MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Oct. 5, 2024) – The No. 7 West Virginia University men’s soccer team jumped to the top of the Sun Belt standings, Saturday, with a 2-1 victory over UCF at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The Mountaineers improve to 7-0-3 and 2-0-1 in conference while the Knights fall to 3-3-3 and 1-0-2 in Sun Belt play.
Graduate student Sergio Ors Navarro and junior Marcus Caldeira each scored for the Mountaineers while graduate student Max Broughton, sophomore Sam Nyenka and freshman Isaac Scheer all collected assists.
Overall, the Mountaineers outshot UCF, 11-7, while having a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal. West Virginia also took five corner kicks while holding the Knights to just one.
It did not take long for WVU to take the lead as Ors Navarro corralled a long ball from Broughton outside the box in the sixth minute. He made a move and took a shot that got through the hands of the UCF goalkeeper. It was the 10th goal of the season for Ors Navarro which puts the Spaniard back in a tie for most in the nation.
UCF evened up the game in the 21st minute on a goal from Emmanuel Bam.
The score remained tied until halftime, but once again the Mountaineers came out strong, taking the lead in the 49th minute on a goal from Caldeira. Nyenka sent a cross to Scheer, who gave a quick backheel touch, leaving it perfectly for Caldeira behind him.
The Knights only managed one shot on goal in the second half with it coming in the 87th minute, but Broughton was able to break it up before it safely got to goalkeeper Marc Bonnaire’s hands.
West Virginia will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 11, at Georgia Southern. Kickoff from Statesboro is set for 7 p.m.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Graduate student Sergio Ors Navarro and junior Marcus Caldeira each scored for the Mountaineers while graduate student Max Broughton, sophomore Sam Nyenka and freshman Isaac Scheer all collected assists.
Overall, the Mountaineers outshot UCF, 11-7, while having a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal. West Virginia also took five corner kicks while holding the Knights to just one.
It did not take long for WVU to take the lead as Ors Navarro corralled a long ball from Broughton outside the box in the sixth minute. He made a move and took a shot that got through the hands of the UCF goalkeeper. It was the 10th goal of the season for Ors Navarro which puts the Spaniard back in a tie for most in the nation.
UCF evened up the game in the 21st minute on a goal from Emmanuel Bam.
The score remained tied until halftime, but once again the Mountaineers came out strong, taking the lead in the 49th minute on a goal from Caldeira. Nyenka sent a cross to Scheer, who gave a quick backheel touch, leaving it perfectly for Caldeira behind him.
The Knights only managed one shot on goal in the second half with it coming in the 87th minute, but Broughton was able to break it up before it safely got to goalkeeper Marc Bonnaire’s hands.
West Virginia will be back in action on Friday, Oct. 11, at Georgia Southern. Kickoff from Statesboro is set for 7 p.m.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
