Mountaineers and Eagles Play to Scoreless Draw

Friday, September 22

Morgantown, W.Va.

7 p.m.

West Virginia University

6-0-2, 0-0-2

Georgia Southern

1-3-4, 0-0-2

Ga. Southern

West Virginia

Photo by: Augustus Schlomer

September 22, 2023 10:31 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

By: Adam Grossman

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 2 West Virginia University men's soccer team played to a scoreless draw with Georgia Southern on Friday night at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The Mountaineers go to 6-0-2 on the season and 0-0-2 in the Sun Belt while the Eagles are now 1-3-4 and 0-0-2 in conference play as well.

WVU outshot Georgia Southern, 20-2, including 7-0 in shots on goal while also holding a 17-1 advantage in corner kicks but were unable to find the back of the net.

Senior Yutaro Tsukada led the Mountaineers with eight shots and had two chances in the 21^st minute, but both of his shots were saved by Georgia Southern keeper Nate Martinez.

After an Eagle handball just outside the box in the 41^st minute, junior Frederik Jorgensen took the free kick with his left foot, but his shot went just wide.

Tsukada had another chance in the 57^th minute, but Martinez was there once again to make the save.

The last shot on goal for the Mountaineers came in the 80^th minute off the foot of sophomore Marcus Caldeira, but Martinez was there to make his seventh and final save of the night.

The Mountaineers will return to action on Tuesday at UNC Greensboro. Kickoff against the Spartans is set for 7 p.m.

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