MORGANTOWN -
The
West Virginia University men's soccer team will travel to Seton Hall
for a match on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., in South Orange, N.J. The
game will be held at Owen T. Carroll Field.
"Seton
Hall is always a team that can attack and score goals in bunches,"
coach Marlon LeBlanc says. "They are a young team this year that is
still trying to figure themselves out. Some of the results have been
impressing with the biggest one being a 0-0 draw with Maryland. This is
not slouch and anything can happen in BIG EAST games."
The
Mountaineers were last in action last Saturday evening, falling 2-1 to
Providence at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Nick Claudio scored in the
losing effort with his first career goal in the 47th minute, before a Providence goal from Marc Cintron in the 87th minute gave Providence the go-ahead lead. Before the loss, WVU defeated then-ranked No. 1 Connecticut 2-0 on Wednesday evening.
WVU has outscored its opponents 20-16, as well as taking more shots (191-129) and corner kicks (98-62).
Shadow
Sebele continues to lead WVU in points with 19 (6 g, 7 a), while Andy
Bevin has six goals and two assists for 14 points. Peabo Doue, Uwem Etuk
and Eric Schoenle each have two goals. Doue and Etuk both have four
assists.
In
between the posts, Justin Holmes has started 11 matches, playing 1010
minutes in goal. He has allowed 10 goals, while making 30 saves for a
0.89 goals-against average. Holmes also has five shutouts.
Seton
Hall is 4-9-2 overall and 0-6-0 in BIG EAST play. The Pirates are
getting outscored 35-16, as well as outshot 229-183. The team's biggest
result came in a 0-0 draw with No. 1 Maryland earlier in the season.
Offensively,
Max Garcia has scored a team-leading five goals in 14 games with one
game-winning goal. Garcia has taken 23 of the teams 65 shots on-goal.
Giovanni Zammiello, Adriano Gabriele and Jason Wellington have all
scored two goals, while Damian Bziukiewicz has a team-leading four
assists.
Seton
Hall has used four goalies, including three different keepers in the
past four matches. Mario DeClerico has played in seven games, starting
six, while allowing 20 goals with a 2.89 goals-against average. Position
player Anthony Reichwaldt had started six matches in goal, including
last Saturday in a 3-0 loss to Marquette. Reichwaldt has allowed nine
goals and has made 25 saves for a 2-2-1 record.
Following the match, WVU will hit the road for a match on Saturday, Oct. 29, with Notre Dame.
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