The Basics
The West Virginia Wesleyan men's soccer team will welcome Frostburg State to Ross Field on Sunday (April 11) for its final home game of the season at 2 p.m.
Quick Hits
- Last time out, the Bobcats bounced back with a 2-1 victory at West Liberty.
- Hunter Dierlam opened the scoring with a low drive from 25 yards out to keep him at the top of the Bobcats points leaderboard this season.
- Last season's top-scorer Nika Monaselidze scored the game-winning goal at West Liberty.
- Freshman Jaime Razo made the first start of his collegiate career as he put in a solid display at right back.
- Captain Connor Hartwell has played the most minutes of any Bobcats player so far, missing just seven minutes of 540.
- New Zealand native Sahil Dhunnookchand has made 10 saves in five games this season (four starts).
Scouting Frostburg
Frostburg State (2-4-0) enters the game on the back of a 2-0 loss at home to Davis & Elkins. Goalkeeper Parker Shugars made 9 saves from the 19 shots he faced in the defeat.
Junior midfielder Daniel Juresic leads their goal scoring charts with two.
The Frostburg State roster is made up of 21 players, 19 of which come from within the state of Maryland.
Keith Byrnes is into his 19
th season as the head coach of the Frostburg State men's soccer team, boasting a 172-140-35 overall record.
Last Season vs Frostburg
Last season, West Virginia Wesleyan took all three points as they came away with a 1-0 win in Frostburg thanks to a
Nika Monaselidze free kick (Oct. 9, 2019). In the reverse fixture in Buckhannon, a 6-0 rout was in store as Monaselidze (2),
Javier De Ona Garcia,
Sinasi Emre Deniz and
Lauri Vasa all got on the scoresheet.
Up Next
The West Virginia Wesleyan men's soccer team travels to the Charleston on Sunday April 18 for their final regular season match of the season, scheduled for a 4 p.m. kickoff.
