Mountain State derby
 2021 Mountain State Derby at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex. | |
| Sport | Soccer |
|---|---|
| First meeting | October 26, 1983 WVU 2 - Marshall 0 |
| Latest meeting | September 17, 2021 #4 WVU 2 - #6 Marshall 2 |
| Next meeting | September 24, 2022 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 24 |
| All-time series | WVU leads, 16–6–2 (.708) |
| Largest victory | WVU, 5–0 (1987) |
| Longest win streak | WVU, 7 (1986–1992) |
| Current win streak | N/A |
| Current unbeaten streak | WVU, 1-0-1 (2020-present) |
The Mountain State Derby is the name given to the men's soccer games between the Marshall Thundering Herd and the West Virginia Mountaineers, the only NCAA Division I soccer programs in the state of West Virginia.[1] In 2019, the teams met in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament as 11th seed Marshall defeated WVU, 2-1, in front of a then-record crowd of 2,126 fans at the Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex.[2] In the 2021 matchup, #6 Marshall and #4 West Virginia played to a 2-2 draw before a record crowd of 3,033.[3]
West Virginia will join Marshall in the Sun Belt Conference in 2022, and the rivalry will become an annual conference game.[4]
Game results
| Marshall victories | West Virginia victories | Tie games |
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References
- ^ "West Virginia pulls off massive upset over No. 8 Marshall in the first Mountain State Derby of the Dan Stratford era". 29 Mar 2021.
- ^ "Marshall knocks off West Virginia in NCAA men's soccer tournament". 24 Nov 2019.
- ^ "Mountain State Derby Ends in 2-2 Draw". 17 Sep 2021.
- ^ https://wvmetronews.com/2022/04/06/west-virginia-mens-soccer-joins-sun-belt-marshall-also-part-of-nine-team-league/
- ^ "Men's Soccer Recordbook 2019 (PDF) - Marshall University Athletics" (PDF). 29 Mar 2021.
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