FAU men’s soccer (5-3-2, 2-3-0 C-USA) lost Saturday afternoon at Huntington, W.Va., suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the nationally-ranked Marshall Thundering Herd (7-2-2, 4-0-1 C-USA). With the loss, the Owls are eliminated from qualifying for the NCAA tournament.
The Herd had the first shot of the game in the sixth minute from senior midfielder Pedro Dolabella but it went over the net. The Owls also suffered the same fate in the 11th minute with a header from senior forward Ivan Mykhailenko via a corner kick by sophomore midfielder Jose Alastuey.
Marshall scored in the 41st minute when senior wing Jamil Roberts crossed the ball to Joao Souza, who tapped it into the net.