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LOUISVILLE, Ky. --The No. 5 West Virginia University men's soccer team plays in the NCAA College Cup Semifinals on this evening against No. 9 Clemson. Kickoff from Lynn Family Stadium is set for 6 p.m.
The Mountaineers advanced to their first College Cup in program history by defeating Loyola Marymount, 3-1, in the quarterfinals at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, improving their record this season to 17-2-4.
Luke McCormick, Sergio Ors Navarro and Yutaro Tsukada all scored in the victory with Otto Ollikainen, Constantinos Christou, Ryan Crooks, Carlos Hernando, and Jackson Lee all tallying assists.
Overall, Tsukada leads the team with 33 points on 12 goals and nine assists while Marcus Caldeira also has 12 goals to go along with three assists. Ors Navarro has eight goals for WVU while McCormick has found the back of the net seven times this year. Max Broughton has two goals while five other players have one goal for the Mountaineers.
The Tigers are 13-3-5 this season and have defeated Charlotte No. 8 New Hampshire, and No. 16 Stanford to reach the College Cup.