Mountaineers Set to Host South Carolina in Sun Belt Championship Final

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 7 West Virginia University men's soccer team is set to host the Sun Belt Championship Final against South Carolina, Sunday, Nov. 15. Kickoff from Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium is set for 1 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 12-2-4 overall and advanced to the title game with a 4-0 quarterfinal win over Georgia Southern and a 1-0 overtime victory in the semifinals against Coastal Carolina.

Nick Farrell and Adam Zundell will have the call of Sunday'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 $12 plus fees.

The first 500 students for the final 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 Sunday's game 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.

In the semifinals against Coastal Carolina, de Jesus Ferreira scored the game-winning goal in the 96^th minute. The Mountaineers recorded their eighth consecutive shutout to set a new program record. It is also the longest run of clean sheets in NCAA Division I since 2018.

South Carolina is 12-5-2 overall this season and earned the No. 6 seed in the SBC Tournament. The Gamecocks advanced to the final with a 4-3 overtime victory at Marshall, coming back from a 3-0 halftime deficit.

Mika Habel was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year and leads the conference with 12 assists.

For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

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Players Mentioned

Civan de Jesus Ferreira

Kanta Ishii

Toby Mawer

Pablo Pozos

Tristan Pusztahegyi

Isaac Scheer

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