Sunday, November 18
Washington, DC
2:00 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
Georgetown
Photo by: All Pro Photography/Dale Sparks
NCAA Run Continues Sunday at Georgetown
November 17, 2018 01:35 PM | Men's Soccer
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fresh off an NCAA Championship First Round win on Thursday night, the No. 17-ranked West Virginia University men's soccer team travels to No. 8-ranked and 13th-seeded Georgetown for the NCAA second round on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. ET, in Washington, D.C.
The Mountaineers (14-6-0) advanced to the second round for the seventh time in program history after a 4-2, come-from-behind win over LIU Brooklyn on Thursday night at home, while the Hoyas (12-4-3) earned a first round bye. Former conference rivals, both teams enter Sunday's showdown as league champions, as WVU claimed the Mid-American Conference regular-season title, and GU won the Big East tournament crown.
Live Stream | Live Stats | Twitter
The match will be streamed live for free on GUHoyas.com/Watch, while live stats will be available at NCAA.com. Direct links to the video stream and live stats can be found on the men's soccer schedule page on WVUsports.com. Additional updates, news and notes will be available on social media by following and connecting with @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
For Mountaineer fans in the Washington, D.C., area, tickets are available at Shaw Field and on GUHoyas.com.
"Georgetown is a very good team," WVU coach Marlon LeBlanc said. "(Coach Brian Wiese) and I are good friends, and obviously go way back to the Big East days. We did see them a couple of years ago when we played them at Akron, and we ended up on the right side of that game. They're a very good team, athletic, big, can keep the ball and they can stretch you as well. They are well-coached and organized. I think that we can match possession with anyone in the country."
West Virginia is making its 13th NCAA Championship appearance in team history and fifth in LeBlanc's 13-year tenure. WVU is 6-12-0 in the tournament, with five of its six all-time NCAA wins, and six of seven second-round appearances, coming since 2005.
WVU tied several program NCAA Championship records in Thursday night's first round win. The four goals were tied for the most in an NCAA Championship match in team history, as junior defender Albert Andres-Llop also tied a program NCAA record with two assists. Additionally, WVU's first goal at 14:59 was its quickest score in NCAA Tournament play.
The Mountaineers enter Sunday's matchup having won 12 of their last 15 contests and their 14 wins are one shy of tying the program record of 15, set in 2006. West Virginia is ranked No. 17 in this week's Soccer America poll and No. 18 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer.com rankings.
Statistically, WVU leads the MAC in nearly every category. The Mountaineers rank No. 2 nationally in total assists (51), No. 3 in points (135), No. 8 in goals (42), No. 10 in shot accuracy (.498), No. 11 in fewest fouls per game (9.55) and No. 12 in scoring offense (2.10). Additionally, West Virginia paces the MAC in saves per game (3.95) and save percentage (.752).
Individually, senior midfielder Joey Piatczyc ranks No. 6 in the country in assists (10) and No. 11 with five game-winning goals, while he leads the MAC with 1.53 points per game. Junior midfielder Andres Muriel Albino is No. 15 in the NCAA in shot accuracy (.609), and sophomore goalkeeper Steven Tekesky ranks No. 16 in minutes played (1801:37) and No. 25 in total saves (75). Tekesky also leads the league in saves per game (3.75).
SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
Georgetown is 12-4-3 on the season and won the Big East tournament after finishing second in the league in the regular season. The Hoyas have won three in a row and six of their last seven and are unbeaten in nine of their last 10.
GU is making its ninth NCAA Championship appearance in program history, which includes a national runner-up finish in 2012 and seven previous second round berths. Georgetown is 8-5-5 all-time in NCAA play and 7-3-3 at home following a 2-1, double-overtime loss to SMU last season in the second round.
The Hoyas are ranked in the top-15 in each major poll, coming in as high as No. 8 in the Soccer America rankings. Georgetown also is ranked No. 12 by the United Soccer Coaches and No. 15 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE HOYAS
West Virginia is 6-13-0 all-time against Georgetown following a 1-0 win in 2016 in Akron, Ohio. In the upset win, WVU scored in the 81st minute and held No. 7 GU to just three shots, none on goal. The Mountaineers and Hoyas met 16 times from 1995-2011 as Big East foes, capped by a 1-0 win at home in 2011.
UP NEXT: NCAA THIRD ROUND
The winner between WVU and Georgetown will advance to the NCAA Championship Third Round next weekend. The winner will face the winner of Sunday's contest between Michigan State and No. 4-seeded Louisville.
LAST TIME OUT: FIRST ROUND RALLY
Four unanswered goals lifted No. 17 West Virginia to a 4-2 victory over LIU Brooklyn in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship on Nov. 15.
The Mountaineers trailed 2-0 nine minutes into the match, but responded with a goal in the 15th minute and the match-tying score in the 35th. WVU took its first lead in the 72nd minute and added a fourth goal in the 81st to advance to the NCAA Second Round for the seventh time in program history.
On a chilly evening in Morgantown with a mix of sleet and snow, junior midfielder Logan Lucas put the Mountaineers on the board with a goal in the 15th minute, and sophomore forward Tsubasa Takada tied it up in the 35th with his first career goal. Senior midfielder Jorge Quintanilla scored his first of the season in the 72nd minute to give West Virginia a 3-2 lead, and Piatczyc made it 4-2 in the 81st.
Junior defender Albert Andres-Llop's two assists came on the first and third goals. Junior defender Pascal Derwaritsch and Piatczyc assisted on the second, while junior midfielder Ethan Shim joined Andres-Llop with an assist on the game-winning goal. Takada, Derwaritsch and Muriel Albino all had three shots, with Muriel Albino leading the team with three shots on goal. In goal, Tekesky made four saves in the victory, three in the second half.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Mountaineers (14-6-0) advanced to the second round for the seventh time in program history after a 4-2, come-from-behind win over LIU Brooklyn on Thursday night at home, while the Hoyas (12-4-3) earned a first round bye. Former conference rivals, both teams enter Sunday's showdown as league champions, as WVU claimed the Mid-American Conference regular-season title, and GU won the Big East tournament crown.
Live Stream | Live Stats | Twitter
The match will be streamed live for free on GUHoyas.com/Watch, while live stats will be available at NCAA.com. Direct links to the video stream and live stats can be found on the men's soccer schedule page on WVUsports.com. Additional updates, news and notes will be available on social media by following and connecting with @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
For Mountaineer fans in the Washington, D.C., area, tickets are available at Shaw Field and on GUHoyas.com.
"Georgetown is a very good team," WVU coach Marlon LeBlanc said. "(Coach Brian Wiese) and I are good friends, and obviously go way back to the Big East days. We did see them a couple of years ago when we played them at Akron, and we ended up on the right side of that game. They're a very good team, athletic, big, can keep the ball and they can stretch you as well. They are well-coached and organized. I think that we can match possession with anyone in the country."
West Virginia is making its 13th NCAA Championship appearance in team history and fifth in LeBlanc's 13-year tenure. WVU is 6-12-0 in the tournament, with five of its six all-time NCAA wins, and six of seven second-round appearances, coming since 2005.
WVU tied several program NCAA Championship records in Thursday night's first round win. The four goals were tied for the most in an NCAA Championship match in team history, as junior defender Albert Andres-Llop also tied a program NCAA record with two assists. Additionally, WVU's first goal at 14:59 was its quickest score in NCAA Tournament play.
The Mountaineers enter Sunday's matchup having won 12 of their last 15 contests and their 14 wins are one shy of tying the program record of 15, set in 2006. West Virginia is ranked No. 17 in this week's Soccer America poll and No. 18 in the United Soccer Coaches and TopDrawerSoccer.com rankings.
Statistically, WVU leads the MAC in nearly every category. The Mountaineers rank No. 2 nationally in total assists (51), No. 3 in points (135), No. 8 in goals (42), No. 10 in shot accuracy (.498), No. 11 in fewest fouls per game (9.55) and No. 12 in scoring offense (2.10). Additionally, West Virginia paces the MAC in saves per game (3.95) and save percentage (.752).
Individually, senior midfielder Joey Piatczyc ranks No. 6 in the country in assists (10) and No. 11 with five game-winning goals, while he leads the MAC with 1.53 points per game. Junior midfielder Andres Muriel Albino is No. 15 in the NCAA in shot accuracy (.609), and sophomore goalkeeper Steven Tekesky ranks No. 16 in minutes played (1801:37) and No. 25 in total saves (75). Tekesky also leads the league in saves per game (3.75).
SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
Georgetown is 12-4-3 on the season and won the Big East tournament after finishing second in the league in the regular season. The Hoyas have won three in a row and six of their last seven and are unbeaten in nine of their last 10.
GU is making its ninth NCAA Championship appearance in program history, which includes a national runner-up finish in 2012 and seven previous second round berths. Georgetown is 8-5-5 all-time in NCAA play and 7-3-3 at home following a 2-1, double-overtime loss to SMU last season in the second round.
The Hoyas are ranked in the top-15 in each major poll, coming in as high as No. 8 in the Soccer America rankings. Georgetown also is ranked No. 12 by the United Soccer Coaches and No. 15 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
SERIES HISTORY VS. THE HOYAS
West Virginia is 6-13-0 all-time against Georgetown following a 1-0 win in 2016 in Akron, Ohio. In the upset win, WVU scored in the 81st minute and held No. 7 GU to just three shots, none on goal. The Mountaineers and Hoyas met 16 times from 1995-2011 as Big East foes, capped by a 1-0 win at home in 2011.
UP NEXT: NCAA THIRD ROUND
The winner between WVU and Georgetown will advance to the NCAA Championship Third Round next weekend. The winner will face the winner of Sunday's contest between Michigan State and No. 4-seeded Louisville.
LAST TIME OUT: FIRST ROUND RALLY
Four unanswered goals lifted No. 17 West Virginia to a 4-2 victory over LIU Brooklyn in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship on Nov. 15.
The Mountaineers trailed 2-0 nine minutes into the match, but responded with a goal in the 15th minute and the match-tying score in the 35th. WVU took its first lead in the 72nd minute and added a fourth goal in the 81st to advance to the NCAA Second Round for the seventh time in program history.
On a chilly evening in Morgantown with a mix of sleet and snow, junior midfielder Logan Lucas put the Mountaineers on the board with a goal in the 15th minute, and sophomore forward Tsubasa Takada tied it up in the 35th with his first career goal. Senior midfielder Jorge Quintanilla scored his first of the season in the 72nd minute to give West Virginia a 3-2 lead, and Piatczyc made it 4-2 in the 81st.
Junior defender Albert Andres-Llop's two assists came on the first and third goals. Junior defender Pascal Derwaritsch and Piatczyc assisted on the second, while junior midfielder Ethan Shim joined Andres-Llop with an assist on the game-winning goal. Takada, Derwaritsch and Muriel Albino all had three shots, with Muriel Albino leading the team with three shots on goal. In goal, Tekesky made four saves in the victory, three in the second half.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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