Monday, October 12
Washington, D.C.
1:00 PM
West Virginia University
at
American
Mountaineers Set to Play American in Nation's Capital
October 11, 2026 03:42 PM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 15 West Virginia University men's soccer team wraps up a two-game road trip at American on Monday for its final nonconference contest of the season. Kickoff from Reeves Field in the nation's capital is set for 1 p.m.
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The game will air on ESPN+ with live stats available at WVUSports.com.
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The Mountaineers are coming off a 2-1 defeat at Old Dominion on Friday night. Graduate student Aurelien Cormier scored his first-career goal while juniors Jacob Redenfors and Kanta Ishii each had an assist.
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Overall, West Virginia is 5-2-3 this season. The Mountaineers are ranked in all three polls – No. 15 (United Soccer Coaches), No. 20 (Top Drawer Soccer), and No. 17 (College Soccer News) – as well as No. 11 in the RPI.
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Senior Pablo Pozos leads the team with four goals and 10 points this season with sophomore Sammie Walker has six points on two goals and two assists. Junior Isaac Scheer and Redenfors lead the team with three assists.
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West Virginia is coming off 13-5-3 season and their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. In the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, WVU was picked to win the league, the first time the Mountaineers are preseason favorites since 2022.
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Pozos was named the 2026 Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after tallying 11 goals and three assists in his first season with the Mountaineers. Scheer and junior Nacho Martinez joined Pozos on the Preseason All-Conference Team.
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The Mountaineers return 15 players from last year's squad while adding 15 newcomers. Six players join WVU out of the transfer portal while there are nine first-year college players.
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American is 2-6-3 this season and was picked to win the Patriot League in the preseason coaches poll.
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Five different players have one goal to for the Eagles while Evan Tubbs has made 40 saves in goal.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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The game will air on ESPN+ with live stats available at WVUSports.com.
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The Mountaineers are coming off a 2-1 defeat at Old Dominion on Friday night. Graduate student Aurelien Cormier scored his first-career goal while juniors Jacob Redenfors and Kanta Ishii each had an assist.
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Overall, West Virginia is 5-2-3 this season. The Mountaineers are ranked in all three polls – No. 15 (United Soccer Coaches), No. 20 (Top Drawer Soccer), and No. 17 (College Soccer News) – as well as No. 11 in the RPI.
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Senior Pablo Pozos leads the team with four goals and 10 points this season with sophomore Sammie Walker has six points on two goals and two assists. Junior Isaac Scheer and Redenfors lead the team with three assists.
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West Virginia is coming off 13-5-3 season and their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance. In the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, WVU was picked to win the league, the first time the Mountaineers are preseason favorites since 2022.
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Pozos was named the 2026 Sun Belt Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after tallying 11 goals and three assists in his first season with the Mountaineers. Scheer and junior Nacho Martinez joined Pozos on the Preseason All-Conference Team.
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The Mountaineers return 15 players from last year's squad while adding 15 newcomers. Six players join WVU out of the transfer portal while there are nine first-year college players.
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American is 2-6-3 this season and was picked to win the Patriot League in the preseason coaches poll.
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Five different players have one goal to for the Eagles while Evan Tubbs has made 40 saves in goal.
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For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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