MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 19 West Virginia University males’s soccer group got here out on high as soon as once more in the Mountain State Derby with a dominant 3-0 win over No. 11 Marshall, Friday night at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The Mountaineers enhance to 11-3-2 and 6-2-0 in the Sun Belt whereas the Thundering Herd fall to 8-2-5 and 5-2-1 in convention play.
West Virginia improves to 18-8-4 all-time in opposition to its in-state foes in addition to 12-2-2 in video games performed in Morgantown. The Mountaineers have additionally held Marshall scoreless for over 300 minutes, posting three consecutive shutouts in the collection.
Marcus Caldeira scored a brace for the Mountaineers on Friday, his eighth and ninth targets of the season in addition to his 36th and 37th profession targets. He additionally now has 5 targets in opposition to Marshall in his profession after recording a hat trick in 2023 in opposition to the Thundering Herd.
Morgantown native Dante Huckaby scored his first objective as a Mountaineer in his remaining regular-season dwelling recreation. Junior Constantinos Christou and freshman Juan Alvarez each tallied assists in the victory.
Graduate scholar Marc Bonnaire made two saves to safe his eighth shutout of the season.
Overall, West Virginia outshot Marshall, 17-6, and had eight photographs on objective in opposition to a protection that had recorded 4 straight shutouts. WVU additionally had a slight 8-7 edge in nook kicks.
Caldeira had an opportunity to offer the Mountaineers the lead in the sixth minute, however his header was saved by the Marshall keeper, Eddie DeMarco. He didn’t miss his alternative in the 23rd minute, nonetheless, as he gained the ball in the midfield circle earlier than bursting towards objective and firing a shot from the sting of the field previous DeMarco.
The Mountaineers doubled their lead in the 63rd minute as Alvarez despatched a nook towards the far nook the place Huckaby leaped up and headed it dwelling. In the 72nd minute, Caldeira put the sport away, receiving the ball in the field from Christou earlier than scoring from shut vary.
Caldeira almost had one other hat trick in opposition to the Thundering Herd because it was simply him and the keeper in the 89th minute, however DeMarco caught his ft out and made the save.
West Virginia leap frogs Marshall into second place in the Sun Belt standings with 18 factors. A win or tie in opposition to South Carolina on Tuesday evening would safe internet hosting rights for the primary two rounds of the convention match. A win and a Kentucky loss would give WVU a share of the Sun Belt regular-season title.
For extra info on the Mountaineers, comply with @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
West Virginia improves to 18-8-4 all-time in opposition to its in-state foes in addition to 12-2-2 in video games performed in Morgantown. The Mountaineers have additionally held Marshall scoreless for over 300 minutes, posting three consecutive shutouts in the collection.
Marcus Caldeira scored a brace for the Mountaineers on Friday, his eighth and ninth targets of the season in addition to his 36th and 37th profession targets. He additionally now has 5 targets in opposition to Marshall in his profession after recording a hat trick in 2023 in opposition to the Thundering Herd.
Morgantown native Dante Huckaby scored his first objective as a Mountaineer in his remaining regular-season dwelling recreation. Junior Constantinos Christou and freshman Juan Alvarez each tallied assists in the victory.
Graduate scholar Marc Bonnaire made two saves to safe his eighth shutout of the season.
Overall, West Virginia outshot Marshall, 17-6, and had eight photographs on objective in opposition to a protection that had recorded 4 straight shutouts. WVU additionally had a slight 8-7 edge in nook kicks.
Caldeira had an opportunity to offer the Mountaineers the lead in the sixth minute, however his header was saved by the Marshall keeper, Eddie DeMarco. He didn’t miss his alternative in the 23rd minute, nonetheless, as he gained the ball in the midfield circle earlier than bursting towards objective and firing a shot from the sting of the field previous DeMarco.
The Mountaineers doubled their lead in the 63rd minute as Alvarez despatched a nook towards the far nook the place Huckaby leaped up and headed it dwelling. In the 72nd minute, Caldeira put the sport away, receiving the ball in the field from Christou earlier than scoring from shut vary.
Caldeira almost had one other hat trick in opposition to the Thundering Herd because it was simply him and the keeper in the 89th minute, however DeMarco caught his ft out and made the save.
West Virginia leap frogs Marshall into second place in the Sun Belt standings with 18 factors. A win or tie in opposition to South Carolina on Tuesday evening would safe internet hosting rights for the primary two rounds of the convention match. A win and a Kentucky loss would give WVU a share of the Sun Belt regular-season title.
For extra info on the Mountaineers, comply with @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.