Sunday, October 22
Conway, S.C.
7 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
Coastal Carolina
Mountaineers Hit the Road to Battle Coastal Carolina
October 21, 2023 01:07 PM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 5 West Virginia University men's soccer team hits the road for a Sun Belt matchup with Coastal Carolina on Sunday evening. Kickoff from Conway is set for 7 p.m.
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The game will air on ESPN+ with live stats also available on WVUsports.com.
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The Mountaineers are coming off a 5-2 victory over No. 1 Marshall in the Mountain State Derby, the third win in program history over a top-ranked team. WVU also improves to 10-0-4 this season, extending its program-best 14-match unbeaten streak to begin a season.
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Marcus Caldeira scored a hat trick against the Thundering Herd, the first for a Mountaineer since 2014. The sophomore is now second in the nation with 12 goals. He was also named the NCAA Player of the Week after his performance.
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Sergio Ors Navarro and Constantinos Christou found the back of the net as well against Marshall with Yutaro Tsukada, Otto Ollikainen, Luke McCormick, and goalkeeper Jackson Lee collecting assists.
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In the initial top-16 seeds reveal by the NCAA soccer committee on Friday, the Mountaineers clocked in at No. 5.
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Coastal Carolina is led by 26th-year head coach Shaun Docking, who is 309-154-53 in Conway, including a 3-6-3 mark this season. Coastal Carolina is averaging 0.83 goals per game while giving up 2.17 goals per contest.
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Deryn Armstrong leads the team with three goals and eight points. Evan Howard has also contributed two goals for the Chanticleers. Killian Vallant has a .719 save percentage in goal and has 46 saves this season.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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The game will air on ESPN+ with live stats also available on WVUsports.com.
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The Mountaineers are coming off a 5-2 victory over No. 1 Marshall in the Mountain State Derby, the third win in program history over a top-ranked team. WVU also improves to 10-0-4 this season, extending its program-best 14-match unbeaten streak to begin a season.
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Marcus Caldeira scored a hat trick against the Thundering Herd, the first for a Mountaineer since 2014. The sophomore is now second in the nation with 12 goals. He was also named the NCAA Player of the Week after his performance.
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Sergio Ors Navarro and Constantinos Christou found the back of the net as well against Marshall with Yutaro Tsukada, Otto Ollikainen, Luke McCormick, and goalkeeper Jackson Lee collecting assists.
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In the initial top-16 seeds reveal by the NCAA soccer committee on Friday, the Mountaineers clocked in at No. 5.
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Coastal Carolina is led by 26th-year head coach Shaun Docking, who is 309-154-53 in Conway, including a 3-6-3 mark this season. Coastal Carolina is averaging 0.83 goals per game while giving up 2.17 goals per contest.
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Deryn Armstrong leads the team with three goals and eight points. Evan Howard has also contributed two goals for the Chanticleers. Killian Vallant has a .719 save percentage in goal and has 46 saves this season.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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