WHEELING, W.Va. (Oct. 6) – The Wheeling University men's soccer team was defeated 4-1 by No. 20 Charleston in a Mountain East Conference match Sunday afternoon.

THE RUNDOWN

• Final Score: No. 20 Charleston 4, Wheeling 1 (Box Score)
• Records: Wheeling (1-7, 0-6 MEC) | Charleston (7-2, 7-0 MEC)
• Location: Bishop Schmitt Field – Wheeling, West Virginia

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals shocked the Golden Eagles with a goal 40 seconds into the match to take a 1-0 lead.
• Junior Gaizka Redondo (Vizcaya, Spain/Salesianos Duesto) made a nice play to gain possession and sent a cross from about 30 yards out into the box.
• Sophomore Miguel Martin (El Tigre, Venezuela/Marcet Football Academy) streaked down the center of the field and headed the cross past the Charleston goalkeeper to give the Cards the lead.
• Charleston eventually responded with a pair of goals in the 13^th- and 16^th-minutes to claim a 2-1 advantage. The Golden Eagles eventually added a third goal in the 40^th minute to take a 3-1 lead into halftime.
• Charleston suffocated Wheeling's offense in the second half and limited the Cardinals to one shot on its way to a 4-1 win.

MATCH NOTES

• The Cardinals were out-shot 20-to-5 for the match.
• Wheeling junior goalkeeper Josh Zimmerman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Franklin Regional) made six saves in the loss.
• UC was charged with 16 fouls and a pair of yellow cards in the match. Wheeling was tagged with seven fouls and was issued one yellow card.
• Charleston is ranked No. 20 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Division II poll.

UP NEXT

• Wheeling will travel to Elkins, West Virginia to take on Davis & Elkins in a MEC contest on Wednesday, October 9 around 7:30 p.m.
• A live stream of the match will be available online and on The Mountain East Network OTT app (Roku, AppleTV, Android, and Amazon Fire TV).