WHO: Old Dominion (9-4, 1-4 SBC) vs Georgia State (7-5-2, 1-3-1 SBC) | at Coastal Carolina (3-5-4, 1-2-2 SBC)
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 21 – 6 p.m. ET | Sunday, Oct. 25 – 6 p.m. ET
WHERE: Norfolk, Va. / ODU Soccer Complex | Conway, S.C. / Coastal Carolina Soccer Stadium
LAST MEETING: Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 – GSU 5-2 ODU | Friday, October 3, 2025 – ODU 2-1 CCU
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NORFOLK, Va. - Old Dominion men’s soccer continues its late season push for a Sun Belt Conference Tournament berth. Six points are at stake this week as the Monarchs host Georgia State on Wednesday, October 21 at 6 p.m. and travel to Conway, South Carolina to battle Coastal Carolina on Sunday, October 25 at 6 p.m.
Both games will be streamed to ESPN+ and live stats will be available.
LAST MEETING:
Georgia State stormed out to a 3-0 lead in Atlanta on Sunday, September 28, 2025. Old Dominion’s Barrett Saul scored an unassisted goal 48 seconds after the second half began but the Panthers responded with two more goals in the 79th and the 85th. Former Monarch Jago Lott scored with eight seconds remaining to make the final score 5-2.
Otu Bisong scored a brace in the first 15 minutes when ODU last met the Chanticleers on Friday, October 3, 2025. The Herndon, Virginia native scored in the ninth minute with assists credited to Lewis Rourke and former Monarch Alex Kryazhev. He notched his second goal five minutes later for what would turn out to be the game-winning goal. Coastal’s Loed Klaasan responded in the 18th minute to make the score 2-1 but ODU’s defense held strong and did not concede for the remainder of the game.
ABOUT ODU:
Old Dominion has a pivotal week to climb in the Sun Belt rankings after starting its first five conference games with a 1-4 record. The three conference points the Monarchs earned against #15 West Virginia has the Silver in Blue in last place in the conference. The top eight make the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and ODU has a chance to make up ground against the seventh and eighth place teams.
The Monarchs have scored 36 goals through 13 games and have a scoring offense rating of 2.77 which rank fifth and sixth best in Division I, respectively. ODU also ranks first in the Sun Belt with a +12-differential between the Monarchs and the next highest scoring team, South Carolina. The Monarchs average 7.62 points per game to rank tied for ninth in the nation. ODU as a team has compiled 99 total points and ranks tied for 10th in the country. With 23 goals conceded Old Dominion has a +13-goal difference to sit tied for 23rd in the country.
Lewis Rourke leads the Monarchs in points (19), goals (8), and is tied for first in assists (3). The Nottingham, England native is tied for 20th in goals (8) and is tied for 24th in the country in total points (19). Rourke averages 1.9 points per game to rank tied for 10th best in the country. His 19 points are best in the conference and his eight goals are tied for first in the Sun Belt.
Jason Purks has burst on the scene in his first season in Silver and Blue. He is right behind Rourke with 15 points and six goals scored. The Oakwood, Ohio native’s six goals and his 15 points are both fourth best in the Sun Belt. He ranks first in the conference in shots on goal (17). His four-point performance against Elon on August 24, 2026 is tied for the third highest point performance in the SBC.
Fifth year transfer David Chapman has gotten off to a strong start as a leader in the back line. The 6-4 defender is an aerial threat on set pieces and has scored four goals. He has also chipped in two assists to tally 10 points to rank third on the Monarchs. Chapman provided two assists against Bucknell on Saturday 6, 2026 which is tied for the most assists by a Sun Belt player this season.
Second year goalkeeper Alexander Aguilar has started every game for the Monarchs and logged 1170 minutes in net to rank tied for 24th in the nation. Aguilar has made 38 saves to rank tied for third in the Sun Belt. The Manassas, Virginia native has recorded two shutouts to rank tied for seventh in the conference.
ABOUT GSU:
Georgia State most recently defeated #6 South Carolina on Saturday, October 17. The Panthers are 7-5-2 and are 1-3-1 in the Sun Belt for four conference points to sit in eighth place in the SBC. GSU is led by head coach Brett Surrency in his 17th season in Atlanta with a career record of 156-120-37.
The Panthers have a -1-goal difference with 16 goals conceded and 15 goals scored. They average 9.4 shots per game and 44% shots on goal percentage and allow opposing teams to have 12.8 shots per game and 52% shots on goal percentage. GSU has a -7-corner kick differential with 66 allowed and 59 taken.
Georgia State has 13 different players who have registered a point and 11 different goalscorers. Four different Panthers have each notched two goals this season but Virgil Dall’Agnol stands out with a team high four assists and eight points. Brandon Graham, Sandro Rabarivony, and Kenny Yedmel all have two goals and one assist for five points.
Jackson Burrell has made 10 starts and played 900 minutes in goal for Georgia State. He has made 54 saves with a save percentage of 82%. Burrell has a goals-against average of 1.2 and a record in net of 5-4-1 with three shutouts.
ABOUT CCU:
Coastal Carolina is 3-5-4 and 1-2-2 in the Sun Belt for five conference points to sit in seventh place in the SBC. CCU travels to Lexington to face Kentucky on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. before returning to Conway, South Carolina to host Old Dominion on Sunday, October 25 at 6 p.m. The Chanticleers are led by head coach Adam Perron in his first season at Coastal Carolina.
CCU has a -2-goal differential with 17 goals conceded and 15 goals scored. They concede 13.3 shots per game and take 9.8 but are more accurate with their attempts. Coastal Carolina averages 44.4% of their shots on target and concedes 36%. The Chanticleers have a -39-corner kick differential with 68 taken against them versus the 29 they’ve taken.
Forward Mateo Caride and midfielder Alberto de Miguel are tied for a team leading eight points. Caride has four goals while Miguel has three goals and two assists. Pearse O’brien has started all twelve games for CCU and has one goal and four assists for six points to rank third on the team.
Third year goalkeeper Will Devine has made nine starts in goal for Coastal, he has made 27 saves and conceded 12 goals for a 69% save percentage. Devine’s record in goal is 1-4-4 and he has kept two clean sheets. But, Nash Skoglund has made three consecutive starts and played 270 minutes defending CCU’s goal, he has a record of 2-1-0 in goal. Skoglund has made 11 saves and has conceded five goals for a 69% save percentage.
UP NEXT:
Old Dominion returns to Norfolk to face James Madison for Senior Night at the ODU Soccer Complex on Friday, October 30 at 7 p.m.