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2017 MATCH 8: NO. 19 WEST VIRGINIA AT AMERICAN SCHEDULE/RESULTS Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | 3 p.m. ET | Reeves Field | Washington D.C. Overall: 4-1-2 • MAC: 0-0-0 Home: 1-0-2 • Road: 3-1-0 • Neutral: 0-0-0 FOLLOWING ALONG: Watch Live (Free) WatchStadium.com Fri., Aug. 25 at Cal W, 1-0 Live Stats AUEagles.com.com Twitter @WVUMensSoccer Sun., Aug 27 at Santa Clara W, 2-0 Fri., Sept. 1 Wright State W, 4-1 Mon., Sept. 4 Monmouth T, 0-0 (2 OT) WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS WVU LEADERS Sat., Sept. 9 UCF T, 0-0 (2 OT) Record (MAC) 4-1-2 (0-0-0) Goals Jad Arslan (4) Wed., Sept. 13 at UMBC L, 3-1 United Soccer Coaches Ranking / RPI RV / 53 Assists Jorge Quintanilla (4) Sat., Sept. 16 at George Mason W, 3-2 (OT) Head Coach (Years) Marlon LeBlanc (11th) Points Jad Arslan (8) Record at WVU / Career Record 109-79-30 / 113-82-30 Shots Jad Arslan (14) Tue., Sept. 19 at American 3 p.m. All-Time Program Record 456-379-92 Shots On Goal Jorge Quintanilla (5) Sat., Sept. 23 Dayton 7 p.m. Tue., Sept. 26 at Pitt 7 p.m. Sun., Oct. 1 Pacific Noon AMERICAN EAGLES AU LEADERS Record (Patriot League) 1-5-1 (0-0-0) Goals Three with 1 Sat., Oct. 7 Northern Illinois * 7 p.m. United Soccer Coaches Ranking / RPI NR / 168 Assists Tim Neumann (2) Wed., Oct. 11 Michigan St. 7 p.m. Head Coach (Years) Todd West (18th) Points Tim Neumann (4) Sat., Oct. 14 at Bowling Green * 7 p.m. Record at AU / Career Record 161-135-47 / Same Shots Vinny Barone (16) Series History vs. WVU (Last Meeting) WVU leads 3-1-1 (2016) Shots On Goal Vinny Barone (13) Fri., Oct. 20 Western Michigan * 7 p.m. Tue., Oct. 24 Penn 7 p.m. Fri., Oct. 27 Akron * 7 p.m. Sat., Nov. 4 at SIUE * 8 p.m. MOUNTAINEERS CONCLUDE D.C. ROAD TRIP TUESDAY AFTERNOON
The West Virginia University men’s soccer team concludes a three-game road trip at American on Tuesday afternoon in * - Mid-American Conference Match Washington, D.C. Kickoff at Reeves Field is set for 3 p.m. ET.
All times Eastern and subject to change Fans unable to cheer on the Mountaineers in person can watch a live stream at WatchStadium.com and follow live stats at AUEagles.com. Links to the live stream and live stats can be found on the men’s soccer schedule page on WVUSports. Home matches, in bold, played at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium com. Additional updates, news and notes will be available on social media by following and connecting with @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE STANDINGS The Mountaineers (4-1-2) return to the Washington, D.C. area for the third time in the last week, after playing at UMBC on Team MAC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Wednesday and at George Mason on Saturday. After a 3-1 loss at UMBC, WVU came back twice to beat George Mason, Western Michigan 0-0 0.000 7-0-1 0.938 W5 3-2 in overtime. Sophomore Albert Andres-Llop was the hero for West Virginia, scoring the game-tying goal with less than WEST VIRGINIA 0-0 0.000 4-1-2 0.714 W1 two minutes left in regulation and netting the game-winner in the opening minutes of overtime. Bowling Green 0-0 0.000 5-2 0.714 L2 The Eagles (1-5-1) are looking for their first home win of the season, after losing the first two. Last week, AU tied Akron 0-0 0.000 2-2-1 0.500 T1 Binghamton, 1-1, and lost at Albany, 3-1. Northern Illinois 0-0 0.000 3-4 0.429 L1 Several Mountaineers continue to rank among the nation’s leaders in numerous statistical categories. Senior Jad Arslan’s SIU Edwardsville 0-0 0.000 3-4 0.429 L1 three game-winning goals rank No. 3 nationally and No. 1 in the Mid-American Conference. He is also second in the MAC with four goals and fourth with eight total points. Junior Jorge Quintanilla ranks No. 2 in the MAC and 13th nationally with four assists, while he is also second in the conference with 0.57 assists per game. Andres-Llop is fourth in the conference with three total goals, all coming in the last week.
In goal, junior Stephen Banick is eighth in the NCAA and second in the league with four shutouts. He also ranks No. 3 in the MAC with a 0.709 goals-against average, an .800 save percentage and 20 saves. STATISTICAL COMPARISON SCOUTING AMERICAN QUICK FACTS (NCAA/Conference Rankings in parentheses) American enters the week with a 1-5-1 record and an 0-2-1 GENERAL INFORMATION mark at home. The Eagles’ lone win came against Oregon Location Morgantown, W.Va. State, 1-0, in Spokane, Washington. AU has been shut out four Founded 1867 times and is coming off a 3-1 loss at Albany. Last time out at Nickname Mountaineers Overall Record 4-1-2 1-5-1 home, American and Binghamton played to a 1-1 draw. Enrollment 31,514 Versus Top 25 0-0-0 0-0-0 Colors Old Gold (PMS 124 C) and Blue (295 C) NSCAA National Rank RV NR Todd West is in his 18th season at the helm of the Eagles. President Dr. E. Gordon Gee (Utah, ’68) NSCAA Region Rank 4 NR He has guided American to three NCAA Tournaments and an Director of Athletics Shane Lyons (WVU, ’87) W-L-T Percentage 0.714 (37/2) 0.214 (179/7) NCAA Sweet 16 berth in 2001. With a record of 161-135-47, he Conference Mid-American has won seven conference titles, including the Patriot League Athletic Department Phone 304-293-5621 Total Goals 11 (44/3) 3 (186/8) regular-season crown in 2016. Ticket Office Phone 1-800-WVU GAME Total Assists 12 (24/3) 2 (187/8) Total Points 34 (40/3) 8 (191/8) Tim Neumann leads the squad with four points, having scored Scoring Offense 1.57 (67/3) 0.43 (196/9) TEAM HISTORY a team-high-tying one goal and recording the team’s lone two First Year 1961 Shots Per Game 10.14 (155/6) 11.43 (109/5) Shots on Goal Per Game 3.14 (192/6) 5.14 (87/3) assists. Vinny Barone and Max Holdsworth also have scored Seasons 57th Season for the Eagles in 2017. In goal, John Mino has played in seven All-Time Record 456-379-92 (.541) Saves Per Game 3.14 (129/3) 3.71 (91/7) matches with six starts. He has made 23 saves for a .622 save NCAA Tournament Appearances (Record) 12 (5-12) Save Percentage 0.786 (56/3) 0.619 (185/9) percentage, and he has allowed 14 goals. (1966-68-71-72-73-81-92-2005-06-07-10-11) Team Goals Against Avg. 0.80 (47/4) 2.22 (191/9) Conference Championships 5 (1 Reg, 4 Tourney) Shutout Percentage 0.57 (16/2) 0.14 (145/8) SERIES HISTORY VS. THE EAGLES Reg. Season: 2006 (Big East) Shutouts 4 1 West Virginia is 3-1-1 all-time against American, following a 3-0 Tournament: 1965, 1966, 1967 (Eastern 8); 1992 (A-10) Goals Allowed 4 16 win last season at home. In Washington, D.C., WVU is 1-1-1. All-Time MAC Record (Since 2012) 12-12-4 The series began with a 5-1 loss on the road in 1988, followed by a 2-0 win in 2005, also in D.C. In Morgantown in 2012, COACHES AND STAFF WVU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS the Mountaineers won, 2-0. Back on the road, the two teams Head Coach Marlon LeBlanc (12th season) Players in the top 50 nationally or top 5 in the MAC played to a scoreless draw in 2013. Alma Mater Penn State, ‘00 Record at WVU 109-79-30 (.568) Statistic Player Total NCAA MAC Last year, WVU beat American, 3-0 for its sixth consecutive Career Record 113-82-30 (.568) Game-Winning Goals Jad Arslan 3 3 1 shutout. Junior goalkeeper Jose Santos earned the shutout, Assistant Coach Andy Wright (2nd Season) Shutouts Stephen Banick 4 8 2 making a career-high seven saves. American had 17 shots. Alma Mater West Virginia (’08) Total Assists Jorge Quintanilla 4 13 2 WVU’s offense had 10 shots, seven on goal. Felix Angerer gave Assistant Coach Scott Bowers (4th season) Assists Per Game Jorge Quintanilla 0.57 34 2 the Mountaineers an early 1-0 lead 11 minutes into the match. Alma Mater Salisbury, ‘00 Total Goals Jad Arslan 4 35 2 A minute into the second half, Rushawn Larmond netted his Strength Coach Tanner Kolb Albert Andres-Llop 3 81 4 first goal of the year to increase the advantage to 2-0. Just over Athletic Trainer Simon Gomez Goalie Min. Played Stephen Banick 634:36 46 2 seven minutes later, Griffin Libhart scored his first career goal, a Goals Per Game Jad Arslan 0.57 68 2 highlight-reel play to put West Virginia ahead, 3-0. TEAM INFORMATION Goals-Against Avg. Stephen Banick 0.709 31 3 Lettermen Returning/Lost 13/10 Save Pct. Stephen Banick .800 48 3 DATE SITE RESULT SCORE Starters Returning/Lost 9/2 Total Saves Stephen Banick 20 94 3 9/18/1988 Away L 1-5 Newcomers 12 Saves Per Game Stephen Banick 2.86 131 3 10/19/2005 Away W 2-0 2016 Record (MAC) 8-7-1 (1-4) Total Points Jad Arslan 8 79 4 9/15/2012 Home W 2-0 Points Per Game Jad Arslan 1.14 126 5 10/22/2013 Away T 0-0 (2OT) DICK DLESK SOCCER STADIUM 9/20/2016 Home W 3-0 Capacity 1,650 First Season 2004 AWARDS BREAKDOWN Men’s All-Time Record 87-31-17 (.713) JAD ARSLAN UP NEXT: WVU COMES HOME Playing Surface Natural Grass • Top Drawer Soccer Men’s HM Team of the Week (Sept. 5) The Mountaineers return home to host Dayton on Saturday, Largest Crowd 2,938 (9/4/09 vs. UCSB) • Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (Aug. 29) Sept. 23, with kickoff at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium set for • Top Drawer Soccer Men’s Team of the Week (Aug. 29) 7 p.m. Tickets are available at WVUGAME.com, 1-800-WVU • WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Aug. 28) FOLLOWING THE MOUNTAINEERS GAME or on game day at the DDSS ticket office. Website WVUsports.com Twitter @WVUMensSoccer JORGE QUINTANILLA It is Youth Soccer Day, and all youth who wear their youth Facebook Facebook.com/WVUMensSoccer • @NCAASoccer Men’s Player of the Week (Sept. 6) soccer jersey will receive free admission. Additionally, the first Instagram @WVUMensSoccer • Top Drawer Soccer Men’s Team of the Week (Sept. 5) 500 fans in attendance will receive a foam WVU soccer ball. Before the match, members of the men’s soccer team and staff will hold a youth clinic. MEDIA INFORMATION IN THE RANKINGS INTERVIEWS & CREDENTIALS In the week four rankings, the Mountaineers are receiving Members of the media wishing to interview a student-athlete votes in the College Soccer News rankings. The United Soccer LAST TIME OUT: COMEBACK OT WIN or member of the coaching staff or obtain a credential for Coaches poll and Soccer America rankings are released on Sept. 16: #19 WVU 3, George Mason 2 (OT) home matches should contact West Virginia men’s soccer Tuesday. Sophomore Albert Andres-Llop scored two goals, including SID Charlie Healy, via email ([email protected]) the game-winner in overtime, to lead West Virginia to a 3-2 or by phone (304-293-2821), at least 24 hours in advance. Last week, West Virginia was receiving votes in the coaches poll comeback victory at George Mason on Sept. 16. and voted No. 4 in the Great Lakes regional ranking. RECEIVING INFORMATION Andres-Llop tied the game at 2-2 with 99 seconds remaining WVU was nationally ranked for six consecutive weeks last Media members may receive men’s soccer press releases, in the match before scoring the game-winner 97 seconds into season, coming in as high as No. 15. notes and more via e-mail. To be added to the e-mail list, overtime. The golden goal came at 91:37 on a free kick into the bottom left corner of the net. please send your requests to [email protected]. Coaches Soccer College Top Drawer Week Nat’l/Reg’l America Soccer News Soccer WVUSPORTS.COM Preseason NR NR NR NR The Mountaineers tied the match twice, in the 18th minute and Visit WVUsports.com for player and coaching staff bios, 1 - 8/29 19/1 NR RV NR again in the 89th before winning it in overtime. The Patriots took 2 - 9/5 14/1 NR 19 23 the latest stories, updated stats and the WVU men’s soccer an early 1-0 lead in the ninth minute and regained a 2-1 lead in 3 - 9/12 RV/4 25 19 24 the 79th minute. record book. 4 - 9/19 RV NR Senior Louis Thomas and sophomore Sebastian Garcia- Herreros earned assists on WVU’s second goal. The Mountaineers’ first goal came at 17:15, courtesy of sophomore Pascal Derwaritsch. It was Andres-Llop who earned the assist.
2 @WVUMensSoccer | @WVUSports | #HailWV TWO GOALS GIVE ARSLAN MAC HONOR WVU VOTED SECOND IN MAC POLL RECORD BREAKDOWN Senior Jad Arslan was named the Mid-American Conference West Virginia was picked to finish second in the Mid-American OVERALL MAC Player of the Week on Aug. 29 after two game-winning goals Conference Preseason Poll, in a vote by the league’s head Overall 4-1-2 0-0-0 propelled WVU to a 2-0 start to the season last weekend in coaches. Defending MAC champion Akron was voted to win Home 1-0-2 0-0-0 California. It is Arslan’s third MAC Player of the Week accolade the conference, earning 35 total points and five first-place Road 3-1-0 0-0-0 of his career. votes. WVU had 21 points and one first-place vote and tied for Neutral 0-0-0 0-0-0 second with MAC newcomer SIU Edwardsville. Day Games 1-0-1 0-0-0 On the season-opening weekend, Arslan led the country with Night Games 3-1-1 0-0-0 two game-winning goals and led the MAC with 1.00 goals per 2017 MAC COACHES PRESEASON POLL game and two total goals. He was second in the conference Games Following a Victory 2-0-1 0-0-0 Team (First Place Votes) Points with four points and third with 2.00 points per game. Arslan Games Following a Loss 1-0-0 0-0-0 1. Akron (5) 35 also led the Mountaineers with three shots, two on goal. The Games Following a Tie 0-1-1 0-0-0 2. West Virginia (1) 21 Roswell, Georgia, native has 13 career goals and five game- 2. SIU Edwardsville 21 Playing in Overtime 1-0-2 0-0-0 winning tallies. 4. Western Michigan 20 Playing in Double Overtime 0-0-2 0-0-0 4. Bowling Green 20 Playing Ranked Opponents 0-0-0 0-0-0 In addition to earning MAC honors, Arslan was named to the 6. Northern Illinois 9 Playing Unranked Opponents 4-1-2 0-0-0 TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s Team of the Week for the second time in his career and is this week’s WVU Student-Athlete of In One-Goal Games 2-0-0 0-0-0 the Week. HOMEGROWN TALENT WVU Scores First 3-0-0 0-0-0 Two players on the 2017 roster hail from West Virginia and are Opponent Scores First 1-1-0 0-0-0 playing for their home-state team. It is tied for the second-most Leading at Halftime 3-0-0 0-0-0 TWO OR MORE = VICTORY represented state, along with six other states. Trailing at Halftime 0-1-0 0-0-0 Since Marlon LeBlanc’s arrival in 2006, the Mountaineers are Tied at Halftime 1-0-2 0-0-0 67-9-4 when they have scored at least two goals in a game. PLAYER POS. YEAR HOMETOWN Joseph Reece MF Jr. Bridgeport Playing Televised Games 0-0-0 0-0-0 The first loss came to Akron in the second round of the 2010 Tyler Shaffer D Fr. Charleston Playing in the Rain 0-0-0 0-0-0 NCAA tournament, while WVU also fell to Elon in 2012. While West Virginia suffered four defeats in 2014 and three in 2015 Scoring 1-2 goals 2-1-0 0-0-0 when it scored at least two goals, the first in 2014 came to No. SPANNING THE GLOBE Scoring Three Goals or More 2-0-0 0-0-0 9 UC Irvine, 3-2, two of the seven came in overtime periods and The 2017 WVU men’s soccer team features student-athletes four occurred away from home. from 13 states and five countries outside of the U.S., including Wearing White Jerseys 2-0-2 0-0-0 two players from England and Trinidad. Wearing Blue Jerseys 1-1-0 0-0-0 YEAR RECORD Wearing Gold Jerseys 1-0-0 0-0-0 2006 11-0-1 STATE COUNTRY 2007 4-0-1 Missouri 4 England 2 August 2-0-0 0-0-0 2008 2-0-0 Florida 2 Trinidad 2 September 2-1-2 0-0-0 2009 3-0-0 Maryland 2 Germany 1 October 0-0-0 0-0-0 2010 10-1-0 Ohio 2 Japan 1 2011 8-0-0 November 0-0-0 0-0-0 Pennsylvania 2 Spain 1 2012 7-1-0 Virginia 2 United States 22 2013 6-0-2 Monday 0-0-1 0-0-0 West Virginia 2 2014 9-4-0 Tuesday 0-0-0 0-0-0 2015 5-3-0 Delaware 1 Wednesday 0-1-0 0-0-0 2016 3-0-0 Georgia 1 Friday 2-0-0 0-0-0 2017 3-0-0 Iowa 1 Saturday 1-0-1 0-0-0 Louisiana 1 Sunday 1-0-0 0-0-0 Michigan 1 FACING THE MINIMUM Texas 1 The West Virginia defense has provided plenty of help to the WVU SCORING BREAKDOWN WVU goalkeepers in Marlon LeBlanc’s 12 seasons. 1st-15th minute WVU 3, Opponents 0 HOME SWEET HOME 16th-30th minute WVU 3, Opponents 1 Opponents have averaged fewer than 12.5 shots per game In the past eight seasons, the WVU men’s soccer team holds 31st-45th minute WVU 0, Opponents 2 every year of LeBlanc’s tenure, and in eight of his first 11 a 47-16-6 record at home, including 13-straight victories from 46th-60th minute WVU 0, Opponents 0 seasons the opposition has averaged fewer than five shots on 2010-11. 61st-75th minute WVU 1, Opponents 1 goal per game. 76th-90th minute WVU 3, Opponents 0 YEAR RECORD First Overtime WVU 1, Opponents 0 Last year’s defense was especially good. In WVU’s win over 2010 10-1-0 Second Overtime WVU 0, Opponents 0 No. 7 Georgetown on Aug. 28, the Mountaineer defense held 2011 6-3-0 the Hoyas to just three shots, none on goal. The following 2012 8-1-0 match, WVU held Princeton to just one shot, which was not on 2013 5-3-3 WVU W-L-T BREAKDOWN goal. It marked the eighth time in program history West Virginia 2014 7-2-0 2015 6-4-0 WINS (4) LOSSES (1) TIES (2) allowed no shots on goal. Goals 10 (2.50) 1 (1.0) 0 (0.0) 2016 4-4-1 Assists 12 (3.00) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2017 1-0-2 YEAR AVG. OPP. SHOTS AVG. OPP. SOG Shots 33 (8.25) 8 (8.0) 30 (15.0) 2006 12.2 5.0 Shots on goal 15 (3.75) 1 (1.0) 6 (3.0) 2007 11.1 4.2 LEBLANC HITS THE CENTURY MARK Corner kicks 9 (2.25) 7 (7.0) 17 (8.5) 2008 10.9 5.0 Saves 15 (3.75) 2 (2.0) 5 (2.5) Marlon LeBlanc won his 100th match as WVU head coach 2009 9.8 4.7 in West Virginia’s 1-0 overtime victory over ETSU on Sept. 9, Fouls 51 (12.75) 8 (8.0) 15 (7.5) 2010 9.8 4.0 2016. In his 12th season at the helm, he owns a 109-79-30 Yellow/Red Cards 6/0 1/0 1/0 2011 9.2 4.0 record with the Old Gold and Blue and is the second coach in Allowed 0-1 goals 3 0 2 2012 7.7 3.1 WVU’s 57-year history to eclipse the 100-win mark. Allowed 2+ goals 1 1 0 2013 11.2 4.2 2014 11.1 4.7 2015 12.5 5.6 Additionally, with a 3-0 win over Penn State on Oct. 13, 2015, WVU GAME WINNERS BY PERIOD 2016 9.7 3.9 LeBlanc won his 100th career match. A 2000 PSU graduate, First Half 3 2017 12.0 4.0 LeBlanc was an assistant coach at Penn State from 2001-05 Second Half 0 and earned four wins as interim head coach in 2002. His career First Overtime 1 record is 113-82-30. Second Overtime 0
3 PACKING THE HOUSE a 3.04 GPA, the Mountaineers were recognized as one of 315 WVU’S HOUSE OF HORRORS A big reason for WVU’s success at home is the support of the men’s teams to earn a 3.0 GPA or higher during the 2015-16 The Mountaineers own a 62-29-10 record at Dick Dlesk Soccer Mountaineer fans at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. In nine home academic year. WVU was one of 221 schools to have both its Stadium in Marlon LeBlanc’s 10 seasons. games last year, 7,860 fans came to watch the Mountaineers, men’s and women’s programs recognized, while a total of 892 averaging 873 fans per match, the most since 2011. teams (315 men, 577 women) were honored. The Mountaineers have also continued to have great success against ranked opponents at home. WVU defeated No. 1 YEAR HOME TOTAL GAMES AVG. STREAKING TO A SHUTOUT RECORD Connecticut, No. 13 Georgetown and No. 25 Xavier in 2011. In 2010, WVU won over No. 17 UNC Wilmington and earned a 2006 8,334 12 695 West Virginia recorded seven consecutive shutouts, the longest victory against No. 22 Notre Dame. 2007 9,291 9 1,032 streak in program history, from Aug. 28-Sept. 24, 2016. The 2008 10,957 11 996 previous record of six was set in 2007, when the squad totaled 2009 9,193 9 1,021 a team-record 13 shutouts. WVU’s shutout streak lasted a DATE OPPONENT RESULT 2010 11,522 11 1,047 school-record 758 minutes. 9/2/06 #19 Cal State Northridge W, 2-1 2011 9,784 9 1,087 9/23/06 #21 Seton Hall W, 5-3 2012 7,008 9 779 10/18/06 #6 Notre Dame W, 2-1 WVU recorded eight clean sheets in 2016, the most in a single 2013 8,687 12 724 9/30/07 #16 South Florida L, 0-1 (2ot) season since the Mountaineers had 10 shutouts in 2009. 2014 7,194 9 799 10/19/07 #1 Connecticut W, 1-0 2015 6,993 10 699 11/28/07 #25 Virginia W, 1-0 2016 7,860 9 873 Goalkeeper Jose Santos’ eight shutouts tied for No. 7 in 10/15/08 #22 Ohio State W, 1-0 2017 1,966 3 655 program history for most shutouts in a season, while it is eighth 10/21/08 #6 Maryland L, 0-1 for most shutouts in a career. 11/1/08 #19 Notre Dame L, 0-1 9/4/09 #16 UC Santa Barbara L, 0-2 MOUNTAINEERS TRAVEL TO SPAIN 9/25/09 #3 South Florida W, 1-0 (ot) West Virginia had an extended spring season thanks to a trip to PACKING THE STANDS 9/3/10 #15 Monmouth L, 0-1 Spain in May. The 10-day trip to Seville was the program’s first With the help of the WVU Sports Marketing Department, the 9/5/10 #23 UNC Wilmington W, 3-2 overseas tour in LeBlanc’s tenure. Mountaineers broke the single game attendance record in 9/25/11 #21 South Florida L, 1-2 WVU men’s soccer history on Sept. 4, 2009, against No. 16 UC 10/8/11 #13 Georgetown W, 1-0 Along with playing three games in Spain, the Mountaineers met Santa Barbara. 10/18/11 #1 Connecticut W, 2-0 with Real Betis physical coach Marcos Alvarez and 2010 World 11/17/11 #25 Xavier W, 2-1 Cup Champion Carlos Marchena. The team toured several Below are the top five men’s home crowds in Dick Dlesk men’s 9/11/14 #9 UC Irvine L, 2-3 Spanish stadiums and was immersed in the Spanish culture soccer history: 9/20/15 #18 Georgetown L, 1-3 while bonding as a team. 10/28/15 #6 Akron L, 0-2 NO. OPPONENT ATTENDANCE YEAR 10/10/16 #1 Maryland L, 0-1 1. UC Santa Barbara 2,938 2009 WVU HONORED FOR ACADEMICS 2. Monmouth 2,209 2010 For the ninth consecutive year, WVU earned the NSCAA Team 3. Notre Dame 2,153 2007 Academic Award for its team grade point average by the 4. Maryland 2,019 2016 National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 2016. With 5. Binghamton 1,850 2011
UNITED SOCCER COACHES SOCCER AMERICA COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS TOP DRAWER SOCCER September 12, 2017 September 11, 2017 September 18, 2017 September 18, 2017 TEAM PTS. PREV. W-L-T TEAM W-L-T PREV. TEAM W-L-T PREV. TEAM W-L-T CONF. 1 Indiana (17) 582 4 4-0-1 1. Maryland (4-0-1) 2 1 Stanford 6-1-0 1 1. Michigan State 7-0-0 2-0-0 2 Notre Dame (2) 563 6 4-0-0 2. Indiana (4-0-1) 3 2 Maryland 6-0-1 2 2. Indiana 5-0-2 1-0-2 3 Maryland (2) 541 5 4-0-1 3. Stanford (4-1-0) 1 3 Indiana 5-0-2 3 3. Maryland 6-0-1 2-0-1 4 Wake Forest (2) 515 2 4-1-0 4. Notre Dame (4-0-0) 7 4 Wake Forest 6-1-0 4 4. Notre Dame 5-0-0 2-0-0 5 Stanford (1) 501 1 3-1-0 5. Virginia (3-0-1) 6 5 Notre Dame 5-0-0 8 5. Virginia 5-0-1 1-0-1 6 Michigan State 440 13 5-0-0 6. Wake Forest (4-1-0) 4 6 North Carolina 6-1-0 6 6. Stanford 6-1-0 0-0-0 7 Syracuse 430 7 3-0-2 7. Clemson (4-1-0) 5 7 Clemson 5-1-0 5 7. Wake Forest 6-1-0 2-0-0 8 North Carolina 417 10 4-1-0 8. Furman (5-0-0) 10 8 Virginia 5-0-1 7 8. Michigan 4-1-2 1-1-1 9 Georgetown 388 18 4-0-1 9. Pacific (6-0-0) 11 9 Michigan State 7-0-0 9 9. Louisville 4-1-1 1-1-0 10 Nebraska-Omaha 362 17 6-0-0 10. UNC Wilmington (4-1-0) 9 10 Louisville 4-1-1 10 10. Furman 6-0-0 0-0-0 10 Clemson 362 3 4-1-0 11. North Carolina (4-1-0) 12 11 Furman 6-0-0 13 11. Syracuse 4-1-2 0-1-1 12 Virginia 328 11 3-0-1 12. Louisville (3-1-1) 8 12 Syracuse 4-1-2 11 12. Clemson 5-1-0 1-1-0 13 Kentucky 310 19 3-0-1 13. Syracuse (3-0-2) 14 13 Omaha 7-1-0 12 13. North Carolina 6-1-0 2-0-0 14 Pacific 281 23 6-0-0 14. Omaha (6-0-0) 17 14 Western Michigan 7-0-1 18 14. UNC Wilmington 5-1-0 1-0-0 15 Furman 239 20 5-0-0 15. Michigan State (5-0-0) 24 15 Georgetown 4-1-1 14 15. Fairleigh Dickinson 5-0-1 0-0-0 16 New Hampshire 224 24 3-0-1 16. Duke (4-0-1) 25 16 UNC Wilmington 5-1-0 20 16. Army 5-2-0 0-0-0 17 Louisville 205 8 3-1-1 17. Georgetown (4-0-1) NR 17 Pacific 7-1-0 15 17. Duke 4-1-1 1-1-0 18 Michigan 163 RV 3-0-2 18. N.C. State (3-1-0) NR 18 Seattle 6-1-0 24 18. Kentucky 5-1-1 2-0-0 19 Bowling Green 153 RV 5-0-0 19. Tulsa (2-1-1) NR 19 Washington 5-2-0 21 19. New Hampshire 5-0-2 0-0-0 20 Tulsa 138 NR 2-1-1 20. Akron (2-2-0) 20 20 Duke 4-1-1 16 20. Omaha 7-1-0 0-0-0 21 Fairleigh Dickinson 121 RV 5-0-0 21. Creighton (3-2-0) 23 21 Kentucky 5-1-1 17 21. UMass Lowell 4-1-1 0-0-0 22 UNC Wilmington 105 15 4-1-0 22. Kentucky (4-0-1) NR 22 Butler 5-2-0 26 22. Ohio State 6-1-0 3-0-0 23 Duke 82 RV 4-0-1 23. Michigan (4-0-1) NR 23 Xavier 5-1-1 NR 23. Columbia 3-0-2 0-0-0 24 Western Michigan 71 NR 5-0-1 24. UMass Lowell (3-1-0) 16 24 New Hampshire 5-0-2 RV 24. Air Force 6-1-0 0-0-0 25 UMass Lowell 43 12 2-1-0 25. WEST VIRGINIA (3-0-2) NR 25 Michigan 4-1-2 28 25. Brown 4-1-0 0-0-0 25. Georgia State (3-2-0) NR 26 Ohio State 6-1-0 NR Receiving Votes: SMU (35), Air Force (32), 27 Air Force 6-1-0 NR Receiving Votes: Evansville (4-2-0), Western FIU (28), WEST VIRGINIA (27), Denver (25), 28 SMU 6-1-0 NR Michigan (7-0-1), Elon (3-0-3), FIU (3-0-2), Washington (23), Charlotte (12), Creighton (9), 29 UMass Lowell 4-1-1 23 Dartmouth (3-2-0) Utah Valley (8), Portland (7), Akron (6), Seattle 30 Fairleigh Dickinson 5-0-1 NR (5), Loyola-Maryland (5), New Jersey Institute of Technology (5), Butler (4), Ohio State (3), Receiving Votes: Akron, UCLA, Brown, Virginia Tech (2) Creighton, Charlotte, Cincinnati, WEST VIRGINIA, Tulsa, New Mexico, Sacramento WVU Opponents Listed in Bold State, Denver, Bowling Green
4 @WVUMensSoccer | @WVUSports | #HailWV 2017 MATCH RECAPS 2017 OPENS WITH CALIFORNIA SWEEP year, and I think this group wants to make sure we get out to a good start again but that we’re able to continue that throughout Aug. 25: WVU 1, Cal 0 the season.” Aug. 27: WVU 2, Santa Clara 0 WVU SUFFERS SEASON’S FIRST LOSS The Mountaineers opened the season with a pair of wins in Sept. 13: UMBC 3, #19 WVU 1 West Virginia returns nine starters from last year’s squad, which California last weekend. WVU began the year with a 1-0 win was nationally ranked for six consecutive weeks and recorded West Virginia suffered its first loss of the season with a 3-1 at California on Aug. 25 before a 2-0 victory at Santa Clara on defeat at UMBC on Sept. 13. The Mountaineers saw their a school-record seven consecutive shutouts that totaled a Sunday night. Senior Jad Arslan scored the game-winning goal program-best 758 consecutive minutes. season-opening unbeaten streak snapped at five games. WVU in both matches, giving him 13 career goals and five game- had given up one goal in its first five games, on a penalty kick, winners. Freshman Jorge Quintanilla scored his first career before the Retrievers scored three times. The roster features six seniors, four juniors, eight sophomores goal on Sunday after earning his first career assist on Friday. and 11 freshmen. It includes three goalkeepers, nine Junior goalkeeper Stephen Banick made his career debut and defenders, 12 midfielders and five forwards. West Virginia had eight shots, six coming in the second half. made four saves in both matches to earn a pair of shutouts. UMBC had 18 shots, with 12 coming in the first half. Junior Leading the charge will be six seniors: midfielders Jad Arslan, keeper Stephen Banick made two saves, the first coming in the WVU opened the season with a 2-0 record for the first time opening minutes of the match. Heath Honold and Joey Piatczyc, defenders Steven James and since 2014. Freshman Brendan Hogan earned an assist on Louis Thomas and goalkeeper Jose Santos. both goals Sunday, the first assists of his career, while junior After UMBC took a 2-0 lead in the first half, sophomore Rushawn Larmond and sophomore Sebastian Garcia-Herreros All six played in every match last season. James, Piatczyc and Albert Andres-Llop scored his first goal of the season for the also notched assists in California. WVU’s games at Cal and Mountaineers in the 72nd minute on a free kick. However, Santos started all 16 games, while Arslan and Thomas made 15 Santa Clara marked the first time in program history the starts. They bring valuable leadership and experience both on UMBC answered three minutes later to make it 3-1. Andres- Mountaineers played either team. Llop led the team with three shots. and off the field that will be key to WVU’s success. “These guys have all played a lot of games,” LeBlanc said of SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN his senior class. “That in-game experience goes a long way HOMESTAND ENDS WITH TIE TO UCF The 2017 schedule features 17 regular-season contests, with 10 in terms of lessening the burden on some of your younger Sept. 9: #14 WVU 0, UCF 0 (2OT) coming at the friendly confines of Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. For the second consecutive match, No. 14 West Virginia played players. I also think you look at the standards that we’ve set and we’ve been so close. We’ve been a bubble team. The to a 0-0 draw, tying UCF on Sept. 9 at Dick Dlesk Soccer “Every year we look to challenge our team with a regular- standards that we’ve set for ourselves and coming up just a Stadium. The Mountaineers remained unbeaten on the season season schedule that pushes us,” LeBlanc said. “We’ve got a smidge short, so close that you could taste it, that I think it’s and earned their fourth shutout of the year. great schedule in 2017 that accomplishes that task. With nine also lit a fire under this senior group. This group has that fire returning starters from last year’s team, we believe this group is and has that pain of being so close. Having that pain is going WVU out-shot UCF 16-9, and both teams had three shots on ready for the challenge ahead.” goal. Nine of the Mountaineers’ 16 shots came in the second to drive them and it’s going to pull others with them.” period, and WVU out-shot UCF 5-2 in overtime. The Knights Three of WVU’s four Mid-American Conference contests will While Piatczyc will miss the 2017 season due to a knee injury held a 4-2 edge in shots in the first 45 minutes. The visiting side be played at home, including perennial national championship sustained prior to the start of preseason training, he will had 17 fouls to West Virginia’s four, and UCF added four yellow contender Akron, the 12-time defending league champion. The continue to provide leadership off the field. cards and a red to the goalkeeper, in the 68th minute. home slate is also highlighted by a matchup against Big Ten foe Michigan State, one of four teams on this year’s schedule Along with an experienced group of veterans, the 29-man Junior Stephen Banick recorded three saves. For UCF, Yannik that made the NCAA Tournament in 2016. Oettl notched two saves before earning his second yellow card roster includes 12 newcomers, many of whom are expected to make an early impact. in the 68th minute. As WVU played the final 43 minutes with the On the road, the Backyard Brawl resumes in Pittsburgh, man advantage, Matt Rosenberg made one save. when WVU will face rival Pitt for the first time since 2011. The “We have some guys who might fly under the radar, but I think Mountaineers open the year with a trip to California, and also that with some of these young guys they’re not going to fly travel to Baltimore and Washington, D.C., along with a match at under the radar very long,” LeBlanc said. We’ve added some LABOR DAY DRAW MAC-newcomer SIU Edwardsville, an NCAA Tournament team pretty good quality that was needed to this team, we’ve got Sept. 4: #19 WVU 0, Monmouth 0 (2OT) a season ago. No. 19 West Virginia played to its first draw of the season, 0-0 some creativity, we’ve got an element that was missing to against Monmouth on Sept. 4 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. our team a year ago and some game changes that we really With the tie, the Mountaineers extended their season-opening SEASON PREVIEW haven’t had, in the final third, for quite some time.” unbeaten streak to four matches, while their win streak was The West Virginia University men’s soccer team is taking it one snapped at three games. day at a time in 2017. The newcomers join a core of returning players that had an extended spring season thanks to a trip to Spain in May. The WVU had 14 shots, three on goal, while the Hawks recorded That’s the mantra the Mountaineers have coming off an 8-7-1 10-day trip to Seville was the program’s first overseas tour in seven shots, two on goal. Junior goalkeeper Stephen Banick season in 2016. WVU blazed out to a 6-1-1 start, but a slow LeBlanc’s tenure. made two saves while notching his third clean sheet of the finish resulted in the Mountaineers being one of the first teams season. MU’s Bobby Edwards made three saves in the tie. left out of the NCAA Tournament. The team’s goal is to look at Along with playing three games in Spain, the Mountaineers met things day by day, one day at a time, without getting ahead of with Real Betis physical coach Marcos Alvarez and 2010 World Junior Jorge Quintanilla led the team with four shots, one on itself, focusing on the big picture. Cup Champion Carlos Marchena. The team toured several goal. Junior Rushawn Larmond led WVU with two shots on Spanish stadiums and was immersed in the Spanish culture goal, and he was one of four Mountaineers with two shots. Coach Marlon LeBlanc, in his 12th season in Morgantown, while bonding as a team. has seen his squad finish agonizingly close to an NCAA Tournament berth in three of the past four years. That’s the The trip gave the Mountaineers an opportunity to continue to HOME SLATE BEGINS WITH WIN source of this year’s theme, which began with spring practice grow before the start of the 2017 season, which has paid off in Sept. 1: #19 WVU 4, Wright State 1 and continued through a trip to Spain in May. preseason training. Senior Jad Arslan scored twice as No. 19 West Virginia beat Wright State 4-1 on Sept. 1 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. “The idea of just taking things day by day is really a reflection “There’s going to be a renewed energy and excitement about on the way things really worked out for us last year,” LeBlanc our play in the final third that was missing a year ago,” LeBlanc In their home opener, the Mountaineers were again led by said. “We got out to such a hot start at 6-1-1 and hadn’t given added. “Defensively, I think we’re going to be rock-solid like we Arslan, who has scored four goals to open his senior season, up a goal in seven games on the trot. I think everybody was were a year ago. I like the ingredients between the experience including the game-winner in all three games. Sophomores really feeling pretty good, and then a whole bunch of things and the newcomers. I think time will tell, obviously, how good Pascal Derwaritsch and Sebastian Garcia-Herreros also scored started to happen. we can be, but I’m very much encouraged by what I have seen in the win, both being the first goals in their WVU careers, and so far through preseason.” junior Jorge Quintanilla registered a career-best three assists. “Looking into the spring, and building towards Spain, we talked about getting there day by day, and we really kept that same FORWARDS The lone goal for the Raiders came on a penalty kick in the 21st mantra heading into the fall. Even through preseason, it was The forwards are led by junior Rushawn Larmond, the lone minute. Junior goalkeeper Stephen Banick made three saves just about day by day getting to Cal and then Santa Clara. The returner at the position. Larmond played in 15 matches as a and has allowed just one goal in his first three career games as idea for us is, as much as you have to look at the big picture, sophomore with six starts. He had a goal and an assist with a Mountaineer. you have to look at things day by day before you can look at nine shots, three on goal. the big picture. We saw how quickly a season can turn last
5 Larmond will be joined by freshmen Tom Shepherd, Brendan Barbaris played in 14 matches for West Virginia last year and right and left back, which he did for us last season when Albert Hogan, Spenser Myers and Tsubasa Takada. had one assist, while Shim made 10 appearances. Rullow got injured. So, we’ve got lots of depth in the back and in goal. comes to WVU after a season at Charleston, where he played I feel good about our defense and, even though there are two “We have a number of choices here,” LeBlanc said. “Rushawn in nine games. seniors in that back line, we’ve got our future pretty much set Larmond is back for his junior year and Tom Shepherd, who’s and in good hands moving forward there as well.” a Knutsford Academy product, is going to play in that No. 9 “I like the pieces we have,” LeBlanc said. “We can change position as well. Brendan Hogan, who’s a gap-year freshman shape; we can attack; we can sit a little deeper and we can GOALKEEPERS we love, is going to get some time in there. Jad Arslan can do a lot of things with our midfield. I think that’s one of our There is stiff competition at the goalkeeping position. Senior play up for us, and has in the past. So, we can play out of a strongest areas in our 2017 squad.” Jose Santos, who played every minute in his first season in 2-3 striker system; we can play with a solo back to goal. We’ve 2016, returns, along with junior Stephen Banick and freshman got some good intangibles there, and I think we’ve got some DEFENDERS Steven Tekesky. good options to play at forward for us and, hopefully, see some Defense was a strength for the Mountaineers last year, featuring production out of it as well.” seven consecutive clean sheets. WVU held the opposition to 13 In 1,492.42 minutes last year, Santos posted eight shutouts, goals in 16 games and a 0.78 goals-against average, and more seventh-most in school history. He helped lead WVU to a MIDFIELDERS of the same is expected in 2017. Even with the loss of Jack school-record seven consecutive shutouts, lasting a program- Despite the loss of Piatczyc to injury prior to the start of Elliott, who is now excelling for the Philadelphia Union and a record 758 minutes. Santos made 49 saves with a .790 save preseason practice, midfield is one of WVU’s strongest strong candidate for Major League Soccer’s Rookie of the Year, percentage while allowing 13 goals. positions in 2017. WVU has depth and experience on the back line. Banick transferred to WVU from Wingate before the 2015 Arslan is back for his final season after scoring a team-high- Seniors Steven James and Louis Thomas return after playing in season, but has redshirted the last two years due to injuries. tying four goals as a junior and finishing second on the team all 16 matches last year, with 16 and 15 starts, respectively. Add Banick, who is healthy this season, saw playing time this past with nine points. Sophomores Logan Lucas and Ryan Kellogg in sophomore Albert Andres-Llop, who started eight matches spring, including during WVU’s trip to Spain. played in all 16 matches last year, with Lucas making 15 starts before getting injured, and Ryan Kellogg, who started six and recording a goal and an assist. Sebastian Garcia-Herreros games, and three-fourths of WVU’s back line is back. Tekesky comes to WVU from Raymore, Missouri, and helped played in 15 games with 13 starts as a freshman and had a Raymore-Peculiar High win the state championship in 2013 and team-high-tying four assists. “Three of the back four that started for us last year are ’14. He also played for Sporting Kansas City Academy, where returning,” LeBlanc said. “Obviously, Albert missed quite a bit he was the captain of the U-18 Academy Team in 2015-16 and The newcomers at midfield include Jorge Quintanilla, a junior of time at the end of the season, but he’s back healthy and was 16-17. transfer from Louisburg College. Quintanilla won a national healthy all spring. Louis Thomas, a senior captain, returns at championship at Louisburg with current WVU senior defender right back. Steven James, another senior captain at the center- “The competition is a little stiffer than I probably imagined it Steven James. back position, and we’ve got a bevy of guys who can take was going to be, and that’s not a bad thing, but competition in Jack’s place in the center-back position.” that spot has caused us a problem and it’s a good problem,” “The midfield took a little bit of a hit losing Joey Piatczyc, our LeBlanc said. “Obviously, Jose Santos is the incumbent at that all-everything midfielder, our maestro,” LeBlanc said. “Despite The newcomers on the back line are headlined by Pascal position. Stephen Banick has come on unbelievably strong and losing Joey, we’ve got a good group in there. Jorge’s a classic Derwaritsch, a transfer from Saint Leo who joined the is certainly challenging for that starting job. Steven Tekesky No. 10 who can carve you up and down the park, and it’s Mountaineers in January. Kevin Morris and Rayan Bahri will add really impressed everybody in our exhibitions, not just with nice to have a kid who can pull the strings the way he can. depth to the position. what he did saving the ball but what he did with his distribution We have a freshman, Tsubasa Takada, who is going to excite of the ball, his kicking, his play under pressure, which you’ll and energize our crowd. He’s a fantastic young player. Lucca “Pascal was with us all spring and got to a depth of the see with our style, is really what the bulk of our goalkeepers do Barbaris and Ethan Shim are back in our midfield. Spenser system,” LeBlanc said. “So, he’s the leader in there. Kevin playing with their feet. Myers comes in and scores a goal against Charleston in the Morris, a freshman, has looked unbelievably prepared to step exhibition match in our midfield. We have unbelievable choices in and do the job in that role as well. “We have a really good competition in there for the goalkeeping we can rotate into different roles and play different spots. position. The three of them have caused the coaching staff Andrew Rullow is a U-20 international player from Trinidad.” “We feel really good about our back line today and in the some good problems to have.” future,” LeBlanc added. “Ryan Kellogg has the ability to play at
6 @WVUMensSoccer | @WVUSports | #HailWV West Virginia Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 16, 2017) All games OVERALL TEAM STATISTICS Overall: 4-1-2 Conf: 0-0-0 Home: 1-0-2 Away: 3-1-0 Neut: 0-0-0
## Player gp-gs min g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc gwg pk-att cnr 10 Jad Arslan 7-7 641 4 0 8 14 . 2 8 6 4 . 2 8 6 2 0 3 0-1 30 3 Albert Andres-Llop 7-7 349 3 1 7 6 . 5 0 0 3 . 5 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2 8 Jorge Quintanilla 7-7 516 1 4 6 13 . 0 7 7 5 . 3 8 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 25 Pascal Derwaritsch 7-7 672 2 0 4 4 . 5 0 0 3 . 7 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 7 Sebastian Garcia-Her 7-6 574 1 2 4 3 . 3 3 3 2 . 6 6 7 1 0 0 0-0 0 11 Rushawn Larmond 6-4 306 0 2 2 5 . 0 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 24 Brendan Hogan 7-2 239 0 2 2 1 . 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0-0 0 5 Steven James 7-7 668 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 0 1 . 1 4 3 0 0 0 0-0 0 13 Kevin Morris 7-1 416 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 0 1 . 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 6 Logan Lucas 6-6 551 0 0 0 4 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 19 Lucca Barbaris 7-0 160 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 14 Tsubasa Takada 7-2 161 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 9 Tom Shepherd 5-0 65 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 4 Ryan Kellogg 7-7 650 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 30 Stephen Banick 7-7 635 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 22 Spenser Myers 2-0 11 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 18 Steven Tekesky 1-0 37 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 16 Ethan Shim 3-0 38 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 12 Andrew Rullow 2-0 32 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 2 Louis Thomas 7-7 669 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 0 Total 7 - 11 11 33 71 . 1 5 5 22 . 3 1 0 8 0 4 0-1 - Opponents 7 - 6 4 16 84 . 0 7 1 28 . 3 3 3 12 2 1 1-1 -
Goal Average Saves Record # Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho/cbo 30 Stephen Banick 7-7 634:36 5 0.71 20 . 8 0 0 4 1 2 4/0 18 Steven Tekesky 1-0 37:03 1 2.43 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 TM TEAM - 0:00 0 0.00 2 1.000 0 0 0 0/0 Total 7 671:39 6 0.80 22 . 7 8 6 4 1 2 4 Opponents 7 671:39 11 1.47 11 . 5 0 0 1 4 2 2
Team saves: 2
Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total West Virginia 6 4 1 0 11 West Virginia 12 19 1 1 33 Opponents 4 2 0 0 6 Opponents 18 15 2 0 35
Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total West Virginia 27 34 6 4 71 West Virginia 32 38 1 3 74 Opponents 41 40 1 2 84 Opponents 54 44 5 2 105
Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Attendance Summary WVU Opponent West Virginia 8 13 1 0 22 Total 1966 2172 Opponents 6 5 0 0 11 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/655 4/543 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0
7 MATCH-BY-MATCH STATISTICS 4-1-2 OVERALL • 0-0-0 MAC • 1-0-2 HOME • 3-1-0 AWAY • 0-0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0-2 OVERTIME GAMES • 0-0-0 VS. TOP 25
G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% CK YC-RC PK-ATT August 25, 2017 - Berkeley, California West Virginia 1 2 4 3 .333 2 .666 1 1-0 0-0 Cal 0 0 0 14 .000 4 .286 7 0-0 0-0 August 27, 2017 - Santa Clara, California West Virginia 2 3 7 4 .500 3 .750 1 3-0 0-0 Santa Clara 0 0 0 18 .000 5 .278 1 4-0 0-0 September 1, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Wright State 1 0 2 9 .111 4 .444 6 1-0 1-1 No. 19 West Virginia 4 4 12 16 .250 5 .313 4 1-0 0-0 September 4, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Monmouth 0 0 0 7 .000 2 .286 6 0-0 0-0 No. 19 West Virginia 0 0 0 14 .000 3 .214 9 1-0 0-0 September 9, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia UCF 0 0 0 9 .000 3 .333 5 4-1 0-0 No. 14 West Virginia 0 0 0 16 .000 3 .188 8 0-0 0-1 September 13, 2017 - Baltimore, Maryland No. 19 West Virginia 1 0 2 8 .125 1 .125 7 1-0 0-0 UMBC 3 3 9 18 .167 5 .278 7 3-1 0-0 September 16, 2017 - Fairfax, Virginia No. 19 West Virginia 3 3 9 10 .300 5 .500 3 1-0 0-0 George Mason 2 1 5 9 .222 5 .556 3 1-0 0-0 September 19, 2017 - Washington D.C. West Virginia American September 23, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Dayton West Virginia September 26, 2017 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania West Virginia Pitt October 1, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Pacific West Virginia October 7, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Northern Illinois West Virginia October 11, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Michigan State West Virginia October 14, 2017 - Bowling Green, Ohio West Virginia Bowling Green October 20, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Western Michigan West Virginia October 24, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Penn West Virginia October 27, 2017 - Morgantown, West Virginia Akron West Virginia November 4, 2017 - Edwardsville, Illinois West Virginia SIUE
8 @WVUMensSoccer | @WVUSports | #HailWV RESULTS BREAKDOWN Date Opponent Result Site Atten. Record WVU Goals (Assists) - Time 8/25 at Cal W, 1-0 Edwards Stadium - Berkeley, Calif. 400 1-0-0 Jad Arslan (Rushawn Larmond, Jorge Quintanilla) - 19:06 8/27 at Santa Clara W, 2-0 Stevens Stadium -Santa Clara, Calif. 392 2-0-0 Jad Arslan (Brendan Hogan) - 8:18 Jorge Quintanilla (Sebastian Garcia-Herreros, Brendan Hogan) - 23:45 9/1 Wright State W, 4-1 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 651 3-0-0 Pascal Derwaritsch (Jorge Quintanilla) - 4:53 Jad Arslan (unassisted) - 10:39 Sebastian Garcia-Herreros (Rushawn Larmond, Jorge Quintanilla) - 81:06 Jad Arslan (Jorge Quintanilla) - 86:20 9/4 Monmouth T, 0-0 (2OT) Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 733 3-0-1 9/9 UCF T, 0-0 (2OT) Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 582 3-0-2 9/13 at UMBC L, 3-1 Retriever Soccer Park - Baltimore 1,004 3-1-2 Albert Andres-Llop (unassisted) - 71:05 9/16 at George Mason W, 3-2 (OT) George Mason Stadium - Fairfax, Va. 376 4-1-2 Pascal Derwaritsch (Albert Andres-Llop) - 17:15 Albert Andres-Llop (Sebastian Garcia-Herreros, Louis Thomas) - 88:21 Albert Andres-Llop (unassisted) - 91:37 9/19 at American 3 p.m. Reeves Field, Washington D.C 9/23 Dayton 7 p.m. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 9/26 at Pitt 7 p.m. Ambrose Urbanic Field - Pittsburgh 10/1 Pacific Noon Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 10/7 Northern Illinois * 7 p.m. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 10/11 Michigan State 7 p.m. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 10/14 at Bowling Green 7 p.m. Cochrane Stadium - Bowling Green, Ohio 10/20 Western Michigan * 7 p.m. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 10/24 Penn 7 p.m. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 10/27 Akron * 7 p.m. Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium 11/4 at SIUE * 7 p.m. Ralph Korte Stadium - Edwardsville, Ill.
* MAC Match
9 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown High School / Previous School No. Name Pos. 3 Albert Andres-Llop D 5-10 163 So. Vila-real, Castellon, Spain IES Francesc Tarrega Vila-real 1 Jose Santos GK 10 Jad Arslan MF 5-7 153 Sr. Roswell, Ga. Roswell HS 2 Louis Thomas D 28 Antonio Bachmann D 5-9 139 R-Fr. Gainesville, Va. Highland HS 3 Albert Andres-Llop D 26 Rayan Bahri D 6-2 155 Fr. Chelsea, Mich. Chelsea HS 4 Ryan Kellogg D 30 Stephen Banick GK 6-1 179 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington HS North / Wingate 5 Steven James D 19 Lucca Barbaris MF 5-8 145 So. Doral, Fla. Doral Academy 6 Logan Lucas MF 23 Jake Coale MF 5-9 155 R-Fr. Newark, Del. Newark HS 7 Sebastian Garcia-Herreros D 25 Pascal Derwaritsch D 6-1 193 So. Altlussheim, Germany Privatgymnasium St. Leon Rot / Saint Leo Univ. 8 Jorge Quintanilla MF 7 Sebastian Garcia-Herreros MF 5-6 127 So. Southwest Ranches, Fla. Cypress Bay HS 9 Tom Shepherd F 24 Brendan Hogan F 6-0 166 R-Fr. Haymarket, Va. Battlefield HS 10 Jad Arslan MF 21 Heath Honold MF 5-10 168 Sr. Coon Rapins, Iowa Coon Rapids-Baynard HS / Wake Forest 11 Rushawn Larmond F 5 Steven James D 6-1 179 Sr. Sussex, England Heathfield CC / Louisburg College 12 Andrew Rullow MF 4 Ryan Kellogg D 5-11 162 So. Parkville, Mo. Park Hill South HS 13 Kevin Morris D 11 Rushawn Larmond F 5-11 169 Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. Pottsgrove HS 14 Tsubasa Takada F 6 Logan Lucas MF 6-0 172 So. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit West HS 15 Joey Piatczyc MF 13 Kevin Morris D 6-3 170 Fr. Mt. Airy, Md. South Carroll HS 16 Ethan Shim MF 22 Spenser Myers F 5-10 154 Fr. Chicora, Pa. Karns Area HS 18 Steven Tekesky GK 15 Joey Piatczyc MF 5-8 158 Sr. Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit HS 19 Lucca Barbaris MF 8 Jorge Quintanilla MF 5-6 144 Jr. Germantown, Md. Quince Orchard HS / Louisburg College 20 Cade Remy MF 27 Joseph Reece MF 5-9 160 Jr. Bridgeport, W.Va. Bridgeport HS 21 Heath Honold MF 20 Cade Remy MF 5-8 167 Fr. Johnstown, Ohio Northridge HS 22 Spenser Myers F 12 Andrew Rullow MF 6-2 165 So. St. James, Trinidad St. Anthony’s College / Charleston 23 Jake Coale MF 1 Jose Santos GK 6-2 166 Sr. Marrero, La. Archbishop Shaw HS / Tyler CC 24 Brendan Hogan F 29 Tyler Shaffer D 6-1 174 R-Fr. Charleston, W.Va. Capital HS 25 Pascal Derwaritsch D 9 Tom Shepherd F 6-1 174 Fr. Cheshire, England Knutsford Academy 26 Rayan Bahri D 16 Ethan Shim MF 6-1 168 So. Maraval, Trinidad St. Mary’s College 27 Joseph Reece MF 14 Tsubasa Takada F 6-0 154 Fr. Narashino City, Japan Municipal HS Funabashi 28 Antonio Bachmann D 18 Steven Tekesky GK 5-10 169 Fr. Raymore, Mo. Ray-Pec HS 29 Tyler Shaffer D 2 Louis Thomas D 6-0 165 Sr. Houston, Texas Lamar HS 30 Stephen Banick GK
COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach: Marlon LeBlanc (12th season) Assistant Coach: Andy Wright (2nd season) Assistant Coach: Scott Bowers (4th season) ROSTER BREAKDOWN Strength Coach: Tanner Kolb By State/Country Athletic Trainer: Simon Gomez By Class Freshmen...... 11 Missouri...... 4 Sophomores ...... 8 England...... 2 Juniors...... 4 Florida...... 2 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Seniors...... 6 Maryland ...... 2 Albert Andres-Llop...... Lop Ohio...... 2 Pennsylvania...... 2 Jad Arslan ...... ARZ-lin By Position Trinidad ...... 2 Rayan Bahri...... Ryan Bar-ee Goalkeepers ...... 3 Virginia...... 2 Pascal Derwaritsch ...... Dav-ar-itch Defenders ...... 9 Midfielders...... 12 West Virginia ...... 2 Sebastian Garcia-Herreros . . .Her-air-ose Forwards ...... 5 Delaware...... 1 Heath Honold...... HAHN-old Georgia ...... 1 Rushawn Larmond...... LAR-mond Germany ...... 1 Joey Piatczyc...... pee-Ah-Check Iowa...... 1 Jorge Quintanilla. . . . . Kin-tah-NEE-ya Japan...... 1 Andrew Rullow...... Ruu-low Louisiana...... 1 Tsubasa Takada...... Su-bah-sa Michigan ...... 1 Steven Tekesky ...... Teh-kes-key Spain...... 1 Texas ...... 1 Louis Thomas...... Lou-ee
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