West Liberty, W.Va. – The West Liberty University men's soccer team will play their fourth game of the year against a nationally ranked opponent when they welcome No. 3 Charleston to the hilltop on Wednesday evening. The Hilltoppers look to avoid the season sweep when they kickoff at 6 p.m. at the West Family Athletic Complex against the Golden Eagles.

GAME DETAILS

• Location: West Liberty, W.Va. (West Family Athletic Complex)
• Kickoff: 6 P.M.

WEST LIBERTY STORYLINES

• West Liberty enters Wednesday's match with a record of 5-5-4 (4-5-2 MEC) on the season and is currently sixth in the Mountain East Conference standings with 14 points through 11 matches.
• The Hilltoppers look to return to the win column having posted a record of 0-3-2 in their last five matches after a 2-1 loss on the road to (RV) Notre Dame on Sunday afternoon.
• Mark Donnelly leads West Liberty with four goals on the year while Vitor Otsuka has found the back of the net three times this season. Jan Goebel, Zachary Forehand, and Oskar Voges have each added a pair of goals.
• Otsuka is one of six players on the team with an assist and has notched a team-high of six, which is tied for second most in the MEC. Goebel, Rhys Lewis, Tim Stickland, Shimon Ichimiya, and Jasper Newton each have one.
• Otsuka (3 goals, 6 assists) leads the team and ranks ninth in the conference with 12 points while Donnelly (4 goals) is second on the team with eight points.
• In goal, Noah Underwood has played 1,170 minutes thus far this season. He has made 54 saves for an .818 save percentage on 151 shots faced, while posting a 0.92 goals-against average. He has notched four shutouts this season, matching the WLU single-season record. Underwood ranks third in the MEC in goals-against average and is tied for third in total saves.
• Through 14 matches, West Liberty holds the advantage in goals (19-13), assists (11-9), shots (165-159), shots-on-goal (74-73), corner kicks (86-70), and saves (57-53).
• Sean Regan is in his fifth season as the head coach at West Liberty with a record of 21-46-9 with the Hilltoppers. Overall, he is in his 15th season as a head coach in collegiate men's soccer after spending ten previous seasons at nearby Bethany, he holds a career record of 82-164-21 during his time with the Bison and Hilltoppers.

#3 CHARLESTON STORYLINES

• Charleston enters Wednesday's match with a record of 13-1 (10-1 MEC) on the season and is currently in sole possession of first place in the Mountain East Conference standings with 30 points through 11 matches.
• The Golden Eagles extended their winning streak to ten in their last match with a 4-0 victory at home against West Virginia Wesleyan. UC has recorded five consecutive shutouts, outscoring their opponents 24-0.
• Eduardo Barros leads the team and is tied for second in the MEC with nine goals this season for the Golden Eagles., while Joao Belmudes has found the back of the net seven times and Juan Hermoso five times. Belmudes is tied for fourth and Hermoso is tied for seventh among the league leaders.
• Belmudes is tied for the league lead with three game-winning goals, and Franco Tradatti, Giorgos Diakos, and Barros have each notched two and are tied for fourth in the conference.
• Tradatti has tallied a team-best five assists which is tied for fourth in the MEC, while Caio Moraes is tied for seventh in the conference with four assists.
• Barros has recorded a team-best 18 points (9 goals) on the year and is third in the MEC. Belmudes is sixth in the league with 13 points (7 goals, 2 assists) and Hermoso is tenth with 11 points (5 goals, 1 assist).
• Marc Torrado has appeared and started in 11 matches for UC, totaling 945 minutes in goal while making 22 saves with a 0.880 save percentage on 52 shots faced. He holds a 0.29 goals-against average to go along with an MEC-best seven shutouts and one combined shutout. Torrado also leads the conference in goals-against average and save percentage.
• Through 14 matches Charleston has held an advantage in goals (46-6), assists (32-1), shots (264-65), shots-on-goal (126-33), and corner kicks (90-24) while their opponents hold the edge in saves (77-27).
• Daniel Smee is in his fourth season as the head coach at Charleston, holding a career record of 62-5-3 during his time with the Golden Eagles.

SERIES HISTORY

• Charleston leads the all-time series 9-1, having won the last nine match-ups.
• The Golden Eagles won the first meeting between the teams this season on September 27, winning 1-0 at the Welch Athletic Complex in Charleston, West Virginia.