Thursday, August 24
Morgantown, W.Va.
8 p.m.
West Virginia University
1-0-0, 0-0-0
3
vs
0
California Baptist
0-1-0, 0-0-0
1
2
F
California Baptist
0
0
0
West Virginia
1
2
3
Photo by: Griffin Weand
Mountaineers Roll Past California Baptist on Opening Night
August 24, 2023 11:48 PM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia men's soccer team got off to a strong start in the 2023 campaign as the Mountaineers defeated California Baptist, 3-0, Thursday evening at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.
Sophomore Marcus Caldeira found the back of the net twice on opening night after leading the team in goals a season ago. Redshirt-senior Sergio Ors Navarro also scored while junior Max Broughton, senior Ryan Baer, junior Otto Ollikainen, and senior Yutaro Tsukada tallied assists.
In goal, senior Jackson Lee made five saves to earn the fifth shutout of his Mountaineer career.
West Virginia got on the board in the 15th minute as Broughton took the ball on the back line and sent it Baer who quickly turned and found Caldeira streaking toward the box where he made one dribble past the keeper before putting the ball in the back of the net.
After taking their one-goal advantage into the half, Ors Navarro doubled the Mountaineer lead in the 56th minute as he tapped in a perfect cross from Tsukada.
California Baptist, the WAC preseason favorites, had three shots on goal over the next 25 minutes, but Lee was there every time to clean things up.
In the 86th minute, Caldeira put the finishing touch on the match with a header goal off a pass from Ollikainen to give him his second-career brace.
Overall, CBU outshot the Mountaineers, 12-10, with shots on goal even at five. The Lancers also had a 7-4 corner kick advantage.
With the win, the Mountaineers improve to 37-21-5 in season openers and have now won seven straight opening contests, dating back to 2017.
West Virginia will be back at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Monday when Bucknell comes to town for a 7 p.m. kickoff. It will be Dog Day as fans are invited to bring their pups to the pitch. All dogs in attendance must have proof of vaccination and a signed Dog Day Waiver.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Sophomore Marcus Caldeira found the back of the net twice on opening night after leading the team in goals a season ago. Redshirt-senior Sergio Ors Navarro also scored while junior Max Broughton, senior Ryan Baer, junior Otto Ollikainen, and senior Yutaro Tsukada tallied assists.
In goal, senior Jackson Lee made five saves to earn the fifth shutout of his Mountaineer career.
West Virginia got on the board in the 15th minute as Broughton took the ball on the back line and sent it Baer who quickly turned and found Caldeira streaking toward the box where he made one dribble past the keeper before putting the ball in the back of the net.
After taking their one-goal advantage into the half, Ors Navarro doubled the Mountaineer lead in the 56th minute as he tapped in a perfect cross from Tsukada.
California Baptist, the WAC preseason favorites, had three shots on goal over the next 25 minutes, but Lee was there every time to clean things up.
In the 86th minute, Caldeira put the finishing touch on the match with a header goal off a pass from Ollikainen to give him his second-career brace.
Overall, CBU outshot the Mountaineers, 12-10, with shots on goal even at five. The Lancers also had a 7-4 corner kick advantage.
With the win, the Mountaineers improve to 37-21-5 in season openers and have now won seven straight opening contests, dating back to 2017.
West Virginia will be back at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Monday when Bucknell comes to town for a 7 p.m. kickoff. It will be Dog Day as fans are invited to bring their pups to the pitch. All dogs in attendance must have proof of vaccination and a signed Dog Day Waiver.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Team Stats
CBU
WVU
Goals
0
3
Shots
12
10
Shots on Goal
5
5
Saves
2
5
Corners
7
4
Fouls
11
8
Scoring Plays
Marcus Caldeira (2)
Assisted By: Ryan Baer , Max Broughton
GOAL by WVU Caldeira, Marcus Assist by Baer, Ryan and Broughton, Max.
14:28
Sergio Ors Navarro (1)
Assisted By: Yutaro Tsukada
GOAL by WVU Ors Navarro, Sergio Assist by Tsukada, Yutaro.
55:06
Marcus Caldeira (2)
Assisted By: Otto Ollikainen , Max Trethewey
GOAL by WVU Caldeira, Marcus Assist by Ollikainen, Otto and Trethewey, Max.
85:22
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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