Special Promo Code
HOW TO FOLLOW
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COACH RAFA SIMOES
- Head Coach Rafa Simoes is in his third season leading the MU 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 and the Herd had a resurgent 2025 season. In his second year as skipper for MU, Simoes led the team to win its most games in a decade with four All-Conference selections, also the program's most since 2015.
PRE-MATCH NOTES
- Marshall will put its unbeaten 2-0-2 home record to the test against JMU, a team picked to win the SBC in the Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Nine Herd players have scored a goal this season. Larissa Ozorio most recently joined in the scoring party with her long-range strike in the team's Thursday night victory at Troy.
- With a draw and win to open league play, Marshall has four points in the SBC standings.
- The Herd set a standalone attendance record of 1,261 fans last year in a contest against WVU.
ABOUT THE DUKES
- In addition to its status as preseason favorites', forward Ginny Lackey was selected as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Lackey has five goals this season, including the match-winner in the team's win over ULM Thursday.
- Head Coach Joshua Walters is in his 9th season with the Dukes. JMU is seeking its first conference regular season and tournament title since 2024.
- JMU leads the all-time series, 4-2-1, including wins in the last three contests between the two sides.
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