WVU Mountaineer Sports: Basketball | Football | News |WVU Men's Soccer Upsets No. 1 UConn

Tonight, at WVU's Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, No. 18 West Virginia upset the No. 1 team in the country, UConn 2-0.

This is the 5th time the Mountaineers have played the Huskies under WVU Head Coach Marlon LeBlanc producing an overall record of 4-1-1. This loss is the first for UConn this season.

This puts the Mountaineers at 4-2-0 in the Big East, with an 8-5-1 overall season record.

Holding UConn to only five shots on-goal, only one in the second half, the Mountaineers had control the majority of the match.

"Not only did we execute the game plan, we carried the bulk, momentum and tempo of the game, and that was really important for us," coach Marlon LeBlanc said. "They are a very dynamic and explosive team and I thought we did a fantastic job of neutralizing what they did well and really played to our strengths."

The two goals scored by the Mountaineer tonight are the most allowed number of goals scored against the Huskies since a 2-2 tie game against Pittsburgh in 2008.

 WVU Midfielder Shadow Sebele scored on a penalty kick after a UConn foul occurred.

This is Sebele's third successful penalty kick of the season.

 "This is going to give us a lot of confidence going forward," Sebele said. "We knew this was the best defensive team in the nation, so scoring two goals against them and having a shutout is big for us."

 In the 78th minute, in the second half, defender Eric Schoenle scored on a header of a cross from Sebele to put the Mountaineers on top 2-0. 

 "As soon as Shadow played it, I thought I was going to get there. And when it left my head I knew that it had a chance barring a spectacular save," Schoenle recalled. "It went in and I couldn't have been happier. It was pure joy and I'm just happy to help the team out."

WVU keeper Justin Holmes made five saves in his fifth shutout of the season.

WVU faces Providence for Senior Day on Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The game will be nationally televised by Fox Soccer Channel.