West Virginia advanced to the championship game by defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles 3-2 in the quarterfinals and Kentucky 2-1 in the semifinals. The Mountaineers are led by Sun Belt Coach of the Year Dan Stratford and Sun Belt Player of the Year Sergio Ors Navarro. West Virginia is known for having an outstanding defensive line, as it has only allowed 1.05 goals per game.
Marshall is coming into this championship game hungry for a Sun Belt championship as it beat the Old Dominion Monarchs 3-2 and the James Madison Dukes 1-0. Senior Forward Linker Rodrigues dos Santos, who leads Marshall in goals with ten as the team averages 1.94 goals per game, wants to lead this Thundering Herd team to back-to-back Sun Belt Championships as it beat the Mountaineers last year in Huntington, West Virginia.
Kick-off for this matchup is set for Sunday, Nov. 17, at 1:00 p.m. at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. You can hear this game broadcast on U92 The Moose, where you will have Tanner Mountz on play-by-play and Quinn Robie on color commentary. Pre-game coverage will start at 12:30 p.m., Nico Caretto and Brett Berner will provide you with pregame, halftime, and postgame coverage of this rivalry rematch. You can listen live locally on 91.7 FM, u92themoose.com, an Alexa At-Home Device, or the RadioFX and TuneIn apps.