MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The UCF men’s soccer team fell in its Wednesday road midweek matchup against the No. 25 West Virginia Mountaineers, 2-0, at Dick Dlesk Stadium Oct. 21.
The result dropped the Knights to 6-4-3 on the season overall, including 2-3-1 in Sun Belt action, while the Mountaineers improved to 7-2-4 overall and 3-1-2 in conference play.
The Knights more than matched the Mountaineers shot-for-shot throughout the first 45 minutes, producing a 9-7 first-half advantage in offensive attempts, but a pair of Pablo Pozos goals within two minutes of each other gave West Virginia a two-score edge at the halftime whistle.
The Mountaineers later added a third tally early in the second half, pushing their lead to 3-0 in the 48th minute of play.
UCF, despite producing 16 total shot attempts and six on goal, could not solve the West Virginia defensive scheme and suffered a defeat in shutout fashion for just the third time in 13 matches this fall.
Goalkeeper Matisse Hébert produced a strong showing between the posts in spite of the Mountaineers' three scores, turning in his third five-plus-save performance of the fall campaign, joining his efforts at VCU Sept. 11 (eight saves) and at James Madison Sept. 18 (five saves).
UP NEXT
The Knights look to bounce back in their penultimate home match of the regular season and second straight against a ranked opponent, when the squad will welcome the No. 18 South Carolina Gamecocks to Orlando Sunday, Oct. 25. Opening kick is set for 5 p.m. from the UCF Soccer Complex and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
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