It’s a crystal-clear 64-degree evening at Hoops Family Field, with the Marshall Thundering Herd ready to spar with the JMU Dukes for the FIRST TIME in Sun Belt Conference Women’s Soccer action. WMUL Sports’ Ben Cower will be live-tweeting tonight’s match. Stay tuned for updates!
Tune in to WMUL 88.1 tonight at 6:45 PM for the Cutting Edge Sports Radio Network’s pregame coverage for tonight’s match. @rayrayryno and Sean Kelly will be on the call, with game coverage starting at 7 PM! #WMUL#NCAASoccer
Off a corner kick, a JMU goal is CALLED OFF by the referees, as JMU was caught offsides.
Lidia Nduka followed up the offside by JMU with her second shot-on-goal of the match 13 minutes and 27 seconds in. Another SAVE for Alexis Wolgemuth, her second of the match. #JMUvsMU
GOAL for JMU's LONDON LEWIS! 21 minutes and 26 seconds into the match, off an assist from Ellie Johnson.
Alexis Wolgemuth and the MU defense surrenders its' first goal of the game off of the third shot-on-goal in the match for JMU.
- JMU bests Marshall in shots on goal, 4-2.
- Alexis Wolgemuth has 3 saves; Alexandra Blom has 2.
- JMU has been caught offsides 3 times tonight; MU only once.
- JMU has not surrendered a goal in the 1st half in its' last 19 consecutive matches.
After 45 minutes, the sun has set and the night sky contrasts the bright lights here at Hoops Family Field.
The second half of #JMUvsMU begins NOW! Tune in for live coverage of tonight’s match on WMUL 88.1, with @rayrayryno and Sean Kelly on the call.
The score is 0-1, JMU.
With the beginning of the 2nd half, JMU's offense is ABLAZE! 3 shots in less than 3 minutes, with 2 on-goal.
Alexis Wolgemuth SAVES both shots-on-goal to keep the score 0-1 and keep Marshall in the match.
GOAL FOR MARSHALL's KAT GONZALEZ! Gonzalez racks up her second goal of the year off an assist from Morgan White! Left-post to right-post for the Thundering Herd's first goal of the match.
Gonzalez scored 55 minutes and 27 seconds into the match. #JMUvsMU
JMU responds to Gonzalez' goal with a shot-on-goal from Ashby Larkin - which was SAVED by Alexis Wolgemuth, her 6th save of the match for Marshall.
64:40 into the match (in the 2nd half), Marshall's Courtney Corcoran fired a shot towards Alexandra Blom, and Blom was down on the ground for a moment after the play.
Marshall's Makai Laguines was given a yellow card for her contact with Blom on the play. #JMUvsMU
Things are getting chippy. 4 yellow cards - 2 each for #JMUvsMU - in less than 1 minute.
Marshall, as a team, was awarded a yellow card after some disagreement following Laguines' yellow card.
JMU was awarded a team yellow card, with JMU's Lizzie Gillen fouling at 65:20.
Lizzie Gillen's yellow card set up a penalty kick for Kat Gonzalez, who already has a goal in the match.
Her shot attempt sailed wide left of the goal. Alexandra Blom, also of note, never left the match for JMU. She is still in goal.
Marshall earns its' 3rd yellow card in just over 5 minutes, with Morgan White - Marshall's team leader in total goals this season - earning her first yellow card of the match.
5 yellow cards total in #JMUvsMU, with Marshall's 3 cards and JMU's 2 cards.
10 MINUTES left in regulation within tonight's matchup, #JMUvsMU.
The score is still tied, 1-1.
- JMU's London Lewis scored her first goal of the season 21:26 into the 1st half.
- MU's Kat Gonzalez scored her second goal of the season 10:27 into the 2nd half.
Marshall toeing the line with its' offense, pushing here with less than 5 minutes left in regulation; 2 offsides calls in less than 1 minute.
JMU's Brittany Munson fires off a shot in the 86th minute, but it's off and wide.
Score is still 1-1, 4:05 left in the match. #JMUvsMU
With 1 minute remaining exactly, JMU's Lidia Nduka earns herself a foul, with Marshall's Cassidy Bell ending up on the ground for a moment. Play stops.
She subs out of the match, with Olivia Gandee in for the final minute.
Marshall, at home this season, has withstood:
- App St. (2nd in the SBC East at the time), earns victory.
- JMU (1st in conf. and 1st in division entering tonight), earns tie.
It’s cold, and it’s been fun! @bencower, for WMUL, signing out.
-Marshall is undefeated at home this year 5-0.
-Milo Yosef leads Marshall with eight goals so far.
-ODU head coach Alan Dawson is in his 26th year leading the Monarchs.
- GK’s Oliver Semmle and Michael Statham lead the Sun Belt in save percentage.
Teams are taking the field.
We are underway. Marshall starts with possession as Matthew Bell kicks off.
They look to get something going but can’t and ODU gets a goal kick.
Good morning, as it is almost time for the Marshall Thundering Herd to matchup with the Georgia Southern Eagles at the Cam Henderson Center. It is Bingo Day here at the Cam, and will keep you updated if we win!! Ray Rynearson will also keep you updated throughout today’s matchup.
I would like to also add that today’s matchup is a pink out. Currently here in the Cam we are honoring those who are currently fighting, and those who have beat breast cancer. #beatbreastcancer#MUvsGASouthern
Video board just ran with a great voice over from President Brad D. Smith. What a great hype video!! We are now moments away from starting today’s matchup between the Thundering Herd, and the Eagles!! Justin Zimmer is on call for WMUL FM 88.1.
The pregame show for @RaginCajunsFB vs @HerdFB on WMUL-FM 88.1 is wrapping up and kick off for the game is coming up!
I’m John Boggess and I’ll be tweeting from 3rd Avenue Studios updates of tonight’s game. @justinizimmer1 is play by play and @bencower is color commentating.
#Marshall has kicked off and the game is underway! #Louisiana will start at their 25-yard line following a touchback.
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
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.