Mountaineers Rout DePaul
September 24, 2010 10:29 PM | General
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - A strong first-half effort guided the Mountaineers to a 5-0 victory over DePaul on Friday night in front of 834 fans at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The game marked the BIG EAST opener for WVU and now extends its win streak to four games.
“This is going to sound funny, but I don’t think we played that well tonight,” coach Marlon LeBlanc said. “We were a little bit more efficient in the past and that’s why we were able to open up in the first half. I thought we played well, I didn’t think we played great. Certainly, we have some things to work on, but it was a positive first half for us.”
After a start that saw DePaul and WVU go back and forth, junior Franck Tayou opened the scoring in the 17th minute. The play began with junior Raymon Gaddis beating the ball to the goal line and sending a right-footed cross to sophomore Shadow Sebele. Sebele, who was in the box, was able to play the ball to Tayou at the top of the box and Tayou was able to net his third goal of the season.
Sophomore Peabo Doue continued his hot streak with a goal five minutes later on a pass from freshman Jay Williams. Sophomore Eric Schoenle was able to play the ball down the right side to Williams, who crossed the ball to Doue, who finished the play for his fourth goal in three games.
Junior Matt Drake added the third goal of the half in the 40th minute, his second of the season. Williams began the play blowing past the DePaul defenders on the left side of the box before crossing the ball to Drake who was able to finish the shot into the lower right corner. The assist was Williams’ second of the game and first two points in a Mountaineer uniform.
West Virginia ended the first half with an 8-2 shot advantage, with five players recording at least one shot.
“Our philosophy is not to sit back. We told the guys to keep pressing, we wanted to continue to score and we put a lot of pressure on their backfield,” LeBlanc said. “They’re a good team at keeping the ball and they can move the ball around at times. I didn’t want us to take our foot off the gas and I thought the guys did a good job of continuing to push forward.”
The Mountaineers continued to pressure in the 48th minute when Doue came up the left side of the field and went to cross the ball. A DePaul defender, however, reached out for it and WVU was awarded a penalty kick for a Blue Demon handball.
Sebele took the penalty kick and put it past DePaul goalkeeper Joe Ferrari in the lower right corner for his first goal of the season.
Freshman Julio Arjona scored the final goal of the evening in the 88th minute on a rocket from 35 yards out. The ball went just past a sprawling Ferrari and into the upper left corner. The goal was the first of Arjona’s career.
The shutout was senior goalkeeper Zach Johnson’s second in as many games and now places him at 33 all-time, only four behind Nick Noble’s record of 37 in a career. Johnson has not given up a goal in the last 244 minutes and recorded two saves in the win.
“I want to be a part of something special and Zach (Johnson) and I already talked about it. I want to see Zach Johnson be the leader in shutouts for West Virginia,” junior Raymon Gaddis said. “Every game we want to shutout the other team and that let’s teams know that we can shut them out when they come here.”
Nine different Mountaineers took a shot, including a game-high five from Tayou. WVU finished with a 19-6 shot advantage and a 5-3 corner kick edge.
The five-goal effort were the most goals scored by WVU scored since 2006 when the Mountaineers defeated Seton Hall, 5-3. The five goals also tie a record for most goals at Dick Dlesk by WVU.
West Virginia looks to extend its win streak when they travel to Duquesne on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
“This is going to sound funny, but I don’t think we played that well tonight,” coach Marlon LeBlanc said. “We were a little bit more efficient in the past and that’s why we were able to open up in the first half. I thought we played well, I didn’t think we played great. Certainly, we have some things to work on, but it was a positive first half for us.”
After a start that saw DePaul and WVU go back and forth, junior Franck Tayou opened the scoring in the 17th minute. The play began with junior Raymon Gaddis beating the ball to the goal line and sending a right-footed cross to sophomore Shadow Sebele. Sebele, who was in the box, was able to play the ball to Tayou at the top of the box and Tayou was able to net his third goal of the season.
Sophomore Peabo Doue continued his hot streak with a goal five minutes later on a pass from freshman Jay Williams. Sophomore Eric Schoenle was able to play the ball down the right side to Williams, who crossed the ball to Doue, who finished the play for his fourth goal in three games.
Junior Matt Drake added the third goal of the half in the 40th minute, his second of the season. Williams began the play blowing past the DePaul defenders on the left side of the box before crossing the ball to Drake who was able to finish the shot into the lower right corner. The assist was Williams’ second of the game and first two points in a Mountaineer uniform.
West Virginia ended the first half with an 8-2 shot advantage, with five players recording at least one shot.
“Our philosophy is not to sit back. We told the guys to keep pressing, we wanted to continue to score and we put a lot of pressure on their backfield,” LeBlanc said. “They’re a good team at keeping the ball and they can move the ball around at times. I didn’t want us to take our foot off the gas and I thought the guys did a good job of continuing to push forward.”
The Mountaineers continued to pressure in the 48th minute when Doue came up the left side of the field and went to cross the ball. A DePaul defender, however, reached out for it and WVU was awarded a penalty kick for a Blue Demon handball.
Sebele took the penalty kick and put it past DePaul goalkeeper Joe Ferrari in the lower right corner for his first goal of the season.
Freshman Julio Arjona scored the final goal of the evening in the 88th minute on a rocket from 35 yards out. The ball went just past a sprawling Ferrari and into the upper left corner. The goal was the first of Arjona’s career.
The shutout was senior goalkeeper Zach Johnson’s second in as many games and now places him at 33 all-time, only four behind Nick Noble’s record of 37 in a career. Johnson has not given up a goal in the last 244 minutes and recorded two saves in the win.
“I want to be a part of something special and Zach (Johnson) and I already talked about it. I want to see Zach Johnson be the leader in shutouts for West Virginia,” junior Raymon Gaddis said. “Every game we want to shutout the other team and that let’s teams know that we can shut them out when they come here.”
Nine different Mountaineers took a shot, including a game-high five from Tayou. WVU finished with a 19-6 shot advantage and a 5-3 corner kick edge.
The five-goal effort were the most goals scored by WVU scored since 2006 when the Mountaineers defeated Seton Hall, 5-3. The five goals also tie a record for most goals at Dick Dlesk by WVU.
West Virginia looks to extend its win streak when they travel to Duquesne on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
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