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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University men’s soccer team travels to Old Dominion for a Sun Belt Conference game on Saturday, Oct. 8, in Norfolk, Virginia. Kickoff at the ODU Football Complex is set for 7:00 PM ET.
Fans can follow along with all the action with live stats, courtesy of odusports.com. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN+.
Saturday marks the seventh all-time meeting between the Mountaineers (2-6-2, 0-1-2 Sun Belt) and the Monarchs (4-3-2, 1-0-1 Sun Belt), including the fifth in Norfolk. WVU leads the series, 3-1-2, with all three wins coming on the road.
The two schools haven’t met since Sept. 12, 2010, a 2-1 Mountaineer win. Additionally, Saturday’s game is just the second between WVU and ODU in the last 30 years.
West Virginia is still looking for its first road win of the campaign. The club is 2-1-2 at home this season.
Last time out, the Mountaineers played to a 0-0 tie against Sun Belt foe South Carolina on Oct. 1 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown. WVU held an 11-5 edge in shots, including 9-2 in the second half, and allowed just one shot on goal on the day.
With the result, West Virginia is now unbeaten in 17 of its last 18 home games dating back to March 24, 2021.
WVU has allowed just one goal in conference play so far this season. Additionally, two of the team’s three clean sheets on the year have come against Sun Belt competition.
Seven different players have scored WVU’s 10 goals so far this season. Senior midfielder Luke McCormick and the small midfielder Ryan Crooks lead the way with two.
At the gate, little goalkeeper Jackson Lee made 18 saves in 10 starts.
Third year coach Dan Stratford it’s 12-20-9 at his alma mater. Overall, he is 81-16-14 in his coaching career.
Old Dominion is led by 27th-year coach Alan Dawson, who has 384 career wins. Last time out, the Monarchs fell to No. 8 Maryland, 1-0, on Sept. 30.
ODU has already improved on its win total from last season after finishing 3-9-2 in 2021. Prior to the start of the year, Old Dominion was picked to finish eighth in the Preseason Sun Belt Poll.
Tristan Jenkins’ five goals and 10 total points lead the Monarchs offensively. Jonas Schmalbach and Michael Eberle have also found the back of the net a few times.
Defensively, Michael Statham’s 40 saves rank No. 24 nationally and No. 1 in the Sun Belt.
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