MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 6 West Virginia University men's soccer team is back home, Wednesday, Oct. 23, against Georgia State. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m.
Nick Farrell and Adam Zundell have the call of Wednesday's contest on
ESPN+. The game also can be heard on
91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown, and live stats are available at
WVUsports.com.
Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by visiting
WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME. When purchasing online, tickets are $6 each. Any remaining tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for youth at the stadium ticket window on match day. Tickets for WVU students are free with a valid student ID.
It will be the annual True Blue game with all fans encouraged to wear blue. The first 200 fans will get a free blue shaker to cheer on the team throughout the game.
The Mountaineers are coming off a thrilling 1-0 victory over South Carolina on Saturday. Freshman
Isaac Scheer scored the game-winning goal in the 89
th minute with senior
Frederik Jorgensen and graduate student
Sergio Ors Navarro registering the assists.
Redshirt-senior
Marc Bonnaire made two saves in goal, including one on a free kick in the final minute, to secure his seventh shutout of the season.
Overall, Ors Navarro leads the Mountaineers with 11 goals, sixth-most in the nation. Junior
Marcus Caldeira has scored four goals in the past four games to bring him to seven on the season while graduate student and GSU transfer
Simon Carlson follows with four goals and a team-high four assists.
West Virginia currently sits atop the Sun Belt Standings with 13 points, two clear of Marshall and James Madison, with four games remaining. The top two teams in the conference will host the first two rounds of the Sun Belt Tournament.
Georgia State is 3-6-4 this season and 0-3-2 in the Sun Belt after drawing with Georgia Southern, 1-1, on Friday.
Justin McLean leads GSU with four goals and nine points. Josue Hangi has made 47 saves in goal for the Panthers with three shutouts.
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