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WVU Men’s Soccer @WVUMensSoccer @WVUMensSoccer 2017 MATCH 16: NO. 15 WEST VIRGINIA VS. PENN SCHEDULE/RESULTS Tuesday, October 24, 2017 | 7 p.m. ET | Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium | Morgantown, West Virginia Overall: 7-4-4 • MAC: 0-1-2 Home: 3-2-3 • Road: 4-2-1 • Neutral: 0-0-0 FOLLOWING ALONG: Watch Live (Free) WVUsports.com/Watch Fri., Aug. 25 at Cal W, 1-0 Live Stats WVUsports.com/Stats Sun., Aug 27 at Santa Clara W, 2-0 Tickets WVUGAME.com Twitter @WVUMensSoccer Fri., Sept. 1 Wright State W, 4-1 Mon., Sept. 4 Monmouth T, 0-0 (2 OT) Sat., Sept. 9 UCF T, 0-0 (2 OT) WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS WVU LEADERS Wed., Sept. 13 at UMBC L, 3-1 Record (MAC) 7-4-4 (0-1-2) Goals Albert Andres-Llop (5) United Soccer Coaches Ranking / RPI NR / 58 Assists Jorge Quintanilla (5) Sat., Sept. 16 at George Mason W, 3-2 (OT) Head Coach (Years) Marlon LeBlanc (12th) Points Albert Andres-Llop (12) Tue., Sept. 19 at American W, 3-0 Record at WVU / Career Record 112-82-32 / 116-85-32 Shots Jad Arslan (30) All-Time Program Record 459-382-94 Shots On Goal Jorge Quintanilla (9) Sat., Sept. 23 Dayton W, 1-0 Tue., Sept. 26 at Pitt L, 7-0 Sun., Oct. 1 No. 20 Pacific L, 2-0 PENN QUAKERS PENN LEADERS Sat., Oct. 7 Northern Illinois * T, 1-1 (2 OT) Record (Ivy) 3-9-1 (1-2-1) Goals Joe Swenson (7) Wed., Oct. 11 No. 5 Michigan State W, 1-0 United Soccer Coaches Ranking / RPI NR / 186 Assists Joe Swenson, Sam Wancowicz (2) Head Coach (Years) Rudy Fuller (20th) Points Joe Swenson (16) Sat., Oct. 14 at Bowling Green * T, 1-1 (2 OT) Record at UP / Career Record 135-160-40 / Same Shots Joe Swenson (21) Fri., Oct. 20 No. 8 Western Michigan * L, 1-0 (OT) Series History vs. WVU (Last Meeting) WVU Leads, 2-1-0 (2016) Shots On Goal Joe Swenson (12) Tue., Oct. 24 Penn 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 No. 9 Akron * 6 p.m. NO. 15 WVU HOSTS PENN IN MIDWEEK MATCHUP Sat., Nov. 4 at SIUE * 8 p.m. The No. 15 West Virginia University men’s soccer team’s final homestand of the season continues with a non-conference * - Mid-American Conference Match matchup against Penn on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. ET, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. Tickets are available at WVUGAME.com and at the DDSS ticket office. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for youth under 13 and All times Eastern and subject to change senior citizens and $2 for groups of 10 or more. WVU students are admitted free with a valid WVU Student I.D. Home matches, in bold, played at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium It is Boy Scouts Night, and all Boy Scouts in attendance will receive discounted admission when wearing their badges. Additionally, as part of Taco Tuesday, walking tacos will be available at the concession stand. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE STANDINGS Team MAC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak The Mountaineers (7-4-4, 0-1-2 Mid-American Conference) are ranked No. 15 in the latest Soccer America Top 25, while West Virginia is No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Great Lakes regional poll. With two home games remaining in the Western Michigan 3-0 1.000 13-2-1 0.844 W4 regular season, WVU own a 3-2-3 record at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, with three matches coming against top-25 Akron 2-1 0.667 10-3-1 0.750 W4 opponents. Three of West Virginia’s last four home games are against ranked foes. SIU Edwardsville 2-1 0.667 7-7-1 0.500 W1 WEST VIRGINIA 0-1-2 0.333 7-4-4 0.600 L1 The Quakers (3-9-1, 1-2-1 Ivy League) play their third match of the season against a MAC opponent, after going 0-2 against Bowling Green and SIUE at home earlier this season. Penn comes to Morgantown for the second time in three seasons and Bowling Green 0-2-1 0.167 6-7-1 0.464 L1 plays WVU for the fourth consecutive year. Northern Illinois 0-2-1 0.167 3-9-1 0.269 L2 The Mountaineers have several players that are among the national and league leaders in several statistical categories. Senior Jad Arslan’s three game-winning goals is No. 25 nationally and second in the MAC. Sophomore Albert Andres-Llop is also No. 2 in the MAC with five goals, while junior Jorge Quintanilla is third in the conference in both total assists (5) and assists per game (0.36). In goal, junior Stephen Banick is fourth in the league with five shutouts and a .718 save percentage. As a team, West Virginia’s eight shutouts and .533 shutout percentage rank 13th nationally and second in the conference. WVU also is third in the league in total goals (17) and total points (52). STATISTICAL COMPARISON SCOUTING PENN QUICK FACTS (NCAA/Conference Rankings in parentheses) Penn owns a 3-9-1 record and a 1-4-0 mark away from home. GENERAL INFORMATION The Quakers are coming off a 4-1 Ivy League win over Yale on Location Morgantown, W.Va. Saturday, which snapped a three-game losing streak. WVU is Founded 1867 Penn’s third MAC opponent, after losing to Bowling Green, 2-0, Nickname Mountaineers Overall Record 7-4-4 3-9-1 and beating SIUE, 2-0. Enrollment 31,514 Conference Record 0-1-2 1-2-1 Colors Old Gold (PMS 124 C) and Blue (295 C) Home / Road 3-2-3 / 4-2-1 2-5-1 / 1-4-0 Joe Swenson leads the squad with seven goals and 16 President Dr. E. Gordon Gee (Utah, ’68) Versus Top 25 1-2-0 0-1 points and shares the team lead with two assists with Sam Director of Athletics Shane Lyons (WVU, ’87) Coaches National Rank NR NR Wancowicz. In goal, Etan Mabourakh has made 22 saves and Conference Mid-American Coaches Region Rank 7 NR has a 1.91 goals-against average in five starts, while Scott Athletic Department Phone 304-293-5621 W-L-T Percentage 0.600 (56/3) 0.833 (5/1) Forbes has 20 saves and a 2.00 GAA in eight starts. Ticket Office Phone 1-800-WVU GAME Total Goals 17 (123/3) 13 (169/4) Rudy Fuller is in his 20th season as head coach of the Quakers TEAM HISTORY Total Assists 18 (89/4) 9 (174/8) and owns a 135-160-40 record. He guided Penn to four NCAA Tournament appearances and has coached two Ivy League First Year 1961 Total Points 52 (115/3) 35 (176/6) Scoring Offense 1.13 (140/5) 1.00 (154/4) Players of the Year in his tenure. Seasons 57th Season Shots Per Game 10.40 (157/5) 9.15 (188/8) All-Time Record 459-382-94 (.541) Shots on Goal Per Game 3.27 (198/6) 3.38 (194/8) SERIES HISTORY VS. THE QUAKERS NCAA Tournament Appearances (Record) 12 (5-12) The Mountaineers are 2-1 all-time vs. Penn and have met in (1966-68-71-72-73-81-92-2005-06-07-10-11) Saves Per Game 2.67 (179/5) 3.23 (140/3) each of the last three seasons. Felix Angerer scored the game- Conference Championships 5 (1 Reg, 4 Tourney) Save Percentage 0.702 (149/5) 0.618 (198/7) winner in last year’s 1-0 win in Philadelphia on a goal assisted Reg. Season: 2006 (Big East) Team Goals Against Avg. 1.065 (68/5) 1.966 (185/8) by current WVU senior Steven James. Current junior Rushawn Tournament: 1965, 1966, 1967 (Eastern 8); 1992 (A-10) Shutout Percentage 0.533 (13/2) 0.077 (180/7) Larmond scored a goal in a 3-2, two-overtime loss at home in All-Time MAC Record (Since 2012) 12-13-6 Shutouts 8 1 2015, while West Virginia posted a 1-0 road win in 2014. Goals Allowed 17 26 COACHES AND STAFF DATE SITE RESULT SCORE Head Coach Marlon LeBlanc (12th season) 10/28/2014 Away W 1-0 Alma Mater Penn State, ’00 WVU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS 11/3/2015 Home L 2-3 (2 OT) Record at WVU 112-82-32 (.568) Players in the top 50 nationally or top 5 in the MAC 10/25/2016 Away W 1-0 Career Record 116-85-32 (.568) Assistant Coach Andy Wright (2nd Season) Statistic Player Total NCAA MAC Alma Mater West Virginia (’08) Game-Winning Goals Jad Arslan 3 25 2 UP NEXT: SENIOR NIGHT VS. AKRON Assistant Coach Scott Bowers (4th season) Total Goals Albert Andres-Llop 5 142 2 West Virginia’s home season concludes vs. No. 9 Akron on Friday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. ET on Senior Night. Tickets are Alma Mater Salisbury, ’00 Total Assists Jorge Quintanilla 5 68 3 available at WVUGAME.com, 1-800-WVU GAME or on game Strength Coach Tanner Kolb Assists Per Game Jorge Quintanilla 0.36 84 3 day at the Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium ticket office. It is a Dollar Athletic Trainer Simon Gomez Shutouts Stephen Banick 5 42 4 Save Pct. Stephen Banick .718 123 4 Night, with tickets and select concession items available for just $1. Prior to the contest, West Virginia will honor its senior class Goals-Against Avg.