The top-ranked Mountaineers will host South Carolina

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 1 West Virginia University men's soccer team returns home for a conference game against South Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 19. Kickoff at Dick Dlesk Football Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m

Entry to the game is free for all fans. It is also Alumni Weekend as all men's soccer alumni are invited to attend the game.

Michael Minnich and Adam Zundell star in Saturday's contest on ESPN+. The game can also be heard on 91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown and live stats are available on WVUsports.com.

West Virginia enters the contest looking to bounce back from its first loss of the season in Dayton on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Junior Marcus Caldeira scored his seventh goal of the year with the senior national team in the defeat Max Trethewey count an assist.

PhD student Sergio Ors Navarro leads the Mountaineers and is fifth in the country with 11 goals. Caldeira is second on the team with his seven goals during his studies Simon Carlson contributed to the team's highest strength with four goals and four assists.

Redshirt senior Marc Bonnaire has made 26 saves and recorded six shutouts for West Virginia this season.

The Mountaineers are undefeated in their last 23 games at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, holding a record of 15-0-8 over that span since the 2022 season.

South Carolina is 7-2-2 this season and 2-2-0 in the Sun Belt after defeating Georgia State 2-0 on Oct. 11.

The Gamecocks lead the Sun Belt and are sixth in the country with an average of 2.45 goals per game. Ethan Ballek and Harrison Myring each scored seven goals to lead the team.

Filip Versterre has made 32 saves and recorded four shutouts between the posts this season.

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