{"id":4224,"date":"2025-10-04T00:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/?p=4224"},"modified":"2025-10-04T00:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T04:31:07","slug":"marshall-mens-soccer-looks-to-get-back-in-the-win-column-against-georgia-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/2025\/10\/04\/marshall-mens-soccer-looks-to-get-back-in-the-win-column-against-georgia-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall Men&#8217;s Soccer Looks to Get Back in the Win Column Against Georgia State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Marshall Men&#8217;s Soccer Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>By Nate Courtney, FM88 Sports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Oct. 4, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" dir=\"ltr\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WMUL-FM) \u2014\u00a0The Marshall Men\u2019s Soccer Team (3-1-4, 1-1) suits up for another Sun Belt Conference match Saturday evening, taking on Georgia State (3-2-4, 1-0-1) in a 7 p.m. showdown at Hoops Family Field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">The Thundering Herd is aiming to get back in the win column and regain solid positioning in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 poll after nearly dropping out of the poll entirely following the 2-1 defeat it suffered in its last match against No. 19 Georgia Southern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">Georgia Southern etched out the victory in a closely-contested match that was even at one-all through 78 minutes until Ricky Louis sent a second shot past Herd goalkeeper, Eddie DeMarco, in the 79th minute to give Georgia Southern the lead, and eventually the win.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">The Panthers, on the other hand, are coming off a dominant 5-2 victory at home against Old Dominion on Tuesday that saw Georgia State jump out to a 3-0 lead throughout the first 45 minutes. The Panthers would put two more on the scoreboard in the second half to match the Monarch\u2019s two second-half goals, and secure the dominant three-goal victory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">Marshall looks to re-enter the win column and move itself back up in the Top-25 rankings, while Georgia State looks to stay hot and potentially upset its ranked opponent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\">FM88 Sports&#8217; Nate Courtney and Victoria LaVonne Wilburn will be on the call on 88.1 WMUL-FM and on Stream 1 at www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/, with live pregame coverage beginning at 7 p.m. and game action beginning at 7:15 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall Men&#8217;s Soccer Preview By Nate Courtney, FM88 Sports Oct. 4, 2025 HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (WMUL-FM) \u2014\u00a0The Marshall Men\u2019s Soccer Team (3-1-4, 1-1) suits up for another Sun Belt Conference match Saturday evening, taking on Georgia State (3-2-4, 1-0-1) in a 7 p.m. showdown at Hoops Family Field. 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