Zach Bollinger here tweeting for WMUL Sports from Marshall-Georgia Southern. It is a beautiful night here on Hoops Family Field at Veterans Soccer Complex. The game will start at 7:00. #womensoccer
1 game separates Marshall and Georgia Southern in the standings and only 1 minute separates us from game time. Georgia Southern will start with possession.
Georgia Southern’s first shot is saved by GK Alexis Wolgemith.
Another save for the freshman goalie Alexis Wolgemish. That’s 2 in the first 5 minutes.
A Morgan White header is saved by Katie Oakley.
We are still tied 0-0 in the 9th minute.
Georgia Southern’s Olivia Durham with a shot wide left of the goal.
We are still tied 0-0 in the 11th minute.
Kat Gonzales sails a shot just over the goal
We are still tied 0-0.
1st corner kick of the night for either side ends with Marshall goalie Alexis Wolgemuth hauling in the cross.
0-0 in the 29th minute.
Abi Hugh with a shot stopped by the defender saving a goal opportunity.
0-0 in the 33rd minute.
Marshall’s first corner of the night is snagged by goalie Katie Oakley.
Still 0-0 in the 34th minute.
Abi Hugh with another shot that just hits the top of the goal.
We’re at halftime here on Hoops Field. Marshall and Georgia Southern tied up 0-0.
Halftime stats:
Marshall has 6 shots in the first half compared to Georgia Southern’s 7. Both teams have 2 shots on goal.
0-0 at half.
We’re back as the second half kicks off with Marshall getting possession.
0-0 45th
Marshall has an opportunity in front of the goal but the whistle is blown for offsides.
Still 0-0 52nd minute
Katie Oakley makes her 2nd save of the night on a Marshall corner kick.
0-0 53rd minute.
Abi Hugh with a sliding shot attempt that goes wide left behind the goal.
0-0 54th minute.
Olivia Durham with a shot for the Eagles that flies just over the goal.
Still 0-0 in the 58th.
Kat Gonzales with a free kick attempt at goal that sails way over the net.
Still 0-0 68th minute
A sliding stop by Alexis Wolgemuth stops the Eagles run.
0-0 72 minute.
Crowd erupts as Madison Townes hits the ground in scoring territory, but no call from the referee.
0-0 73 minute
Our first booking of the night is Georgia Southern’s Megan Przybysz with a yellow card.
0-0 75 minute.
Georgia Southern breaks the tie with an Emma Armstrong chip into the net to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead in the 80th minute.
Georgia Southern with a last second goal to put the Eagles up 2-0 with just seconds left.
2-0
Final from Hoops Family Field:
Marshall: 0
Georgia Southern: 2
The loss takes Marshall to 2-3-2 at home this year. This is Zach Bollinger signing off.
Sean Kelly here with WMUL sports from Hoops Family Field at Veteran’s Memorial Soccer Complex in Huntington. Tonight, the No.6 Marshall Thundering Herd face off against the Robert Morris Colonials. Kickoff will be at 7:15 p.m.
John Boggess here with WMUL Sports from the Cam Henderson Center. The Marshall Volleyball team will take on EKU this evening. First serve will be at 6 p.m.
Marshall and EKU will meet for the 27th time tonight. EKU holds the lead on the all-time series 18-8. Marshall has won the last two meetings with the last one being in 2019.
@justinizimmer1 & Sean Kelly are calling tonight’s #volleyball game on WMUL. Check out the pregame show starting in 5 minutes on 88.1.
Kyle Spaulding here tweeting for WMUL Sports from Marshall Vs. App. State. It is a cloudy day here on Hoops Family Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex in Huntington, WV. Both teams are warming up as we are 15 minutes away from game time. #Womenssoccer
Things are getting underway here at Hoops Family Field as App. State will take the first kickoff.
we have a defensive start in this match with 0 shots on goal as we enter the 10th minute of play.
Rick Elmore here tweeting for WMUL Sports from Marshall-WVU #menssoccer on Hoops Family Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex in Huntington. Game is sold out.
That photo is the crowd gathered outside one of the Fifth Avenue gates at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex more than an hour and a half before first kick #mountainstatederby#marshall#wvu