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A Heated Rivalry Returns as Powerhouses Marshall and WVU Face-Off in Major Soccer Matchup

A heated rivalry will ignite Friday, when the undefeated West Virginia Mountaineers men’s soccer team travels into Huntington to matchup against the Thundering Herd at Hoops Family Field.

After starting the season at the No. 1 ranked team in the nation and attempting to defend its national title, Marshall struggled with just one win in the team’s first three contests. However, the Herd has gotten back to its winning ways, winning each of the last two games on the schedule and with only one loss throughout the team’s first five matchups. Marshall fell in the rankings slightly but remains in the top 25 and will enter Frida’s matchup against WVU as the No.