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WVU Opens Conference Play With a Win Over NIU

Saturday's Scoreboard
West Virginia 1, Northern Illinois 0 Story Courtesy of WVU Sports Information

West Virginia 1, Northern Illinois 0
Box Score
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Behind another strong defensive effort from its back line, the West Virginia University men's soccer team earned its second win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Northern Illinois, on Saturday afternoon at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

In their home and Mid-American Conference debuts, the Mountaineers (2-0-0, 1-0-0 MAC) recorded their second consecutive shutout to put another tally in the win column for first-year head coach Dan Stratford.