UNCG Mens’s Soccer Draws with Second Straight Ranked Opponent, No. 5 West Virginia

UNCG Mens’s Soccer Draws with Second Straight Ranked Opponent, No. 5 West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men’s soccer team came back to even the score twice on the way to a 2-2 draw at No. 5 West Virginia on Tuesday night at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

Sophomore forward Arnaud Tattevin and fifth year forward Mikey Ketteman scored the first and second equalizers, respectively. On the other end of the pitch, redshirt sophomore Seth Wilson made a pair of saves in the contest.

It marks back-to-back games tying a top-20 opponent for the Spartans, who were coming off a scoreless draw against No. 19 Charlotte last Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED
WVU struck first with Marcus Caldeira scoring in the fifth minute. However, Tattevin provided a quick answer in the sixth minute, scoring with his left foot after receiving a pass from senior midfielder Yoshiya Okawa near the top of the 18-yard box. The Mountaineers reclaimed the lead in the 23rd minute when Sergio Ors Navarro found the bottom-left corner of the net on a penalty kick, that was set up by a UNCG handball.

After one half of action in Morgantown, the Mountaineers owned a 2-1 edge in the score column and 3-2 advantage in shots on goal.

The second half saw the Spartans tie it, 2-2, in the 59th minute. Ketteman scored the equalizer by cleaning up a rebound that Keanan Bader fired on goal after receiving a corner kick from Jack Birch. UNCG threatened again on a corner kick sent in by Birch in the 81st minute, forcing WVU’s Marc Bonnaire to make another massive save that then glanced off the right post before being cleared from danger. The Spartans and Mountaineers went back-and-forth the rest of the way. UNCG thwarted one final push from WVU in the final seconds, which saw Wilson challenge a shooter and force him to fire a shot high over the crossbar at the horn.

BY THE NUMBERS
– Tattevin scored in the sixth minute to tie it, 1-1.
– Ketteman scored the second equalizer to make it 2-2 in the 59th minute.
– Okawa assisted on Tattevin’s marker for his third helper of the season.
– Wilson made two saves, one in each half.
– UNCG owned a 3-2 advantage in second-half corner kicks, but trailed 7-3 in total.
– After trailing 11-3 in shots in the first half, UNCG bounced back tied WVU in the second half, 4-4.
– Wilson, Birch, Daniel Longo and Emmanuel Hagan played the whole match.

RECORDS
UNCG: 3-1-3 (0-0-0 SoCon)
WVU: 4-0-2 (0-0-0 Sun Belt)

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UP NEXT
The Spartans return to UNCG Soccer Stadium next Tuesday, Sept. 24 to host High Point at 7:00 p.m.

All regular season home games are FREE admission. Also, the first 100 UNCG students will receive a FREE hat! There will be buy one, get one FREE hot dogs as well as a food truck in attendance. With it being Fusion Night, the first 50 kids wearing their jersey will also get a FREE mini soccer ball!

Courtesy of Connor Wachtel
Strategic Communications Coordinator
UNC Greensboro