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Brian Bergstrom

Men's Soccer WVWC Sports Information

Men's Soccer Preview: Charleston

Wesleyan men's soccer will face No. 1 Charleston on the road in the regular season finale.

The Basics
The West Virginia Wesleyan men's soccer team will travel to the state capital on Sunday (April 18) to face reigning national champion, Charleston at 4 p.m.

Quick Hits
  • Last time out, the Bobcats secured a defeated Frostburg State, 1-0 at Ross Field on Sunday (April 11). Freshman Gustavo Hernandez fired in a sweet right foot volley with just eight seconds to go to send the team and home support into a frenzy.
  • This victory left the Bobcats with a current record of 4-3-0 as they go into their final regular season match.
  • Sahil Dhunnookchand and a four-man defense consisting of Jaime Razo, Charlie Naylor, Carlos Sanchez Mora and Javier De Ona Garcia kept their first clean sheet of the season against Frostburg State
  • Captain Andrew Polychroniadis recorded his first minutes since Feb. 28.
Scouting Charleston
The Charleston Golden Eagles are reigning Division-II national champions and have been ranked No. 1 in the United Soccer Coaches poll since the beginning of the season.

The Golden Eagles enter the regular season finale with a perfect record of 7-0-0 and have already wrapped up this season's Mountain East Conference regular season title.

Junior midfielder Christos Charalambous leads the way with seven goals and four meaning he's at the top of their points leaderboard with 18.

Newcastle, England native and former West Virginia Wesleyan player, Daniel Smee is in his first season as head coach of the Golden Eagles after he helped Charleston win two national titles as an assistant.

Last Season vs. Charleston
Both meetings between the two sides last season ended with Charleston earning 3-0 victories.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sahil Dhunnookchand

#1 Sahil Dhunnookchand

GK
5' 10"
Junior
Charlie Naylor

#5 Charlie Naylor

D
6' 2"
Sophomore
Andrew  Polychroniadis

#2 Andrew Polychroniadis

D
6' 0"
Graduate Student
Carlos  Sanchez Mora

#3 Carlos Sanchez Mora

D
6' 0"
Junior
Javier De Ona Garcia

#9 Javier De Ona Garcia

M
Junior
Gustavo Hernandez

#18 Gustavo Hernandez

M
Freshman
Jaime Razo

#15 Jaime Razo

D
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sahil Dhunnookchand

#1 Sahil Dhunnookchand

5' 10"
Junior
GK
Charlie Naylor

#5 Charlie Naylor

6' 2"
Sophomore
D
Andrew  Polychroniadis

#2 Andrew Polychroniadis

6' 0"
Graduate Student
D
Carlos  Sanchez Mora

#3 Carlos Sanchez Mora

6' 0"
Junior
D
Javier De Ona Garcia

#9 Javier De Ona Garcia

Junior
M
Gustavo Hernandez

#18 Gustavo Hernandez

Freshman
M
Jaime Razo

#15 Jaime Razo

Freshman
D
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