MATCH #16
WHO: ODU (7-7-2, 3-5-1 Sun Belt) at #8 Marshall (9-1-6, 4-0-5 Sun Belt)
WHEN: Nov. 10 – 3 p.m.
WHERE: Huntington, W.V.
SERIES RECORD: Series tied 6-8-1
LAST MEETING: Sept. 29, 2024 – Marshal 2, ODU 1 – in West Virginia
STREAM: ESPN+
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NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion men’s soccer will fight #8 Marshall in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament after defeating JMU in the final game of the regular season to secure a spot.
This game will have live stats and be streamed on ESPN+.
Last time out against Marshall, the Monarchs fell 2-1 after Marco Silva found the back of the net at the 84:39 mark. Michael Statham made the initial save on the shot but it fell right back to Silva who slotted it away.
ODU defeated James Madison 1-0 in the last game of the regular season to secure a place in the tournament. Timothy Ennin found the deciding goal at 63:18 after an assist by Micah Wayland created the scoring opportunity. Old Dominion outshot the Dukes 15-11, both teams were tied with five saves on the night.
Marshall drew #10 West Virginia 0-0 the last time the Thundering Herd were in action. Marshall outshot the Mountaineers 13-7 but could not find a goal to break the deadlock. West Virginia had three players receive a yellow card to the Herd’s two.
ABOUT ODU
Through 16 matches, Timothy Ennin leads the team in goals with four and points (10). Michael Eberle ranks second on the team in points (9), second in goals (3), and is second in assists (3). Key White leads the team in assists (4) and ranks third in points (8). William Arnesen is tied for second on the team with three goals and is fourth in points with seven this season.
In the net, Michael Statham has five clean sheets, a save percentage of .753 and a goals against average of 1.25 through 16 starts. Statham ranks first in the Sun Belt Conference in saves (61), second in saves per game (3.81) as well as save percentage (7.53), and third in clean sheets (5).
Tennant McVea took over as head coach of the Monarchs from long-time coach Alan Dawson who retired at the end of the 2023 season. He had served on the staff for seven years, including being on the Conference USA winning staff in 2014.
ABOUT MARSHALL
Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos leads the Thundering Herd with 20 points from nine goals and two assists. Marco Silva is the team’s second leading scorer with four this season, Silva ranks second in points with nine.
In the net, Dan Rose started seven games for the Herd and made 16 saves. Aleksa Janjic has started nine games and recorded 20 saves.
UP NEXT
The winner will go on to play the winner of UCF vs JMU in the Sun Belt Conference Semifinal game.