Mountaineers Set to Host Coastal Carolina in Sun Belt Semifinals

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 9 West Virginia University men's soccer team welcomes Coastal Carolina to Morgantown for the Sun Belt semifinals, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m.

The Mountaineers earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament after claiming a share of the Sun Belt regular-season title. WVU is 11-2-4 overall and went 6-1-2 in conference play to win its second regular-season title in the last three seasons.

Nick Farrell and Adam Zundell will 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. Tickets for the game will be $14. Should West Virginia advance to the championship game, ticket information will be released on Thursday.

The first 500 students for the semifinal round of the Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship will receive free admission, courtesy of United Bank. Students can claim tickets on a first-come, first-served basis for Wednesday's semifinal match beginning Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 10 a.m. at WVUGAME.com/students.

West Virginia is led by head coach Dan Stratford, recently named the 2026 Sun Belt Coach of the Year. Redshirt sophomore Toby Mawer was named the Sun Belt Goalkeeper of the Year while junior Kanta Ishii earned Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year.

Mawer was joined on the All-Sun Belt First Team by senior Pablo Pozos while Ishii had juniors Isaac Scheer, Tristan Pusztahegyi, and Civan de Jesus Ferreira accompany him on the All-Sun Belt Second Team.

The Mountaineers advanced in the Sun Belt Tournament with a dominant 4-0 victory over Georgia Southern in the quarterfinals. Pozos had a brace while sophomores Sammie Walker and Juan Alvarez each had a goal. Scheer and Ishii both had two assists in the contest.

Mawer only had to make one save in goal to secure his 10^th shutout of the season and sixth straight. Overall, the Mountaineers have registered seven consecutive clean sheets, tying program record set in 2016.

Coastal Carolina is 7-6-4 overall this season and earned the No. 5 seed in the SBC Tournament. The Chanticleers advanced to the semifinals with a quarterfinal victory over James Madison, defeating the Dukes, 2-1, in double overtime.

Alberto de Miguel was named to the All-Sun Belt Second Team and has six goals and three assists this season.

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Players Mentioned

Juan Alvarez

Civan de Jesus Ferreira

Kanta Ishii

Toby Mawer

Pablo Pozos

Tristan Pusztahegyi

Isaac Scheer

Sammie Walker

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